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?BOX ILOILO BOX?
Boxing organizer vows to provide ring doctor to avoid controversy
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 11 Jan 2008
ILOILO CITY ? In order to put a halt on controversy generated by the tournament organizers? failure to have a stand-by ring physician in its two previous tournaments in December 2007, Mario ?Marlon? Lumacad, Jr., chief organizer of ?Box Iloilo Box?, an amateur boxing program co-sponsored by the city Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao shrugs off Net shots
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 11 Jan 2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino ring superstar Manny Pacquiao Thursday dismissed the photos being circulated on the Internet as a desperate attempt to discredit him.
?Paninira lang sa kanya (an attempt to discredit him),? was how Pacquiao reacted when reached over the phone, according to Mike Enr Read Full Story >>> Yo Sam Choi?s Death Means New Life
By Brett Conway, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 11 Jan 2008
Of my time spent writing about boxing, last Thursday was the darkest. On that day, former WBC light flyweight champion Yo Sam Choi died.
I have written before on death in the boxing ring: Ernie Schaaf, Benny Paret, and Duk Koo Ki Read Full Story >>> Olympic champ inspires Donaire
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Fri, 11 Jan 2008
A few years ago, IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. was drifting through life and didn?t know where he was headed.
?I lost the desire to fight,? he recalled yesterday. ?I was living with my mother (Imelda) and our family was getting pulled apart. Honestly, I didn?t know what to do with my Read Full Story >>> GUZMAN BATTLES ARTHUR ON PAC-MARQUEZ CARD?
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 10 Jan 2008
Mexican sources have informed that WBO superfeatherweight champion Joan Guzman of the Dominican Republic has been included in the huge March 15 card at the Mandalay Bay, as he defends his title against Alex Arthur of the United Kingdom.
The main event will feature the highly-anticipated rematch b Read Full Story >>> Gorres out to tame Darchinyan
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Thu, 10 Jan 2008
FILIPINO STYLIST Z Gorres said yesterday he will be ready for whatever Armenian Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan will bring to the table when they lock horns at the grand ballroom of the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City on Feb. 2.
In an interview over DZSR 918, Gorres said in straight English that he Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE AND VILORIA: TALE OF TWO FIL-AMS
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 10 Jan 2008
 
Hawaiian-born Fil-Am Brian Viloria wanted to challenge IBF/IBO flyweight champ Nonito Donaire if there is an opportunity. He defeated both Nonito in the Read Full Story >>> Roach eagerly awaits Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Thu, 10 Jan 2008
FREDDIE ROACH is aching to get his hands on Manny Pacquiao.
Roach, the celebrated American trainer, said in a long-distance call yesterday that there are offers for him to leave the Wild Card Boxing Club and hook up with other popular fighters but politely turned down the interested parties as Read Full Story >>> THE REMATCH YOU?VE BEEN WAITING FOR
Can Marquez Do To Pac-Man
By Don Stewart, The Ring, Thu, 10 Jan 2008
For all the damage he?s done to the Mexican fight game, Manny Pacquiao is probably the most popular non-Mexican fighter in that country. In seven straight bouts, and 10 his last 11, the Filipino slugger has fought a Mexican opponent. He?s sent the beloved Marco Antonio Barrera into retirement, and p Read Full Story >>> Of Fragile Fetlocks, Brittle Egos and Superman?s Glass Jaw
By Michael Katz, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 10 Jan 2008
?Down the stretch they come?.? Dave Johnson?s signature horse racing call does not usually apply to boxing, where the final stages are more painful than thrilling. Archie Moore, Jersey Joe Walcott, George Foreman and Bernard Hopkins are exceptions to the rule that fighters have, as the Racing Form w Read Full Story >>> Banal, Bautista in Pe?alosa undercard
Sun.Star Cebu, Thu, 10 Jan 2008
THE young boxing sensation AJ ?Bazooka? Banal will be fighting in the undercard of the upcoming Gerry ?Fearless? Pe?alosa World Boxing Organization bantamweight title defense against Ratanachai Sor Vorapin on March 2 at the Araneta Coliseum alongside fellow ALA boxer Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista.
Ba Read Full Story >>> Diaz is Likely Stripped, Katsidis The New Champ
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 10 Jan 2008
Willie Savannah, manager of WBO/WBA/IBF lightweight champion Juan Diaz (33-0, 17KOs), has received an official letter from WBO President Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel, giving him three-days (from the date of the letter) to accept a fight with WBO interim-lightweight champ Michael Katsidis (23-0, 20KOs) Read Full Story >>> JOMANZ OMANZ: ANOTHER BANAL?
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 09 Jan 2008
Two thundering fists, two widely different young men!
While they were both born amidst the struggle of a family making a difficult living, Joseph ?Jomanz Omanz? Oma?a and AJ ?Bazooka? Banal are a study in contrast. Where Banal fou Read Full Story >>> Of Fragile Fetlocks, Brittle Egos and Superman?s Glass Jaw
By Michael Katz, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 09 Jan 2008
?Down the stretch they come?.? Dave Johnson?s signature horse racing call does not usually apply to boxing, where the final stages are more painful than thrilling. Archie Moore, Jersey Joe Walcott, George Foreman and Bernard Hopkins are exceptions to the rule that fighters have, as the Racing Form w Read Full Story >>> ROLLY MATSUSHITA COLLIDES WITH HUMMER!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 09 Jan 2008
OPBF bantamweight champion Rolly (Lunas) Matsushita will defend his title for the third time against Indonesia's Aldo Hummer on January 27 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
The Tabaco City-raised Matsushita, who adopted his new name last year after his Japanese sponsor, had won the OPBF crown over Ma Read Full Story >>> PENALOSA WANTS TO INCLUDE FARENAS ON MARCH 2 CARD
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 09 Jan 2008
Reigning WBO bantamweight king Gerry Penalosa has indicated he wants to include his protege Michael Farenas in the slambang card he is headlining against Ratanachai Sor Vorapin.
Penalosa will be making the first defense of his title against Vorapin since successfully wresting the crown away from Read Full Story >>> Sinulog Card Slated on January 20!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 09 Jan 2008
Just as it does every year, the ALA Boxing Gym will once again bring this year 2008 a Sinulog boxing extravaganza on January 20 at the Gaisano Countrymall carpark.
The event is a way of being part of the yearly mardi gras, where millions of Filipinos flock to Cebu City for the Sinulog, a celebrat Read Full Story >>> GORRES NOT TAKING DARCHINYAN LIGHTLY
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 09 Jan 2008
ALA Boy Z "The Dream" Gorres is so focused in his upcoming fight he only sees Vic Darchinyan morning, afternoon and evening.
Gorres takes on the tough-talking Australian on February 2 in a final eliminator for th Read Full Story >>> Cocky Darchinyan predicts KO over Gorres
Sports Nut, Wed, 09 Jan 2008
Vic Darchinyan has his old cockiness back ahead of his February 2 showdown with Filipino Z Gorres in Cebu City.
"Gorres is a good fighter, but I am going to make him look like nothing," Darchinyan says.
``When I hi Read Full Story >>> Pacman looking good ? cornerman
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 09 Jan 2008
MANNY PACQUIAO put on a show with the mitts inside a General Santos City gym owned by boxing patron Rey Golingan late yesterday afternoon with 67 days remaining before his March 15 rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico.
"Manny?s looking good," reported Golingan from the site of Pacquiao?s w Read Full Story >>>
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