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The American trainer who handled eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao when he won his first world title, the WBC flyweight crown with a spectacular 8th round knockout of Thai hero Chatchai Sasakul - has advised Pacquiao to avoid a fight with WBO light welterweight champion Terence Crawford who demolished Manny’s sparring partner Dierry Jean in ten rounds on Saturday night.
Former Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation flyweight champion Arden Diale gets another crack at the vacant title when he battles Renoel Pael at Le Pavillion in Pasay City on December 2 in a fight card presented by United Boxing International Promotions of Japan’s Ryuka Kato.
WBO super lightweight champion Terence Crawford has downplayed the fact that his opponent Dierry Jean, whom he defends his title against in Omaha later tonight had sparred with eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao when Manny was preparing for his showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 2 in Las Vegas.
Two ALA Gym fighters who were victims of seriously questionable decisions in IBF world title fights are eager to get back with a vengeance when they battle Mexican opponents on “Pinoy Pride 34” at the Hoops Dome in Lapu Lapu city on November 28. The 27 year old Melindo who has a record of 32-2 with 12 knockouts, faces hard-hitting Carlos “Divino” Fontes of Mexico in a WBO International junior flyweight championship bout while super flyweight King Arthur Villanueva clashes with Victor “Spock” Mendez another Mexican slugger in a battle for the WBC International super flyweight title fight.
The likeable manager of former two division world champion Brian Viloria, Gary Gittelsohn says he “never anticipated the possibility of a loss” to undefeated pound or pound No. 1 Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez last Saturday, at New York’s Madison Square Garden when Gonzalez battered Viloria to win by a 9th round TKO. Gitttelsohn informed the New Standard/boxingmirror.com that both he and Viloria were still in New York. He will return to Los Angeles tomorrow night while Viloria will return on Thursday.
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao who is immensely popular in the Middle East will visit the new GO Sports at the Mall Of The Emirates expansion on November 5. Time Out Dubai reported that Pacquiao will visit the GO Sports megastore which is regarded as the largest of its kind on the planet and has “brought in a suitably huge name to celebrate” the occasion.
WBO light flyweight champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes, who put on a clinical display of boxing to score a near shut-out victory against Mexican champion Juan “Pinky” Alejo at the StubHub Center in Carson City, California last Saturday, will return to the ring in Bacolod in March. Nietes, the longest reigning Filipino world champion will make the ninth defense of his title which he won on October 8, 2011 at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod City which is near his hometown of Murcia.
Utterly fed-up with his attitude and lack of discipline well-known international promoter and matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz and Filipino partner Sammy Gello-ani believe that “enough is enough” and have removed the “Marvelous” tag to the name of Marvin Sonsona because he is “ruining his pro boxing career due to his attitude and lack of discipline.”
Former WBC and Ring Magazine world flyweight champion Sonny Boy Jaro has won by a seventh round knockout in what his manager/trainer Aljoe Jaro said was “another big win in a grudge rematch” against Japan’s Shota Kawaguchi in Osaka on Sunday in Sakai City, Japan. With the win the 33-year-old Sonny Boy Jaro, who is fighting as a super flyweight, improved his record to 42-13-5 with 30 knockouts while Kaweaguchi who is 31 dropped to 18-7-1 with 8 knockouts.
The father/trainer of five division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire believes that the best way to beat undefeated pound for pound No.1 Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez is to out-box him and not go toe-to-toe on the inside.