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Banal to go after WBO Youth title By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 24 Dec 2006 YOUNG sensation Alex John “Bazooka” Banal will open the 2007 boxing calendar with a bang as the Tagbilaran City-adopted son will be fighting for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Youth World super-flyweight championship in January.
The undefeated Banal will be the main attraction o Read Full Story >>>FILIPINA BOXER MAKES IMPACT IN CHINA By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Dec 2006 Outstanding amateur female boxer Gretchen Abaniel made a big impact with a four round majority decision over hometown favorite Li Hai Li in a fight card at the Expo Garden Hotel in Kunming, Yunnan, China on Saturday night.
Two of the judges had Abaniel winning handily but one judge reportedly Read Full Story >>> RACHMAN TKO'S SOROLLA IN 7TH! By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Dec 2006 JAKARTA--IBF minimumweight champion Muhammad Rachman celebrated his 35th birthday with a big bang, stopping gutsy Filipino challenger Benjie Sorolla in the seventh round of a scheduled 12-rounder at the 5,000-capacity Indoor Tennis Stadium Senayan here.
Rachman rained several unanswered punches i Read Full Story >>> Días decisivos para Barrera Quiere pelear con Pacquiao, pero... By Ernesto Castellanos, Esto en Linea, Sun, 24 Dec 2006

Marco Antonio Barrera espera que en un plazo máximo de una semana, quede definida su siguiente pelea señalada para marzo en Las Vegas.
Marco Antonio quiere pelear con Read Full Story >>> Breaking Through in 2006 By Rico Navarro, The Freeman, Sun, 24 Dec 2006 Breaking through. This was hands-down the major accomplishment of Cebu Boxing in the year 2006. No, Cebu still doesn't have a world champion to follow the exploits of Manny Pacquiao. But should a boxer out of the Cebu boxing family become a world champ in the next two years, he'll surely look back t Read Full Story >>> Manny top pug of 2006 By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 24 Dec 2006 FILIPINO ring idol Manny Pacquiao ended the year as the best pound-for-pound fighter, according to East Side Boxing.
James Slater, a noted American boxing columnist, who also writes for EastSideBoxing.com, put Pacquiao over Floyd “Pretty Boy” Mayweather Jr. in his year ending best po Read Full Story >>> Pacman-Barrera purse bid deferred By Dante Navarro, The Philippine Star, Sun, 24 Dec 2006 The World Boxing Council, citing Manny Pacquiao’s contractual dispute involving rival promoters Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions, decided to suspend the purse bid scheduled early next year for the mandatory title defense of world champion Marco Antonio Barrera against the Filipino boxing ico Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO ENDORSES FIRST CANDIDATE FOR MAY POLLS By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 23 Dec 2006 GENERAL Santos City -- Filipino boxing superstar Manny "PacMan"
Pacquiao has made his first formal endorsement of a policital candidate to the coming May elections here Wednesday night.
Pacquiao, who is also reportedly being lured to run in the elections, had publicly endorsed his good friend R Read Full Story >>> Politics Once Again Take Center Stage in Pacquiao’s Sage. A Lump of Coal for Manny, Golden Boy, Top Rank, and Pacquiao’s Crew By Ricardo Lois, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 23 Dec 2006 LOS ANGELES -- The drama surrounding Manny Pacquiao continues.
Today the World Boxing Council announced the cancellation of the purse bid for a bout between the Filipino and the Council’s Super Featherweight Champion Marco Antonio Barrera until the legal confusion surrounding Pacquiao’ Read Full Story >>> WBC SUSPENDS PACQUIAO-BARRERA PURSE BID By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 23 Dec 2006 The World Boxing Council has suspended the purse bid for the mandatory title shot of Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao against reigning WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera. The purse bid was scheduled for January 12 should
negotiations between the two fighters handlers not succee Read Full Story >>> JAPAN’S RISING SON: IS KOKI KAMEDA THE NEXT MANNY PACQUIAO? By Cliff Rold, RingTalk.com, Sat, 23 Dec 2006
KAMEDA RETAINS WITH A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER!
Alexandria, VA – For a thirteen fight upstart, WBA 108 lb. titlist Koki Kameda (13-0, 10 KOs) fights with the mean streak of an aged veteran whose been held back his whole career. The sharper strategy and execution he brought to his Wednesday re Read Full Story >>> Rachman, Sorolla Hurdle Final Weigh-in! PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 23 Dec 2006 The final weigh-in for today's IBF minimumweight championship took place this morning, with both reigning champ Muhammad Rachman and Filipino challenger Benjie Sorolla well within the limit.
The IBF has ruled that no fighter should weigh more than ten percent of the regulatory weight limit of 105 Read Full Story >>> King denies Pacquiao bid! FightNews.com, Sat, 23 Dec 2006 Promoter Don King denies media reports this week claiming he has been pursuing representation of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao. "I have not called nor have I spoken with Manny Pacquiao, his trainer or anyone in his camp," King said. "I have no idea where these reports have emanated from, but I can a Read Full Story >>> RACHMAN, SOROLLA VOW KO WINS! By Salven L. Lagumbay, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 23 Dec 2006 JAKARTA -- Expect bloodbath when Filipino Benjie Sorolla puts his country's title drought to an end today as he challenges International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight kingpin Muhammad Rachman at the 5,000-capacity Tennis Indoor Senayan Stadium here in Indonesia.
It will be a vastly differ Read Full Story >>> BAUTISTA, GORRES LEAVE FOR U.S IN MID JANUARY By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 23 Dec 2006 WBO No.1 ranked Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and WBO super flyweight mandatory challenger Z "The Dream" Gorres are scheduled to leave for the U.S by mid-January to step up training for their scheduled world title fights on February 25 in a planned Philippines-Mexico World Cup.
Respected boxing pat Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao/Barrera Purse Offer Suspended EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 23 Dec 2006 From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: Due to the current legal situation concerning the WBC mandatory super featherweight contender Manny Pacquiao, the WBC has suspended the purse offer that was scheduled for January 12, 2007, for the mandatory title defense of world champion Marco Antonio Barrera..
Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Ready To Face Barrera in April By Ronnie Nathanielsz, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 23 Dec 2006 Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao says he is ready to fight WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera in a rematch in April next year.
In an interview on the evening news program of ABS-CBN, Pacquiao said he had written to the WBC informing the organization that he is ready to accep Read Full Story >>> Pacman accepts Barrera challenge By Dante Navarro, The Philippine Star, Sat, 23 Dec 2006 Manny Pacquiao has agreed to fight Marco Antonio Barrera next year, preferably in April, to give the Mexican the chance to avenge his loss to the Filipino boxing icon three years ago.
"The World Boxing Council sent me a letter and said it will be a mandatory fight for Barrera," said Pacquiao in Read Full Story >>> The Final Pound-4-Pound Boxing Ratings Of The Year - For Period Ending December 22nd 2006 By James Slater, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 23 Dec 2006 There is little over one week left in the year. Therefore the following pound-4-pound ratings are probably the last ones you will read before 007. This coming year will hopefully give us plenty to cheer about in terms of boxing action, and the top-ten best fighters on the planet list may well be sub Read Full Story >>> Quijano: Season’s beatings By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 23 Dec 2006 IT’S the season to be giving so the Last Round is giving away gifts for our favorite boxers and boxing personalities. You may claim your gifts after you buy me several last rounds. Ho ho ho…
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