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World Cup team to Sacramento
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 12 Jun 2007
HE SEEMED quite excited for the press conference to start and when it did, he wasted no time informing those assembled at the Sugbahan Restaurant that the planned World Cup of boxing will be held not here in our shores, but at Sacramento California, USA on Aug. 11.
This writer had raised a call Read Full Story >>>Manny eager to test brother’s tormentor
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 12 Jun 2007
PROBABLY angered by the loss of his younger brother Bobby to Humberto Soto and pestered by the victor’s challenge, Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao has accepted the call of Mexican right after the conclusion of the card at the Madison Square Garden last Sunday in New York.
ABS-CBN’s Read Full Story >>> Saturday Night, Boxing Flexed Some Muscle
By Mike Lynch, The Sweet Science, Tue, 12 Jun 2007
This Saturday night boxing flexed some legit muscle. And with any luck, the best is yet to come.
At a teeming Madison Square Garden on Saturday night boxing was more than alive and well. It was important. It was an athletic spectacle. It was a proud display of why there is still no sporting exper Read Full Story >>> Pacman the main man
SuperBoxing, Tue, 12 Jun 2007
Junior lightweight star Manny Pacquiao has received the Edward J Neil Fighter of the Year award for 2006. His trainer, Freddie Roach, has also been honoured.
The Filipino fighter won the main award at the 82nd annual Boxing Writers Association of America’s dinner at the Copacabana, New York Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Vs. Soto - Will Manny Fall To Humberto Too?
By James Slater, EastSideBoxing.com, Tue, 12 Jun 2007
We all saw what the excellent Humberto "La Zorrita" Soto did to Manny Pacquiao's brother, Bobby, at the weekend. The question is, will the Mexican tough guy be able to do the same thing to the pound-4-pound great? In fact, Read Full Story >>> Sultan Flies to France on Monday!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 11 Jun 2007
World Boxing Foundation welterweight champion Dondon 'Supremo' Sultan will leave for France on Monday, ready and in prime shape to defend his title against Hamza Issa in Calais, France on June 23.
Sultan will be accompanied in his France sojourn by top Filipino promoter Sammy Gello-ani.
Renown Read Full Story >>> JACA-RAHIMOV SHOWDOWN SET IN MOSCOW
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 11 Jun 2007
Filipino Jimrex 'The Executioner' Jaca will defend his WBO Asia Pacific superfeatherweight on June 30 against unbeaten Russian Alisher Rahimov at the Olympisky Sport Hall in Moscow, Russia.
The 12-round fight will also stake the vacant IBF Intercontinental superfeatherweight crown.
The bout Read Full Story >>> PACMAN IN AMERICA -- PART ONE
How Pacquiao Has Changed the North American Boxing Landscape
By Pete Escobar, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 11 Jun 2007
This is the first in a six part collection of regional anecdotes on how Manny Pacquiao has affected the North American boxing landscape and the Filipinos living in America. I have asked fellow Paclanders pound4pound1 of Sou Read Full Story >>> "From Pillar to Post" - Zab Could've Quit, But He Didn't
By Ryan Songalia, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 11 Jun 2007
Sometimes you don't know what you have until you lose it.
That's exactly what must've been going through Zab Judah's head as he sat in the corner after the ninth round of what may be the last significant bout of his pro ca Read Full Story >>> A Star is Born: Miguel Cotto emphatically KO’s Zab Judah and Becomes a Star
By David Gottlieb, RingsideReport.com, Mon, 11 Jun 2007
WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto, 30-0, 25 KO’s, catapulted himself into boxing stardom last night, with an exhilarating eleventh round technical knockout over the dangerous Zab Judah, 34-5, 25 KO’s, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The fight was close early, with both boxers Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Stars At BWAA Awards Dinner
SecondsOut.com, Mon, 11 Jun 2007
Super featherweight sensation, Manny Pacquiao, was the toast of the 82nd Annual Boxing Writers Association of America’s Awards Dinner, held at the Copacabana in New York City.
The Pilipino star, also known as “Pac Man,” received the Edward J. Neil Fighter of the Year honor for Read Full Story >>> SOTO PRAISES BOBBY PACQUIAO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 11 Jun 2007
Humberto Soto who took one step closer to a possible showdown with “Fighter of the Year” Manny Pacquiao by scoring a seventh round knockout over younger brother Bobby Pacquiao paid tribute to his opponent after the Read Full Story >>> Soto’s KO win completes the Arum script
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 11 Jun 2007
MANILA, Philippines -- Manny Pacquiao’s scheduled conquest of New York City failed to fully materialize after younger brother Bobby was knocked out Sunday at the historic Madison Square Garden.
It would have been a perfect feast for the visiting Filipino boxing hero had Bobby, say, survived Read Full Story >>> No Final Verdict Yet But Pacquaio Brain Trust Favors Humberto Soto As Next Megamanny Foe!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Mon, 11 Jun 2007
NEW YORK--The envelope, please...and the winner of the October 6 Manny Pacquaio Derby is...nobody!
Promoter Bob Arum, who seems to be leaning heavily to his own fighter Humberto Soto, would not name Megammanny's October 6 opponent before or after Top Rank's humungously successful "X-plosive" car Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vows to avenge brod’s defeat
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 11 Jun 2007
NEW YORK — Manny Pacquiao watched his younger brother Bobby punished by Humberto Soto Saturday and vowed to exact revenge if and when he gets to meet the undefeated Mexican.
Chances are the fight will push through this year. Both Pacquiao and Soto are managed by Top Rank which, however, r Read Full Story >>> Better than Bobby; not good enough for Manny, though
By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Mon, 11 Jun 2007
MEXICAN Humberto Soto may have cemented his lofty standing as the second-ranked super-featherweight title challenger yesterday.
But his win over Bobby Pacquiao created a few questions that undermine his readiness to face the illustrious brother of his victim Saturday night.
The 27-year-old So Read Full Story >>> Z 'The Dream' Gorres May Soon Find Himself In Yet Another World Title Opportunity
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Boxing Confidential, Mon, 11 Jun 2007
According to IBF championship chairman Lindsey Tucker, Gorres may be given a chance to fight in an eliminator for the no. 2 spot, or opt to fight a highly-rated fighter to get a chance to become a mandatory contender.
The vacant IBF superflyweight title will be filled up on June 30 when Russian D Read Full Story >>> Soto destroys Pacquiao in 7th round TKO
By Ron Hansen, EastSideBoxing.com, Mon, 11 Jun 2007
WBC # 2 ranked junior lightweight Humberto Soto (42-5-2, 26 KO’s) stopped Bobby Pacquiao (27-13-3, 12 KO’s), the younger brother of Manny Pacquiao, in the 7th round on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York city. From the start, Soto, 27, who appeared considerably larger, at Read Full Story >>> MANNY WANTS REVENGE ON SOTO
Sportinglife.com (UK), Mon, 11 Jun 2007
Manny Pacquiao wants to fight Humberto Soto after the Mexican beat his younger brother Bobby on Saturday night.
Soto put himself in the frame for a possible clash with the Filipino sensation following his impressive seventh-round knockout victory at Madison Square Garden.
Soto (42-5, 26 KOs) Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO ACCEPTS SOTO CHALLENGE!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 10 Jun 2007
Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao, in an interview with ABS-CBN, has just accepted the challenge hurled to him by Mexican Humberto Soto who defeated his younger brother Bobby today at the Madison Square Garden.
Soto had knocked out Bobby Pacquiao in the seventh round after finding himself in dire Read Full Story >>>
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