
Mig Elorde Continues The Family Tradition
ANOTHER grandson of Gabriel “Flash” Elorde, from his second eldest son Johnny Elorde, will also aim to follow his footsteps.

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ANOTHER grandson of Gabriel “Flash” Elorde, from his second eldest son Johnny Elorde, will also aim to follow his footsteps.

A little known, but tough Australian will try to become the first man on the planet to beat WBO Asia Pacific flyweight champion Drian “Little Espinosa” Francisco on March 29.

The title defenses of two Filipino world title prospects, Drian “Little Espinosa” Francisco and Rexon “Pison” Flores, scheduled for next month against Thai challengers, has been cancelled until the second quarter of the year.

IBF minimumweight champion Florante "Little Pacquiao" Condes (22-3-1, 20 KOs) has no permanent gym to use in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Filipino fighter Eric Canoy, and Rajabu Maoja, collide for the vacant WBO Oriental featherweight title on Saturday night (Friday in the US) at the 12,000-seat Zamboanga City Coliseum in Tetuan east from downtown.

AT least three Filipino fighters are scheduled to steal the show on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez on March 15 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

WELL-KNOWN American promoter Bob Arum has assured the most popular boxer from the Bicol Region, Bernabe “Kamaong Llave” Concepcion, a world title shot after a minimum of two and maximum of three successive wins.

Philippine super flyweight champion Eden Sonsona has no problems with weight, as he prepares for his bid to become the fifth reigning Filipino world champion on Saturday night in South Africa.

WORLD title prospect Rolly “Matsushita” Lunas made the most impressive defense of his OPBF bantamweight title.

MANNY Pacquiao will not feel lonesome or even homesick during his training. Another fellow Filipino fighter, Bernabe “Kamaong Llave” Concepcion, has joined him at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California.