MANILA, Philippines – Oscar dela Hoya is trying to wiggle out of the lawsuit filed by Manny Pacquiao against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Philboxing.com yesterday reported that New York-based lawyer Judd Burstein, who helped Pacquiao in his case against his ex-promoter, Murad Muhammad, in 2005, will make sure the Golden Boy does. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Sending Filipino cyclists to the 2012 London Olympics is the ultimate goal of the major supporters of the 711-Roadbike Phils.squad, whose next overseas stint is the six-stage Tour of Thailand hitting the road tomorrow in the country’s mountainous northern province.

“We hope that with the help of our major supporter, 7-Eleven, we might see a Filipino cyclist competing in the 2012 Olympic Games in London,” team director Ric Rodriguez in yesterday’s PSA forum at the UN Shakey’s Avenue in Manila Read the rest of this entry »

While WBA super flyweight interim champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire is beginning to show some concern over whom he fights next, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says the classy former IBF/IBO flyweight champion will have a tune-up fight in May and will then face reigning WBC/WBA champion Vic Darchinyan on August 7 at the Home Depot in California. Read the rest of this entry »

Four Filipino cue artists, led by former double world champion Ronnie Alcano, will see action in the 2010 Damas World 8-ball Championship which starts April 4 to 10 in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

Joining Alcano are former world No. 1 Dennis Orcollo, world 10-ball finalist Lee Van Corteza and former national champ Marlon Manalo. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever remember watching the movie “Rocky” and getting inspired when he decided he wasn’t going to be a “bum” anymore? The famous theme song began to play and Rocky began to work out harder than ever before. It just made you want to go out and do something great—something impossible.
He was the underdog. There was no way a guy like him could defeat Apollo Creed and rise up out of poverty, but the fictional pugilist defied all the odds. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – The comeback fight of Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista, which was supposed to be held in Dubai on April 9, was postponed due to promotional setbacks.

According to Edri K. Aznar of SunStar, Philippine promoter ALA Promotions said the Dubai-based company KO Promotions failed to meet some requirements and make the deadline. Read the rest of this entry »

Laos Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Nathaniel “Tac’’ Padilla shot 581 points in the rapid fire pistol event last Sunday to break his national mark and clinch a slot on the Philippine shooting team to the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

“I just happened to be in great form today. I hope I manage to remain sharp and healthy until the Asiad in November,’’ the 45-year-old Padilla said shortly after pulling away from Robert Donalvo (553) and Read the rest of this entry »

Two-time Olympian Harry Tañamor, one of the most decorated amateur fighters the country has produced this decade, has been retired by the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP).

The retirement became official when Tañamor was not included in the Philippine team which will compete in the China Open boxing championship which starts Saturday in Guiyang province. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Fresh from retiring after a 10-year tenure as PBL commissioner, Chino Trinidad said yesterday while focused on a career as a broadcaster with the GMA network, he plans to be involved in boxing. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – James Yap continued to draw the fans’ votes four weeks before the PBA All-Star game, securing a starting spot in the South lineup in this year’s staging of the annual summer bash slated April 23-25 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.

The Derby Ace starting guard has so far received 39,962 votes and remained the leading player among the 10 who will make up the first five of both the North and South squads.
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MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao will never use the lawsuit, which he filed against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and company as a bargaining chip for his highly-anticipated super-fight with the undefeated American.

“That was never the intention,” said Pacquiao’s adviser, Mike Koncz, yesterday after reports came out that the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight could take place if both sides reach a compromise. Read the rest of this entry »

GARY David is one player not consumed by ego, and is willing to give way to other players.

But the six-foot-two guard also doesn’t like to stay in the shadows too long, and actually emerged as the most consistent local in the week that was, making him the first Accel-Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Press Corps Player of the Week for the ongoing Fiesta Conference. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So, FIDE (World Chess Federation) Master (FM) Jan Emmanuel Garcia, reigning RP Boys 12-and-under champion Paolo Bersamina and Narquinden Reyes emerged as winners in Sunday’s 1st Pichay and Davis Cup chess festival.
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MANILA, Philippines – Two-time Tour champion Warren Davadilla bucked father time, upstaging younger rivals to rule the two-stage Koten Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Summer Cycling Classic that ended in Cabanatuan City yesterday.

Davadilla, 35, employed brilliant riding strategy and tactic to finish a strong second in the Marikina-Cabanatuan second stage behind Tots Tonido Oledan and snatch the overall championship over first stage winner Baler Ravina. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Freddie Roach sees the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. super-fight happening only if both fighters agree to bury the hatchet and let their punches do the talking.

“I’m sure there’s going to be a tradeoff between Manny dropping the lawsuit and him (Mayweather) dropping the drug test,” boxing’s hottest trainer told fighthype.com. Read the rest of this entry »