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For all his gallantry and incredible courage, former two division world champion Brian Viloria succumbed to the power and the relentless aggression of undefeated World Boxing Council flyweight champion and pound for pound No. 1, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez of Nicaragua at the famed Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday.
The four ALA Gym fighters who will see action in “Pinoy Pride 33” at the StubHib Center in Carsoin City, California tomorrow morning Manila Time exuded confidence after the official weigh-in yesterday with head trainer Edito “Ala” Villamor predicting an exciting evening of boxing. The fights will be telecast on a slightly delayed basis over ABS-CBN Sports & Action at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday with a telecast on Channel 2 on “Sunday’s Best” in the evening. The fights will be telecast on Sky Cable free to viewers and will also be beamed to Nicaragua and on the widely watched TFC, the Filipino Channel.
The father/trainer of five division world champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire (35-3, 23KOs) is training very hard for a scheduled fight on December 12 although the contract hasn't been finalized. The father/trainer told the New Standard/BoxingScene.com that "we are just training in Las Vegas and he told me the fight will push through".
In a seriously questionable decision Filipino light flyweight Rogen Ladon was robbed of a chance to earn a spot in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil when all three judges scored the fight 29-28 in favor of Russia’s Vasilii Egorov late Sunday night at the classy Ali Hamad Al Attiya Arena
The trainer of WBC flyweight champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, Arnulfo Obando, confirms that after his last sparring session in Costa Rica, the champ is the best...bar none. The WBC reported that Román is in tip top condition, leading up to his clash with former two division world champion, Filipino-American Brian Viloria scheduled at New York’s Madison Square Garden on October 17th.
Filipino welterweight Eumir Felix Marcial took to heart the advice given him by eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao during a pep talk prior to Pacquiao’s departure from Doha, Qatar where the World Boxing Championships are being staged and obviously benefited from it. In his second fight in the tournament which is a qualifier for the Olympic Games in Brazil next year Marcial faced Spain’s Youba Ndiayw Sisokho with what AIBA described as “renewed vigor and grew stronger as the contest went on to comfortably progress.”
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao inspired countryman Rogen Ladon, the Asian Boxing Championships silver medalist to a stunning upset of Mexican No. 1 Joselito Velazquez with a 3-0 triumph in the opening bout which AIBA described as “an explosive start” on Thursday afternoon with “a huge upset in the opening bout.”
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao is en route to Doha, Qatar to provide support for the two Filipino boxers who hurdled their first round assignments with flourish. Light flyweight Rogen Ladon, a silver medalist at the Asian Boxing Championships in Bangkok last month looked impressive in scoring a 3-0 shutout victory over his fancied rival Leandro Blanc of Argentina winning 30-27 on the scorecards of all three judges.
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao has agreed to squeeze in a quick trip to Doha, Qatar to attend the World Boxing Championships which were scheduled to get underway at around 7:00 p.m. Manila Time with Southeast Asian Games silver medalist Rogen Ladon facing Argentina’s Leandro Blanc in the opening bout.
After four rounds of sparring with WBO light flyweight champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes, former two division world champion Brian Viloria pronounces they are both “ready to go” on October 17 with Viloria facing the biggest challenge of his career against undefeated pound for pound No.1 flyweight champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez of Nicaragua at Madison Square Garden and Nietes making the eighth defense of his title against Juan “Pinky” Alejo, Mexico’s flyweight champion at the StubHub Center in Carson City, California on the same day.