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Japanese featherweight Shigeji Kaneko who beat Gabriel “Flash” Elorde four times in fights in Japan passed away on Saturday night in Tokyo. Kaneko’s son Misako who accompanied his father when he was special guest at the Annual ‘Flash” Elorde Awards and Banquet of Champions informed Elorde’s eldest son Gabriel “Bebot” Elorde of Kaneko’s passing but gave no other details.
The trainer who steered Manny Pacquiao to his first world title – the WBC flyweight championship when he knocked out Thailand’s Chatchai Sasakul in the 8th in December 1998, says he doesn’t believe Pacquiao’s third bout with Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley will be an easy fight. The showdown is set for the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 9, some eleven months after Pacquiao dropped a unanimous twelve round decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr in the “Fight of the Century” last May 2, 2015.
Former BF light flyweight champion Johnreil Casimero, who lost in his bid to win the IBF flyweight title against Thai champion Amnat Ruenroeng in an ugly, foul-marred fight at the Hua Mark Indoor Stadium in Bangkok last June 27, gets a chance to avenge that defeat in a mandatory title defense by the IBF champion.
Mark John Yap had won his fourth fight in a row in Japan with an eighth round unanimous decision over Hiroyuki Hisataka in Osaka, Japan. The 26 year old Yap improved his record to 23-12 with 10 knockouts while the 30 year old Hisataka dropped to 24-14- 1 with 10 knockouts.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum met with Manny Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz in Arum’s home yesterday, to discuss a possible third fight against Timothy Bradley in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas likely to happen.
The trainer/father of Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire predicts his son’s title defense against former featherweight champion Evgeny Gradovich will be a "great fight."
At the request of the promoter of the WBO mini-flyweight title fight between champion Kosei Tanaka of Japan and Vic Saludar of the Philippines, WBO president Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel has assigned Michael Ortega to take over from originally assigned female referee Sparkle Lee.
WBO president Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel has appointed Sparkle Lee as referee for the mini-flyweight title fight between champion Kosei Tanaka of Japan and Vic Saludar of the Philippines which will take place on New Year’s eve in Nagoya, Japan.
World Boxing Organization Asia Pacific minimumweight champion Vic Saludar who is ranked No. 4 in the world gets the biggest chance of his career when he battles Japan’s world champion Kosei Tanaka, the 20 year old youngster with a record of 5-0 with 2 knockouts on New Year’s Eve in Nagoya, Japan.
Newly crowned WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino†Flash Donaire will make the first defense of his WBO super bantamweight title at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Manila either on April 16 or 23. Donaire had earlier indicated he was hoping his next title defense will be in Manila so he can repay the fans who have supported him especially after his gallant performance against Cesar Juarez of Mexico to win the WBO super bantamweight title for the second time around.