Chico Lanete scored a career-high 24 points, including the go-ahead basket at the buzzer, and Purefoods completed a gallant fightback from a 16-point deficit in the last eight minutes of play to stun Talk n Text, 88-87, in the KFC PBA Philippine Cup at the Astrodome last night. Read Full Story…
Manny Pacquiao believes he can do what US President-elect Barrack Obama just did — not in the political arena — but on top of the ring. Read Full Story…
Manny Pacquiao may be four inches shorter than Oscar dela Hoya but the Filipino champion is making sure that there won’t be a huge difference when it comes to body strength. Read Full Story…
Nonito (Dodong) Donaire Sr. said yesterday his son Nonito, Jr. was lucky to score a sixth round technical knockout win over South African challenger Moruti Mthalane and could’ve lost if last Saturday’s IBF flyweight title fight went on at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Read Full Story…
Oscar dela Hoya tapping 87-year-old Angelo Dundee to be part of his training team so close to the fight is not a good sign that all’s well in the Golden Boy camp. Read Full Story…
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., 22, is also rooting for Manny Pacquiao against Oscar De La Hoya on Dec. 6 in Las Vegas.
While Julio Sr., 46, doesn’t believe that Pacquiao has what it takes to upset the Golden Boy, Julio Jr. is convinced that the Filipino has a good shot at winning over De La Hoya, who is heavily favored to win the scheduled 12-round welterweight war at the MGM Grand. Read Full Story…
Tickets to the “Dream Match” between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar dela Hoya have long been sold out and yet the two superstars in the thick of training are still taking time out to promote the Dec. 6 showdown. Read Full Story…
Super flyweight champion Nonito Donaire retained his crown today at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Donaire, who holds a 20-1, 13 KOs record, stopped Moruti Mthalane (22-2, 15 KOs) from South Africa in the sixth round of a scheduled 12-round fight.
The referee stopped the World Boxing Organization fight between the two as a cut appeared on Mthalane’s eyelid. Read Full Story…
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) — Philippines favorite Nonito Donaire defends his International Boxing Federation flyweight title here on Saturday against South Africa’s Moruti Mthalane.
Donaire, 19-1 with 12 knockouts, has not lost since March of 2001, three weeks after his first professional fight.
The Filipino fighter took the IBF crown in July of last year, stopping Australian-based Armenian Vic Darchinyan in the fifth round. He made his first title defense last December, stopping Mexican Luis Maldonado in round eight. Read Full Story…
Powerhouse San Miguel Beer took advantage of Kelly Williams’ woeful shooting performance last night to down defending champion Sta. Lucia Realty, 89-71, and regain the solo lead in the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup last night at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Read Full Story…
The next three weeks will be important and may be the most crucial for former PBA great Rudy District who is detained at a Nevada prison for killing a Mexican national in 2004.
“Right now, he has a parole hearing. It will be discussed in three weeks time what will be the result if approved by parole or not. So we pray that Rudy will return. Let’s just say, another participation or new life in the new society that he’s in, “said Abe King, chairman of the PBA Legends USA Foundation. Read Full Story…
Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward, who steered Oscar De La Hoya to two victories in 1997, said Freddie Roach could possibly be holding the key to a Manny Pacquiao victory over the Golden Boy on Dec. 6 in Las Vegas. Read Full Story…
Kenneth Duremdes still feels the itch to play, but following Coca-Cola’s victory over Rain or Shine last night, he looks comfortable with his new role in the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup. Read Full Story…
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Dennis Orcollo and Alex Pagulayan crashed out of the semifinals after losing to their Taiwanese opponents in the Guinness 9-Ball Tour 2008 Grand Final yesterday at the Mal Taman Anggrek here. Read Full Story…
