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ALA Promotions in cooperation with ABS-CBN can be proud of the “Pinoy Pride VIII” fight card before a sell-out crowd that included scores of foreigners, many of them women, who clearly enjoyed the fights in a true Philippine-Mexican war at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino, Saturday evening.
Pan Asia Boxing Association light flyweight champion and WBA No.4 ranked Nethra Sasiprapa has declined to defend his title against interim champion Randy “Razor” Petalcorin of the Philippines forcing well-known Australian promoter Peter Maniatis to pit Petalcorin against Fernando “Batang Bato” Ocon in Iligan City on September 23.
Undefeated Filipino southpaw Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (22-0-1, 12 KO’s) has sparred with former world champions Paul Malignaggi (WBO/IBF light welterweight) and Jorge Linares (WBC featherweight/WBO super featherweight) as he stepped up training at the Wild Card Gym this past week in preparation for his battle with American Manuel Perez (16-6-1, 4 KO’s) at the BlueWater Resort and Casino in Parker, Arizona on September 17.
MANILA—Manny Pacquiao hurt his left wrist early in a punch mitts session with Filipino trainer “Buboy” Fernandez on Thursday evening at the Planet Jupiter Gym in Makati City.
Pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao says his “hunger and interest in boxing remains” and that is one of the reasons he started training as early as Monday for his showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 12 which is ten weeks away.
The World Boxing Council, headed by its president Don Jose Sulaiman, has expressed their regret over some of the recent comments that were made by former super flyweight Tomas “Gusano” Rojas following his loss to Thailand’s Suriyan Sor Rungvisai by a unanimous twelve round decision in Srisaket, Thailand last August 19.
Three Filipino boxers won their bouts against Chinese opponents at the Tiangin Sports Arena in Tiangin, China.
Jether Oliva’s courageous stand against veteran IBF light flyweight champion Ulises Solis has convinced his handlers, promoter Sammy Gello-ani and international promoter and matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz that the 24-year-previously undefeated Filipino deserves another title shot.
Previously undefeated Jether Oliva had the courage but not the skills and the experience and lost a unanimous twelve round decision to veteran Ulises Solis in an IBF title fight in Guadalajara, Mexico, Sunday, Manila Time.
Undefeated Filipino southpaw Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta got the surprise of his life when former three-division world champion Shane Mosley who was at the Wild Card Gym of Freddie Roach in Los Angeles stepped up for a sparring session with him.