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NIETES AWAITING FOR HIS WBO TITLE CRACK
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 May 2007
Hot Filipino prospect Donnie Nietes of the ALA Boxing Gym, who holds the WBO Asia-Pacific minimumweight title and ranked no. 2 by the sanctioning body, is slowly but surely inching his way to a possible crack at a world title.
According to his Filipino promoter Sammy Gello-ani, the Bacolod City- Read Full Story >>>SANTILLAN, BARDON, RUBILLAR, MATSUSHITA OPBF BOUTS ALL SET
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 May 2007
Four Filipino fighters are slated for their respective OPBF assignments, three of them defending and one challenging.
Rev Santillan of the Wakee Salud Stable goes for his old title when he challenges OPBF welter champ Taesei Marumoto on July 14 at the Amagasaki in Hyogo, Japan.
The 12-round Read Full Story >>> CONDES NEARING 100-RD MARK FOR RACHMAN SHOWDOWN!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 May 2007
Mandatory challenger Florante Condes is well within schedule as he nears the 100-round mark in his preparation for the titular challenge on IBF minimumweight kingpin Muhammad Rachman on June 16 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Aljoe Jaro, who manages Condes along with Las Vegas-based Dante Ortiz, revealed Read Full Story >>> Salim Vying for Youth Crown in Indonesia
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 May 2007
SGG's Reman Salim attempts to bring home the WBO Asia Pacific Youth featherweight crown tomorrow when he faces hot Indonesian prospect Daud Cino Jordan at Slawi City in Central Java, Indonesia.
The lanky Salim, who has been unbeaten in his last four fights, will try to become yet another WBO tit Read Full Story >>> GESTA TO SEE ACTION IN PACQUIAO-SOTO CARD
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 May 2007
Reports coming out of the United States have it that undefeated but inactive featherweight prospect Mercito 'Guerrero' Gesta is now slated to see action on the big June 9 Top Rank card at the Madison Square Garden in New York.
Sources have not yet revealed the name of the opponent, although it h Read Full Story >>> Batawang Says He Can Wait for Title Chance
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 May 2007
World-ranked Bert Batawang yesterday said he was not at all bothered by the cancellation of his May 26 IBF eliminator fight, indicating that he trusts his manager Sammy Gello-ani to find the next best option for him as he aims to inch closer to a world title fight within the year.
In an intervie Read Full Story >>> SULTAN READY FOR WBF TITLE DEFENSE
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 May 2007
World Boxing Foundation (WBF) welterweight champion Dondon 'Supremo' Sultan of SGG Stable is primed and ready for his titular defense on June 23 against Frenchman Hamza Issa in Calais, France.
Sultan's manager Sammy Gello-ani has informed that the fight has been moved to a later date from its or Read Full Story >>> SULAIMAN URGES PACQUIAO TO LISTEN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 May 2007
WBC president Jose Sulaiman has urged Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao to listen to wise counsel and said that at the right time he will be also be a "political champion." Sulaiman was speaking to well-known boxing Read Full Story >>> BOBBY PACQUIAO LOOKING GOOD
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 May 2007
Bobby Pacquiao who faces WBC super featherweight No. 2 contender Humberto Soto, winner of a title eliminator over Ivan Valle last August 12 is ”looking good” according to journalist Winchell Campos.
In an overseas telephone conversation with Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today, Campos Read Full Story >>> DARCHINYAN VOWS TO KO DONAIRE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 May 2007
IBF and IBO flyweight champion Vic “The Raging Bull” Darchinyan has vowed to knock out Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire in their title showdown at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut on July 7.
Well known Australian boxing writer Ray Wheatley of the World of Box Read Full Story >>> Much-ballyhooed World Cup of boxing remains on the drawing board
By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Wed, 16 May 2007
THE long-planned World Cup of Boxing is still not etched in stone. Organizers of the much-ballyhooed event, however, have all the bricks and blocks to stack and create another interesting episode in boxing.
International promoter Sammy Gello-ani admits a lot of major factors are to be considered Read Full Story >>> A ‘megadome’ for Cebu City: Councilor Jack
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 16 May 2007
CEBU City will have its own “Megadome” to rise at the prime lot at the South Road Properties.
Cebu City Councilor Sylvan “Jack” Jakosalem revealed to Sun.Star Cebu the current negotiations that will enable the City to build its own sports coliseum that will cater to big e Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao KO’d: Anatomy of defeat
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 16 May 2007
MANILA, Philippines—Everybody who cared swore it was not the right fight for him.
But Manny Pacquiao obviously wanted to also change the face, if not the heart, of Philippine politics.
The boxing super hero could not be blamed.
He must’ve felt he had the perfect weaponry for the Read Full Story >>> Darlene ‘knocks out’ Pacquiao
By Aquiles Z. Zonio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 16 May 2007
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines—It was the kind of fight where not even his world renowned American trainer, Freddie Roach, would have been much help.
As of 3 p.m. yesterday, reelectionist Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio was leading Manny Pacquiao by nearly 10,000 votes—20,818 to 11,2 Read Full Story >>> Forever Young Bob Arum Wants Pacquaio-Guzman Megabout October 6 In Macau!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Wed, 16 May 2007
Legend has it that Ponce De Leon, and I don’t mean the little Golden Boy fighter, discovered the Fountain of Youth somewhere in the New World, perhaps around St. Augustine, Florida.
For 75-year-old fight promoter Bob Arum, top dog at Top Rank, the Philippines has become his fountain, the pl Read Full Story >>> Philippine Boxing Has Winners In Politics Too
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Boxing Confidential, Wed, 16 May 2007
PHILIPPINES--Superstar boxer Manny Pacquiao might be on the verge of a knockout loss at the polls against incumbent Darlene Antonino-Custodio. Latest counts show the well-loved Pacman trailing the petite and highly-educated Antonino by a mile.
But Philippine boxing has its share of winners at the Read Full Story >>> Floyd still No. 1
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 16 May 2007
Asked to name his pick as the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter today, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said it’s still unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr.
“With no axe to grind against Oscar (de la Hoya), I think Floyd was the clear winner (in their bout two weeks ago),” said Arum Read Full Story >>> Darlene ready to KO Pacman as GenSan lead widens
The Daily Tribune, Wed, 16 May 2007
Opposition Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio continues to pile up her lead over boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, partial and unofficial results say.
As of 1:18 p.m. yesterday, Custodio garnered 16,755 votes while Pacquiao only got 9,133 in the quick count of the National Citizens Mo Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao trailing behind Darlene in early Namfrel count
GMA News Online, Wed, 16 May 2007
Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday was lagging behind his rival Darlene Custodio in the congressional race in the first district of South Cotabato, GMA Network’s News on Q reported.
Based on the partial and unofficial count of poll watchdog National Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) Read Full Story >>> Next Pacman fight set Oct. 6 – Arum
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 16 May 2007
MANNY PACQUIAO has until the first week of August to stay out of the gym after Bob Arum revealed yesterday that Top Rank has booked an Oct. 6 fight for the Filipino southpaw.
In an interview recently in General Santos City, Pacquiao said it would require him at least three months to recover th Read Full Story >>>
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