S.A. the favorite to land title fight
By John Whisler, San Antonio Express, Wed, 03 Sep 2003
A high-ranking official with boxer Oscar De La Hoya's new promotion company confirmed on Tuesday that San Antonio is the leading candidate to host a world title fight this fall involving Mexican featherweight star Marco Antonio Barrera. Richard Schaefer, CEO of Los Angeles-based Golden Boy Promotio  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao seeks prayers for upcoming fight
Sun.Star General Santos, Wed, 03 Sep 2003
REIGNING IBF world champion Manny Pacquiao appealed to all boxing enthusiasts in this city to help him pray for his upcoming fight against Marco Antonio Barrera in Texas this November 15. Pacquiao, who gave his inspirational talk during the 2003 Tuna Festival Amateur Boxing Tournament, said he w  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao to get P19M for fight
By Christine Moncada, ABS-CBN News, Wed, 03 Sep 2003
Manny Pacquiao is set to receive the biggest paycheck by a Filipino boxer. Pacquiao’s business manager, Rod Nazario, Tuesday told the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum at the Manila Pavilion the Filipino champion is guaranteed $350,000 (roughly P19 million) for his 12-round fight   Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao eyes greatness in Barrera fight
By Joel Orellana, The Manila Times, Wed, 03 Sep 2003
INTERNATIONAL Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao’s nontitle fight against the heralded Marco Berrera of Mexico would determine his place in Philippine boxing history, according to Pacquiao’s business manager Rod Nazario. Nazario said that if the 24-year-old   Read Full Story >>>

Maxey: The big question
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey, Sun.Star Davao, Mon, 01 Sep 2003
SO THE stage is set for the Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera bout this November. Based on latest reports, the fight, scheduled for 12 rounds, will push through as scheduled. Except for the venue, the Pacquiao-Barrera bout is sealed with the Filipino world-boxing champion reportedly assured o  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao fight has no IBF blessing yet
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Manila Standard, Sun, 31 Aug 2003
International Boxing Federation president Marian Muhammad said yesterday that the IBF has not approved a plan of junior featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao to postpone a scheduled mandatory title defense against no.3 rated Jose Luis Valbuena before Oct. 26 and go ahead with a planned Nov. 15 fight  Read Full Story >>>

Barrera gets rematch if Pacquiao triumphs
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 30 Aug 2003
Marco Antonio Barrera isn’t taking any chances. If he loses to International Boxing Federation (IBF) superbantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao in their scheduled 12-round bout on Home Box Office (HBO) cable TV for the "people’s" crown on Nov. 15, the Mexican is guaranteed a rematch.   Read Full Story >>>

Sayson: Manny versus Marco: Who will come out victorious in slugfest?
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 30 Aug 2003
CHICAGO – Boxing hugs the limelight in today’s column, thanks to the clearing of the path for a Nov. 15 showdown between our very own Manny Pacquiao and Mexican firecracker Marco Antonio Barerra. Given how passionate Cebuanos are with the hurt business, I received a ton of e-mails this p  Read Full Story >>>

Is Pacquiao ready for Barrera?
By Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News, Fri, 29 Aug 2003
The word is out, the date is set and the contract is days away from being signed. But the question is: Is International Boxing Federation junior-featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao really ready to climb up the 126-lb class, much more face the king of the featherweight hill? ?I?d say [Marco Ant  Read Full Story >>>

Picking 'Powerpacked' Pacquiao
By Al S. Mendoza, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 28 Aug 2003
I SAW Marco Antonio Barrera fight on a day that I had always looked forward to as a day to just laze around -- Sunday. I had just done that. And I got rewarded. In fact, I got more than I had bargained for. On Sunday, I watched Barrera with an eagle eye. Jotted down notes. Dissected   Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao to Face Barrera in Featherweight Debut on November 15
By Brian Blake, Boxing Central, Thu, 28 Aug 2003
At the end of Pacquiao's last fight against an overmatched Emanuel Lucero, Jim Lampley asked the question of: "When will Manny Pacquiao move up to the 126 lb. division?" Well, it looks like the time is now. In his first ever fight as a featherweight it looks like the target will be none other than M  Read Full Story >>>

Boxing’s fight of the year
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Manila Standard, Tue, 26 Aug 2003
“A dream come true,” was International Boxing Federation junior featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao’s initial reaction when informed that he would battle “The People’s Champion,” featherweight Marco Antonio Barrera on Nov. 15. Both Pacquiao and Barrera have   Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao vs Barrera in San Antonio
By Rey Danseco, BoxingTalk.com, Mon, 25 Aug 2003
ALL parties have agreed in principle to put IBF super-bantam champ Manny Pacquiao against Marco Antonio Barrera for the ?People?s world featherweight title? fight at the San Antonio Spurs? home court Alamodome in Texas, on November 15. Pacquiao is said to be going to sign the contract within the nex  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao craving to fight Barrera, ‘anytime, anywhere’
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 25 Aug 2003
FOR WORLD champion Manny Pacquiao, it doesn’t matter where the fight is going to take place. Pacquiao is not only raring, but craving to fight Marco Antonio Barrera even in the Mexican’s own household. When word came out that Pacquiao’s featherweight challenge would likely be  Read Full Story >>>

Elorde offers to promote Pacquiao-Valbuena
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Manila Standard, Mon, 25 Aug 2003
International promoter Gabriel “Bebot” Elorde has offered International Boxing Federation junior featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao $250,000 to defend his title against top-rated challenger Jose Luis Valbuena of Venezuela on Nov. 15 in Los Angeles. Elorde made the offer even as rep  Read Full Story >>>

S.A. could land big bout
By John Whisler, San Antonio Express, Sun, 24 Aug 2003
We've been down this road before. But all too often that road has been a path to nowhere. Big fights, big tease. No deal. Maybe this time it'll be different. I wouldn't call the baby-sitter just yet, but discussions apparently are heating up for a superfight in San Antonio involving feat  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao Signs to Fight Barrera
By Salven L. Lagumbay, MaxBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Aug 2003
After weeks of negotiation on the purse and contract weight, IBF 122-pound titlist Manny Pacquiao through his representative Rod Nazario, reportedly has finally agreed to meet world featherweight champ Marco Antonio Barrera in a 10-round non-title bout on Nov. 15 in Las Vegas for a whooping $450,000  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao fights Barrera Nov. 15
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 20 Aug 2003
IT'S a go for the mega-showdown! In a match-up of titanic proportions, International Boxing Federation superbantamweight king Manny Pacquiao wagers his reputation against the planet's finest featherweight, Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico, over 10 rounds on Nov. 15 in Las Vegas, Nevada. After  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao-Barrera fight has explosive potential
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 19 Aug 2003
IF IT pushes through, a projected bout between Filipino world champion Manny Pacquiao and popular Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera could serve as one of the highlights of the boxing year. That according to top fight scribe Dan Rafael of USA Today who said a Pacquiao versus Barrera big-money sh  Read Full Story >>>

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