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Buhain off to Japan as WBC fight supervisor; GAB news updates
By Alex A. Paglumotan, GAB Commissioner, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 06 Jan 2006
The ever dynamic Chairman of the Games and Amusements Board Eric R. Buhain is now in Tokyo, Japan for a four-day official trip in order to supervise the conduct of the kYOWA-NAKAJEMA fight. The fight is a World Boxing Council (WBC) title match in the strawweight category to be held on Jan. 9 in Yok Read Full Story >>>Manny Pacquiao Conference Call Transcript
BoxingScene.com, Fri, 06 Jan 2006
GARY SHAW: I would like to welcome everybody to the conference call. As I said about some of the other fights, this fight will be no different than last time other than the outcome. You have two great fighters; two great warriors that you all know will go toe to toe for all 12 rounds. Manny has Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao buys a Porsche as he prepares for fight
The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 06 Jan 2006
A SUPER car for a super fighter.
Boxing star Manny Pacquiao now drives a Porsche Cayenne around Los Angeles.
"I bought it in cash," the Filipino fighter said yesterday during a break in his training at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood.
It was not clear whether the brand-new SUV he Read Full Story >>> No lapses for Pacquiao this time, says Roach
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 06 Jan 2006
FILIPINO superstar Manny Pacquiao has described himself "in tremendous shape" while sparring against much bigger welterweight fighters at the Wild Card Boxing Gym in Los Angeles.
Pacquiao, who continues his hard training for the January 21 mega-rematch with Erik "El Terrible" Morales, refused to Read Full Story >>> Morales ‘focused, wired’ for rematch
The Manila Times, Fri, 06 Jan 2006
ERIK MORALES is “focused and wired” for his January 21 rematch with Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to a boxing website Thursday.
Morales, a three-time former world champion, told fightnews.com that his training camp i Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao eyes revenge
Sun.Star Davao, Fri, 06 Jan 2006
FILIPINO ring warrior Manny Pacquiao is all focused and ready to rumble against Mexico's Erik Morales, the man who beat him and turned his face into a bloody mess back in March.
And when Pacquiao, the pride and joy of General Santos City, climbs the ring on January 21 (January 22 in Manila) in L Read Full Story >>> HBO to rebroadcast back to back Pacquiao-Morales fights
EastSideBoxing.com, Fri, 06 Jan 2006
HBO Boxing fans will be treated to a special preview leading up to the highly anticipated super featherweight rematch on Jan. 21 that will be carried by HBO Pay-Per-View between former champions Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao ( Morales vs. Pacquiao 2). HBO Sports will present the exclusive re-broad Read Full Story >>> Good year in 2005, better year ahead
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 06 Jan 2006
CHICAGO — To borrow Frank Sinatra’s words, my 2005 was “a very good year” for me as a Sun.Star Cebu sports columnist.
It started with a bang in March 19 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, where I sat ringside for the first Pacquiao versus Morales fight. Three mon Read Full Story >>> Erik upbeat, predicts a repeat in rematch
The Philippine Star, Fri, 06 Jan 2006
Three-time world champion Erik "El Terrible" Morales, in deep training in the mountains of Mexico for his upcoming fight with Manny Pacquiao on Jan. 21 in Las Vegas, on Wednesday said he is as much focused and excited as the Filipino ring icon but believes he will still come out the winner the secon Read Full Story >>> ABS-CBN to air Pacquiao-Morales rematch
Sun.Star Manila, Fri, 06 Jan 2006
ABS-CBN and cable channel Solar Sports recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to grant ABS-CBN exclusive free-TV rights to broadcast the much-anticipated rematch between Filipino fighter Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Erik Morales.
The MOA was signed by top executives from both ABS-CBN and Read Full Story >>> A CREATURE OF MOODS
Those who think El Terrible is finished might get a big surprise when Erik Morales faces Manny Pacquiao in a January rematch.
By Graham Houston, Boxing Monthly, Thu, 05 Jan 2006
For a fighter such as Erik Morales, motivation is everything. When he lost to Zahir Raheem last September it was one of those fights where he just couldn’t get interested. In with an opponent he thought he could blow out, Morales wasn’t in shape mentally or physically and the result was Read Full Story >>> Gorres, Amonsot starts sparring at Wildcard Gym
Meets 3 world champions
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 05 Jan 2006
Z "The Dream' Gorres and Czar Amonsot have started sparring today at the famed Wildcard Gym of U.S. trainer Freddie Roach in Los Angeles in preparation for their upcomcomig fights at Orleans Casino in Las Vegas on Feb. 3 against Mexican Samuel Lopez and American Arturo Quintero, respectively.
The Read Full Story >>> MAYOL-TREJO IN SULAIMAN'S LETTER TO PHILBOXING.COM
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 05 Jan 2006
My very dear friends:
As you have been advised, the WBC will celebrate the ?Night of Champions? in the paradisiacal Cancun, Mexico, from January 28 to the 31st coming, at the 5-star Grand Oasis Hotel.
We expect close to one hundred world champions, in what we believe will be the greatest boxin Read Full Story >>> PHILBOXING.COM EXCLUSIVE: GAB STRIPS CATUBAY OF RP FLYWEIGHT TITLE!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 05 Jan 2006
Federico "Magnifico" Catubay, who almost gave the country a major honor after a close decision loss for the OPBF title, has just been stripped of his RP 112-lb crown by the Games and Amusements Board following what the agency termed as "a violation of the GAB rules concerning title defenses."
Th Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, 3 other RP pugs meet in LA
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 05 Jan 2006
THE WILD Card Gym in Los Angeles looked like a Filipino household yesterday when four of the country's finest fighters, all honing up under renowned trainer Freddie Roach, converged there for the first time.
Z "The Dream" Gorres and Czar Amonsot, both slated to see action on Feb. 3, arrived at th Read Full Story >>> Bautista: Espinoza fight made me better
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Thu, 05 Jan 2006
“I have a lot to learn, but I believe I would be a better fighter after Espinoza.”
WBO Asia-Pacific Bantamweight champion Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista considered his hard-fought victory over Gerardo “Locomotora” Espinoza last Dec. 23 as a lesson learned in his que Read Full Story >>> When two Kings meet
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Thu, 05 Jan 2006
It was instant chemistry when Manny Pacquiao, King of the Ring, and Lito Camo, King of the Novelty Song, met at a coffee shop on Tomas Morato Street in Quezon City a few months ago.
They got together to discuss a project involving their common love for music.
Today, Pacquiao and Camo are partn Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: Fewer distractions, more power!
By Andre Courtemanche, FightNews.com, Thu, 05 Jan 2006
Former super bantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao says his upcoming rematch against Erik "El Terrible" Morales will be a completely different story now that he's without the distractions that plagued him in the first fight, a close but unanimous decision loss.
Speaking at a conference to hype the Read Full Story >>> Love and the perks money can’t buy
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Thu, 05 Jan 2006
CHICAGO — While covering Pacquiao vs. Morales I last March 19, 2005 at the MGM Grand, Bzac Credentials, the outfit tasked to handle the avalanche of media requests from all over the world, granted me a precious press pass.
Bzac assigned me to a floor seat. I was just a sneeze away from Pac Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao can beat Morales if he changes tactics – Collins
The Manila Bulletin, Thu, 05 Jan 2006
Manny Pacquiao need not fret about a supposed inclination of Ring Magazine to an Eric Morales victory on Jan. 22.
No less than the magazine’s kingpin, Nigel Collins, has personally prophesied a Pacquiao triumph when Filipino idol meets the Mexican icon in their 12-round superfeatherweigh Read Full Story >>>
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