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IBF super featherweight Michael “Stone” Klassen’s camp is reportedly “very confident” about the chances of the South African world champion in retaining his title against former two-time IBF featherweight title holder Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Sunday, Manila Time.
Manila gave newly crowned WBA super flyweight interim champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire a warm welcome with Mayor Alfredo Lim personally receiving the adopted son of the city.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is excited about staging “Pinoy Power 3” at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on December 12 after what he deemed a successful promotion of “Pinoy Power 2” at the same venue last Saturday.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto “are crazy with all the diamonds and everything” on the newly minted WBC Diamond belt for what WBC president Don Jose Sulaiman regards as “elite fighters.”
The manager of Panama’s Rafael “El Torito” Concepcion is upset over claims that many people, including Nonito Donaire’s manager Cameron Dunkin, believe that Concepcion “didn’t try to and get down in weight and our team used his extra pounds as a ploy to beat Donaire.”
The founding secretary general of the World Boxing Council, lawyer Rudy Salud, is convinced that AJ “Bazooka” Banal will become a world champion in the future.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum continues to be impressed with welterweight Mark Jason Melligen who scored an impressive 4th round TKO over hard-hitting Mexican Ernesto Zepeda at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Nonito Donaire Sr, the father of Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire said his son fought an “intelligent fight” against Panama’s tough Rafael “El Torito” Concepcion even as he suspected that Nonito Jr hurt his left hand early in the fight and that’s why he couldn’t win by a knockout.
Undefeated 22 year old Daud Cino Yordan has avenged the defeat of his brother Yohannes Yordan last June 27 with a 10th round TKO over the Philippines Ricky Sismundo to retain his WBO featherweight interim title at the Twin Plaza Hotel in Jakarta.
Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao can win not one but two belts should he beat Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto in their welterweight title fight scheduled at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on November 14.