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Pinoy in Erik’s camp
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 07 Aug 2007
Businessman and sportsman Hermie Esguerra would rather keep a low profile. Even when his race horses win, he prefers to stay in the background and leave his jockeys to bask in the glory. That’s his style. Esguerra doesn’t like to trumpet his achievements. It’s enough that he succee Read Full Story >>>Outlasted but not outfought
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 07 Aug 2007
MY mother Elena hails from that sleepy northern town divinely bestowed with shimmering white sandy beaches. As a kid, I spent countless summers in San Remegio, surrounded by a multitude of cousins, my skin turning darker as each day passed, blending seamlessly with its rustic hues.
I never met m Read Full Story >>> Mexico’s Best Ever - The Five Greatest Mexican Fighters Of All-Time: Chavez, Sanchez, Morales, Lopez and Barrera
By James Slater, EastSideBoxing.com, Tue, 07 Aug 2007
After Erik Morales’ desperately close brush with history making on Saturday - in which he was unfairly denied the glory of becoming the first ever fighter out of Mexico to have won world titles in four different weight classes Read Full Story >>> GAB UPHOLDS MATSUOKA'S CONTRACT AS MANAGER OF MAYOL
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Aug 2007
The Games & Amusements Board has upheld Japanese businessman Yasuo Matsuoka's contract as manager of Rodel Mayol thereby effectively turning down the request of Mayol for a release.
GAB chairman Eric Buhain told Viva Spo Read Full Story >>> Referee KOed in Japan Bout
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Aug 2007
In the more than 140 fights, many of which world championship, that he has officiated here and abroad, Angeles City-based international referee Bruce McTavish of New Zealand admitted it was the first time that he witnessed “live” at ringside a fellow referee being knocked out by one of Read Full Story >>> Thank God for the Mexican Fighters
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Aug 2007
Yup, you read my headline correctly.
In an age when too many boxers act like businessmen inside the ring, when we've been so conditioned to lower the bar on what an entertaining fight is (where more and more we say &# Read Full Story >>> BREAKING NEWS: PACQUIAO AGAIN CANCELS TRIP, LEAVES TONIGHT INSTEAD
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Aug 2007
Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao cancelled in the last minute a scheduled trip to Los Angeles last night, and instead has opted to leave tonight on a PAL flight.
A Pacquiao camp insider said the Filipino icon flew to Cebu last night to sign a multi-million deal with MLhuillier, the jewelry chain Read Full Story >>> CAIZ SR TO REFEREE GORRES VS GUERRERO
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Aug 2007
Veteran referee Raul Caiz Sr has been appointed as third man on the ring for the August 11 IBF superflyweight eliminator between Z 'The Dream' Gorres and Mexican Gerson Guerrero at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California.
The Gorres vs Guerrero 12-rounder is one of the seven bouts included in t Read Full Story >>> The Many Options for Filipino Sensation Manny Pacquiao
By Geno McGahee, RingsideReport.com, Mon, 06 Aug 2007
On October 6th, the man known as “The Pacman” will be facing off against an old foe in Marco Antonio Barrera, a man that he defeated in 2003 with an eleventh round TKO. It was an upset at the time and many believe t Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO TO END ROACH’S WORRIES
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Aug 2007
Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao appeared ready to end the concern of celebrated trainer Freddie Roach about the delay in his arrival in Los Angeles to begin training at Roach’s Wild Card Gymin in preparation fo Read Full Story >>> WORLD CUP FIGHTERS TAKE CENTER STAGE THIS WEEK
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Aug 2007
TOP-NOTCH Filipino boxers have expressed their readiness to prove to the world that the Philippines is the newest hotbed of boxing superstars.
And this week, pinoy boxers led by superbantamweight Read Full Story >>> History Denied: Diaz Takes Decision
By Andres De Los Reyes, TigerBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Aug 2007
It was billed as the “War for 4” with Erik Morales fighting for his fourth weight class world championship. The fight lived up to its billing as it was a war with Diaz denying Morales his attempt at history by winning a close yet unanimous decision. The official scores were 114-113, 115- Read Full Story >>> SOLIS RETAINS 108-POUND CHAMPIONSHIP WITH DRAMATIC ENDING
By Matthew Aguilar, BoxingTalk.com, Mon, 06 Aug 2007
In a fight that started slow and escalated into fireworks, Ulises Solis knocked out Rodel Mayol with a picture-perfect left-right combination 1:13 into round eight to retain his IBF light flyweight championship. Two rounds before, it was Solis who found himself on the deck, courtesy of a beautiful M Read Full Story >>> Mayol couldn’t bring the belt back home
By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Mon, 06 Aug 2007
FILIPINO Rodel Mayol failed in his bid to regain for the country the world light-flyweight crown.
The 25-year-old Mayol absorbed a painful eighth-round technical knockout (TKO) loss to defending champion Ulises Solis of Mexico in their 12-round International Boxing Federation (IBF) world light-f Read Full Story >>> Mayol loses but two Pinoys win
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Mon, 06 Aug 2007
Rodel Mayol blew a winning situation, got careless and walked into a vicious right straight to the jaw, crushing his hopes of dethroning IBF lightflyweight champion Ulises (Archie) Solis of Mexico in an eighth round knockout loss at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, last Saturday night (yest Read Full Story >>> Mayol epitomizes Filipino spirit
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 06 Aug 2007
CHICAGO - It was already 8:01 p.m. when Rodel Mayol pushed his 108-pound body inside the ropes of the All-State Arena in Rosemont, Illinois last night.
By then, two Filipinos—Mercito Gesta of Labogon, Mandaue City and Bernabe Concepcion of Rizal Province—had vanquished their Mexican Read Full Story >>> Mayol fails anew in world title bid Knocked out by Solis in round 8
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Mon, 06 Aug 2007
Cebuano fighter Rodel “Batang Mandaue” Mayol faltered for the second time in his world championship quest after he was knocked out in the eighth round by Mexican Ulises Solis, who retained his International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight title yesterday at the All-State Arena in Read Full Story >>> Mayol TKOed in 8; Morales retires
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 06 Aug 2007
RODEL “Magnum Force” Mayol was on his way to become a world champion and showed the world he could dominate Ulises Solis.
However, he got too careless and it caused him his downfall as the Mexican champion connected a solid right to the jaw that ended the scheduled 12-round contest i Read Full Story >>> A nightmare for RP's Mayol
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey, Sun.Star Davao, Mon, 06 Aug 2007
FILIPINO boxer Rodel Mayol's dream of capturing a world crown ended in a nightmare when he got stopped in the eighth round by title-holder Ulises Solis of Mexico in their International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight encounter Saturday at the All State Arena in Chicago.
Mayol made a mist Read Full Story >>> CONCEPCION WINS BY 4TH ROUND TKO, GESTA ALSO TRIUMPHS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 05 Aug 2007
The pain of seeing light flyweight challenger Rodel Mayol lost by an unexpected eighth round knockout was more that eased by the impressive showing of 19 year old super bantamweight Benjie Concepcion who scored a stunning fourth round TKO over highly touted Gabriel Elizondo to win the North American Read Full Story >>>
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