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Bautista Can Look at Original 'Boom Boom' as Inspiration
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 15 Aug 2007

Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini. Unknown to many, the most famous "Boom Boom" in boxing was Ray Mancinci, an Italian-American former boxer in the '80s from the south side of Youngstown, Ohio. It was actually his father,   
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ROACH ARRIVES IN THE PHILIPPINES THURSDAY
By Brad Cooney, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 15 Aug 2007
Famed fight trainer Freddie Roach informed Philboxing that he will depart from Los Angeles and head to The Philippines Tuesday night, at 10PM. Roach made it clear that there was never any rift, or disagreement between himself and Manny Pacquiao, " Manny and I have talked about this before, we talke  Read Full Story >>>

ROACH SAYS BANAL IS THE BEST YOUNG PROSPECT IN THE WORLD
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 15 Aug 2007
Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach says undefeated super flyweight AJ ?Bazooka? Banal who scored a smashing third round TKO over touted Mexican Jorge Cardenas ?is the best young prospect in the world.? Roach said Banal knocked out ?a real good opponent and he hit him so hard the guy broke his l  Read Full Story >>>

ROACH CONFIDENT ?BOOM BOOM? WILL BE BACK
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 15 Aug 2007
Freddie Roach, probably one of the greatest trainers in the world today and someone who is adored by Filipino fight fans and boxers alike says he is confident 21 year old Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista will bounce back from his stunning first round KO loss to WBO super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce D  Read Full Story >>>

Int?l media group reacts on P30-M libel case filed by Pacman vs sportswriter
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 15 Aug 2007
Saying the libel charges will smother media's freedom of speech, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called again for defamation law reform in the Philippines, after the latest round of libel cases against journalists, including the P30-million criminal case boxing icon Manny Pacqu  Read Full Story >>>

ALL?S WELL THAT ENDS WELL FOR CONDES
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 15 Aug 2007
After hours of sometimes heated exchanges over two days and three meetings the controversy surrounding IBF minimum weight champion Florante Condes? managerial and promotional contracts were finally resolved through the efforts of Games and Amusements chairman Eric Buhain. In the end Condes was p  Read Full Story >>>

WILL ?BOOM BOOM? EVER EXPLODE AGAIN?
By Ed C. Tolentino, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Aug 2007

The guns of Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista may have been silenced with utter impunity by Mexican powerhitter Daniel Ponce de Leon, but to say that they will never fire again is both premature if not downright hogwash. At a  
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PACQUIAO ENCOURAGES BAUTISTA NOT TO GIVE UP
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Aug 2007

Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao who is acknowledged as a hero for opening the doors to several young Filipino boxers to be able to make a name for themselves in the United States has encouraged Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista not  
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PACQUIAO BEGINS TRAINING, WAITS FOR ROACH
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Aug 2007
Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao squelched rumors that he had personal problems and a tiff with celebrated trainer Freddie Roach which was the reason for his sudden decision to return home in a hurry after the press conference formally announcing his rematch with legendary Mexican Marco Antonio Bar  Read Full Story >>>

?Boom Boom? Bautista's age was not the culprit
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Aug 2007
The first round knockout defeat suffered by WBO Asia-Pacific champion Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista in the hands of stone-fisted World Boxing Organization (WBO) superbantamweight (122 lbs) boss Daniel Ponce De Leon last August 12 in Sacramento, California, did not mean that Bautista was not yet ready to   Read Full Story >>>

Boom Boom not the first Pinoy pug to suffer first round KO in title fight
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Aug 2007
There is nothing to be ashamed of for fans and handlers of baby-faced Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista. The 21-year-old junior featherweight phenom from Candijay, Bohol was not the first Filipino fighter to suffer a humiliating first round stoppage defeat in a world title match. Flyweight contender Di  Read Full Story >>>

A Bitter Lesson
By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Aug 2007
There was an air of disappointment and disgust as Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista, earlier reputed to be the inheritor of the Philippine boxing kingship now owned by Manny Pacquiao was brutally pummeled into submission by WBO Jr. Featherweight King Daniel Ponce de Leon. Well, I think disappointment is a  Read Full Story >>>

REDEMPTION ROAD
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 13 Aug 2007

Gerry Penalosa proved me wrong. I thought his fight with Daniel Ponce de Leon would be his last hurrah. The 35-year-old Penalosa (52-6-2, 35 KOs) shockingly dethroned the 25 year old WBO bantamweight titli  
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WBC #9 LUNAS FINISHES WBC #6 MITANI
By Joe Koizumi, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 13 Aug 2007

TAKASAGO, JAPAN -- WBC#9 ranked Rolly Matsushita Lunas (24-6-1, 13 KOs), 115.5, a Japan-based Filipino banger, kept his OPBF bantamweight belt as he finally exploded solid combinations to drop WBC#6 Japanese national champ   
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CONDES VS MEXICAN NOT HAPPENING!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 13 Aug 2007
International matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz has informed today that IBF miniflyweight champion Florante Condes' planned bout with Mexican Raul Garcia on September 22 is not happening. Sources reveal that Lewkowicz offered Condes' promoter Bobby Bostick a purse of $35,000 for the champion to defend  Read Full Story >>>

RP WINS 'WORLD CUP' OVER MEXICO, 5-1
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 13 Aug 2007

SACRAMENTO -- The Philippines won the bragging rights over Mexico yesterday, winning five of the six bouts at stake at the 'World Cup' of Boxing held at the Arco Arena here in front of a highly-partisan crowd of 4,469 screa  
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PACQUIAO ABANDONS TEAM PHILIPPINES, RETURNS HOME
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 13 Aug 2007

Manny Pacquiao who was named captain of Team Philippines in the World Cup showdown against Mexico at the Arco Arena on Sunday discarded the honor and flew back to Manila without informing either trainer Freddie Roach or Gol  
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LUNAS RETAINS OPBF BANTAM TITLE IN JAPAN
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 13 Aug 2007
Filipino Rolly Lunas Matsushita yesterday retained his OPBF bantamweight title with a 12th-round knockout over Masayuki Mitani at the Takasago, Hyogo, Japan. Matsushita sent down Mitani twice in the final round, and the referee had to stop the fight after Mitani's second trip to the canvas as th  Read Full Story >>>

BOOM BOOM IS KO?D BUT PHILIPPINES WINS THE WORLD CUP, 5 - 1
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 12 Aug 2007

Emerging ring sensation Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista who was previously undefeated with a record of 23-0, 17 KO?s) was stopped dead in his tracks by fierce-looking Mexican warrior Daniel Ponce De Leon (32-1, 29 KO?s)   
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'WORLD CUP' BOUT UPDATES!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 12 Aug 2007
SACRAMENTO,Calif.--Gerry Penalosa enters the ring with Freddie Roach, Katsidis and co-manager Billy Keane. Then Jhonny Gonzalez follows to the tune of a Mexican music. Lupe Contreras now introduces both fighters. First round--Penalosa stalks Gonzalez, Gerry to the body, Gonzalez dancing beautiful  Read Full Story >>>


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