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Former WBC world lightweight champion David Diaz (34-2-1) who lost his title in a 9th round demolition at the hands of Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao has predicted that Pacquiao will beat Miguel Cotto when they clash in the “Fire Power” main event at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on November 14.
Undefeated Japanese southpaw Etsuko Tada retained her WBA women’s minimum weight title in a hard-fought ten round battle with tough, previously unbeaten Thai girl Yani Kokietgym in Osaka on Sunday.
WBC flyweight Interim champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (72-3-1, 38 KO’s)will defend his title against tough Japanese challenger Takahisa Masuda (20-8-3, 5 KO’s)in a battle of southpaws in the northern province of Chiang Mai, Thailand on August 28.
The trainers of WBC super flyweight “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona (13-0, 12 KO’s)are confident that the 19 year old has a good chance of winning the WBO title when he clashes with Puerto Rico’s Jose “Carita” Lopez (39-7-2, 32 KO’s) at the Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada on September 4.
The conditioning expert who has turned Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao into an explosive fighter in the ring says light flyweight challenger Rodel Mayol (25-3-1, 19 KO’s) is “looking good” as he prepares for his rematch against undefeated champion Ivan Calderon (32-0-1, 6 KO’s) on September 12.
The trainer of IBF super featherweight champion Malcolm Klassen (24-4-2, 15 KO’s) has predicted that Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (24-1-1, 17 KO’s) will go inside six rounds.
WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto concedes that the speed of Filipino boxing hero and the world’s pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is his only concern.
Michael Katsidis trained even on his birthday showing how seriously he is taking his bid to regain the WBO lightweight interim title when he takes on former Olympian Vicente Escobedo on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather Jr – Juan Manuel Marquez super fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on September 19.
Filipino challenger Rodel Mayol (25-3-1, 19 KO’s) plans to try to dominate undefeated WBO light flyweight champion Ivan Calderon (32-0-1, 6 KO’s)when they clash in a rematch in the Coliseum de Puerto Rico on September 12.
Nieva Tesoro Embuldeniya, a 58 year old Filipina married to a Sri Lankan and now living in Sri Lanka played a major role in getting the International Olympic Committee to approve women’s boxing in the 2012 London Olympic Games.