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Who will unseat Jose Sulaiman?
By Manolo Iñigo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 13 Nov 2007
MANILA, Philippines -- Since the unsinkable Jose Sulaiman took over as president of the World Boxing Council in 1975, the organization has not changed leadership.
?Sulaiman will be there forever,? once said the late Justiniano ?Jun? Montano, who became the WBC president in 1964. ?In order to effe Read Full Story >>>WBC honors Pacquiao as ?Champ Emeritus?
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 13 Nov 2007
MANILA, Philippines -- The World Boxing Council (WBC) on Monday declared Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao its Champion Emeritus as one of the three biggest sanctioning bodies in the sport officially kicked off its 45th Annual World Convention at the Manila Hotel.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroy Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao stars at WBC meet
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 13 Nov 2007
AS USUAL, Manny Pacquiao stood out among the galaxy of stars that gathered yesterday at the start of the 45th World Boxing Council (WBC) convention at The Manila Hotel.
President Arroyo graced the affair and occupied a special seat at front row alongside Pacquiao and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim a Read Full Story >>> Sugar Shamed, Mostly
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 13 Nov 2007
THERE?S a certain kind of look that Miguel Cotto?s opponents get when they realize they?re in for a long night. It?s somewhat of a hybrid expression bordering between resignation and despair.
I saw it in Zab Judah?s face after he realized Cotto was having him for lunch. I saw that very same look Read Full Story >>> Brian?s Boxing Mailbag, Nov. 12, 2007
By Brian Wilbur, RingsideReport.com, Tue, 13 Nov 2007
Welcome to another edition of my mailbag. This was a busy week in boxing, so much that I barely have enough room to comment on every topic in this column. Among the headlines recapping the week: Miguel Cotto won the fight of his career against Shane Mosley, The Contender Finale surpassed expectation Read Full Story >>> PRESIDENT ARROYO HONORED WITH WBC BELT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 12 Nov 2007
The World Boxing Council which is regarded as the pre-eminent boxing organization in the world yesterday honored President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for her continuing support to boxing by awarding a specially Read Full Story >>> ARROYO, SULAIMAN FORMALLY OPEN WBC CONVENTION!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 12 Nov 2007
MANILA--Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has just personally graced the formal opening of the 45th Annual WBC Convention here minutes ago at the historic Manila Hotel.
Don Jose Sulaiman, accompanied by Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim and GAB Chairman Eric Buhain, formally opened the conventi Read Full Story >>> PRESIDENT ARROYO TO OPEN WBC CONVENTION TODAY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 12 Nov 2007
MANILA -- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will declare open the 45th Annual Convention of the World Boxing Council, the pre-eminent boxing organization in the world at the historic Manila Hotel this morning.
Th Read Full Story >>> WBC Champ Diaz Challenges Pacquiao
By Bill Velasco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 12 Nov 2007
CHICAGO -- After the WBC told Manny Pacquiao to fight for a title, and after sending Erik Morales into retirement, World Boxing Council lightweight champion David Diaz issues a challenge to Manny Pacquiao.
The 1996 Olympian ad Read Full Story >>> MAURICIO SULAIMAN BELIEVES PACQUIAO WILL BE WBC CHAMPION
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 12 Nov 2007
WBC executive secretary Mauricio Sulaiman believes that Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao will realize the importance of a world championship belt very soon.
Mauricio was echoing the views of his father, WBC president Jose Sulaiman who is in Manila for the annual convention of the premier world Read Full Story >>> COTTO REMAINS CHAMP AND UNDEFEATED
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 12 Nov 2007
Miguel Angel Cotto won by unanimous decision over Sugar Shane Mosley, successfully defending his WBA welterweight title. The age factor played a significant role on the victory by the Puerto Rican who was the crowd f Read Full Story >>> Miguel Cotto, Superstar
By Andres De Los Reyes, TigerBoxing.com, Mon, 12 Nov 2007
In front of an electrifying Madison Square Garden crowd where paid attendance forced the venue to open the upper mezzanine section for only the second time since 2001, Miguel Cotto took a unanimous decision over ?Sugar? Shane Mosley. Cotto spent much of the night working behind a powerful jab and st Read Full Story >>> Philippine Amateur Boxing: When Will We Learn?
By Bill Velasco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 12 Nov 2007
Same old, same old.
The modern definition of insanity is to do the same thing and expect different results. That's what happened to the Philippine boxing team at the AIBA World Championships.
Despite the full support of the Philippine Sports Commission (to the tune of P 1.5 million) and sponso Read Full Story >>> IT'S OVER!!!
England's Peach Captures World Pool Throphy
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 12 Nov 2007
DARYL PEACH showed the world that England is still a force to be reckoned with in the sport of Pool especially with the hosting of the Olympic Games in 2012 in London.
The 35-year-old Blackpool England cue artists beat Filipino Roberto Gomez in a race to 17 finals last night with a cliff hanging Read Full Story >>> One punch seals Indon?s doom
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Mon, 12 Nov 2007
Pan Asia Boxing Association (PABA) lightweight champion Dennis Laurente hardly worked up a sweat and used a single left hook to the jaw to knock out Indonesian challenger Moses Seran at 2:34 of the seventh round in retaining his crown at the Le Pavillion off Roxas Boulevard last Friday night.
Lau Read Full Story >>> Shaw backs out; purse bid option
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 12 Nov 2007
IT SEEMS that Gary Shaw, the promoter of Vic Darchinyan, is not as enthusiastic to promote his fighter as earlier reported.
Shaw backed out of his commitment to promote the Darchinyan-Z Gorres IBF super-flyweight eliminator bout, forcing the boxing body to order purse bid, which will likely be p Read Full Story >>> Cotto Fights Smart, Takes UD Win Over Mosley
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Sun, 11 Nov 2007
Rather than being a clash that featured Fast and Furious action, there was strategy and tactical excellence on display as Puerto Rico's top fight icon Miguel Cotto took a unanimous decisio Read Full Story >>> GORRES-DARCHINYAN TO GO TO PURSE BID
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Nov 2007
 
The IBF super flyweight eliminator between Z ?The Dream? Gorres and former IBF/IBO flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan will go to a purse bid becau Read Full Story >>> SULAIMAN EXTOLS ?FLASH? ELORDE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Nov 2007
Don Jose Sulaiman, president of the World Boxing Council, has extolled the late Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde at a dinner tendered in honor of Sulaiman and the officials of the WBC by the family of the late world junior lightweight champion on Read Full Story >>> RUBILLAR ILL, OPBF TITLE DEFENSE POSTPONED
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Nov 2007
OPBF light flyweight champion Juanito Rubillar?s mandatory title defense against South Korean champion Byung Joo Lee which was scheduled to take place on November 12 has been postponed for Friday. November 16 at the San Andres Sports Center.
Rubillar?s manager Gabriel ?Bebot? Elorde said Rubilla Read Full Story >>>
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