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WBA flyweight champion Denkaosan Kaovichit and WBA bantamweight champion Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym have been welcomed by Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at Government House in Bangkok following their world title triumphs.
Previously undefeated Reynaldo “Boy of Steel” Belandres has lost in his bid for the vacant WBC World Youth featherweight title against lanky 5’11” Australian Davey “Dynamite” Browne in a fight card presented by former world champion Jeff Fenech at the Star City Hotel and Casino in downtown Sydney.
Filipino boxing hero and world pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is stronger than he was when he scored a devastating second round knockout over IBO light welterweight champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas last May 2.
Undefeated “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona ( 14-0, 12 KO’s) makes the first defense of his newly won WBO super flyweight title against Mexico’s Alejandro “Payasito” Hernandez(22-7, 11 KO’s) at the Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada on November 21.
Two Filipino boxers lost in their Orienal Pacific Boxing Federation – OPBF – title fights against Japanese champions in a fight card at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Two of the most promising fighters in the famed ALA Gym of boxing patron Tony Aldeguer lived up to his expectations with impressive victories in the “Battle by the Bay: First Strike” at the Cuneta Astrodome late Saturday.
Respected World Boxing Council ring physician Dr. Allan Recto has launched a campaign to help his countrymen in the Philippines cope with the disaster caused by typhoon “Ondoy” and the response has been more than gratifying.
The eagerly awaited “Fire Power” showdown between reigning pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto will boost boxing in Las Vegas for the second half of 2009.
Undefeated WBO Asia Pacific minimum weight champion Milan Melindo and underrated bantamweight Michael Domingo figure in career defining fights against tough Mexican opponents at the Cuneta Astrodome on October 3.
Thai challenger Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym is reportedly nine pounds over the super bantamweight limit of 122 pounds for his WBA title fight against Bernard Dunne in Dublin, Ireland on September 26.