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GMA-7 to air Pacquiao fight
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Manila Standard Today, Wed, 14 Mar 2007
SOLAR Sports, which paid a whopping P40 million for the TV rights for Manny Pacquiao’s showdown with undefeated but unknown Mexican featherweight Jorge Solis at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, will telecast the April 14 fight card on GMA-7.
Viva Sports/Standard Today learned that Sola Read Full Story >>>REMARKABLE TV RATINGS FOR ‘MOMENT OF TRUTH’
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 14 Mar 2007
The superbly staged boxing extravaganza “Moment of Truth” held last Feb. 24 at the Cebu City Sports Complex which was put together by respected boxing patron Tony Aldeguer, his son Michael and promoter Sammy Gello-ani and Read Full Story >>> BREAKING NEWS: CONDES BATTLES IBF CHAMP MAY 5!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 14 Mar 2007
Dynamite-fisted RP minimumweight champion Florante Condes of the Aljoe Jaro Stable will challenge IBF minimumweight world champion Muhammad Rachman in a 12-round war on May 5 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Sources from Indonesia have said that after the camps of both Rachman and Condes failed to come to Read Full Story >>> HUMBERTO SOTO BATTLES BOBBY PACQUIAO JUNE 9
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Boxing Confidential, Wed, 14 Mar 2007
In what would be the biggest break in his boxing career, Bobby Pacquiao hopes to step out of his more illustrious brother's shadow when he takes on WBC no. 2 Humberto Soto in a 12-round showdown on June 9 at the Madison Square Garden in New York, USA.
The Soto-Pacquiao showdown will be the chief Read Full Story >>> Barrera Knows Marquez, which is Why He Knows it Will be a Great Fight
By Doug Fischer, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 14 Mar 2007
Marco Antonio Barrera doesn’t need Juan Manuel Marquez. He doesn’t need this fight that the sport’s most diehard fans are salivating over.
World-class boxers in the featherweight and junior lightweight divisions need a fight with Marquez like you need a massive case of Irritable Read Full Story >>> Barrera-Marquez LA Presser!
By David Finger, FightNews.com, Wed, 14 Mar 2007
For a fight that some experts have already billed as "the biggest fight ever for Mexico," there was no question that both Juan Manuel Marquez (46-3-1, 35 KO's) and Marco Antonio Barrera (63-4, 42 KO's) were Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: Barrera has the edge!
By Dennis Principe, FightNews.com, Wed, 14 Mar 2007
Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao believes ex-foe Marco Antonio Barrera has what it takes to win over another former rival Juan Manuel Marquez this coming weekend.
In a long distance telephone interview Pacquiao said Barrera Read Full Story >>> Walking the tightrope
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 14 Mar 2007
Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao must like living dangerously. He’s got less than a month to train at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles for Mexican mystery fighter Jorge Solis but that doesn’t seem to bother him.
Pacquiao battles Solis in San Antonio on April 14 and it’s a must-win si Read Full Story >>> Solis no pushover, says Top Rank
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 14 Mar 2007
Here’s fair warning to Manny Pacquiao who reportedly has little respect for his next opponent Jorge (Coloradito) Solis.
According to Top Rank publicist Ricardo Jimenez, the Mexican is no pushover and fights like Juan Manuel Marquez, the durable warrior who survived three knockdowns in the Read Full Story >>> Pacman TV rights cost P38M
The Philippine Star, Wed, 14 Mar 2007
Rex "Wakee" Salud, a long-time confidant of Manny Pacquiao, yesterday confirmed that Solar Sports will pay the Filipino boxing icon $800,000 (roughly P38 million) for the rights to cover the April 14 fight with Mexican Jorge Solis on free television.
"That’s just for free TV, that does not Read Full Story >>> Overwhelming 'No' for Manny Pacquiao's candidacy
By PNA, news.balita.ph, Wed, 14 Mar 2007
Fans are overwhelmingly against world boxing icon Manny Pacquiao's entering politics as South Cotabato's first district congressman against Darlene Antonino-Custodio this coming May 14 polls.
In his web site "Pacland," 91.1 percent of some 19,232 viewers have a resounding "No" answer with various Read Full Story >>> BIG WEEKEND WITH BARRERA-MARQUEZ & MORE
By Reylan Loberternos, RingTalk.com, Wed, 14 Mar 2007
CAN MARCO & JUAN “TURN IT UP” A NOTCH?
Las Vegas, NV– Reigning WBO 122-lb king Daniel Ponce De Leon (30-1-0, 28 KOs) is a fighter Oscar De La Hoya has slated for greatness. He defends those laurels Saturday against former World (115) champion Gerry Pe?alosa (51-5-2, 34 KOs) at Read Full Story >>> Penalosa confident to dethrone WBO champion
By PNA, news.balita.ph, Wed, 14 Mar 2007
Former flyweight world champion Gerry Penalosa of the Philippines has expressed optimism to dethrone World Boxing Organization (WBO) champion Daniel Ponce de Leon of Mexico in their 122-pound encounter on March 17 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
"I'm ready, confident and I kno Read Full Story >>> PSA revives Fiesta Fistiana
The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 14 Mar 2007
THE FIESTA Fistiana boxing event is being revived this year behind a new setup, but with the same mission — to help destitute and retired boxers and to promote Philippine boxing.
The Philippine Sportswriters Association yesterday announced the restaging of the fund-raising boxing card in c Read Full Story >>> MANNY PACQUIAO: ALL THAT GLITTERS ISN?T GOLD
By Michael Swann, 15rounds.com, Tue, 13 Mar 2007
The Manny Pacquiao story began with a childhood of typical Philippine poverty in General Santos City, having to drop out of elementary school to sell donuts in the city streets to help provide for his family, and then finally stowing away on a ship to Manila at age 16 in hopes of pursuing a boxing c Read Full Story >>> BARRERA - MARQUEZ: THIS COULD BE A CLASSIC!
By Jim Amato, braggingrightscorner.com, Tue, 13 Mar 2007
This coming Saturday on HBO/PPV, Marco Antonio Barrera will put his WBC Super Featherweight title on the line against former featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez. This pairing has all the ingredients for a superb, fan entertaining contest.
Barrera is 63-4 with 42 knockouts. Marquez is 46-3 Read Full Story >>> Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
By Boxing Times Staff, BoxingTimes.com, Tue, 13 Mar 2007
San Francisco, CA--
WBC super featherweight champion, Marco Antonio Barrera will square off with WBO featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez Saturday, March 17 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. The 12-round WBC Super Featherweight Championship will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View beginni Read Full Story >>> BARDON READY FOR OPBF TITLE CHALLENGE
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 13 Mar 2007
Jojo Bardon of the Rex 'Wakee' Salud Stable will depart for Japan on Thursday confident that when he goes back home the OPBF flyweight belt is already strapped on his waist.
The 27-year-old Bardon will take on undefeated Japanese Masaharu Naganawa in a 12-round bout for the vacant OPBF 112-lb ti Read Full Story >>> Salud Confirms Solar's Big Payout!
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 13 Mar 2007
Rex 'Wakee' Salud, a comparatively honest man when it comes to boxing figures and certainly more adept at using the multiplication table, today confirmed that indeed, Solar Sports will pay $800,000 to Manny Pacquiao for the rights to cover the April 14 bout with Jorge Solis on free television.
Do Read Full Story >>> GACAL BRANDS P40 M RIGHTS FOR SOLIS FIGHT 'TSISMIS'
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 13 Mar 2007
Manny Pacquiao’s lawyer Franklin “Jing” Gacal has branded as “tsismis” reports that Solar Sports had agreed to pay Pacquiao P40 million for free TV, cable and all other ancillary rights for his April 14 showdown against undefeated but unknown Mexican Jorge Solis.
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