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Manny Pacquiao’s planned family vacation in Australia with with wife Jinkee and their children has been postponed.

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Manny Pacquiao’s planned family vacation in Australia with with wife Jinkee and their children has been postponed.

“Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona, every bit like Filipino hero Manny Pacquiao in his youth, scored a sensational second round knockout over former world light flyweight interim champion Wandee Singwancha of Thailand in a fight fan’s dream card at the Cebu Coliseum on Thursday.

Filipino light welterweight Mark Jason Melligen did well in two sparring sessions with Argentina’s Marcos Rene Maidana who will be fighting southpaw Victor Ortiz (24-1-1, 19 KO’s) for the World Boxing Association Interim junior welterweight title on June 27.

Thailand’s WBA flyweight champion Denkaosan Kaovichit has retained his title with a somewhat controversial split decision over Japanese challenger Hiroyuki Hisataka, who was ranked No. 12, in a fight card at the Central Stadium in Uttaradit Province in Thailand.

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Four Filipino boxers have been beaten in Australia which isn’t anything new considering the Filipinos usually move up in weight to fight superior and bigger fighters and fight just for the money.

Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao is reportedly “not interested” in fighting Miguel Cotto or Shane Mosley and has set his sights on the winner of the Floyd Mayweather Jr – Juan Manuel Marquez showdown on July 18.

WBA flyweight champion Denkaosan Kaovichit of Thailand has said he is one hundred percent ready for his first title defense against Japanese challenger Hiroyuki Hisataka today.

After a whirlwind trip to Bangkok and hosting his one day 5-cock derby on Tuesday at the Araneta Coliseum, Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao will leave for Australia with wife Jinkee and their children on a one-week family vacation.

IBF flyweight champion Nonito he Filipino Flash” Donaire is in the dark about his next fight which was scheduled for August 22 initially in San Francisco but was reportedly being moved to Las Vegas.