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When Filipino minimumweight Michael Rodriguez who has a miserable record of 19 defeats against only 7 wins with not a single win by knockout lost a unanimous decision to stocky veteran Pigmy Muangchaiyaphum whose record is 40-5-2 with 18 knockouts in Thailand the other day - it came as no surprise at all.
Featherweight challenger Bernabe Concepcion ( 28-3-1, 15 KO’s) has left for Puerto Rico for a big press conference that will officially announce the July 10 title fight between the hard-hitting Filipino prospect and reigning WBO champion and awesome power punching southpaw Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez (28-0, 25 KO’s) on July 10.
Japan’s No. 1 ranked super featherweight Rikiya Fukuhara has beaten hard-hitting Filipino Fernando Otic in an eight round bout at the Super Arena in Saitama, not far from the capital of Tokyo.
The demands of his new challenge as Congressman from the province of Sarangani has forced pound-for-pound king and “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao to regrettably decline an invitation to be special guest at the WBC “Night of Champions” in Cardiff in late July at which time the new Congress will be in session.
Japan’s 26 year old minimumweight Katsunari Takayama who is rated No. 11 by the IBF and will face South Africa’s Tshepo Lefele (17-3, 11 KO’s) in an eliminator for the vacant No. 1 slot sometime in August faces tough Jayson Rotoni in a tune-up fight in Mandaue City on May 22.
WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan has praised pound-for-pound king, sometime sparring partner and friend, Manny Pacquiao, following his impressive 11th round TKO victory over Paulie Malignaggi at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Three more Filipino boxers apparently cleared to fight in Thailand by the Games and Amusements Board , two of which were clear mismatches against superior Thai fighters while the third was replaced at the last minute, have as expected lost.
WBO Oriental flyweight champion Richie Mepranum will fight for the vacant WBO title relinquished by Argentina’s Omar Narvaez (31-0-2, 19 KO’s) who moved up in weight and will face Everth Briceno ( 32-5-1, 26 KO’s) on May 15 for the vacant super flyweight title.
Pound-for-pound king and “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao has been officially proclaimed as the duly elected representative of the lone congressional district of Sarangani before a huge crowd at the Sarangani capitol building at around 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
Former amateur standout Dodie Boy Penalosa Jr is set to make his U.S debut on the Andre Ward (20-0, 13 KO’s) and Allam Green (29-1, 20 KO’s) undercard of the Six World Boxing Classic’s second round in Oakland, California on June 19.