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Pumar is new WBC Int'l 105-lb king!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 01 Apr 2006
The young fighter given the least chance of bagging the crown ended up having the last laugh as wiry Gabriel Pumar of Lapu-Lapu City took the World Boxing Council International minimumweight title yesterday with an earth-shaking seventh-round knockout over title-holder Tshepo Lefele at the Wembley A Read Full Story >>>FEVERISH SUICO READY TO RUMBLE IN SOUTH AFRICA
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 01 Apr 2006
A feverish Benedict Suico is given only a slight chance to unseat WBC International flyweight boss Monelisi Myekeni today in South Africa, but with the kind of power he packs in both hands, one mistake by the South African and it will be lights out.
Suico's manager Rex "Wakee" Salud revealed Read Full Story >>> Bobby Pacquiao faces ex-world champ Kelly: Fight set June 10 at New York's Madison Square Garden
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Sat, 01 Apr 2006
Reigning WBC Continental Americas super featherweight titlist Bobby Pacquiao faces another acid test in his career as he battles former world featherweight champion Kelvin Kelly on June 10 at the Madison Square Garden in New York.
The Pacquiao-Kelly war is lined up in the undercard of the WBO jr Read Full Story >>> Roach insists: Manny won't fight at 131
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey, Sun.Star Davao, Sat, 01 Apr 2006
IF ERIK Morales continues to play hard to get, his desire of having a third fight with Manny Pacquiao is a remote possibility.
Freddie Roach, Pacquiao's famed American trainer, made this clear in an interview with Brad Cooney of BoxingTalk, insisting that Morales fight Pacquiao at 130 pounds and Read Full Story >>> Woe to those Poor Pacman Fans
By Mortz Marcelo Ortigoza, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 01 Apr 2006
The stiff priced tickets peddled by Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao - ABS/CBN business partnership on the July 2, 2006 boxing match between Pacman and Oscar “Chololo” Larios” will have a psychological backlash to the popularity of the duo based on their business collaboration.
Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao tickets too expensive
The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 01 Apr 2006
As expected, there was quite a frenzy over the news that Manny Pacquiao will be fighting before his adoring countryman against Oscar Larios of Mexico on July 2 at the Araneta Coliseum.
But hardly had the initial whooping subsided when a dampener swiftly rained on the parade. The ticket prices fo Read Full Story >>> MANNY PACQUIAO SIGNED CONTEST FINALISTS!
By Pedro Fernandez, RingTalk.com, Fri, 31 Mar 2006
AUTOGRAPHED "PACMAN" GLOVE DOWN TO 15 BOXING FANS!
San Francisco, CA-The 15 finalists fore the "autographed" Manny Pacquiao boxing glove are herby notified of the following. If your name appears below, one of you Read Full Story >>> My Trouble With The Pound-For-Pound Rankings
By Justin Hackman, EastSideBoxing.com, Fri, 31 Mar 2006
Pound-for-pound status is granted to a fighter when he has proven himself to be one of the best in the fight game. This label of being pound-for-pound worthy is generally decided upon by fight fans and analysts alike. Pound-for-pound fighters are arranged on a list with their rankings supported by t Read Full Story >>> Buzz: Harrison, Hamed, Pacman
By Karl Freitag, FightNews.com, Fri, 31 Mar 2006
At a press conference yesterday in Dublin, WBO featherweight Scott Harrison predicted a knockout over #1 contender Joan Guzman on May 20 in that city. Unacknowledged was the announcement made the day before that Guzman would not be fighting on that card, taking a May 6 fight instead.
---------- Read Full Story >>> BOXING WRITERS' GROUP TO BE FORMED
By Alex A. Paglumotan, GAB Commissioner, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 31 Mar 2006
For and in the greater interest of our Filipino pro boxers here and abroad and most of all to our millions of compatriots living in different parts of the globe, a boxing writers' group is set to be organized by all Filipino boxing journalists. We already have the very informative Philboxing.com web Read Full Story >>> Roach says Manny still to peak
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Fri, 31 Mar 2006
Boxing trainer Freddie Roach said the other day Manny Pacquiao has reached only 75 percent of his potential as a fighter and will eventually invade the 135-pound ranks where Diego Corrales looms as a dream opponent.
"Manny’s getting better all the time," said Roach who arrived here for a b Read Full Story >>> Larios not a patsy – Roach
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 31 Mar 2006
WILD CARD Boxing Club guru Freddie Roach is cautioning fans of the beloved Filipino fighter MAanny Pacquiao from describing Mexican Oscar Larios as a mere opponent.
"He’s a tough guy," Roach told boxingtalk.net from the famed sweat shop in Hollywood.
"It’s funny the papers in The Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Larios tickets cost as high as $1,000
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 31 Mar 2006
BOXING star Manny Pacquiao says he wants his next fight to be held in the country as a tribute to his countrymen.
However, based on fans' reaction to what they called as “expensive” tickets, it seems the July 2 fight at the Araneta Coliseum isn't really for the masses.
But before f Read Full Story >>> INTERVIEW: FREDDIE ROACH
By Brad Cooney, BoxingTalk.com, Fri, 31 Mar 2006
Freddie Roach shares his thoughts on James Toney's performance against Hasim Rahman, and also brings us up to speed on Manny Pacquiao's fight against Oscar Larios in Manila, Philippines on July 2. Roach also brings up Jeff Lacy Read Full Story >>> Can the Internet Save Boxing?
By Marc Lichtenfeld, FightNews.com, Fri, 31 Mar 2006
I fell in love with boxing by accident. I was twelve years old and sick with one of those countless illnesses that kids seem to get on a constant basis. I got out of my bed to turn the dial on the black and white TV in my room (yes, I actually had to turn the dial and yes, it really was a black and Read Full Story >>> Forum Boxing inks Marquez Bros!
FightNews.com, Fri, 31 Mar 2006
Forum Boxing President, John Jackson in association with Jamie Quintana, President of Romanza Productions, inked a deal Friday, March 24, 2006 that resigned Juan Manuel Marquez (44-3-1, 33 KOs) and Rafael Marquez (31-3-0, 31 KOs) to a three-year promotional contract. Ignacio Beristain who has a long Read Full Story >>> Elorde grandson ready to rumble
By Virgi T. Romano, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 30 Mar 2006
Now that he has graduated from college, Juan Martin Vicencio Elorde will now fulfill his very first dream - to become a boxer - just like his father and grandfather.
Juan Martin or Bai, to his family and friends, is now training at the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) gym at Read Full Story >>> PCSO IS MAJOR SPONSOR OF GAB CONVENTION
By Alex A. Paglumotan, GAB Commissioner, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 30 Mar 2006
One of the leading financial and revenue-generating agencies of the country, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), will be the major sponsoring agency of the "1st GAB Philippine Annual Boxing Convention" to be held at the Hotel Hyatt and Casino Manila this April 19-22nd of April 2006 in Read Full Story >>> Gesta Fails Medical Exam in South Africa; Fight Cancelled
SuperBoxing, Thu, 30 Mar 2006
One of the six international title fights scheduled for a tournament in Johannesburg on Friday night has been cancelled after Jeffrey Mathebula's opponent dropped out.
The WBC International featherweight bout between Mathebula, the champion, and Philippines fighter Mercito Gesta was scrapped aft Read Full Story >>> Q&A: Erik Morales!
By Lee Bates, FightNews.com, Thu, 30 Mar 2006
Erik "El Terrible" Morales (48-4, 34 KOs) is known worldwide to all fans who love the sport of boxing. He has won world titles in three different weight divisions and has been involved in many classic ring wars in becoming one of boxing's biggest superstars. What many fans do not know is the Erik Mo Read Full Story >>>
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