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Jinkee Pacquiao, the charming wife of pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is proving to be a major asset in the boxing hero’s campaign for a congressional seat representing Sarangani in the May 10 elections.
Team ALA led by ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer has arrived in Dubai as the promoters gear up for the big fight card scheduled on Friday, headlined by WBO minimum weight No.1 ranked, multi-titled champion Milan Melindo and former world title challenger Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista.
Undefeated southpaw Al Sabaupan hammered a badly overmatched Indonesian Heri Adriyanto to win the vacant IBF Pan Pacific lightweight title in the Solar Sports presentation of “Young Guns” at the Ynares Sports Center in Pasig City, Saturday night.
A day before his WBA International super flyweight title fight against Panama’s Ricardo Nunez, the WBA’s No. 2 ranked contender who is also ranked No.1 by the WBC, Drian “Gintong Kamao/ Golden Fist” Francisco said Nunez "is the key"in a bid for a title shot at the winner of the battle between Hugo Cazares andNoubu Nashiro on May 8 in Osaka, Japan.
WBA No. 3 ranked super flyweight Drian Francisco believes that Panama’s Ricardo Nunez who is ranked one notch higher than him at No. 2 and is also the No. 1 contender in the WBC is the main hurdle in a bid for a title shot at champion Vic Darchinyan.
Filipino welterweight Mark Jason Melligen may fight on the undercard of the WBO featherweight title clash between countryman Bernabe Concepcion and champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez in Puerto Rico in July.
Filipino welterweight Mark Jason Melligen who forced fight fans to sit up and take notice after his excellent performance against highly-touted Mexican Norberto Gonzalez in Top Rank Promotions main event at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino last Sunday (Manila Time) arrives home on Saturday eager to see his bosom friend Z “The Dream” Gorres to whom he dedicated his victory.
The four top professional world boxing organizations, WBO, WBA, IBF and WBC, will meet with the Boxing Promoters Association this week to “address important issues” according to World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman.
Panama’s WBA No. 2 ranked super flyweight Ricardo "El Matematico" Nunez has brushed aside No.3 ranked Filipino Drian Francisco"s prediction of a knockout victory in six or seven rounds in their "Battle At the Bay" at the Ynares Sports Center in Pasig City on Saturday, claiming his speed and power will overwhelm the hometown favorite.
Showing the kind of decisiveness and proper supervision and control it is known for, the Japan Boxing Commission has banned the father of WBA flyweight champion Daiki Kameda and former WBC champion Koki Kameda following his abuse of officials after Koki lost his title to Thailand’s Pongsaklek Wonjongkam on March 27 in Tokyo.