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Oscar wants Manny at 147
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 29 Jul 2008
It?s 147 lbs or nothing.
Eric Gomez, vice president of Golden Boy Promotions, said Oscar dela Hoya won?t settle for anything lower than 147 lbs as the official weight of a possible showdown with Manny Pacquiao in December.
?It will have to be at 147 ? nothing more, nothing less,? said Gomez wh Read Full Story >>>WBO CHAMP LOPEZ CONGRATULATES ABE CONCEPCION
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Jul 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? The present congratulating the future.
This was how Filipino boxing manager and promoter Aljoe Jaro described the scenario in the dressing room of his ward North American Boxing Federation (NABF) Read Full Story >>> PONCE DE LEON TARGETS 'BOOM BOOM' BAUTISTA
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Jul 2008
 
CEBU CITY--Former World Boxing Organization (WBO) superbantam king Daniel Ponce de Leon is calling out Filipino Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista for a rematch of the Read Full Story >>> Concepcion the next Pacquiao?
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 29 Jul 2008
Bernabe Concepcion, who is being hailed as the next Manny Pacquiao, continued to make heads turn after another brilliant performance underneath the explosive welterweight showdown between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Concepcion, rated No. 5 by the Wo Read Full Story >>> A decent young man in boxing
By Ed Picson, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 29 Jul 2008
Minutes after AJ Banal?s shocker of a KO defeat last Saturday at the New Cebu Coliseum, I spotted sportsman, banker-lawyer and indefatigable Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno making his way towards me.
I immediately went down to meet him on the floor, and just as we were starting our convers Read Full Story >>> AJ Banal and Cebu?s secret nightmare
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 29 Jul 2008
MANILA, Philippines?They all loved to say of Alex John Banal that the celebrated young boxer would be the immediate heir to the country?s boxing superhero Manny Pacquiao.
That was before the numbing nightmare inside the New Cebu Coliseum last Saturday.
Now, all those who sank with AJ in the 10 Read Full Story >>> Perspectives on the Banal fight
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 29 Jul 2008
THERE?S really no need to speculate on the reasons for AJ Banal?s stunning loss last Saturday night.
After the fight, the ?Bazooka? was admitted to the hospital and diagnosed with fatigue and a dangerous lack of electrolytes in his body.
As the evidence itself suggests, he simply got tired a Read Full Story >>> THE CEBU PACLAND EB AND THE BANAL FIGHT- AN EXPERIENCE
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Jul 2008
Cebu City, Philippines: - a few weeks ago, a young doctor named JV Tuazon of New Jersey, USA wrote on ?PhilBoxing?, a scintillating tribute to the brains behind one of the world?s leading boxing websites, Dong Secuya.
The Read Full Story >>> FOUR PINOY PUGS SEE ACTION IN BIGGEST MP CARD IN WEST COAST
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Jul 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? Four Filipino boxers will be featured in the biggest promotion of the MP Promotion in the West Coast on September 27 this year, revealed fight manager and agent Michael Koncz.
Koncz identified them as Bernabe Concepion, Dennis Laurente, Aaron Melgarejo, and Michael Farenas.
Read Full Story >>> Cotto Outta De La Hoya Sweepstakes
By R. Thomas Umstead, multichannel.com, Tue, 29 Jul 2008
Former welterweight champion Miguel Cotto lost more than his title Saturday night at the hands of Antonio Margarito.
Cotto is effectively out of the Oscar De La Hoya opponent sweepstakes after losing to Margarito by an 11-round TKO in their highly-anticipated July 26 PPV fight .
Actual buys fo Read Full Story >>> A Long, Hard Road for 'The Tijuana Tornado'
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Jul 2008
It was a good half-hour before newly minted WBA welterweight king Antonio Margarito would leave the ring inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night after his career-defining victory over Miguel Cotto. After condu Read Full Story >>> The 'dying sport' outdoing itself in '08
By Eric Raskin, ESPN.com, Tue, 29 Jul 2008
The problem with succeeding beyond expectations is that inevitable pressure-packed question: What do you do for an encore?
Unless you're Francis Ford Coppola working on "The Godfather Part II" or the Beatles following each groundbreaking album with one that breaks even more ground, the challenge Read Full Story >>> Concerning "Going Out On Your Shield"
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Tue, 29 Jul 2008
I don?t like to go there, as I always try to maintain a clear delineation between them and us.
I refuse, on general principle, to question a boxer?s will?unless someone has tanked a fight pretty clearly, or has shown up in abominable condition-- or a ref?s decision to stop a fight perhaps ?too e Read Full Story >>> THIEVES STRIKE IN PALAZZO
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES, California ? A day after World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao left for the Philippines after wresting the crown from David Diaz in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 28, a burglary occurred at The Palazzo East in La Brea East where Pacquiao occupies a unit.
Luckily, Read Full Story >>> CONCEPCION BACK IN ACTION ON SEPT. 27 IN SAN DIEGO
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 28 Jul 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? Satisfied with his performance in knocking out Adam Carrera in the 3rd round at the MGM Grand Arena on July 26, handlers of North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super bantamweight cham Read Full Story >>> Antonio Margarito's win over Miguel Cotto shakes up welterweight division
By Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, Mon, 28 Jul 2008
LAS VEGAS -- Antonio Margarito's dismantling of Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand on Saturday laid waste to more than just Cotto's unbeaten record and his goal of unifying the welterweight title. It also changed the landscape of the division, leaving a number of proposed matchups now unlikely and sendin Read Full Story >>> Target Manny Pacquiao: Edwin Valero is Ready to Fire on the Pacman
By Jorge Daniel Perez, RingsideReport.com, Mon, 28 Jul 2008
When WBA Super Featherweight Champion, Edwin Valero, challenged for the title against rugged Vicente Mosquera in the champion?s homeland in Panama, not a single US television outlet covered the world title scrap. What could have been a decent undercard fight for an HBO Boxing After Dark or Showtime Read Full Story >>> 'THRILLA IN ZAMBOANGA' RESULTS AND PHOTOS
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 28 Jul 2008
Zamboanga City -- Reigning WBO Oriental Featherweight champion Eric Canoy of the Philippines and highly rated Terdsak Jandaeng of Thailand settled to a technical draw after Canoy suffered a deep cut under his right eyebrow Read Full Story >>> Oscar deal to come in ten days or less
Bad Left Hook, Mon, 28 Jul 2008
With his potential opponents list dwindling, Oscar de la Hoya's next fight will be announced in "less than ten days," says Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer.
Bob Arum says that Oscar won't fight a Mexican in his last bout, which rules out Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., and newly-crowned WBA welterweight Read Full Story >>> BANAL WILL BOUNCE BACK, SAYS WBO EXEC
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 28 Jul 2008
AJ "Bazooka" Banal, who lost in his bid to win the WBA interim superfly title on Saturday, still has long ways to go and will definitely return a stronger and more dangerous fighter after his devastating loss at the hand Read Full Story >>>
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