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Hard-hitting southpaw Andy Ganigan, a Hawaiian of Filipino descent who won the World Athletic Association lightweight title with a spectaular second round knockout of Sean O' Grady on October 31, 1981 after dropping the Irishman three times in the round has had a tragic ending.
WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria doesn’t want to defend his title against another Filipino fighter if he can help it.
Undefeated Milan Melindo fights former WBO light flyweight champion Jesus “Blade” Geles of Colombia for the vacant WBO Intercontinental flyweight title at the Resorts Hotel and Casino in Manila on June 2 to be telecast by the giant broadcast network ABS-CBN on its top rated series “Pinoy Pride.”
The real Genaro “Poblantino” Garcia, the Mexican super bantamweight not the fake Genaro “Panterito” Garcia who got knocked out by Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista in a farcical fight is coming to Manila to battle undefeated prospect Genesis Servania on June 2 at the Resorts World Hotel and Casino.
World Boxing Council president Jose Sulaiman has cautioned pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao to be war of undefeated light welterweight champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley when Pacquiao defends his WBO welterweight title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in June 9.
WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria (30-3, 17 KO’s) says “This time its personal” in reference to his third title fight against Mexico’s Omar Nino Romero (31-4-2, 13 KO’s) on May 12 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
WBA light flyweight champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, one of the best of the smaller men in boxing, is looking forward to a possible unification title bout against WBO champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes who defends his title against Mexico’s Felipe Salguero at the Resorts World Hotel & Casino on June 2 in a fight to be telecast by ABS-CBN on its highly rated “Pinoy Pride” series.
The ten round non-title clash between former champions Rodel Mayol and Julio Cesar “Pingo” Miranda on the May 12th undercard of the “Island Assault” trilogy between WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria and Omar Nino Romero is on after all.
Former two division world champion Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton has been impressed by the performance of Filipino flyweight Fernando Lumacad who won the newly formed United Boxing Organization vacant world bantamweight title with a unanimous twelve round decision over Glenn Suminguit at the Kowloon Exhibition center in Hong Kong.
Trainer and former world champion Robert Garcia says Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire is in “real good shape” as he prepares for his planned July 21 title defense possibly against former world super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares or IBF super bantamweight champion Jeffrey Mathebula of South Africa.