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Coming soon: A true people’s champ
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 19 Feb 2007
MANILA, Philippines -- Rolando Hiso, former member of the national cycling team, has left his snow-bound backyard in Chicago and was scheduled to arrive in Manila Sunday night.
He’s heading straight for hot, summery Cebu.
No, the burly sportsman was not merely escaping terrible sub-zero Read Full Story >>>Montiel predicts first round KO
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Mon, 19 Feb 2007
Defending WBO super flyweight champion Fernando "Cochulito" Montiel of Mexico yesterday hurled an undermining prediction that he is going to knock out his Cebuano challenger Z "The Dream" Gorres in the first round.
Montiel (32-2-1, 24KOs) will defend his WBO crown against Gorres (26-1-1, 14KOs) Read Full Story >>> GORRES LOOKS SHARP IN FINAL SPARRING
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 Feb 2007
Z “The Dream” Gorres looked sharp in his final sparring session in preparation for his much awaited battle for the WBO super flyweight title against Mexico’s Fernando Montiel at the Cebu City Sports Complex on Saturday.
Gorres who is the mandatory challenger for Montiel’s Read Full Story >>> Montiel predicts round 1 KO
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 19 Feb 2007
CEBUANO challenger Z “The Dream” Gorres better beware.
Mexican champion Fernando “Cochulito” Montiel promised an early finish to keep his WBO super-flyweight belt in his possession.
“You better come early because this fight will be over very quick,” said M Read Full Story >>> Cebu boxing gets huge boost
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 19 Feb 2007
THE late lawyer and veteran sports journalist Manuel N. Oyson Jr. now has his place in the Cebu Sports Hall of Fame.
Oyson, who once served as the chairman of the screening committee of the hall of fame since early 90s until his death in Feb. 20 last year, was the lone inductee to the 16th Enshr Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vacila en firmar para pelear con Sol?s
Esto en Linea, Mon, 19 Feb 2007
De un momento otro el filipino Manny Pacquiao tomar? la decisi?n de firmar o no, para enfrentarse al mexicano Jorge "Coloradito" Sol?s en abril en San Antonio, Texas.
En principio, Pacquiao hab?a aceptado la pelea, que Read Full Story >>> ‘The Flash’ bash to honor boxers
The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 19 Feb 2007
THE GREATEST Filipino boxers who brought fame and glory to the Philippines in 2006 will be honored in the seventh Gabriel "Flash" Elorde Boxing Awards and Banquet of Champions set March 25, marking the champ’s 72nd birth anniversary, at the Elorde Sports Complex in Sucat, Para?aque.
Fift Read Full Story >>> Cebu City boxing gym formally inaugurated
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Mon, 19 Feb 2007
The state-of-the-art Cebu City Boxing Gym located inside the Cebu City Sports Center was formally blessed and inaugurated in a simple yet meaningful rites yesterday.
Among the luminaries who graced the affair, which coincided with the enshrinement ceremony of the Cebu Sports Hall of Fame, were C Read Full Story >>> BUTAR-BUTAR HITS TOWN!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 18 Feb 2007
WBO Asia-Pacific super-featherweight champion Simson 'Terminator' Butar-Butar of Indonesia arrived in Cebu a few hours ago, ready to defend his title against Cebu-based Jimrex Jaca in a 12-round showdown on Saturday.
Butar-Butar versus Jaca will start at exactly 8:30 PM at the Cebu City Sports Co Read Full Story >>> Roach paints many into a corner
By George Kimball, Boston Herald, Sun, 18 Feb 2007
Dedham’s Freddie Roach, who captured his second Trainer of the Year award last week, appears to have more demands on his time than he can handle. Roach’s agreement to train Oscar De La Hoya (for a reported $1 million) for his May 5 title defense against Floyd Mayweather Jr. has had a rip Read Full Story >>> MONTIEL VOWS TO END FIGHT EARLY!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 18 Feb 2007
CEBU, PHILIPPINES--Reigning WBO superfly king Fernando Montiel showed no signs of the long journey he took from Mexico to Cebu, as he gamely answered media queries and even vowed to stop challenger Z 'The Dream' Gorres right Read Full Story >>> Z, BAUTISTA LOOK GREAT IN FINAL SPARRING SESSION
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Boxing Confidential, Sun, 18 Feb 2007
CEBU--Both Z 'The Dream' Gorres and Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista looked menacing in their last sparring sessions at the famed ALA Gym yesterday, as they wrapped up their training in preparation for this Saturday's huge 'Moment of Truth' card here promoted by SGG Sports Promotion and Oscar De la Hoya's G Read Full Story >>> Montiel in Cebu for Gorres duel
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sun, 18 Feb 2007
THE MOMENT Fernando Montiel and his party of five arrived in Cebu late yesterday morning, the Mexican immediately requested that he be brought to the well-equipped Antonio L. Aldeguer (ALA) boxing gym in an effort to dust off the effects of a backbreaking 16-hour flight from Los Angeles.
"He h Read Full Story >>> ABAPO LOSES BY 7TH ROUNDTKO IN WBF TITLE FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 18 Feb 2007
Lanky Bart Abapo suffered a seventh round TKO at the hands of former British Commonwealth champion Fatai Onikeke in a WBF light welterweight title fight at the Knox Netball Center in Melbourne, Australia, Friday night.
Trained by Bohol’s sons Jeffrey and Hermie Bohol, the 29 year old Abapo Read Full Story >>> Manny’s biggest fight
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 18 Feb 2007
Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has decided to run for a congressional seat in the May 14 national polls and faces a formidable foe in reelectionist Darlene Antonino Custodio.
Pacquiao, 28, says he wants to give back to General Santos City and the towns of Polomolok, Tupi and Tampakan which comprise Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao Runs for Office!
Dave Olsen's Artistic Take!
Boxing Confidential, Sun, 18 Feb 2007
Boxing Confidential artist Dave Olsen gives us his creative and comical take on Manny Pacquiao's political run.
Click the link below for a high quality image of the cartoon!
Read Full Story >>> BAUTISTA: THE INTERNET CONTENDER
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 17 Feb 2007
When Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista began his pro boxing career, internet cafes were sprouting all over the Philippines. Now they are as common as bakeries selling “pan de sal”. Bautista career also blossomed when Manny Pacquiao started his meteoric rise to world boxing superstardo Read Full Story >>> MONTIEL FIGHT ON ‘THE MAIN EVENT’
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 17 Feb 2007
In order to give Filipino boxing fans an idea of what kind of a fighter Fernando Montiel is, Viva Sports top-rated weekly boxing show “The Main Event” will telecast highlights of Montiel’s battle for the then vacant WBO super flyweight title against Pedro Alcazar of Panama at 2:00 Read Full Story >>> Viloria Misses Plane, Arrives Tuesday!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 17 Feb 2007
Colombian Feider Viloria and his trainer missed their flights from Baranquilla, and will instead take a flight from Bogota to Amsterdam tomorrow. The duo will arrive in Cebu on Tuesday, February 20, at 1:20PM.
Viloria will battle the undefeated WBO superbantam no. 1 Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista in th Read Full Story >>> MONTIEL NOW IN CEBU!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 17 Feb 2007
CEBU, PHILIPPINES--World Boxing Organization (WBO) superfly king Fernando Montiel jetted into Cebu on a Philippine Airlines flight PR 847 today, and safely arrived at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport with his team sol Read Full Story >>>
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