Mepranum's loss should serve as a wake-up call to all parties involved in Philippine boxing
Written by Dennis Guillermo, Examiner.com
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Not that the kid did anything wrong. Not that he should be blamed any least bit. And most definitely not because the window of opportunity is about to close. Philippine boxing is here to stay and they came to play. Pacquiao didn't kick the doors open only for it to be abruptly shut again after he steps away from the game.
In the run-up to the epic 1985 brawl between Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum spoke about jumping in and out of airplanes for 14 straight days covering 25 US cities.
Cotto's camp ready for possible rematch with Pacquiao
Written by Ryan Songalia, GMANews.TV
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Emanuel Steward, trainer of World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, expressed confidence that his ward will come out a better fighter if given a chance for a rematch with pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao ready for Mayweather, Hatton or Cotto
Written by Leo Reyes, Digital Journal
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is ready to fight Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto or Ricky Hatton for his last professional boxing fight before retiring to concentrate on his legislative work as a newly elected congressman of the Philippines.
SARANGANI Rep. Manny Pacquiao flew in almost unannounced Monday morning from Los Angeles, with the Fighter of the Year and Fighter of the Decade Awards in tow.
Lorenzo Villanueva-Eric Macas Rematch Now on YouTube
Written by ThePinoyBoxers.com
Sunday, 13 June 2010
Kidapawan City - The much-awaited video of the rematch between World Boxing Organization (WBO) Oriental Featherweight champion Lorenzo "Thunderbolt" Villanueva of North Cotabato and Eric Macas of Maranding, Lanao del Norte is now on YouTube.com.
Dapudong Spars with Japanese Ex-World Champ; All Set for WBC Flyweight Title Fight
Written by ThePinoyBoxers.com
Sunday, 13 June 2010
Manila - Former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Oriental Junior Flyweight Champion Edren "The Sting" Dapudong sparred with the former World Boxing Association flyweight titist Koki Kameda at the Wild Card Gym in Paranaque and displayed the tenacity and skills that could earn him the World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight silver championship on Saturday, June 19.
MANILA, Philippines - Finally, the good news from the Golden Boy: the superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will soon be finalized.
The Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) has formed a five-boxer squad tasked solely to lead the country's hunt for its first ever Olympic gold medal.
Rey Bautista To Fight on San Diego Card on August 14
Written by Ronnie Nathanielsz, BoxingScene.com
Sunday, 13 June 2010
Former world super bantamweight title challenger Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista whose planned fight alongside world-rated bantamweight AJ “Bazooka” Banal at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia on June 26 was called off, will instead see action in San Diego on August 14.
The co-manager of undefeated Filipino southpaw Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (18-0-1, 8 KO’s) says he is looking to get Gesta back in the ring at the end of July.
Not too long ago, the province of Sarangani got itself the best boxer in the planet to be their Congressman, tomorrow they will most likely add their first ever world champion boxer in the name of Richie Mepranum (22-1-1 5KOs).
Rodel Mayol, The WBC Junior Lightweight Champion of the World left from Los Angeles for Mexico today on a Continental Airlines flight via Houston, Texas.
Opinion: Pacquiao vs Mayweather match may not happen
Written by Leo Reyes, Digital Journal
Saturday, 12 June 2010
The boxing fight the world wants to see may not happen after all as undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. ran out of excuses and finally avoided fighting Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao. He plans to take a sabbatical from boxing.
Written by Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Saturday, 12 June 2010
MANILA, Philippines — The wet market crowd on Thursday was vibrant and excited, everybody visibly feeling victorious as though this was a morning after a big, big win by superhero Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas.
Minus 8TH Division Title, PACQUIAO-COTTO Rematch Won’t Prove Anything New
Written by Chito Yu Katangkatang, PhilBoxing.com
Thursday, 10 June 2010
With Miguel Cotto’s not so convincing victory over Yuri Foreman, talks about a Pacquiao-Cotto Rematch have been buzzing around the boxing scene. This time, Cotto’s newly acquired WBA 154 Lbs Belt will be at stake, improving the legacy of the Pacman into an eight division champ, a feat which no hall of famer has ever accomplished. This possibility will fill in the vacuum of the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight should negotiations fail once and for all.
DUBAI // Ricky Hatton expects the aborted super-bout between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr to go ahead and admits he should have made the same demands over blood-testing as the American before he tackled the Filipino fighter last year.
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