BAUTISTA WORLD TITLE FIGHT TO HEADLINE WORLD CUP
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 10 May 2007

Michael Aldeguer, son of respected boxing patron Tony Aldeguer who is slowly taking over the mantle of his father in the sport said yesterday that Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista’s mandatory title fight with WBO supe  Read Full Story >>>

MAYOL ASKS GAB TO NULLIFY CONTRACT WITH JAPANESE
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 10 May 2007
One-time world challenger and former OPBF minimumweight champion Rodel Mayol has sought the assistance of the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) to nullify his contract with his estranged Japanese manager Yasuo "Machang" Matsuoka, alledging that Matsuoka is no longer capable of taking care of his car  Read Full Story >>>

ARUM HERE TO BE BY PACQUIAO’S SIDE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 10 May 2007
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum arrived early this morning from Las Vegas to give Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao moral support in his bid to wrest the congressional seat in South Cotabato from incumbent Darlene Antonino Custodio. In an exclusive interview with Viva Sports/Manila Standard today, Ar  Read Full Story >>>

Just a Few Blocks Away, But Thousands of Miles Apart
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Thu, 10 May 2007
When Freddie Roach accepted the assignment of training Oscar De La Hoya for his May 5th bout versus Floyd Mayweather, it represented a career-high payday (a reported $750,000 base salary, with that going over a million bucks if 'the Golden Boy' could topple Mayweather) but this pay-off would come at  Read Full Story >>>

KING OSCAR IS DONE, TO WHOM DOES HE HAND THE TORCH?
By Pedro Fernandez, RingTalk.com, Thu, 10 May 2007
APPLAUD OSCAR & THEN TELL HIM TO GO! Las Vegas, NV- In the past 15 years, no fighter has done more for boxing (and himself) than Oscar De La Hoya. An Olympic champion in 1992, Oscar instantly became a media darling and with that came throngs of fans and adulation. It can be said, that in the post  Read Full Story >>>

Joan Guzman to Pull Out of May 26 Fight with Michael Katsidis
By Ricardo Lois, Boxing Confidential, Thu, 10 May 2007

Jose Nu?ez, the manager of WBO super featherweight champion Joan Guzman, informed Boxing Confidential late Wednesday evening that he would be pulling the Dominican Dandy out of a scheduled fight against WBO li  Read Full Story >>>

Why Manny Won't Win at the Polls: Golden Boy, Top Rank Seek to Rename the Philippines
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Thu, 10 May 2007
What happened? Did you think that I abandoned the Manny Pacquaio beat? Not hardly, I just got distracted by that little show in Las Vegas, the one in which Rocky Juarez said, with a straight face, that he was “fighting in the co-main event.” Get a grip, Rocky. In the meantime, and in-  Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO-VALERO MAY TAKE PLACE IN MACAU
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 10 May 2007
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said Thursday that a fight between Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao and undefeated KO artist Edwin Valero of Venezuela “will be absolutely huge in Macau when we finally have the new arena set up and running in September.” Arum was responding to a Viva Spor  Read Full Story >>>

BREAKING NEWS: FORTUNE QUITS, TELLS ROACH GO “F” YOURSELF
By Brad Cooney, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 10 May 2007

Manila Bulletin writer Nick Giongco was definitely on to something when he reported some months back that strength and conditioning coach, Justin Fortune did not want Roach i  Read Full Story >>>

ARUM ARRIVING TO GIVE PACQUIAO MORAL SUPPORT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 10 May 2007
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is scheduled to arrive Thursday morning in Manila to give Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao "moral support" in his bid for the lone congressional seat in South Cotabato. Arum is arriving on the same Philippine Airlines flight from Las Vegas as emerging Filipino ring se  Read Full Story >>>

EXCLUSIVE: ARUM RP-BOUND FOR PACMAN CAMPAIGN!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 09 May 2007

Bob Arum relaxes at the holding area of Vancouver Airport in Canada on the way to RP. VANCOUVER, CANADA--Legendary fight promoter Bob Arum is well on his way to General Santos City in the Philippines to fulfill a co  Read Full Story >>>

Bautista-Medina Fight Gallery is Now Up!
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 09 May 2007

The Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista vs Sergio Manuel Medina fight gallery is now up at: http://philboxing.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=41 The Ba  Read Full Story >>>

BAUTISTA SWALLOWS PRIDE
By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Wed, 09 May 2007
LAS Vegas, Nevada?For a while, Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista admitted he swallowed his pride just to make sure he will end up the winner. The 20-year-old Filipino fighter said he got staggered by a right straight by Sergio Manuel Medina of Argentina in the seventh round that put him through the ropes.  Read Full Story >>>

Politics more dangerous than the ring
By Reuters, New Zealand Herald, Wed, 09 May 2007
MANILA - His opponents fear him inside the ring, but Philippine boxing hero Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao does not leave his home on Mindanao without five armed bodyguards. Pacquiao is contesting elections to the House of Representatives next week. So far, nearly 100 people have been killed, more than   Read Full Story >>>

What?s the World Cup?
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 09 May 2007
It was Golden Boy Promotions that hatched the idea of a World Cup of Boxing to fuel fan interest in pitting one country against another on a team basis. Amateur boxing tried the format a few years ago but it created more confusion than anything else in deciding an outcome for a sport that is individ  Read Full Story >>>

DIEGO CORRALES KILLED IN MOTORCYLE ACCIDENT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 09 May 2007
Former two division world champion Diego Corrales whose knockout over Jose Luis Castillo in May 2005 is considered perhaps the greatest fight in the history of boxing has been killed in a motorcycle accident in Las Vegas. Corrales? promoter Gary Shaw who was also listed as Filipino ring idol Man  Read Full Story >>>

Boom Boom, Banal return home
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 09 May 2007
It?ll be a triumphant return home for Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista and A. J. Banal who arrive in Manila tomorrow morning on a Philippine Airlines flight from Las Vegas, fresh from scoring decisive wins in the undercard of one of the biggest boxing shows ever at the MGM Grand Garden Arena last weekend.   Read Full Story >>>

The Bautista and Banal Fights- How Philboxing Was First with the News and Photos
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 09 May 2007
While many simply enjoyed reading the articles posted on this site about the recent exploits of two ALA Boys in Las Vegas, only a few ever wondered and cared to ask how their stories and the accompanying photos got posted on the site almost within fifteen (15) minutes after their fights took place.   Read Full Story >>>

Fiery Banal breaks into world ranks
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 09 May 2007
THE latest boxing sensation, Cebuano AJ ?Bazooka? Banal, has already caught the world?s attention even before he fought during the much-anticipated ?The World Awaits? card last Sunday in Las Vegas. His tremendous performance over the hard-punching Mexican Jose Alberto Rosas, only boosted Banal?s  Read Full Story >>>

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