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BREAKING NEWS: DE LA HOYA SAYS JACA IS IN US, WILL FIGHT MARQUEZ!
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 04 Nov 2006
The great Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions told Viva Sports/Manila Standard a short while ago that Philippine super featherweight champion Jimrex Jaca arrived in the US and in fact had his first workout at De La Hoya’s gym in Los Angeles today in preparation for his November 25 title Read Full Story >>>Marquez-Jaca on again!
FightNews.com, Sat, 04 Nov 2006
Golden Boy Promotions today reconfirmed that Juan Manuel Marquez will indeed make the first defense of his WBO interim featherweight championship on Saturday, November 25th in an HBO Boxing After Dark-televised bout against Jimrex Jaca at the Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Texas. The 12 round championship Read Full Story >>> Gorres-Montiel duel tentatively set December 9
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Sat, 04 Nov 2006
Z "The Dream" Gorres' mandatory shot at the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super flyweight title against Mexican Fernando "Cochulito" Montiel might be held on December 9 or a week earlier than the original December 15 date.
ALA Boxing Club top honcho Antonio "Bidoy" L. Aldeguer told The Freeman Read Full Story >>> Jhonny Gonzales vs. Gerry Penalosa, Gerry’s last shot at the big stage
By Wayne Joseph Tulio, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 04 Nov 2006
In boxing, fighters side stories sometimes make a fight more interesting, and this crossroads fight between two warriors for a bantamweight title, if it eventuates is certainly that. Gerry Penalosa, former WBC super flyweight champion is getting probably his last shot at the big stage against tough Read Full Story >>> Gorres title fight on Dec. 9
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 04 Nov 2006
Z “THE Dream” Gorres will fight for the WBO super flyweight title against Mexican champion Fernando Montiel on Dec. 9 in the United States.
His handlers got confirmation from his promoter, Golden Boy Promotions of Oscar De La Hoya and WBO official Leon Panoncillo Jr. for the fight.
Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao in delicate phase of training
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 04 Nov 2006
MANNY PACQUIAO has entered the most delicate phase of his training and trainer Freddie Roach “will push him harder” next week as the final countdown begins for the Filipino southpaw’s Nov. 18 rubber match with Erik Morales.
Roach revealed yesterday that "Manny had another gre Read Full Story >>> Pound for pound
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 04 Nov 2006
I am often besieged with the query: Who is the best fighter alive today? In professional boxing, the pound-for-pound ranking is a good place to find answers. It is a mythical ranking of fighters based on their abilities and achievements.
The operative word here is mythical; hence, it is by no me Read Full Story >>> Jaca back in training
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Manila Standard Today, Fri, 03 Nov 2006
PHILIPPINE super featherweight champion Jimrex Jaca is back in training in Cebu City for his scheduled fight on the undercard of the Grand Finale rubber match between Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Nov. 18.
In a long distance tele Read Full Story >>> Boom-Boom back in action at Roach’s gym
By Ed Picson, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 03 Nov 2006
WBO ASIA-PACIFIC Super Bantamweight champion Rey "Boom-Boom" Bautista still has to shake off the effects of jet lag going into his fifth day in Los Angeles, California, but has hit the ground running.
Even if he has been a bit sluggish and was reported to be having trouble keeping awake, Bauti Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Morales weight and see
By Ed Picson, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 03 Nov 2006
IF YOU listen to most discussions in the run-up to the "Grand Finale" between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales, you would think that the fight is going to be staged on the weighing scale rather than the boxing ring. The weight issue actually became a cause celebre owing to the history of Morales̵ Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao v Barrera 2: The Fights We Need for 2007 (part 2)
By Neil Thompson, EastSideBoxing.com, Fri, 03 Nov 2006
In the first part of ‘Fights We Need For 2007’ I concentrated on Joe Calzaghe v Mikkel Kessler as one of the major fights I would like to see in the new year. Another match up I am just as eager to see is a remat Read Full Story >>> Morales win may spoil rematch with Barrera
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 03 Nov 2006
THE WORLD Boxing Council (WBC) has ruled that the winner of the Nov. 18 rubber match between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales will have to face Marco Antonio Barrera next.
This order came from WBC President Jose Sulaiman during the third day of the WBC’s 44th annual convention in Dubrovni Read Full Story >>> WBC orders Barrera to fight ‘Finale’ winner
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 03 Nov 2006
THE WORLD BOXING Council has ordered Mexican great Marco Antonio Barrera to face in a mandatory defense of his super featherweight title the winner of the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales fight on Nov. 18 in Las Vegas.
The decision was announced by WBC president Jose Sulaiman during the organization&# Read Full Story >>> Pacman to retire a champ
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Manila Standard Today, Fri, 03 Nov 2006
FILIPINO ring idol Manny Pacquiao, who battles legendary Mexican Erik “The Terrible One” Morales in what may well be a career-defining rubber match at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Nov. 18, said he wants to quit boxing when he is still a champion.
“I want to retire Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao bout winner to face Barrera for title
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Fri, 03 Nov 2006
Marco Antonio Barrera must be smelling a Manny Pacquiao victory over Erik Morales later this month that this early, the reigning WBC champion has marked the date for his projected rematch with the Filipino ring gladiator.
Barrera, holder of the World Boxing Council 130 lbs. title, reportedly met Read Full Story >>> WBC: Barrera must fight Pacquiao-Morales winner
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Fri, 03 Nov 2006
Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao got an added motivation why he should chop down Erik Morales in their hotly-anticipated rubbermatch.
This after the World Boxing Council approved Pacquiao's November 18 showdown with Morales as a final eliminator to determine the official challenger for the reig Read Full Story >>> REMEMBERING JIMMY LENNON SR. AS THE “FACE” OF BOXING
RingTalk.com, Fri, 03 Nov 2006
GRAND RING ANNOUNCER A SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL
Capitola, CA-To a fan sitting in the balcony of the Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium, for more than 30 years Jimmy Lennon looked and sounded the same. Slender, elegant, eloquent, a picture of tonsorial refinement in bow tie and dinner jacket. And a master s Read Full Story >>> BOXING FANS TO FACE TOUGH CHOICES
By Michael Swann, 15rounds.com, Fri, 03 Nov 2006
A private research company recently designated St. Louis and Detroit, in that order, as the two most dangerous cities in America. Coincidently, the Cardinals and Tigers, Major League Baseball’s representatives from the two cities proved dangerous to the Fox network advertisers as they produced Read Full Story >>> Mayweather bout begins busy month
DenverPost.com, Fri, 03 Nov 2006
Usually, it's hard to comprehend let alone justify why HBO and Showtime schedule telecasts head to head on the same Saturday night.
This Saturday, however, it's a little easier to understand.
Welterweights Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Carlos Baldomir square off on HBO pay-per-view, and heavyweig Read Full Story >>> NO HALLOWEEN BREAK FOR 'BOOM-BOOM' BAUTISTA
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 02 Nov 2006
While the whole nation was celebrating All Saints and All Souls Day, there was no such thing at LA's Wild Card Boxing Club where all the living souls were knocking off each other?s head.
A tired and sluggish Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista sweated it out for five rounds against two Mexican bangers, Al Read Full Story >>>
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