Gesta Off June 9 Card!

By PhilBoxing.com May 26, 2007

Featherweight prospect Mercito 'Guerrero' Gesta has been taken off the big June 9 Top Rank card at the Madison Square Garden after organizers could not find an opponent for the now 143-lb…

BAUTISTA SET TO RETURN TO TRAINING NEXT WEEK

By Salven L. Lagumbay May 26, 2007

WBO mandatory superbantam challenger Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista is set to return to the ALA Gym next week and start training for his August challenge of WBO champion Daniel Ponce De Leon.…

Bohol boxing gets new round with Mayor Lim’s reelection

By Rommel C. Manlosa May 26, 2007

BOXING will continue to flourish in Tagbilaran City following the reelection of Mayor Dan Neri Lim. With Tagbilaran’s involvement in boxing, Boholano ring talents had flourished. It saw the meteoric rise of…

Pacquiao backs out of bout with Marquez

By Abac Cordero May 26, 2007

Unless a miracle happens, the awaited rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will not take place this September as the WBC had planned. The camp of the Filipino superstar has…

Top Rank, GBP set for long battle for Pacman

By Nick Giongco May 26, 2007

THE legal battle over the promotional rights of Manny Pacquiao is expected to drag until next year, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said recently. The case is still in court and Top…

RSR’s McGahee Creates Horror Website!

By PhilBoxing.com May 26, 2007

Horror has a new home. RSR’s Managing Editor, Geno McGahee, has started a new website called “Scared Stiff Reviews,” featuring the best horror film reviews, and much more. From the 1940’s to…

WHAT IS THE BEST FIGHT FOR THE PACMAN RIGHT NOW?

By Danny Leigh May 25, 2007

WBC Jr. Lightweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez 47-3-1 35kos from Mexico is the obvious front runner and the fans choice. This is exactly the type of fight boxing needs and is one…

FORMER WORLD CHAMPION ZARATE SUFFERS HEART ATTACK

By Ronnie Nathanielsz May 25, 2007

One of the greatest bantamweight champions and legendary knockout artist, Mexico’s Carlos Zarate suffered a heart attack after a training session with his son Carlos Jr but according to well-known boxing writer…

ALJOE: CONDES WILL KO RAHMAN IN THREE OR FOUR ROUNDS

By Ronnie Nathanielsz May 25, 2007

Philippine minimum weight champion Florante Condes who battles reigning IBF champion Muhammad Rachman in a mandatory title fight on June 16 in Jakarta is confident that he will catch the champion in…

ANOTHER MISMATCH LOOMS IN JAPAN

By Ronnie Nathanielsz May 25, 2007

A glance at the upcoming schedule of fights in Japan confirm that Filipino flyweight Gilbert De La Torre will fight undefeated Japanese Shigetaka Ikehara on June 4 at the famous Korakuen Hall.…

D’Flash to vie for IBF title

By PhilBoxing.com May 25, 2007

Nonito Donaire Jr., known as the Filipino Flash, is raring to dethrone IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan in their scheduled 12-round bout at the Harbour Yard Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut, July 7.…

KAMEDA STOPS OGAH

By Joe Koizumi May 25, 2007

TOKYO, JAPAN -- Unbeaten ex-WBA light-fly champ, now WBA#1/WBC#3 ranked flyweight Koki Kameda (15-0, 11 KOs), 111.5, floored OPBF#2 Indonesian 108-pound champ Irfan Ogah (16-3-4, 7 KOs), 112, twice and halted him…

Soto tries to use Bobby Pacquiao as springboard for Pacman fight

By Nick Giongco May 25, 2007

HUMBERTO SOTO of Mexico plans to use Bobby Pacquiao, the unheralded and younger brother of boxing star Manny, as a springboard to bigger fights. Soto clashes with Bobby on June 9 in…

Pacman bout still in hands of promoters

By Abac Cordero May 25, 2007

Juan Manuel Marquez, the reigning WBC super-featherweight champion, still considers Manny Pacquiao as the biggest and worthiest challenger out there. “I believe that the biggest fight for me out there is against…

Floyd, Pac Man top list of boxing’s best fighters

By Matthew Aguilar May 25, 2007

An active few weeks in the Sweet Science calls for a new pound-for-pound list. Pretty & Pac 1. Floyd Mayweather: As uninspiring as "Pretty Boy's" victory over Oscar De La Hoya may…