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Upset of the Year: Zahir Raheem W12 Erik Morales
By Paul Upham, SecondsOut.com, Thu, 29 Dec 2005
It was a show titled "Double Trouble" with Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao in separate fights at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on September 10 to promote their rematch in 2006. But someone forgot to tell Zahir Raheem to follow the script. The 1996 USA Olympian completely outboxed Morales to win Read Full Story >>>Year end August 2005: Shaw runs PacMan’s shows
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Thu, 29 Dec 2005
Just months after severing ties with his former promoter Murad Muhammad, Manny Pacquiao signed up Garry Shaw as his new promoter. Pacquiao thus joined a formidable Shaw line-up that includes Winky Wright and Jeff Lacy.
“As a promoter, you always hope to sign a ‘blue chip’ athle Read Full Story >>> The magic words
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 28 Dec 2005
CHICAGO – As Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista navigated the short steps from his locker room to the ring apron for his promising career’s toughest test thus far, ALA stable owner Antonio L. Aldeguer appeared very relaxed, as calm as a guy who was about to sit down for a haircut.
Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao to earn $2M or P49,000/sec vs Morales
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 28 Dec 2005
How much is Manny Pacquiao really worth these days?
Well, if you look at the fight contract for his upcoming rematch against Mexico’s Erik Morales, the Filipino boxing sensation could be worth a hundred kilos of gold.
Just by showing up for the Jan. 21 fight at the Thomas and Mack Cent Read Full Story >>> An array of the finest '05 fisticuff's offerings
By Chuck Johnson, Yahoo! News, Wed, 28 Dec 2005
USA TODAY's Fight of the Year and Fighter of the Year recognizes two game lightweights who waged an all-time great bout and a rising middleweight star who dethroned an all-time great champion. Boxing writer Chuck Johnson looks back at the year in the ring:
Fight of the Year
The May 7 title u Read Full Story >>> Looking Ahead For Boxing In 2006
By Dan Mocci, EastSideBoxing.com, Wed, 28 Dec 2005
There are still some days to go before the ball drops to kick off 2006, but the New Year’s party has already started for the “Sweet Science”. The curtain is closing on a lackluster ’05 for the sport of boxing, but that shouldn’t disparage fight fans from penciling in so Read Full Story >>> Z GORRES, AMONSOT ON PAL FLIGHT TO L.A!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2005
Top-ranked OPBF superfly Z "The Dream" Gorres and WBO Asia-Pacific super-featherweight king Czar Amonsot fly to Los Angeles tonight where they continue their training at the Wild Card Gym for their scheduled February 3 bouts at the Orleans Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gorres and Amonsot took a Ph Read Full Story >>> MAYOL STEPS UP TRAINING!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2005
Undefeated Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation minimumweight kingpin Rodel Mayol is set to go full-blast in his war preparation this week, as he girds up for an all-important 12-round eliminator against Mexican Lorenzo Trejo, the NABF champ, on January 28 at the resort paradise in Cancun, Mexico. Read Full Story >>> DR. NASSER V. CRUZ: OUTSTANDING RING PHYSICIAN
By Alex A. Paglumotan, GAB Commissioner, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2005
This writer will not let the Yuletide Season pass without writing about a very important person in our agency, the GAB. This is not a gift, but a tribute to this young man, good friend and topnotch physician of the Games and Amusements Board: DR.NASSER V. CRUZ.
His accomplishments as a medical p Read Full Story >>> Bautista wins despite getting knocked down
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 27 Dec 2005
SAN DIEGO – Unbeaten in 18 bouts with 14 kayoes, the career of Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista has produced more highlights than a Hollywood flick. But his show-stopping Dec. 23 conquest of a seasoned opponent was the Candijay, Bohol native’s best production yet.
It wasn’t Read Full Story >>> How a knockdown helps a knockout artist
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 27 Dec 2005
CHICAGO – Sitting at my ringside seat for the Rey Bautista-Gerardo Espinoza fight last Dec. 23, I heard the distinct crack of a glove coming into contact with a jawbone. What followed next was the horrifying sight of Boom-Boom awkwardly peeling himself from the canvas, a victim of a violent le Read Full Story >>> Faces in the crowd
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 27 Dec 2005
SAN DIEGO – It was 6:14 p.m. when Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista was officially introduced atop for his encounter with Gerardo Espinoza at the Showcase Theater of Sycuan Resort and Casino in El Cajon, California, some 30 miles east of San Deigo.
Given the thick Hispanic population ou Read Full Story >>> The 2005 K9's - Part One
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2005
Time sure does fly when you're having fun doesn't it? As we wind down 2005, boxing is lining up what looks to be an eventful 2006, with fights like Erik Morales-Manny Pacquiao II and Jeff Lacy-Joe Calzaghe already scheduled, and bouts like Floyd Mayweather-Zab Judah also on the horizon.
But befor Read Full Story >>> Boxing buzz
BBC Sport, Tue, 27 Dec 2005
Boxing is in fairly safe hands at home and abroad and it's no thanks to a desperate heavyweight division.
Ricky Hatton and Amir Khan are the biggest names on the British scene and should soar to even greater things in 2006.
IBF and WBA light welterweight champion Hatton is widely tipped to t Read Full Story >>> Aussie Promoter of the Year to visit Cebu
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 26 Dec 2005
Melbourne, Australia’s boxing Promoter of the Year, Peter Maniatis, is set to fly to Cebu and visit the renowned ALA Gym to start negotiations on possibly signing up a Filipino fighter who will be fighting under his promotional outfit Down Under.
Maniatis, whose family is involved in the c Read Full Story >>> Meeting with the 'Gentle Giant'
By Nelson C. Robles, The News Today (Iloilo), Mon, 26 Dec 2005
They call him "The Gentle Giant". He stands only 5 feet and 11 inches but fans look up to him not because of his size and admirable physique but because of his gentlemanly behavior and good manners in and outside his residence.
I'm referring to Rev Santillan, the 28-year old crownholder of the Or Read Full Story >>> Friday Night Dog Fights: Paez Jr., Antillon, and Bautista remain undefeated
By Sergio Martinez, DogHouseBoxing.com, Mon, 26 Dec 2005
On Friday night Telefutura’s ‘Solo Boxeo’ boxing series closed its 2005 boxing campaign with three great fights showcasing three undefeated prospects. The night was full of excitement and a good one for boxing’s future. Here’s how it all went down. The opening televi Read Full Story >>> Scary moment for Boom Boom
The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 26 Dec 2005
IT WAS indeed a scary moment for the usually astute backer of Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista Saturday morning (Manila Time) in California as he could not precisely describe the punch that floored the Boholano phenom for the first time of his young boxing career. “What a fight.”
Read Full Story >>> 'In shape’ Pacquiao vows victory
The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 26 Dec 2005
THERE IS simply too much weight on the shoulders of Manny Pacquiao, who reports from his training camp in Los Angeles that “I am in shape” and that “there’s nothing to worry about.”
Pacquiao duels with Erik Morales on Jan. 21 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las V Read Full Story >>> Bautista takes UD from Locomotora Espinoza!
By Ralph Gonzalez, FightNews.com, Sun, 25 Dec 2005
19 year old and WBO #1 ranked Bantamweight Rey Bautista of the Philippines showed a lot of maturity in the ring in winning a unanimous decision after getting dropped and hurt in the second round during some furious action by the very tough Gerardo Locomotora Espinoza of Tijuana, Mexico. Bautista and Read Full Story >>>
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