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Waiting in line By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Thu, 07 Jun 2007 A new name has surfaced in the Manny Pacquiao sweepstakes. The latest to join the derby is European superfeatherweight champion Alex Arthur who was mentioned the other day as a candidate in the search for Pacquiao’s next opponent.
Michael Koncz, one of Pacquiao’s boxing advisers, said Read Full Story >>>AN INTERVIEW WITH LEON PANONCILLO, THE MAN BEHIND WBO ASIA PACIFIC SUCCESS By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 06 Jun 2007
Panoncillo (C) poses with AJ (L) and Rey in Las Vegas.
We all know that Fil/Am Hawaiian based WBO Asia Pacific chairman Leon Panoncillo has done a lot for Philippine boxing, but how far has he gone so far? In a e Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO CAN'T AVOID GIVING DEPOSITION By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 06 Jun 2007
Arum (L) and Pacquiao in a Manila presscon.
Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao cannot avoid giving his deposition in connection with the case filed by Golden Boy Promotions against Top Rank promoter Bob A Read Full Story >>> ROACH SAYS BOBBY WILL GO FOR A KNOCKOUT By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 06 Jun 2007
Bobby Pacquiao.
Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach says Bobby Pacquiao has the power to knock out Humberto Soto and they were “definitely going for it” when the younger brother of Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao t Read Full Story >>> FILIPINO BOXER KO’D IN JAPAN MISMATCH By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 06 Jun 2007 In a story headlined “Another Mismatch Looms in Japan” last May 22, Manila Standard Today warned that Filipino flyweight Gilbert De La Torre who was scheduled to fight undefeated Japanese Shigetaka Ikehara in an eight round bout at the famous Korakuen Hall was involved in a mismatch.
Read Full Story >>> Greatest Filipino Boxers of All-Time By John Gregg, BoxingTimes.com, Wed, 06 Jun 2007
San Francisco, California-- There is a long history of outstanding Filipino boxers dating back almost ninety years to when Francisco Guilledo better known as Pancho Villa, first captured the world's fly Read Full Story >>> 4 Pinoy champs in 2007? By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Wed, 06 Jun 2007 IF everything goes on as planned, the Philippines will have four boxing world champions before the end of the year.
Topping the list is Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista, the mandatory challenger of World Boxing Organization (WBO) super-bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce de Leon of Mexico.
Read Full Story >>> Red carpet set for Pacman’s US visit By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 06 Jun 2007 TOP RANK is rolling the red carpet in New York for Manny Pacquiao, who arrives in the Big Apple on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to begin exploratory talks with Bob Arum in relation with plans for his October 6 fight.
Top Rank publicist Lee Samuels said Arum has booked the Filipino at the ove Read Full Story >>> ONE ON ONE WITH FREDDIE ROACH By Brad Cooney, BoxingTalk.com, Wed, 06 Jun 2007
Freddie Roach sat down with Boxingtalk this afternoon and gave us a good update on his lengthy stable.? Roach talks about what Bobby Pacquiao must do in order to get by a very difficult fighter in Humberto Soto.? Roach also tou Read Full Story >>> Suico to defend title in Cebu By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 06 Jun 2007 RANDY “Kumo’ng Bato” Suico will have his hands full when he defend his Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) lightweight belt against No.2 Japanese challenger Koji Samejima here in Cebu on July 21.
Promoter Rex “Wakee” Salud is yet to announce the venue.
Read Full Story >>> Soto prepares for lefty Pacquiao By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 06 Jun 2007 HUMBERTO SOTO doesn’t hide the fact that he is not at ease fighting southpaws.
So in preparation for Filipino Bobby Pacquiao this Saturday in New York, the Mexican hotshot has spent most of his time training in Tijuana sparring with left-handers as his chief trainer Pancho Valenzuela, in Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO’S DEPOSITION TAKEN NEXT WEEK By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 05 Jun 2007 Manny Pacquiao is expected to face a crack legal team of Golden Boy Promotions when his deposition is taken next week in Los Angeles.
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer informed Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today that Pacquiao’s deposition is in connection with the case filed by Golden Boy aga Read Full Story >>> MANNY PACQUIAO BRINGS PRIDE TO BOXING ... By Danny Leigh, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 05 Jun 2007 Do promoters really give boxing fans what they want to see?
The truth is hard to find in boxing, but the internet makes it pretty hard to hide as well.
No is unfortunately the answer. Marquez vs Pacquiao II isn't even on the drawing board. Fans aren't even likely to get the consolation prize of Read Full Story >>> The Cuban Secret Uncovered (Or Why Philippine Sports Sucks) By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 05 Jun 2007 It was the week of Easter in 2005 when I and my bosom friend, Recah Trinidad of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, took a long trip from Los Angeles, California to Havana, Cuba passing through Mexico City.
It was a trip that I had long wanted to make in my desire to discover what makes this small an Read Full Story >>> EAGLE KEEPS WBC 105LB BELT By Joe Koizumi, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 05 Jun 2007 YOKOHAMA, JAPAN -- WBC 105-pound champ Eagle Kyowa (18-1, 6 KOs), 105, kept his belt as he swept almost all rounds, dropped Japanese challenger Akira Yaegashi (6-1, 5 KOs), 104.5, with a countering right in the tenth and pounded out a lopsided decision over twelve rounds on Monday in Yokohama, Japan Read Full Story >>> Options open up for Manny By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 05 Jun 2007
Manny Pacquiao will be in New York City Wednesday to discuss with Top Rank chairman Bob Arum whom to fight next and it looks like the Filipino boxing icon’s top pick is Marco Antonio Barrera.
WBC sup Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Sr. targets Roach! By Lee Bates, FightNews.com, Tue, 05 Jun 2007 Former Oscar De La Hoya trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. expressed to Fightnews today an eagerness to have his fighter, two-time WBO champion Joan Guzman, take on the Freddie Roach-trained Manny Pacquiao. Earlier this year, Roach replaced Mayweather Sr. as the Golden Boy's trainer for his superfight aga Read Full Story >>> Bobby Pacquiao wants out of brother’s shadow By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Tue, 05 Jun 2007 WONDER how Filipino boxer Bobby Pacquiao was able to defy huge odds in winning four of his five outings in the United States?
Many will probably say it’s the inspiration he gets from his illustrious brother, RP boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao.
But for the 26-year-old Bobby, it’s al Read Full Story >>> Roach assures a new and better Bobby Pacquiao By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 05 Jun 2007 THE LAST time he fought, Bobby Pacquiao was expectedly overshadowed by his illustrious brother Manny that he did not only make the weight limit of 130 lbs but also saw his unblemished record on American soil get tarnished by the rugged Mexican Hector Velazquez.
"All the focus was on Manny at t Read Full Story >>> EAGLE KYOWA FACES YAEGASHI TONIGHT By Joe Koizumi, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 04 Jun 2007 TOKYO, JAPAN -- WBC 105-pound champ Eagle Kyowa (17-1, 6 KOs), a Japan-based Thailander, will risk his belt against fast-rising ex-OPBF champ Akira Yaegashi (6-0, 5 KOs) tonight (Monday) in Yokohama, Japan.
Eagle tipped the beam at 104.75 to the 105 pound class limit for Yaegashi, ex-amateur nati Read Full Story >>>
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