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Sylvester Lopez, one of the more promising and dedicated fighters of promoter Garbriel “Bebot” Elorde Jr defends his WBC International super flyweight title against Thai veteran and former world interim flyweight champion Wandee Singwancha at the Ynares Sports Center in Pasig on Saturday.
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim has led the City of Manila in giving Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire another warm welcome following his convincing 8th round TKO victory over Mexico’s Hernan “Tyson” Marquez in Puerto Rico last July 10.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has blasted Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer for lying to the media that no negotiations took place for a November 13 megabuck fight between pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Riding high on the 30,000 turnout at the tremendously successful Tagbilaran City, Bohol fight card, ALA Promotions and the giant broadcast network ABS-CBN have gotten together again to present a blockbuster fight card at the plush Pacific Ballroom of the Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Cebu on August 28.
When Drian Francisco fought Ricardo Nunez in a WBA super flyweight eliminator last April 17, 2010 and won by a convincing 5th round TKO, he had been promised a crack at the world title.
Although pound-for-pound king and “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao has yet to sign an agreement to fight Antonio Margarito for the vacant WBC light middleweight title, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has announced that the fight will take place on November 13 but hasn’t as yet named a venue.
Clearly one of the most dedicated fighters in the famed ALA Gym, the largely underrated Donnie “Ahas/The Snake” Nietes should have no trouble in retaining his WBO minimum weight title against Mexico’s Mario “Dragoncito” Rodriguez in Los Mochis, Simalao. Mexico on August 14 even though his pet python which he drapes around his shoulders when entering the ring, won’t be with him.
The conditioning expert who contributed his share alongside for time “Trainer of the Year” award winner Freddie Roach in honing pound-for-pound king and “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao into a devastating fighter says he believes a fight against Antonio Margarito would be better for Pacquiao at this stage rather than a rematch with WBO light middleweight champion Miguel Cotto.
Pound-for-pound king and “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao’s elite conditioning trainer Alex Ariza , despite his well-known differences with Pacquiao adviser Michael Koncz says that in fairness to Knocz he was not to blame for the crushing second round defeat of Bernabe Concepcion in his title fight against WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez last July 10.
Newly crowned WBC light flyweight champion Omar Nino Romero who won the title from the Philippines Rodel Mayol has received his World Boxing Council’s coveted green and gold belt from secretary general Mauricio Sulaiman.