Cebu, Philippines – In what should be a intriguing match-up of young undefeated prospects, Marvin Sonsona who many believes will win multiple world champions have just inked the bout contract against son of the legend Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. for the vacant WBO Jr. featherweight title.

If a lucrative fight with Floyd Mayweather cannot be done, Freddie Roach has an attractive substitute in mind for Manny Pacquiao. “Let's fight (Juan Manuel) Marquez (for the third time),” Roach told the Bulletin yesterday from Los Angeles

Manny Pacquiao fought the best fighters in seven divisions, made more money than all PBA players, active or inactive, combined and became a world figure in sports mentioned in the same breath as Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant.

AS IF Manny Pacquiao's conquest of the World Boxing scene was not enough, several other Filipinos proved their mettle in the sport of prizefighting. Whether they were professionals or amateurs—male or female—the country’s top pugs fought valiantly for flag and country, and stole the spotlight from basketball which made it to the list of top stories for 2009 mainly because of the dramatic victories of Ateneo and San Sebastian in the collegiate turf.

CEBU, Philippines - From gracing the cover of the prestigious TIME Magazine up to making it to the list of Forbes magazine as one the world’s richest athletes - both monumental feats spotlighted by a historic seven world boxing titles in different weight divisions, there is no longer question as to why the sublime Manny Pacquiao is the toast of Philippine sports in 2009.

MANILA, Philippines - Contrary to what Floyd Mayweather Jr. insists, it’s Manny Pacquiao who’s the draw in their now-on-now-off showdown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on March 13 – if it pushes through at all.

Who needs heavyweights when you have small men – like Manny Pacquiao – who fights big? This, in capsule form, is the idea that award-winning New York Times columnist Richard Sandomir, wants to impart to those who have this outdated notion that the heavyweight division remains boxing’s flagship weight class.

MANILA, Philippines - He was the greatest boxer of his generation. His fights were watched by record crowds in Las Vegas, by millions more on pay-per-view. He was featured on the cover of prestigious magazines, given the highest honors in the boxing world and feted by the international boxing scribes as he made history as the first boxer to have won seven titles in seven different divisions.

Twenty-o-nine will best be remembered as a banner year for Philippine boxing with Manny Pacquiao's historic win over a bigger and heavier Miguel Cotto serving as the most significant event in the country's sporting scene.

It’s that time of the year where the awards are dished out and everyone reflects on the past 12 months of boxing. But this year is special because not only do we look back on a great year of boxing but we look back even further to the past decade in boxing.

MANILA, Philippines (1st Update) – Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao has sued Floyd Mayweather, Jr., his father, and some members of the American’s camp ahead of their planned March 13 bout for alleging that he was taking performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).

ANOTHER Philippines versus Puerto Rico showdown is set to take place when undefeated Filipino fighter Marvin “Marvelous” Sonsona goes up against unbeaten Puerto Rican Wilfredo Vazquez Jr for the vacant WBO superbantam title on February 27 in Puerto Rico.

MANILA, Philippines - Stricken fighter Z Gorres is miraculously on the way to recovery after losing consciousness in the ring and undergoing a two-hour surgery performed by a team of five doctors to drain blood from his skull at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas last Nov. 13.

Two division regional champions, WBO Asia Pacific Minimumweight and WBA Intercontinental Light-flyweight title holder Milan “Melinyo” Melindo will attempt to annex his third crown when he moves up in weight to challenge WBC Youth Intercontinental Flyweight Champion Anthony Villareal of USA on January 14, 2010.

Another Philippines versus Puerto Rico showdown is set to take place when undefeated Filipino fighter Marvin "Marvelous" Sonsona goes up against unbeaten Puerto Rican Wilfredo Vazquez Jr for the vacant WBO superbantam title on February 27 in Puerto Rico.

SARANGANI, PHILIPPINES (Dec. 29) — Boxing’s pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao became more incensed at Floyd Mayweather Jr., Floyd Sr. and executives of Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) for twisting facts and coming up with false statements that intended to cover up the mess that they created even as they put the blame on the Filipino and his team for the snag of talks to make the projected biggest fight in history from happening.

BoxingScene.com has received a copy of document outlining Manny Pacquiao's blood test; taken for his May 2 fight with Ricky Hatton. The blood test was taken by Dr. Richard Gluckman and sent to Quest Diagnostics on April 8, 2009, which is 24-days before the fight with Hatton.

LAS VEGAS— Promoter Bob Arum delivered what he said would be his last proposal Sunday to salvage the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., which has been on life support over a blood testing dispute.

In between rounds of pool, Manny Pacquiao kept on telling just about anyone who bothered to ask him about the status of Floyd Mayweather the same thing all over again.

MANILA, Philippines -- Top Rank promoter Bon Arum said he might ask Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao to “tighten” the window for the blood test being demanded by the camp of his foe Floyd Mayweather Jr.