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BANAL WINS BY DECISION! By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 May 2007 LAS VEGAS--Hector Beltran and Ernest Johnson figured in a split draw in the first bout of "The World Awaits" card.
A big upset took place in the second bout, as Mexican Christian Solano stopped previously unbeaten John O'Donnell in the second round.
John Murray stopped Lorenzo Bethea in the se Read Full Story >>>LISTEN TO BAUTISTA ENTRANCE MUSIC! By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 May 2007 A few hours from now, undefeated Filipino Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista will go up against unbeaten Argentinian Sergio Manuel Medina.
To be part of the excitement, listen to Bautista's entrance music by clicking on the link on the upper right hand portion of Philboxing.com.
Read Full Story >>> HOPKINS, WRIGHT COMING TO FIGHT! By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 May 2007

LAS VEGAS--Undisputed light-heavyweight king Bernard 'The Executioner' Hopkins and the legendary Winky Wright took part in today's press conference for their July 21 'Coming to Fight' pay-per-view card at the Mandalay Bay.
Th Read Full Story >>> Beyond the Philippines: How Manny Pacquiao Has Won Over the World By George Diaz Smith, RingsideReport.com, Sun, 06 May 2007 Sometimes being gutsy, with an extreme amount of skill that exceeds the realms of a speeding comet, can baffle the most astute boxing viewer from absorbing the bigger picture. Certainly it isn?t what defies in a self-absorbing notion that may come to you about lefties being drowned at birth, or even Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya At Ease Before Mayweather Clash By Kieran Mulvaney, TigerBoxing.com, Sun, 06 May 2007 Oscar De La Hoya has a reputation, not exactly undeserved, of being a little too rehearsed.
Frequently approachable, and almost always ready to flash his golden smile, he nonetheless too often gives the impression of giving the answers he thinks he should be giving, or that he feels are in best Read Full Story >>> 'THE WORLD AWAITS' LOADS UP ON STARS By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 05 May 2007 LAS VEGAS--Puerto Rican salsa singer and actor Marc Anthony will be at ringside for today's Oscar De La Hoya versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. battle as he has been tapped to sing the national anthem.
Anthony, who will be accompanied by his superstar wife Jennifer Lopez, is just one of the many A-list Read Full Story >>> Mayweather admits tonight's foe was an early inspiration By Jim Jenkins, SacBee.com, Sat, 05 May 2007 LAS VEGAS -- At the final news conference for both fighters this week, Richard Schaefer, chief executive officer for Golden Boy Promotions -- Oscar De La Hoya's company -- made an admission difficult to debate.
He said that for all of De La Hoya's magnetic popularity, tonight's World Boxing Counc Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya's demeanor at his weigh-in indicative of his desire By Paul Gutierrez, SacBee.com, Sat, 05 May 2007 LAS VEGAS -- From the moment Oscar De La Hoya won an Olympic gold medal in Barcelona 15 years ago, questions about his desire to become one of boxing's truly greats have dogged him.
Was he a fighter or a musician? Did he care more about being a man-about-town or training for the next fight?
H Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Darlene meet after alleged slay plot GMA News Online, Sat, 05 May 2007 A week after exchanging heated words through the media, boxing champ Manny Pacquiao and Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio finally came face to face Saturday, though not for long.
QTV-11 television's Balitanghali reported Saturday that the two congressional rivals both attended a forum sponsored by a Read Full Story >>> DE LA HOYA 154, MAYWEATHER 150 LBS! By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 05 May 2007

LAS VEGAS--The Golden Boy Oscar De la Hoya came in at a perfect 154 lbs at the official weigh-in moments ago at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, while challenger Floyd Mayweather Jr checked in at a fit 150 lbs before uttering profa Read Full Story >>> BAUTISTA, MEDINA MAKE WEIGHT, AND ALMOST COME TO BLOWS! By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 05 May 2007

LAS VEGAS--Both Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista and his undefeated opponent Sergio Manuel Medina easily made weight at 122 lbs moments ago at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and then almost came to blows moments after coming off t Read Full Story >>> ?THE WORLD AWAITS? ? FINAL CHAPTER By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 05 May 2007 When you really get down to analyze tomorrow?s showdown between two of the greatest fighters of our time ? six division champion Oscar De La Hoya who is a handsome man and a truly talented fighter and four division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr whose ?Pretty Boy? nickname is both a reflection of his Read Full Story >>> DE LA HOYA-MAYWEATHER: WHAT DOES THE WORLD AWAIT? By Pedro Fernandez, RingTalk.com, Sat, 05 May 2007 OSCAR & FLOYD ALL OVER TALK RADIO
San Francisco, CA- As a guest on the Gary Radnich mid-morning show on KNBR radio in San Francisco Friday, Radnich, himself the son of a professional fighter, put forth a couple of questions that went like this: Does the Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather fight bri Read Full Story >>> 2 ALA boys to fight in South Korea By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 05 May 2007 ALA Boy Robert Allanic and Cebuano slugger Fernando Otik will vie for the vacant WBO Asia-Pacific Interim Bantamweight and WBO Asia Pacific Superfeatherweight Youth titles respectively on May 20 in South Korea.
The fight, a co-promotion of Cebu?s SGG Sports Promotion and Korea?s Boxing Plaza, is Read Full Story >>> Banal to go for broke in US debut By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 05 May 2007 Superflyweight prospect A. J. Banal is out to prove he deserves trainer Freddie Roach?s billing as the Filipino fighter with the most potential to become a world champion.
Banal, 18, takes on Mexico?s Juan Alberto (The Monster) Rosas in a 10-round bout immediately before ALA stablemate Rey (Boom Read Full Story >>> Thirty Milliion Bucks, Riding In Brinks Truck, So No Way De La Hoya Loses! By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 05 May 2007 LAS VEGAS ? Six and one-half hours before the Ladies Delight, the 2 pm weigh-in open to the public in the MGM Grand Garden Arena. That?s when Floyd and Oscar strip down to their skivvies and possibly less. What better time for me to present my Top Ten reasons why De La Hoya can win this fight?
1. Read Full Story >>> For De La Hoya?s Trainer, Every Day Is the Fight of His Life By Richard Sandomir, The New York Times, Sat, 05 May 2007 LAS VEGAS, May 4 ? Freddie Roach had an eight-year career as a boxer, mostly as a lightweight, but it was not until two years after he retired, in 1988, that he started feeling the symptoms of Parkinson?s syndrome.
?I sprained my leg running, and it just triggered it,? said Roach, who was hired t Read Full Story >>> THE FLOYD & OSCAR SHOW: BOXING IS BUSINESS! By Leo Lawton, RingTalk.com, Sat, 05 May 2007
"FREE THINKER'S" THOUGHTS ON MEGA-BOUT
Ogdensburg, N Y- Boxing is a business, and the fight this Saturday night between Oscar De La Hoya (38-4-0, 30 KOs) and Floyd Mayweather (37-0-0, 24 KOs) is the business being pursued to a top (spell that elite) position. Promotion has been raised to a new Read Full Story >>> Vegas Diary Day 3: What happens here, stays here By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 05 May 2007 LAS VEGAS ? Everytime I glance at my wedding ring, I am reminded to always walk the righteous path and behave in a manner worthy of winning the Most Faithful Husband of the Year award.
Sadly, it is a challenge to do that here in Las Vegas, a modern-day Garden of Eden inhabited by luscious brunet Read Full Story >>> CAZARES A MARKED MAN IN TODAY'S DEFENSE By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 05 May 2007 LAS VEGAS--When Mexican Hugo Cazares defends his WBO light-flyweight crown today against Wilfredo Perez, expect a handful of Filipino fans and boxing personalities to be at the Grand Ballroom of MGM Grand's Conference Center to do some scouting.
Top Filipino promoter Sammy Gello-ani revealed tha Read Full Story >>>
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