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Champagne co-hosts sports program
Tempo, Tue, 03 Jan 2006
THE last time we saw Champagne Morales, she was a very young-looking 16-year-old who wore sweet dresses in pastel colors, with her hair in China-doll bangs and the rest of it hanging down her back, just like in a shampoo commercial.
Thus, one might be surprised to discover that today, Champag Read Full Story >>>“Fighting Words” – January Preview: Career-Defining Fights Jump-Start 2006
By David P. Greisman, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2006
From New York City to New South Wales, in each and every time zone spanning the globe, celebrations have ceased, as the ball has dropped to commemorate the end of one long haul and to signal another year begun anew.
January – named for Janus, the Roman god of doors and doorways – has Read Full Story >>> Of betting odds
By Edwin G. Espejo, Sun.Star General Santos, Mon, 02 Jan 2006
GENERAL Santos City boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao is again a slight favorite when he meets arch nemesis Erik "El Terrible" Morales for their highly anticipated rematch on January 21 (January 22 Manila time).
Odds makers in Las Vegas are putting Manny a 7-5 favorite even though he lost a close Read Full Story >>> BARDON VIES FOR PABA TITLE
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 02 Jan 2006
San Carlos City's Jojo Bardon, a protege of Rex "Wakee" Salud, will challenge for the Pan-Asian Boxing Association (PABA) flyweight crown against reigning champion Denkaosan Kaovichit on January 10 in Thailand.
Bardon, who once tried and failed to win the RP junior fly title against Sonny Boy Ja Read Full Story >>> Preview & Analysis: MORALES VS. PACQUIAO II
By Eric Raskin, The Ring, Mon, 02 Jan 2006
Naseem Hamed may be long gone, but his legacy lives on in the form of fighters like Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao. Hamed ushered in the era of million-dollar featherweights, and since he faded from the scene early in the current millennium, megabucks pay-per-view showdowns at or around 126 have be Read Full Story >>> Quietly saving the best of Pinoy
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 02 Jan 2006
YOUNG ARTIST RONALD BOHLANDER, visiting again from Dusseldorf, Germany, fretted on the holiday table, wondering.
His ears didn't ring or hurt from all the varied, multi-colored explosions. No soot, unlike last year, in his German nostrils.
The pyrotechnics were there, okay. But there seemed to Read Full Story >>> It’s Morales over Pacquiao – The Ring
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 02 Jan 2006
ERIK MORALES will repeat over Manny Pacquiao. This is what The Ring magazine said in its analysis of the highly-anticipated rematch set to explode on Jan. 21 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Eric Raskin, managing editor of the publication dubbed The Bible of Boxing, wrote that "style Read Full Story >>> The Best of 2005: Morales vs. Pacquiao
By Teddy Molina, 15rounds.com, Sun, 01 Jan 2006
The buildup was truly magnificent. Sparring partners maimed during sparring sessions. A secret weapon called “Manila Ice.” One of the gutsiest “Mexican fighters” sent by his country to salvage the legacy of “Mexican boxing” ... this was going to be a good one.
Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao looking to fight Barrera within year
ABS-CBN News, Sun, 01 Jan 2006
Win or lose in a rematch against Erik Morales, Manny Pacquiao is looking toward a rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera this year.
"I will fight him (Barrera) anytime," Pacquiao told popular American boxing reporter Brad Cooney of Boxingtalk.com.
Pacquiao has earned superstardom after he gave Bar Read Full Story >>> Zahir Raheem: the missing man when Jan. 21 rolls around at Thomas & Mack
By Jeff Haney, Las Vegas Sun, Sun, 01 Jan 2006
The new year's first big boxing event takes place Jan. 21, when Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao square off in a rematch of their sensational fight last March.
But there will be a man mysteriously missing from the main event at the Thomas & Mack Center that night: unheralded Zahir Raheem, whose up Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao leads Morales in poll
The Philippine Star, Sun, 01 Jan 2006
With exactly three weeks left before the first big fight of 2006, Manny Pacquiao is way ahead of Erik Morales in the "unofficial scorecards" of fight fans visiting the Filipino boxer’s official website.
An on-line voting at www.mannypacquiao.ph shows the Filipino super featherweight as the Read Full Story >>> It's a KO for Manny
Sun.Star Davao, Sun, 01 Jan 2006
AS THE much-anticipated rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales is getting nearer and nearer, more and more boxing observers are predicting a knockout victory for the Filipino champion.
Based on the latest online poll being conducted by HBO, some 39 percent say Pacquiao will put Morales Read Full Story >>> Morales shifts to speed training; Pacman ready
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 01 Jan 2006
MEXICAN superstar Erik Morales, now done with the strength aspect of his training at the Queretaro Mountains off Mexico City, shifts to speed training as he steps up his buildup for his Jan. 21 rematch with Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Reports comin Read Full Story >>> Morales goes fast, furious
The Manila Bulletin, Sun, 01 Jan 2006
Mexican taps youthful sparmate
IN ANTICIPATION of a fast and furious exchange of punches with Manny Pacquiao on Jan. 21, Erik Morales has tapped the services of a youthful and promising sparmate who he believes will aid him in coping with the high-octane phase that the Filipino will bring to the Read Full Story >>> Bautista to visit RP briefly after victory in USA
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 01 Jan 2006
Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista is scheduled to arrive on Jan. 2 following his successful stint at the Sycuan Resort and Casino in California.
However, it will only be a short visit for Bautista to alleviate his homesickness, as he has to go back and train in the US for his next fight.
Read Full Story >>> Abapo KOs Marzan anew to retain RP jr welter title
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Sun, 01 Jan 2006
ALA Boy Bart Abapo created his own fireworks just in time for New Year's Day as he knocked out Cagayan de Oro City's Rex Marzan in the sixth round to retain his RP light welterweight title in the other night's "Rambolan sa Talibon" card at the CPG Multi-Purpose Center in Talibon, Bohol.
Aside fr Read Full Story >>> REY BAUTISTA ARRIVING IN CEBU JAN. 2
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2005
Bohol boxing phenom Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista, fresh from his conquest of Mexican veteran Gerardo Espinoza at the Sycuan Casino in San Diego last Dec. 23, will be arriving in Cebu on Jan. 2, 2006 for a quick respite and to spend quality time with his family during the new year.
The 19-year-old Bau Read Full Story >>> 2005 "15 Rounds Awards"
15rounds.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2005
Best Fighter
1) Ricky Hatton- After June 4th Hatton suddenly became one the most feared boxers in the world as he won the IBF Junior Welterweight Championship by dominating Kostya Tszyu over eleven rounds forcing the once invincible champ to quit on his stool before the final round. Before this c Read Full Story >>> ABAPO RETAINS RP JR WELTER CROWN!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2005
TALIBON, BOHOL--Reigning RP junior welter champ Bart Abapo retained his title Friday evening, stopping challenger Rex Marzan in the sixth round of the "Rambolan sa Talibon" at the jampacked CPG Multi-Purpose Gym here.
Abapo, working behind a crisp left jab and high-precision right straight, befu Read Full Story >>> 2005 - The Year in Review, plus Year- End Awards - Part 3
By Paul Ruby, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 31 Dec 2005
For the last half decade, the 140 pound division has hosted some of boxing’s most elite talents, as well as some of the true class acts of the sport - guys like Arturo Gatti, Kostya Tszyu, and my pick for Fighter of the Year, Ricky Hatton. The potential arrival of fighters like Acelino Freitas Read Full Story >>>
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