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Boxing support will be tested
By Jim Jenkins, SacBee.com, Fri, 10 Aug 2007
Sacramento has always been known as a good boxing town.
But does it have a fan base large enough to support two cards held on consecutive nights?
Maybe.
First up is a six-bout card at Raley Field tonight that doesn't have one fighter with name recognition or local connection. That is, unle Read Full Story >>>Boom Boom, Gerry fights to decide World Cup duel
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 10 Aug 2007
SACRAMENTO, California -- Competing fighters from the Philippines and Mexico are super ready for the supremacy duels but organizers were at a loss Wednesday night on how to score and award the World Cup of Boxing that will be disputed at the Arco Arena here on Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manil Read Full Story >>> Ponce De Leon risks title vs. unbeaten Filipino
By Bob Velin, USA Today, Fri, 10 Aug 2007
Daniel Ponce De Leon is just 5-5 and barely 120 pounds soaking wet, but his fierce demeanor in the ring belies his diminutive size.
Ponce De Leon's aggressiveness between the ropes will be on display Saturday night when he puts his WBO junior featherweight title on the line against unbeaten 20-ye Read Full Story >>> 'World Cup' Shirts Wow 'Em!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 10 Aug 2007
SACRAMENTO -- Beautiful black 'World Cup' shirts have been catching the fancy of boxing fans and organizers here alike, and they came all the way from the Philippines.
"Go Philippines!" is the battlecry pri Read Full Story >>> Mexico vs. Philippines in Boxing?s World Cup
By Mario Ortega, Jr., 15rounds.com, Fri, 10 Aug 2007
On Saturday, at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California, Golden Boy Promotions hosts the second Boxing World Cup, as teams of fighters from Mexico and the Philippines will do battle over six bouts. Golden Boy promoted the first World Cup event on October 29, 2005 between Mexico and Thailand on the Read Full Story >>> QUOTES FROM ARCO ARENA, WORLD CUP PRESS CONFERENCE
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 10 Aug 2007
SACRAMENTO -- A final press conference for the World Cup was held 1PM today at the Arco Arena here, with no less than the legendary Oscar De la Hoya doing the hosting chores for the event. Here's what Oscar and the figh Read Full Story >>> Geronimo Penalosa
By Rory Dowd, TigerBoxing.com, Fri, 10 Aug 2007
Gerry Penalosa (51-6-2, 34 KOs) shares his name with another great warrior. If you think Gerry is short for Geraldo or Gerald, you are mistaken. His full name is Geronimo. Whether his parents named Read Full Story >>> BANAL TO FACE CARDENAS IN 'WORLD CUP'
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 10 Aug 2007
 
Banal (L) takes on Cardenas (R).
SACRAMENTO--Unbeaten southpaw AJ 'Bazooka' Banal will face a new opponent in Jorge Cardenas in a six-round bout i Read Full Story >>> Mexico vs. Philippines in Boxing?s World Cup
By Mario Ortega, Jr., 15rounds.com, Fri, 10 Aug 2007
On Saturday, at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California, Golden Boy Promotions hosts the second Boxing World Cup, as teams of fighters from Mexico and the Philippines will do battle over six bouts. Golden Boy promoted the first World Cup event on October 29, 2005 b Read Full Story >>> Introducing the Yahoo! Sports boxing Top 10 poll
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! News, Fri, 10 Aug 2007
The inaugural Yahoo! Sports boxing pound-for-pound top 10 poll is out, with no surprises at the top.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was a near-unanimous choice of the elite 10-member panel, getting nine first place votes to top the list.
Manny Pacquiao, who was the 2006 Fighter of the Year, was a clear Read Full Story >>> The Best Divisions in Boxing
EastSideBoxing.com, Fri, 10 Aug 2007
No doubt about it, boxing is having a great year. A lot of exciting fights have already taken place in 2007, and several more are slated for the remaining five months. It?s time to take a look at which divisions are contributing towards this great year boxing is having, and which division continues Read Full Story >>> Mexico Vs Philippines: HBO?s Boxing After Dark Goes Back To Its Roots
By Brian Wilbur, RingsideReport.com, Fri, 10 Aug 2007
This Saturday, August 11th, from Arco Arena in Sacramento, California, HBO?s Boxing After Dark will showcase a card that will remind viewers of the beginning of the show?s series. The theme of the night is Boxing World Cup, Mexico vs. the Philippines. The seven-fight lineup will feature seven Filipi Read Full Story >>> Batawang?s fight axed
Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 10 Aug 2007
BERT Batawang was a fight away from completing his dream of a world championship bout.
And he was four days away from arranging a titular showdown against IBF light flyweight champion Ulisses Solis when the nightmare came.
Making matters worse, he didn?t do anything wrong and all the blame lie Read Full Story >>> World Cup attention anchored on Bautista
Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 10 Aug 2007
HE Boxing World Cup may have six fights that highlight the rivalry of the Philippines and Mexico but most of the attention will be focused on the fight between Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista and Daniel Ponce de Leon.
Six fighters from each nation will determine who will win the cup made by Icelink that Read Full Story >>> Cornered: A Look at Five of the Best Boxing Trainers in the Game
By Greg Rowe, RingsideReport.com, Fri, 10 Aug 2007
The sport of Boxing isn?t just about the fighters, the promoters or the money. What is sometimes overlooked by those watching closely are the trainers of the fighters. While I truly believe that as a veteran fighter Read Full Story >>> Burying the old hatchet
Press Telegram, Thu, 09 Aug 2007
Getting a sports figure to admit wrongdoing in this day and age is rare. It was therefore refreshing to hear Oscar De La Hoya on Wednesday say that he regrets the role he played in his feud with Bob Arum, and that if he could he would take back every bad thing he said about his former promoter the p Read Full Story >>> DeLeon Hopes to Equal Marquez-Vazquez II Vs. Bautista
By German Villasenor, MaxBoxing.com, Thu, 09 Aug 2007
It?s been nearly two years since Chihuahua-born southpaw power puncher Daniel Ponce DeLeon captured the WBO super bantamweight title in Golden Boy Promotion?s first World Cup of Boxing tournament that featured ?Team Mexico vs. Tea Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao?s First Day at the Wildcard
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 09 Aug 2007
Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino dynamo and present day boxing hero of hundreds of thousands of boxing aficionados from the homeland and abroad finally arrived in Los Angeles last night to begin the 7 week training for his fight with Marco Antonio Barrera in October.
Today, bright and early Pacquiao Read Full Story >>> MAYOL AND CONCEPCION HAVEN?T BEEN PAID
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 09 Aug 2007
The pain of seeing his title hopes dashed when he suffered an eighth round knockout at the hands of Ulises Solis in his IBF light flyweight title fight in Chicago last Sunday was bad enough. But now Rodel Mayol is pained even more because he hasn?t been paid as yet.
19 year old super bantamweigh Read Full Story >>> HBO SATURDAY IS MEXICO V. PHILLIPPINES PERIOD!
By Jason Aniel, RingTalk.com, Thu, 09 Aug 2007
GOLDEN BOY HAS GOOD BOXING AFTER DARK CARD
Sacramento, CA- This Saturday, in the California state capital, Sacramento, seven bouts between Mexican and Filipino fighters will determine who will take home the ?World Cup? trophy. HBO?s Boxing After Dark will televise two title bouts, the first match Read Full Story >>>
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