Once again, our very own Manny Pacquiao goes to battle armed with the power in his fists and the skills that he has honed to perfection in the rigorous trainings that he imposed on himself. Once again, he carries on his shoulders the aspirations and hopes of his people who look up to him as a source of inspiration, pride and joy in these very difficult times.

MANILA, Philippines - Barely six weeks into training and Freddie Roach believes that Manny Pacquiao is ready to fight. And ready to knock Joshua Clottey out. Manny Pacquiao is in great shape. We boxed 11 rounds yesterday with four different sparring partners. With all four of them, he’s looking really good. He’s got the gameplan in place,” Roach told fighthype.com.

Marvin Sonsona suffered a disappointing fourth round knockout loss at the hands of local hero Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. in their 12-round world super bantamweight battle Sunday at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino boxers Rodel “Batang Mandaue” Mayol and “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona both suffered knockdowns in their respective “Double Assault” fights on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) but they met contrasting fates.

The Philippines’ Rodel Mayol kept his World Boxing Council (WBC) light-flyweight title after his defense against rugged Mexican Omar Niño Romero ended in a controversial third-round technical draw Saturday at the Coliseo Olimpico de la UG in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Marvin Sonsona failed to crash into the roster of champions again after getting knocked out by Puerto Rican Wlifredo Vazquez, Jr. in their clash for the vacant WBO junior featherweight crown Saturday at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Nonito Donaire, the heir apparent to Manny Pacquiao, is looking forward to a victory celebration soon as two Filipino fighters figure in world title fights this Sunday in Mexico and Puerto Rico.

A dose of boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao is in store for the Filipinos as Solar TV airs some of his memorable fights 15 days before ‘The Event’ when the Filipino ring icon stakes his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title against Joshua Clottey of Ghana.

Marvin Sonsona, out to redeem himself after his reign as world champion was cut short by weight woes, beat the scales this time when he came in for Friday’s official weigh-in for his title fight with hometown boy Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. in Puerto Rico.

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico -- WBC Junior Lightweight Champion, Rodel Mayol, is in tip top shape and is peaking at the right moment. “Today, I am just a little over a pound over the limit and that is our target weight. That means I do not have to starve myself for the weigh-in tomorrow," Mayol told this writer as we met him after his work out with his main trainer, Jesse Arevalo.

MANILA, Philippines – Interim super fly champ Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. and his wife Rachel extended financial help to fallen boxer Z “The Dream” Gorres, who is recovering from two more operations.

MANILA, Philippines – Challenger Joshua Clottey of Ghana said he didn’t even think of requiring pound-for-pound champ Manny Pacquiao to undergo blood tests when talks leading to “The Event” started months ago.

MANILA, Philippines – “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona shoots to reclaim boxing glory when he faces Puerto Rican Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

MANILA, Philippines – Although boxing coach Freddie Roach is confident that Manny Pacquiao will demolish Joshua Clottey, he sees a very hard fight for both boxers.

With folk music blaring on the background, Manny Pacquiao, the current king of boxing, spoke the language of confidence Thursday moments after another tough day at the Wild Card Boxing Club, his training headquarters for the March 13 clash with Joshua Clottey in Dallas.

Ciso Morales cannot complain he did not get the chance to throw a single good punch before suffering a nightmare knockout in Las Vegas last Sunday. Maybe he had a punch, as professed by his unblemished 14-0 record. But what Morales, 22, should be made to realize is the blemish he had caused the image of the Filipino fighter before the world.

San Mateo, CA—The city of Las Vegas has not been kind to the former two-time world champion, Gerry Penalosa. In 2007, Penalosa faced the power punching, Daniel Ponce de Leon, against the advice of many people around the Filipino and around the boxing community. One writer in particular suggested that Penalosa be banned from fighting such a young, strong puncher like de Leon.

LONDON--Z Gorres has been groomed to be a boxing champion since he was a small boy. ZC Oliveros Gorres is originally from Nasipit Agusan del Norte. Everyone who knows him, however, calls him `Butsoy'. He came to Cebu to tag along his elder brother Jun Gorres when he was barely eight years old.

MANILA, Philippines - A bill of $560,000 covering stricken fighter Z Gorres’ hospital expenses remains unsettled but Dr. Ben Calderon, president of the Philippine Medical Association of Nevada, said yesterday the University Medical Center (UMC) in Las Vegas allowed his release from confinement because there was simply no money to pay.

The Tagalog slang word deadma means “to treat with uncon-cern, disinterest, or with feigned ignorance” or “to act as if something or someone doesn’t exist.”