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| | All articles by Salven L. Lagumbay | There are 1,984 articles attributed to this author. Displaying articles 1051 to 1060.EXCLUSIVE: MAYOL POISED TO SIGN UP WITH TOP RANK! Tue, 31 Oct 2006 World Boxing Council no. 3 strawweight Rodel Mayol is poised to sign up with promoter Bob Arum's Top Rank, as the Filipino bids to get higher-profile fights in the United States.
In an exclusive interview yesterday, Mayol said that he already received a copy of the promotional contract from Arum,
MARQUEZ-JACA ON AGAIN FOR NOV. 25! Sat, 28 Oct 2006 Filipino Jimrex 'The Executioner' Jaca's botched bid to take on WBO interim featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez came to life once again after it had been confirmed that the bout will now take place on November 25 in McAllen, Texas, USA.
The bout was originally scheduled to take place last
SANTILLAN VIES FOR OPBF WELTER CROWN Sat, 28 Oct 2006 Cebu-based Rev 'Gentle Giant' Santillan will get another chance to regain his title when he challenges reigning Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) welter king Taisei Marumoto on February 12 at the Archaic Hall in Amagasaki, Japan.
The Iloilo City-raised Santillan (22-3-1, 16 KO's) had
BAUTISTA LANDS IN L.A., SET TO REPORT AT WILD CARD TODAY Fri, 27 Oct 2006 Undefeated Filipino star Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista landed in Los Angeles on a PAL flight yesterday, together with his trainer Edito Villamor, and was immediately whisked away by a waiting vehicle owned by Oscar De la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.
This is Bautista's first trip to the United States
GORRES, BANAL TOP INDON FOES! Sun, 22 Oct 2006 In contrasting yet impressive fashions, both Z "The Dream" Gorres and Alex John 'Bazooka' Banal hurdled their respective Indonesian foes moments ago at the super jampacked Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex.
Banal showed his ring brilliance, outboxing and out-foxing the very durable and str
MALCOLM TUNACAO IN NON-TITLE BOUT NOV. 11! Fri, 20 Oct 2006 Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight champion Malcolm 'Eagle Eye' Tunacao returns to action on November 11 in a non-title, 10-round bout against Japan's Masahito Igawa at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Tunacao, ranked WBC no. 3 bantamweight, took the OPBF title with a lo
Sultan faces Nigerian in Singapore Fri, 20 Oct 2006 Filipino Dondon Sultan will face former victim Solomon Igberime on November 25 for the vacant WBF welterweight title at the Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Centre.
This was confirmed yesterday by Sultan's manager Sammy Gello-ani in an interview with this writer.
Sultan is coming o
BAUTISTA LOOKS SHARP IN SPARRING, WANTS PONCE DE LEON! Fri, 20 Oct 2006 Undefeated Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista wowed the crowd that trooped to the Fight Club in Banilad, Cebu yesterday, as he knocked out one sparmate, and engaged in torrid exchange of leathers with two more sparmates in his first public appearance since injuring his right collarbone that cancelled an sched
Weights from Cebu! Fri, 20 Oct 2006 The official weigh-in for tomorrow's huge 'War in the Ring' card has just been finished at the fabulous Lai Garden Seafood and Restaurant in Cebu, and here are the weights of the fighters seeing action:
Z GORRES 114.5 lbs, VS SONY MANAKANE 116 lbs
(Manakane came in at 117 lbs, but came back to m
SUICO VS VALERO BEING FINALIZED IN JAPAN! Fri, 20 Oct 2006 It's hands of stone versus hands of stone!
A deal has been finalized where Cebu's Randy 'Komong Bato' Suico will serve as chief sparmate and take on undefeated knockout artist and WBA super-featherweight king Edwin Valero in Japan.
Suico's manager Joe Koizumi said last week that his ward, the
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