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Unbeaten pound for pound No. 1 Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez of Nicaragua who challenges super flyweight champion Carlos Cuadras of Mexico at the Inglewood Forum in California on September 10 is hard at work in preparation for what is expected to be a tough battle.
Newly crowned WBO bantamweight champion Marlon 'The Nightmare' Tapales has received an offer to defend his title against former IBF champion Paul 'Baby Faced Assassin' Butler of Britain, who is 27 years old and has a record of 21-1 with 12 knockouts.
The Philippines Rene Dacquel has retained his Orient Pacific Boxing Federation title with a tough win over Japan’s Go Onaga who was ranked No.3 contender in a fight card in Okinawa.
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao has begun training for his fight against unbeaten Jessie Vargas at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on November 5. In a conversation with BoxingScene.com/The Standard after his Mahindra PBA team emerged victorious over Blackwater Elite with Pacquiao burying a three-point shot and having the crowd roar every time he touched the ball, Pacquiao explained his decision to return to the ring, pointing out that he continues to play basketball because its his passion and it’s the same thing with boxing.
World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman believes a major overhaul of amateur boxing is absolutely essential although he concedes that “if the priority is commercial, it's going to be very difficult to establish any changes because the way AIBA is going, there’s no turning back and it's threatening the structure for kids around the world.” Sulaiman made the comments in an interview with well-known journalist James Blairs in Mexico City.
The longest reigning Filipino world champion Donnie Nietes has relinquished his WBO light flyweight title as he prepares to move up in weight to face former world champion Edgar Sosa in a flyweight bout at the StubHub Center in Carson City, California on September 24.
Eight division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has set aside his previously announced retirement to fight WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas probably at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on November 5.
The longest-reigning Filipino world champion, WBO light flyweight Donnie Nietes wants to fight bigger names beginning with former world champion Edgar Sosa whom he faces in his first venture into the flyweight division at the StubHub Center in Carson City, California on September 24.
The Philippines light flyweight hopeful Rogen Ladon has been eliminated in the Olympic boxing competition by Colombia’s Yuberjen Martinez who won a unanimous decision and advanced to the quarter finals at the Riocentro – Pavilion 6 in Rio de Janeiro Monday night.
The longest reigning Filipino world champion, Donnie Nietes, is moving up to flyweight to test the waters in a fight against former world champion Edgar Sosa, the 36 year old Mexican veteran who is ranked No. 4 by the World Boxing Council.