
Tor Silachai Knocks Joel De La Cruz Out in Two Rounds
The Philippines Joel De La Cruz has been knocked out in the 2nd round of a WBO Oriental lightweight title fight by champion Thai Tor Silachai in Petchaboon, Thailand.

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The Philippines Joel De La Cruz has been knocked out in the 2nd round of a WBO Oriental lightweight title fight by champion Thai Tor Silachai in Petchaboon, Thailand.

The executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission reports that he has received 15 drug test results conducted on Floyd Mayweather Jr and Shane Mosley who face off at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday in a fight to be telecast by Solar Sports with pound-for-pound king and “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao sitting in on the panel.

Floyd Mayweather Jr (40-0, 25 KO’s) faces Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO’s) in a welterweight bout that could well be his stiffest test of his career the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday with the showdown being telecast by Solar Sports in the Philippines and ABS-CBN over The Filipino Channel in the middle east.

While WBA super flyweight interim champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” has no idea about the reasons for the delay in finalizing his eagerly anticipated rematch with WBC/WBA champion Vic Darchinyan, promoter Gary Shaw told us Tuesday that the international TV rights was the sticking point.

Filipino Junmar Dulog, a registered lightweight who moved up to take on New South Wales welterweight champion Anthony Brownlie has scored a stunning 4th round TKO over the champion in a fight card at the Sutherland United Services Club in Sydney.

The integrity of KO Promotions Zac Taumafai and his passion to promote boxing in Dubai along with ALA Promotions and the giant broadcast network ABS-CBN, despite being gypped by a couple of Filipinos who promised to bring Bobby Pacquiao for the main event and also have Manny Pacquiao attend the fights, has prompted ALA Promotions to move ahead with plans for a big October fight card in Dubai.

DUBAI - All three fighters from the famed ALA Gym took Dubai by storm but by far the most impressive was WBO world No. 1 and current WBC Youth Intercontinental flyweight champion Milan Melindo who scored a 4th round TKO over a resilient Thai challenger Komrit Twins Gym in a KO Promotions event staged by Zac Townafai in a classy setting with a number of Filipinos in the crowdcheering for their countrymen.

Three promising fighters from the famed ALA Gym in Cebu are rearing to put on a show for fight fans in modern Dubai in an effort to help well-known KO Promotions owner Zac Taumafai push the sport in this part of the world.

The three boxers from the famed ALA Gym are ready to take Dubai by storm in an exciting fight card that hopefully will pave the way for more big fights in this part of the world known for its architectural edifices reaching to the sky like the Khalifa 164 storey building which is the tallest in the world and a maze of construction that simply boggles the mind.

A cracking unanimous decision victory over undefeated and hard-hitting flyweight contender Hernan “Tyson” Marquez has put Richie Mepranum in line for a shot at the vacant WBO title .