Undefeated Filipino fighter Ciso "Kid Terrible" Morales knows that a win over Mexican star Fernando Montiel catapults him to his dream of a good life so he has pulled all stops in making sure he will get into the ring in the best shape of his life.

Edrin “The Sting” Dapudong wants to vindicate the loss of Filipino Brian Villoria in the hands of Columbian Cesar Tamara by calling out the newly crowned IBF Jr. Flyweight Champ Tamara for a battle.

“Before anybody takes on Tamara, I have all the right to take him first..” said the boxer from the Braveheart Boxing Club who is currently rated # 2 by the WBO, #8 by the WBA and one notched higher than Tamara at # 6 before the former IBF # 7 Jr. Flyweight contender, Tamara got the opportunity of challenging Villoria for the IBF Jr. Flyweight title.

Already in the thick of training in the Bronx in New York, Joshua Clottey’s preparation goes up a notch when the Ghana banger travels to Fort Lauderdale, Florida this weekend for his March 13 showdown with Manny Pacquiao in Dallas, Texas.

PUERTO Princesa—Second-generation boxers failed to make it, but the 2010 Smart-Abap National Amateur Boxing Championship is still overflowing with talent with the participation of rising stars eager to clinch a slot in the national youth squad.

A three-time Palarong Pambansa gold medalist took centerstage while the sons of a former Olympian made their presence felt in the opening day of the 2010 Smart-Abap National Amateur Boxing Championship at the Puerto Princesa coliseum.

Less than a year ago, Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire Jr. and Brian "The Hawaiian Punch" Viloria thrilled local fans at the Araneta Coliseum as they headlined "The Flash and the Furious" aka "Pinoy Power 1" card and both won in sensational fashion.

For a country that opens its doors to people from all over the world, it sure has a tough time allowing non-American athletes into the realm of “Greatest of All-Time”. If you examine some of the country’s major sports you can see a history of this. Now, I don’t believe it’s racially motivated. However, I do think it is more of a matter of pride and ignorance.

The Ring magazine has named Manny Pacquiao as the best boxer of the 2000s. In its March 2010 issue, Pacquiao was listed on top ahead of Floyd Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe, Juan Manuel Marquez, Winky Wright, Shane Mosley, Marco Antonio Barrera, Rafael Marquez, and Israel Vazquez.

ORMOC CITY—A local boxer might play undercard between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey in March. Promoters are considering rising star Jhunriel “Quadro Alas” Casimero as one of the featured attractions of the much-awaited bout in Dallas, Texas, on March 13 after he won a major fight last month.

Freddie Roach had the Wild Card Boxing Club closed down on Saturday afternoon when Manny Pacquiao showed up for the second day of training for the March 13 fight with Joshua Clottey of Ghana.

BRIAN Viloria’s loss could be Donnie Nietes’ gain. Viloria was set to unify his International Boxing Federation title against undefeated World Boxing Organization light flyweight king Ivan Calderon in April but his loss jeopardized that plan.

Was it lack of conditioning? Or was his focus somewhere else? Did he look past his opponent? Or was it simply a bad night (or day) for former IBF junior bantamweight champion Brian Viloria?

“I told him, “Remember your two little daughters in Colombia. Dig down inside. Do you want to go home and hear your kids call you champion?” “ – this was the reply of trainer Butch Sanchez when I asked him during the post fight press conference as to how he motivated and pushed his boxer, Carlos “El Olimpico” Tamara, to continue fighting despite being way behind on points.

Brian Viloria gave it his all. Actually he almost gave too much. After mustering everything he could to stay up and give every ounce left from his enervated body, Viloria fainted in his locker room after the fight and was rushed to the hospital to get treated. 

Boxing is a gruesome sport. Those of us that follow the sport closely can kid ourselves by calling it the "sweet science" and marveling at the technical and athletic skill necessary to be successful in boxing, but in the end, fighters aim at punishing themselves to the brink of severe injury.

VETERAN sportswriter Lito delos Reyes was unanimously elected as the new president of the Sports Communicators Organization of the Phils. (SCOOP) Davao Chapter last Saturday night at the Nanay Bebeng’s Restaurant in Davao City.

Donnie Nietes and the returning Jimrex Jaca scored consecutive knockout wins over separate foes in two more undercard bouts in the "Boxing at the Bay: Collision Course" event Saturday at the Astrodome in Pasay City.

MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino boxer Brian Viloria is now in stable condition after being rushed to the hospital following his loss to Colombian challenger Carlos Tamara in their International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior flyweight title fight on Saturday. 

Filipino-American Brian Viloria collapsed shortly after losing his International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight champion belt to Colombian Carlos “El Olimpico” Tamara via a 12th round technical knockout (TKO) Saturday at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.