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A fighter at the core, Manny Pacquiao easily makes transition to new opponent
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Tue, 17 Aug 2021
LAS VEGAS — Twenty years ago, Freddie Roach was a nascent trainer. His mentor, Eddie Futch, had set him off on his own and Roach was proving to be a worthy successor to the master.
The star of Roach’s stable at that point was James Toney, the former middleweight champion who remained one of t Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao ready to rumble
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 17 Aug 2021
HOLLYWOOD – From inside the master bedroom of his $2 million home here, Manny Pacquiao expressed his readiness to face a Cuban opponent who once won a medal in the Olympics.
“Bakbakan na (Time to fight),” said the Philippine senator on the eve of his departure for Las Vegas.
“I’m exc Read Full Story >>> RDR Promotions Signs Undefeated Welterweight Raekwon Butler
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 17 Aug 2021
Philadelphia, PA (August 16, 2021)--RDR Promotions has signed undefeated welterweight Raekwon Butler.
Butler of Brooklyn, New York, has a record of 3-0 with two wins coming via knockout.
I feel this is a great op Read Full Story >>> Hard Hitting Promotions Signs Welterweight Anthony "Juice" Young
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 17 Aug 2021
Atlantic City, NJ (August 16, 2021)--Hard Hitting Promotions is pleased to announce the signing of welterweight contender Anthony "Juice" Young.
Young, 33 of Atlantic City, New Jersey has a record of 22-2 with eight knockouts.
Young is a 10 year-professional who has developed into one of the m Read Full Story >>> Marticio, Claros, Ruiz join Hernandez in FIDE World Cadets, Youth chess KO stage
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 17 Aug 2021
Final Standings After Round 10:
Girls 14 and under
8.5 points---Jersey Marticio (Philippines)
8 points---WFM Alexandra Shvedova (Russia), WCM Nguyen Linh Dan (Vietnam), WFM Fiorella Contreras Huaman (Peru), WIM Ellen Wang (USA)
7.5 points---WFM Kai Ni Agnes Chong (Malaysia), April Joy Claros (Ph Read Full Story >>> After 'fun run' against Rigo, Casimero eyes real November rumble vs Donaire
By Homer D. Sayson, Spin.ph, Tue, 17 Aug 2021
CHICAGO - My direct line to Sean Gibbons was unusually inaccessible yesterday, the Sunday after a big fight.
And for good reasons.
The affable president of Manny Pacquiao Promotions was temporarily robbed of his cool crooner's baritone.
"I lost my voice," said his text message. "Yelling at Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao On John Riel Casimero Vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux: “It Was Like Manny Pacquiao Vs. Floyd Mayweather”
By Hans Themistode, Boxing Insider, Tue, 17 Aug 2021
Manny Pacquiao sensed deja vu as he sat back in his palatial estate to watch Guillermo Rigondeaux take on his fellow Filipino countrymen, and WBO bantamweight titlist, John Riel Casimero. The two faced off this past Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park, in Carson California.
Before enteri Read Full Story >>> Commentary: Why is Manny Pacquiao boxing again?
By Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, Mon, 16 Aug 2021
To be Manny Pacquiao is to smile and carry on.
He is a legendary boxer, about to fight in his 82nd professional match. He is one of just 12 senators who govern the Philippines. And if that isn’t enough, he is an almost certain candidate for the country’s presidency on May 9, 2022.
His cup Read Full Story >>> Freddie Roach believes Manny Pacquiao has a better resume than Floyd Mayweather
By Thomas Ward, MSN Sports, Mon, 16 Aug 2021
Logan Paul was 'glad' he fought Floyd Mayweather according to Manny Pacquiao's coach, who also took aim at 'Pretty Boy' Floyd.
Pacquiao's head trainer Freddie Roach has three times faced Mayweather and his father Floyd Mayweather Sr, all of which ended in defeat.
Mayweather, 44, recently came Read Full Story >>> Vergil Ortiz: Doesn't Matter If Crawford, Spence, Pacquiao - You Name It, I'll Fight Anyone
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 16 Aug 2021
Vergil Ortiz Jr. has become familiar with the recurring theme following each win these days.
The unbeaten welterweight contender from Grand Prairie, Texas rose to the occasion over the weekend, scoring five knockdowns en route to an eighth-round knockout of Lithuania’s Egidijus Kavaliauskas (22 Read Full Story >>> Richie ‘Popeye’ Rivera: “If Canelo Alvarez wants to see me, I’ll drop down to 168lbs. Size don’t matter, it’s if you can fight!”
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Mon, 16 Aug 2021
This past Saturday night in Worcester, Massachusetts, at The Palladium the sport of boxing saw it’s return in front of a nearly sold out crowd. The event that was promoted by Rivera Promotions Entertainment and Shearns Boxing Promotions featured 10 fights with many of the New England’s brightest Read Full Story >>> Casimero will return to the ring in an “action fight” before year’s end
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 16 Aug 2021
Casimero indicates with his fingers who he wants to fight next during an interview with Showtime's Jim Gray.
Hours away from his successful defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight title, Johnriel Cas Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao expected to take his time vs Ugas
By Dino Maragay, The Philippine Star, Mon, 16 Aug 2021
HOLLYWOOD – Manny Pacquiao will be in no rush to take Yordenis Ugas out and reclaim the WBA welterweight belt he was unceremoniously stripped of.
Those who helped Pacquiao train for his last-minute opponent expects the Filipino icon to pick his shots and work on Ugas slowly rather than try to q Read Full Story >>> 'Poetic justice' for Pacquiao if he beats Ugas, says Gibbons
By Carlo Anolin, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 16 Aug 2021
The mission stays the same with Manny Pacquiao despite the sudden change of opponent from unified WBC and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. to super WBA titlist Yordenis Ugas.
The Filipino boxing legend is out for a comeback since beating Keith Thurman in July 2019, almost two years of h Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO: "TWENTY YEARS AGO, I WAS YORDENIS UGÁS."
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 16 Aug 2021
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA (August 16, 2021) -- With undefeated WBC/IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence sidelined while he recovers from retina surgery, all eyes are on WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugás. Ugás stepped up from t Read Full Story >>> Ex Foes Casimero, Sultan Share Ring, Both Won, Saving Week for Pinoy Pugs
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 16 Aug 2021
Casimero (R) and Rigondeaux in action Saturday in California.
On a weekend that saw five Filipino fighters in action atop sunder American rings, familiar former foes Johnriel Casimero and Jonas Sultan had the rar Read Full Story >>> Bobby: Experience is key vs Ugas
By Nick Giongco, Daily Tribune, Mon, 16 Aug 2021
LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao won’t find himself groping for form or struggling to unleash the right combinations amid the last-minute withdrawal of Errol Spence and the entry of Yordenis Ugas as replacement.
Boxer-turned-congressman Bobby Pacquiao, younger brother of the eight-division champi Read Full Story >>> Good, bad, worse: Vergil Ortiz looks sharp, Casimero-Rigo dud, Pacquiao’s new foe
By Michael Rosenthal, Yahoo! Sports, Mon, 16 Aug 2021
A critical look at the past week in boxing
GOOD
Vergil Ortiz gave his most-impressive performance on Saturday in Frisco, Texas, not far from his hometown of Dallas.
The fight wasn’t his easiest. That was the work of rugged opponent Egidijus Kavaliauskas, who pushed Ortiz harder than anyone el Read Full Story >>> Casimero retains crown in yawner
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 16 Aug 2021
LOS ANGELES. It wasn’t the way WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero wanted his duel with Guillermo Rigondeaux to play out but the Cuban challenger mistook the ring for a ballroom and danced 12 rounds of boring Read Full Story >>> SPORTS SHORTS 197: JOHN RIEL CASIMERO TRIUMPHS OVER GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX WHO THRIVES ON "HIT AND RUN" BOXING IN A HISTORIC BORING FIGHT
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 16 Aug 2021
John Riel Casimero (31-4, 21 KOs) retained his WBO world bantamweight title defeating Guillermo Rigondeaux (20-2, 13 KOs) by split decision at the Dignity Health Sports Park in California on Saturday, August 14 (Sund Read Full Story >>>
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