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Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire is eyeing either Fernando Montiel or Jorge Arce and shows no interest in facing Vic Darchinyan in a rematch following Darchinyan’s loss to Ghana’s Joseph Agbeko in S unrise, Florida last Sunday, Manila Time.
Undefeated Filipino southpaw Mercito Gesta as expected scored an easy third round TKO over over-matched Devarious Crayton of Florida in the main event of Rogue Boxing Promotions fight card at the beautiful Woodstock Terrace of the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown San Diego.
Hard-hitting Filipino flyweight Rey Migreno has stunned former IBF world minimum weight champion and light flyweight contender Ratanapol Sor Vorapin by scoring a fifth round knockout to win the Pan Asia Boxing Association flyweight title at the beautiful tourist resort of Karon Beach in Phuket, Thailand.
Australia’s Bill “The Kid” Dib has won the WBO Asia Pacific featherweight interim title with a controversial first round stoppage of Japan ’s Kenichi Yamaguchi that sparked ugly scenes at Luna Park in Sydney.
Former Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation welterweight champion Rev Santillan has lost by a 7th round TKO to reigning champion Motoki Sasaki of Japan in Tokyo .
Tough Filipino featherweight Michael Farenas sees action on Top Rank Promotions “Latin Fury 10” in Mexico on July 25.
Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire has had “a very good day” as he slowly picked up preparations for his WBA super flyweight interim title fight against tough Panamanian Rafael “El Torito” Concepcion at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on August 15.
Filipino lightweight prospect Mercito Gesta who has a record of 15-0-1 with 6 knockouts will be ready to for a title shot after two or three more fights.
Filipino promoter Sammy Gello-ani has promised to pay former IBF minimumweight champion Florandes his purse for his title eliminator against Nkosinathi Joyi of South Africa who won by a lopsided decision although Condes was praised for a gallant stand by the South African media.
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao who was scheduled to leave for Los Angeles Tuesday night to shoot a Nike commercial with NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers , can’t get an October date for his planned fight against WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto.