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The president of ALA Promotions Michael Aldeguer has shown his realistic attitude towards his assessment of one of the most promising and exciting young fighters in the ALA Gym – unbeaten Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo.
Former IBF light flyweight champion John Riel Casimero is out for revenge in his rematch with Thai champion Amnat Ruenroeng to whom he lost a hugely controversial decision in a foul-invested title fight where referee Larry Doggett warned Ruenroeng five times for holding and wrestling Casimero to the canvas but failed to penalize the champion.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum can't attend the biggest boxing event in years at the sprawling Cebu Sports Center on Saturday when Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire defends his WBO super bantamweight title against No. 4 ranked former Hungarian Olympian Zsolt Bedak because of a bad back.
World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman has ordered an “immediate review” of the hugely controversial split decision victory of Australia-based Tanzanian Omari Kimweri over Filipino southpaw Randy “Razor” Petalcorin at the Melbourne Pavilion last Friday night.
Referee Malcolm Bulner, a naturalized Australian who was a Sri Lankan who fought in the Olympic Games failed to count at least four knockdowns scored by former WBA light flyweight Interim champion Randy”Razor” Petalcorin at the Melbourne Pavilion Friday night raising a howl of protest from the Filipino’s co-, managers Jim Claude Manangquil and multi-titled Australian promoter Peter Maniatis.
Hungarian challenger and WBO world No. 4 ranked Zsolt Bedak is scheduled to arrive in Cebu City on Saturday with Nonito “The Filipino Flash” also scheduled to arrive on the same day according to Ala Promotions president Michael Aldeguer.
The president of ABAP, the Alliance of Boxing Associations in the Philippines Ricky Vargas told BoxingScene.com/The Standard that if eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao decides to represent the Philippines in the Olympic Games in Rio this August "it will be fantastic."
Five division world champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire who at age 33 puts his WBO super bantamweight title on the line against former Hungarian Olympian and world No. 4 ranked Zsolt Bedak of Hungary has advised 37 year old eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao who scored a dominating victory over Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley on Saturday, he should "take a bow and hang up his gloves."
The co-manager of WBA light flyweight interim-champion Randy “Razor” Petralcorin – Peter Maniatis - says Petalcorin will fight Australian Omar Kimweri who was originally from Tanzania for the WBC Silver title in Melbourne on April 15.
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao wants to win convincingly in what he announced will be his farewell fight against Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 9.