Save for the height and weight difference between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao, everything appears to be even as far as legendary trainer Angelo Dundee is concerned. Read the rest of this entry »

Hindi alintana ng 22-anyos na si Filipino super bantamweight sensation Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista ang pagiging beterano ng 31-anyos na si Mexican Heriberto “Cuate” Ruiz.

Sa panayam kahapon ni Dennis Principe sa kanyang ‘Sports Chat’ program sa DZSR Sports Radio mula sa Las Vegas, Nevada, sinabi ni Bautista na hindi niya kinatatakutan si Ruiz. Read the rest of this entry »

Golden Boy Promotions matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz is convinced Oscar dela Hoya will surprise Freddie Roach in the coming fight against Manny Pacquiao with tactics the trainer never saw when he worked with the 1992 Olympic gold medalist for the Floyd Mayweather bout last year.

Lewkowicz was recently in Manila for a brief visit on the way to the WBC convention in China and discounted Roach’s supposed advantage in knowing Dela Hoya’s weaknesses because they once worked together in camp. Read the rest of this entry »

BACOLOD CITY – Efren “Bata” Reyes pocketed eight consecutive racks to overcome another so-so start to thwart fellow former world champion Kunihiko Takahashi of Japan, 11-4, and barge into the Final Four of the Senate President Manny Villar Cup Bacolod leg at the Garden Royal Function Hall of the Goldenfields Commercial Complex here.

Playing before a huge Bacolod crowd obviously rooting for him, the 54-year-old pool maestro had an uncharacteristically erratic start, missing three relatively easy shots, allowing Takahashi, the 1998 world 9-ball champion, to take the early upper hand at 4-3. Read the rest of this entry »

The only problem UAAP All-Stars coach Norman Black had during the game was how to give his players equal playing time.

“That’s the only problem because they’re all very talented,” said the Ateneo mentor who coached the UAAP All-Stars past the NCAA All-Stars, 91-80, last night at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Read the rest of this entry »

Oscar De La Hoya doesn’t intend to stay on top of the ring at the MGM Grand Garden Arena long on Dec. 6.

The Golden Boy wants to call it a night after five rounds with Manny Pacquiao. Read the rest of this entry »

Defending champion De La Salle University emerged as the overall leader with seven points at the end of the first round of the Intercollegiate Golf Championship Season 2 recently held in various golf courses. Read the rest of this entry »

Thailand’s Saddam Kietyongyuth, who last week issued a public challenge on OPBF lightweight king Randy Suico, said he is still waiting for a definitive answer from Suico and his handlers regarding a proposed fight. Read the rest of this entry »

One clear victim of a mismatch was Dodong Donaire, father and former trainer of world flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr.

The poor father has flown back to Cebu after a breakup with his son, the world champion who had a so-so second defense of his 112 lb crown recently. Read the rest of this entry »

It was Oscar dela Hoya’s media day, and it was Freddie Roach’s turn to take some punches.

For the first time since he started training for the Dec. 6 “Dream Match” with Manny Pacquiao, boxing’s Golden Boy opened the doors to his Big Bear camp last Tuesday in California.

More than a hundred members of the media came, and practically all bases were covered during the four-hour blitz that had Dela Hoya up in the ring – boxing and fielding questions. Read the rest of this entry »

IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr.’s manager Cameron Dunkin said yesterday it’s in the best interest of the Filipino Flash to move forward in his career without father and trainer Nonito Sr. in the team.

Donaire Jr. confirmed that he will no longer work with his long-time trainer because of personal differences. Read the rest of this entry »

Running enthusiasts from Metro Manila and nearby provinces get busy in the next few weeks with the staging of four major races, according to race director Rudy Biscocho. Read the rest of this entry »

Frankie Miñoza, Angelo Que and Juvic Pagunsan open their campaign in the rich Singapore Open beginning today, hoping to come out strong against a field teeming with talent at the Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. Read the rest of this entry »

As he looked forward to Manny Pacquiao’s Dec. 6 fight with Oscar dela Hoya, trainer Freddie Roach also looked back to the Golden Boy’s showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. last year. Read the rest of this entry »

The second Jr. NBA Philippines program presented by Hi-Smart starts today in Cebu City with more than 200 schools taking part across the country, reaching approximately 20,000 students, parents, and coaches. Read the rest of this entry »