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| | All articles by Ronnie Nathanielsz | There are 7,060 articles attributed to this author. Displaying articles 5491 to 5500.FILIPINOS IN CHICAGO EAGER TO SEE PACQUIAO Mon, 05 May 2008 The large and active Filipino community in Chicago is looking forward to seeing boxing icon Manny Pacquiao on his planned visit to the city for a joint press conference with WBC lightweight champion David Diaz on May 21.
Chicago is the birthplace of Diaz and is one of the key cities in the fight
RELIEVED CONDES TRAINING HARD Mon, 05 May 2008
International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimum weight champion Florante Condes, relieved of the headaches posed by managerial and promotional conflicts from which he has been spared in recent weeks, says he is ?relieved and conce
PACQUIAO HONORED WITH POSTAGE STAMP Sat, 03 May 2008
Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao will be honored with a special issue of a postage stamp, becoming the first athlete to be accorded such an honor by the Philippine Postal Service.
Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today learned some
CASTRO SIGNS UP WITH SINGAPORE SLINGERS Sat, 03 May 2008 Extraordinarily talented point guard Jason Castro of the leading amateur team Harbour Center has become the first Filipino to sign up with a team in Australia's highly competitive National Basketball League.
Castro signed up with the first Asia-based club in the NBL , Singapore Slingers, after
KNOCKOUTS PREDICTED IN CEBU Fri, 02 May 2008 Knockouts have been predicted by the four fighters headlining an exciting fight card at the Cebu City Coliseum tomorow with two former world title challengers Bert Batawang and Rodel Mayol who both lost to reigning IBF light flyweight champion Ulises Solis taking on Thai journeymen challengers in a
ABS-CBN TO TELECAST DE LA HOYA-FORBES 'HOMECOMING' Thu, 01 May 2008
The giant Philippine broadcast network ABS-CBN will telecast the junior middleweight battle between ?The Golden Boy? of boxing Oscar De La Hoya and former super featherweight champion Steve Forbes on Sunday (Manila Time) o
REYES ROUTS MURPHY IN VIEWERS 8-BALL CHALLENGE Thu, 01 May 2008
Efren ?Bata? Reyes should have switched monickers with 14 year old Austin Murphy whom ?The Magician? routed 15-6 in the International Pool Tour Viewers 8-Ball Challenge Match.
As Reyes coasted to victory against a nervous kid
ARUM SAYS CONCEPCION IS SOMETHING SPECIAL Wed, 30 Apr 2008
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum who promoted the fight card in Quartero, Mexico in which Bernabe Concepcion retained his North American Boxing Federation super bantamweight title with a second round TKO over 2004 Olympic alternate
ARUM NOT HAPPY WITH PACQUIAO?S DELAYED ARRIVAL Wed, 30 Apr 2008
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum admits he is ?not very happy? about Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao?s failure to show up for a planned press conference on May 3 forcing Arum to postpone the event for May 13.
In an overseas telephone co
KIZER CLARIFIES GLOVE ISSUE Wed, 30 Apr 2008 Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer has clarified the issue over 8-ounce and 10-ounce gloves.
In an email to Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today, Kizer said the earlier belief that fighters in the lightweight division had to wear 10-ounce gloves while the Commission cond
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