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RP to host World Cup if Bautista, Banal win
By PNA, news.balita.ph, Thu, 03 May 2007
A plan to host the World Cup featuring Mexican champions against Filipino challengers will depend on the results of undefeated Filipinos Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista and AJ 'Bazooka' Banal fights underneath 'The World Awaits' between Oscar dela Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Read Full Story >>>DE LA HOYA-MAYWEATHER TICKETS COST A FORTUNE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 May 2007
One front row, all access seat which was available for ?The World Awaits? mega fight between Oscar De La Hoya and undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr is selling for $107,000 or over P5 million according to respected Cebu boxing patron Tony Aldeguer.
In a telephone conversation with Viva Sports/Manil Read Full Story >>> MISMATCHES GALORE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 May 2007
The much publicized efforts of the Games and Amusements Board to crackdown on unscrupulous individuals who send Filipino boxers abroad, especially to Thailand only to be mauled in terrible mismatches continues in our own backyard.
Pingping Tepura, a fighter of Rex ?Wakee? Salud as listed by boxr Read Full Story >>> Boom Boom, Banal to go for knockouts
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Thu, 03 May 2007
For ALA boxing stable owner Tony Aldeguer, it won?t be enough for Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista and A. J. Banal to win for the sake of winning in the undercard of the Oscar de la Hoya-Floyd Mayweather Jr. mainer at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas this Sunday morning (Manila time).
Aldeguer sa Read Full Story >>> Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 03 May 2007
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila) Read Full Story >>> DL Hoya, Mayweather in Vegas as tension mounts Vegas as tension mounts
The Manila Bulletin, Thu, 03 May 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) ? Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather arrived here Tuesday for their Saturday boxing showdown, a fight that could mark their farewells and the end of an era or help revive the struggling sport.
In a bout that will stand among the top moneymakers in boxing history, unb Read Full Story >>> Contract out for slay of Acharon, Pacquiao
By Isagani Palma, The Manila Times, Thu, 03 May 2007
GENERAL SANTOS CITY: Assassins are allegedly out to liquidate boxing icon-turned-congressional aspirant Manny Pacquiao and incumbent City Mayor Pedro Acharon Jr. before the May 14 election, a reliable source said.
In an interview, Pacquiao said he was informed by one of the would-be assassin tha Read Full Story >>> Police downplay death threat vs Pacquiao
Sun.Star Cebu, Thu, 03 May 2007
MANILA ?- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday doubted the authenticity of the supposed threat on the life of Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao who is running for congressman in General Santos City in the May 14 elections.
Contrary to the claim of Pacquiao that there is raw i Read Full Story >>> DE LA HOYA SAYS THERE?S NO FEUD WITH ARUM
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 02 May 2007
Oscar De La Hoya says ?there?s no feud? with his former promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank although he said they are not close.
De La Hoya made the statement on the popular Jay Leno show where he was given a rousing reception. Reminded about the fact that he gave Arum his Olympic gold medal which he Read Full Story >>> ?THE WORLD AWAITS? ? PART II
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 02 May 2007
When Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. step into the ring at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, Manila time, millions of people around the world and what many predict will be a record-breaking audience on pay-per-view, w Read Full Story >>> Nov bout earliest in Pacman?s schedule
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 02 May 2007
Manny Pacquiao, according to Bob Arum, won?t be ready to fight until November, and will most likely drop a mandated showdown with World Boxing Council super-featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez in September.
Arum was on vacation last week and did not entertain calls made from Manila. Yeste Read Full Story >>> BANAL DOWN WITH SORE THROAT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 02 May 2007
AJ ?Bazooka? Banal is down with a sore throat but respected boxing patron Tony Aldeguer says its nothing to worry about.
In an overseas telephone conversation with Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today, Aldeguer revealed that when Banal, Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista and trainer Edito ?Ala? Villamor left Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: De La Hoya by decision
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 02 May 2007
MANILA, Philippines -- They may have a misunderstanding over fight contracts, but Manny Pacquiao still goes for Oscar De La Hoya in an actual ring battle.
Pacquiao has picked De La Hoya to win by unanimous decision over Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their blockbuster bout dubbed ?The World Awaits? on S Read Full Story >>> Custodio scores unverified slay plot vs Pacquiao
ABS-CBN News, Wed, 02 May 2007
South Cotabato Rep. 1st District Rep. Darlene Antonino Custodio scored Wednesday her political opponent Manny Pacquiao for accusing her family of involvement in an alleged assassination plot against him.
Custodio said she is saddened that Pacquiao is using an unverified maritime police report to Read Full Story >>> Little big man
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 02 May 2007
LAS VEGAS ? Freddie Roach looks as intimidating as a Golden Retriever puppy. A librarian who took a look at him would have no fear of kicking sand in his face at the beach.
This timid-looking, quivering mite of a man, though, holds the key to the outcome of the biggest fight in years.
Roach Read Full Story >>> The Manny Pacquiao Hit List: Five Options for the Filipino Superstar
By David Gottlieb, RingsideReport.com, Wed, 02 May 2007
Boxing fans simply cannot get enough of Manny Pacquiao. The Philippine sensation Pacquaio, 44-3-2, 35 KO?s, is currently one of the most sought after boxing commodities on the market, and his stock continues to rise.
In 2003 Pa Read Full Story >>> 'The World Awaits,' but will they return?
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 02 May 2007
It's finally upon us. After months of the hype, press tours, conference calls and mini-series, we are now just days away from THE event, as undefeated welterweight king Floyd Mayweather Jr., the sport's pound-for-pound best, moves up in weight to take on Oscar De La Hoya, the sport's dollar-for-doll Read Full Story >>> Arum eyes Guzman, Barrera for Pacman
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 02 May 2007
TOP RANK chairman Bob Arum is looking at the possibility of Manny Pacquiao fighting either Joan Guzman of the Dominican Republic or Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico.
"I will be meeting with Guzman?s people this week and with Barrera?s on May 19," Arum said in an interview from his Las Vegas o Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: Custodios bid P100M to have me killed
GMA News Online, Wed, 02 May 2007
Boxing champ turned General Santos City congressional candidate Manny Pacquiao is fuming mad. He claimed he got an intelligence report from the police that the camp of his rival incumbent Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio wants to have him killed.
GMA News 24 Oras said on Tuesday that Pacquiao face Read Full Story >>> 'Boom Boom', Banal Checks into MGM Grand!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 01 May 2007
Undefeated Filipinos Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista and AJ 'Bazooka' Banal have arrived at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, primed and ready to rumble on Saturday (Sunday in the Philippines).
After arriving from Puerto Rico, the two fighters, along with trainer Edito Villamor, initially stayed at the Las Ve Read Full Story >>>
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