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COTTO-MARGARITO PREVIEW
By Ralph Rimpell, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 27 Jul 2008
LAS VEGAS -- Today at MGM Grand Garden Arena here, the two best 147lb fighters in the world will face each other in a world welterweight championship fight. Miguel Cotto, WBA welterweight champion, (32-0, 26 KOs) will fi Read Full Story >>>Manny cautioned on Oscar
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 27 Jul 2008
WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao?s former business manager Rod Nazario said yesterday Oscar dela Hoya may be too tough an opponent for the Filipino icon if the Golden Boy won?t be dehydrated making the catchweight limit of 147 pounds proposed for a Dec. 6 showdown.
?It?s a dangerous fight Read Full Story >>> Feuding Arum, Roach put act together
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 27 Jul 2008
Manny Pacquiao?s promoter, Bob Arum, and trainer, Freddie Roach, are back on the same page.
More than a week after two men calling the shots for Pacquiao had a little verbal tussle, Roach said all?s really well between him and the Top Rank president.
?I talked to Bob Arum about it and he just Read Full Story >>> BANAL WANTS TO BLAST CONCEPCION
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
AJ ?Bazooka? Banal was once again provoked by Rafael ?El Torito? Concepcion at the official weigh-in on the eve of their showdown for the WBA super flyweight interim championship at the Cebu Coliseum on Saturday.
It happened after Concepcion and his handlers spent an anxious 90 minutes while Co Read Full Story >>> GERRY GASOLINA PREDICTS OSCAR WILL WIN AGAINST PACQUIAO
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
CEBU CITY--Gerry Gasolina, a close friend of Oscar De la Hoya who is currently in this city to watch the AJ Banal-Rafael Concepcion showdown, says that the legendary six-division world champion should win against superstar Manny Pacquiao if they fight on December 6.
"Oscar's secret weapon will be Read Full Story >>> BANAL-CONCEPCION LIVE ON TFC
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
CEBU CITY -- The 'Laban na Banal' boxing event which will explode tonight at the Cebu Coliseum here will be beamed live by giant broadcasting network ABS-CBN on The Filipino Channel (TFC) except in North America, ABS-CBN Vice-President Peter Musngi informed the media during last Thursday's presscon Read Full Story >>> TRAFFIC RE-ROUTE FOR ?LABAN NA BANAL? EVENT
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
CEBU CITY -- A partial re-routing of traffic will be implemented for the explosive world championship tourney ?Laban Na Banal: Panahon Na!? at the New Cebu Coliseum (NCC) today. ALA Promotions marketing manager and liaison for traffic concerns Chad Ca?ares revealed after a close-door meeting Thursda Read Full Story >>> Cotto, Margarito both 147!
By Victor Perea, FightNews.com, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
Both fighters made weight on the first try. They faced off for about a minute, then waved to the crowd before leaving the stage in front of thousands gathered at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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Miguel Cotto Read Full Story >>> No secret: Bazooka will counterpunch
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
CEBU CITY, Philippines ? It was a mismatch right off as Panama?s Rafael Concepcion, coming in a full pound over the limit, took nearly two hours before passing yesterday?s official weight test for the World Boxing Association super flyweight interim championship here.
AJ Banal, on the other hand, Read Full Story >>> Bernabe Concepcion steps into the spotlight!
By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
Ace Freeman caught up with young Filipino phenom Bernabe Concepcion as he prepares to fight on the televised undercard of Saturday?s Cotto vs. Margarito card, live from Las Vegas. Concepcion, currently 25-1-1 (14 KOs), is Read Full Story >>> Mayweather shadow looms over battle of world's best welterweights
By John Rawling, guardian.co.uk, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
The question of whether Floyd Mayweather Jr will be true to his word and remain retired hangs over tonight's match between Puerto Rico's WBA world welterweight champion, Miguel Cotto, and his Mexican challenger Antonio Margarito.
In the wake of Mayweather's announcement that he would quit the spo Read Full Story >>> BANAL, CONCEPCION BATTLE FOR WBA CROWN TODAY
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
CEBU CITY--Unbeaten Filipino AJ 'Bazooka' Banal and Panama's Rafael "El Torito" Concepcion will do battle for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) superfly interim championship today at the 10,000-capacity New C Read Full Story >>> FREDDIE ROACH: "I TALKED TO BOB ARUM...THE FIGHT WILL HAPPEN!"
By Percy Crawford, FightHype.com, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
"I talked to Bob Arum about it and he just told me to let him do his job. He's going to try and negotiate the deal. If it can be negotiated, the fight will happen...At this juncture of his career, I think Manny's on top of the world. He's very motivated right now and I think he just has too much spe Read Full Story >>> Trainer Hector Roca Says Pacquiao Has "Better Than 60-Percent" Chance Of Beating De La Hoya
By James Slater, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
Vastly experienced boxing trainer Hector Roca, of Gleason's Gym Fame, has gone on record as saying Manny Pacquiao has a better than average chance of beating Oscar De La Hoya, should the fight actually happen - and it's looking more and more like it will..
Speaking to PhilBoxing.com, the former t Read Full Story >>> ?ABE?S ROOM RESTRICTED TO PARTICULARS?
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? The room of North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super bantamweight champion Bernabe ?Kamaong Llave? Concepcion at No. 111 in the 25th floor of the MGM Grand here has been ordered off limits to those who Read Full Story >>> Banal fights Panamanian slugger
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
CEBU CITY ? AJ ?Bazooka? Banal expressed his readiness to beat Rafael ?Little Bull? Concepcion by any means today in the hope of getting a clear shot at the world title by December.
The unbeaten Filipino, who has 14 knockouts to show in 18 fights, claimed on the eve of the fight that he is armed Read Full Story >>> ?I?ll take title with me?
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
PANAMANIAN warrior Rafael ?El Torito? Concepcion (10-2-1, 6 KOs) is all geared up to clash with hometown hero AJ ?Bazooka? Banal (17-0-1, 14 KOs) for the World Boxing Association interim super flyweight crown tonight at the Cebu Coliseum.
?I?m ready. I can fight right now,? a confident Concepcio Read Full Story >>> Banal?s foe has a weighty problem
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
CEBU CITY ? AJ Banal of the Philippines will not load up right away the moment he gets in close contact with Panamanian Rafael "El Torito" Concepcion in their scheduled 12-round interim fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) super-flyweight crown.
"I plan to read his style and be very care Read Full Story >>> Concepcion barely makes weight limit
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
CEBU CITY ? For more than an hour, Rafael ?El Torito? Concepcion tried to shed off an excess pound, and once he did he started looking forward to a good payday.
Concepcion, who earns $450 or P20,000 a month as a ground services agent at the Tocumen International Airport in Panama, didn?t say how Read Full Story >>> This Fight Doesn't Need Hype; It Has Buzz
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Sat, 26 Jul 2008
There was no 24/7 produced by HBO Sports for this Saturday night?s welterweight showdown between Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto. In fact, the network had to be cajoled into do a 'Countdown' show after initially giving a f Read Full Story >>>
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