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Manny Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz is scheduled to leave for the United States on Thursday after finalizing an amended deal for the pound-for-pound king’s November 13 showdown with Antonio Margarito for the vacant WBC light middleweight title.
Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation flyweight champion Rocky Fuentes makes the second defense of his title against No. 1 contender Yasuto Aritomi of Japan at the International Conference Hall in Nagoya on September 5.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says giving pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao a little more money for facing Antonio Margarito at the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas on November 13 “is no problem.”
WBC International super flyweight champion Sylvester “Silver” Lopez who has moved up to No. 4 in the world rankings will face hard-hitting Mexican Juan “Goofy” Montes who is ranked No. 3 in an elimination series of the World Boxing Council.
Undefeated Filipino southpaw Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta has two more fights to hurdle before his team feels he’ll be ready to face WBO interim champion Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s) of Australia.
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao’s adviser is back from Abu Dhabi and basically tells us that the proposed deal to stage a multi-million dollar fight between Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito for the vacant WBC light middleweight title in the oil-rich United Srab Emirates is still hanging.
Pound-for-pound king and “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao has been quoted in a statement attributed to him, challenging Floyd Mayweather Jr and veteran promoter Don King with whom the undefeated Mayweather has been spending several days in Florida to “get it on.”
Promising Filipino lightweight Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (18-0-1, 8 KO’s) , the southpaw with both speed and power has had no trouble handling two sparring partners of pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao .
WBO minimumweight champion Donnie Nietes says he is as ready as ever to defend his title against Mexico’s Mario Rodriguez on August 15, Manila Time, in the hometown of the challenger in Sinaloa, Mexico.
Undefeated 18 year old Allan Tanada won the WBC Asia Pacific Youth super featherweight title in a tremendous ten round battle with gallant southpaw Jose Ocampo at the Arayata Sports Complex in Tanza, Cavite late Saturday night.