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WBC CHAMP OPEN TO DONAIRE UNIFICATION DUEL; WBC CONVENTION AS VENUE?
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wongjongkam of Thailand has informed the media that he is open to a possible unification war with newly-crowned IBF flyweight king Nonito Donaire of the Philippines.
''If they offer us a very lucrative deal we would want the fight,'' Wongj Read Full Story >>>GESTA FINALLY SET FOR A U.S. FIGHT AGAINST MEXICAN
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
Undefeated featherweight prospect Mercito 'Guerrero' Gesta, who has been in the US for several months, will finally get a chance to show his wares to the American fans as he tackles Mexican Carlos Madrid in a six-round encounter on July 27 at the Isleta Casino Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE WANTS TO BE UNDISPUTED CHAMPION
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
Newly crowned IBF/IBO flyweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire wants to be “undisputed champion” of the world in the 112 pound division.
In an overseas telephone Read Full Story >>> MELLIGEN RETAINS PHILIPPINE TITLE IN MISMATCH
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
In another one of the mismatches approved by the Games and Amusements Board, Mark Jason Melligen retained his Philippine junior welterweight title with a seventh round TKO over Jury Noda in Tagbilaran City, Tuesday.
The hard-hitting Melligen, a 21 year old southpaw who improved his record to 8-1 Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE TAMED THE “RAGING BULL” DARCHINYAN ON 7/7/7
By Rod Mijares, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
Beware Donaire is not a French name. In fact it is a Filipino name and today, history happens on a lucky day and it is a very memorable one. Filipinos should watch, listen and now believe in that name. That name b Read Full Story >>> Options pile up for champion Pongsaklek
By Kittipong Thongsombat, Bangkok Post, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
WBC flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam is open to the idea of a title unification with newly-crowned IBF champion Nanito Donaire if the right offer lands on the table, his manager Piyarat Vachirarattanawongse said. Filipino Donaire, 24, clinched the coveted belt after an upset knockout victory Read Full Story >>> GONZALES, PORRAS, DAPUDONG IN TUNE-UP BOUTS!
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
DAVAO City ? Featherweight Glenn ?Rapid Fire? Gonzales, minimumweight Edrin ?The Sting? Dapudong and bantamweight Glenn ?The Rock? Porras, the three newly-crowned World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific Youth Interim champions from the newly-formed Kingmaker Boxing Stable will still have to fig Read Full Story >>> MELLIGEN TKO'S NODA!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
In Tagbilaran City, RP junior welter king Mark Jason Melligen of the ALA Gym scored a seventh-round TKO over challenger Jury Noda to retain his title last night in their scheduled 12-rounder at the Island City Mall carpark.
It was Melligen's first title defense.
"Melligen has now improved his Read Full Story >>> CONFUSION OVER CONDES-RACHMAN REMATCH
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
There is growing confusion over a possible rematch between newly crowned IBF minimum weight champion Florante Condes and former champion Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia.
In an interview with Viva Sports/Manila Standard Toda Read Full Story >>> AFTER SECURING THE I.B.F. FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP, NONITO DONAIRE… EYES WBC BELT
By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
WANTING to prove that he isn’t just another one-punch wonder, newly crowned International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. has expressed his desire to get an Read Full Story >>> Beaten Darchinyan to rise a division
The Age, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
VIC Darchinyan wants to avenge his flyweight boxing world title loss to Nonito Donaire, but expects a rematch to take place at super-flyweight.
Darchinyan returned to Australia yesterday after losing his International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organisation flyweight world titles Read Full Story >>> Darchinyan Confused
By Anthony 'Duljoman' Andales, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
Little Rock, Arkansas -- According Adrian Warren of FOXsports Australia deposed world flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan is unlikely to be ranked higher than No.5 by the International Boxing Federation if he decides to pursue a rematch with his conqueror, Nonito Donaire.
The Australian insisted a Read Full Story >>> Payback Saturday; Plus Notes on Pacquiao, Soto, Mayweather and more
By Gabriel Montoya, DogHouseBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
Revenge was the daily special this past Saturday with both Showtime and HBO serving it up hot and cold. First we had the Klitschko vs. Brewster rematch, three years removed from the original and featuring a relaxed, Read Full Story >>> My First..and ONLY..Encounter With Nonito Donaire
By Ricardo Lois, Boxing Confidential, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
On a personal level, I was quite happy to see Nonito Donaire beat Vic Darchinyan by knockout victory. Not because Darchinyan runs his mouth at every corner, but because I had meet Nonito during the summer of 2005 and he seemed like a good man.
At the time of our encounter Donaire was working out Read Full Story >>> RP champion's punches hard as stone, says Indon
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
FALLEN INDONESIAN fighter Muhammad Rachmann aptly describes the power behind the blows delivered and landed by his Filipino tormentor, Florante Condes.
"His (Condes) punches were as hard as stone," Rachmann told fightnews after losing his International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight cro Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao avails of BoC disclosure program
ABS-CBN News, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
People’s boxing champ Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao has availed of the voluntary disclosure program of the Bureau of Customs to settle the issue about his luxury sport utility vehicle, ABS-CBN News reported Tuesday.
Reports said Pacquiao’s lawyer Jeng Gakal sent a letter to Customs Commissi Read Full Story >>> Ali signs up with Salud
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 11 Jul 2007
A FORMER top amateur boxer from Davao City in the person of Ali Brashary Cali finally turned professional and has a well-known Cebu boxing benefactor as his promoter.
The 16-year-old Ali signed up with Rex Wakee Salud of Cebu Tuesday, just two days after arriving in Cebu from Davao.
Ron Dora Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE SAYS GABI WAS A GREAT HELP
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 10 Jul 2007
Newly crowned IBF/IBO world flyweight champion Nonito Donaire says Diosdado Gabi who fought Vic Darchinyan and lost by an eighth round TKO helped him out a lot even though he had worked out only for a week at Freddie Roach Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE, CONDES ON 'SPORTS CHAT' THIS WEEK
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 10 Jul 2007
 
NEWLY-CROWNED world champions Nonito Donaire, Jr. and Florante Condes will be this week’s guests of the daily sports radio program “Sports Chat̶ Read Full Story >>> Rachman to take on Condes in rematch
By Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Tue, 10 Jul 2007
Two days after losing his belt to Florante Condes of the Philippines, former International Boxing Federation mini-flyweight champ Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia announced plans for a rematch.
"I will try to reclaim my title in a rematch this December," Rachman told a press conference here Monday. Read Full Story >>>
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