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“Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona who won the WBO super flyweight title last September in Casino Rama, Ontario Canada and quickly thought he was the next Manny Pacquiao before losing his title on the scales in his first title defense against Alejandro Hernandez last November 21, continues to give promoter Sammy Gello-ani problems.
WBA super flyweight interim champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire is ready to begin sparring at the Undefeated Gym in San Carlos, California on Tuesday.
Without a doubt Gabriel “Flash” Elorde was not merely one of the greatest Filipino world boxing champions but an exemplary human being who richly deserves our remembering – not just for those who knew him, loved him and enjoyed his performances in the ring but for the younger generation to whom he is just a name.
The Executive Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Keith Kizer, says the handlers of both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are hopeful that they can resolve the sticky issue of random blood tests raised by the Mayweather camp to enable the planned March 13 super fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to move forward.
Four-time former heavyweight champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield (42-10-2, 27 KO’s) fights South Africa’s “White Buffalo” Francois Botha (47-4-3, 28 KO’s) for the less-than-prestigious World Boxing Federation heavyweight title in Uganda on the tentative date of January 16 [postponement rumors continue].
Pound-for-pound king and the acknowledged “Hero of Asia” Manny Pacquiao wants Team Pacquiao members to refrain from making any comments on the allegations of his using performance-enhancing drugs or the lawsuit filed by crack lawyer Daniel Petrocelli against the Mayweathers, Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer.
Trainer Nonito Donaire Sr whose reputation is growing following successful world title bids by, “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona and Johnreil Casimiro, after the IBF/IBO title belts won by his son Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire in July 2007 with a 5th round KO of Vic Darchinyan, is confident that young Ciso “Kid Terrible” Morales will beat WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel of Mexico in the “Pinoy Power III” fight card at the Las Vegas Hilton on February 13.
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao’s conditioning expert Alex Ariza has blasted Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer for spreading falsehoods and striving to undermine the remarkable achievements of Pacquiao even as he challenged Floyd Mayweather Jr to stop the posturing and get into the ring against Pacquiao.
Trainer Nonito Donaire Sr has warned “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona who lost his WBO super flyweight title in his first defense when he failed to make the weight, that his battle against undefeated Wilfredo Vazquez Jr for the vacant WBO super bantamweight title will be a tough fight.
Manny Pacquiao will remain with his family in his hometown of General Santos City on Wednesday in the Philippines to celebrate the birthday of his eldest daughter Mary Divine Grace and will not come to Manila to undergo a urinalysis as directed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission chairwoman Pat Lundvall.