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OSCAR DE LA HOYA AND MANNY PACQUIAO TO ANNOUNCE MEGA-FIGHT AT STATUE OF LIBERTY IN NEW YORK CITY ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1;

FIRST EVER PRESS CONFERENCE ON LIBERTY ISLAND KICKS-OFF SIX-CITY MEDIA TOUR TO PROMOTE DECEMBER 6TH SHOWDOWN

www.Fil-AmBoxers.com
Los Angeles, CA (September 25, 2008)

Boxing superstars Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao will each make one of the biggest announce-
ments of their respective careers when they officially announce their December 6 mega-fight at one of
the most cherished landmarks in the United States-the Statue of Liberty <<Read More>>

BOXING FANS HAVE SPOKEN
DELA HOYA-PACQUIAO FIGHT SOLD OUT

www.Fil-AmBoxers.com
Las Vegas, Nevada (September 24, 2008) -

Tickets to "The Dream Match" -- the 12-round welterweight super fight between six-division world
champion OSCAR DE LA HOYA and boxing's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter MANNY PACQUIAO - are
already gone just hours <<Read More>>
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OSCAR DE LA HOYA ENLISTS IGNACIO “NACHO” BERISTAIN
AS TRAINER FOR HIS SHOWDOWN WITH PACQUIAO
DE LA HOYA VS. PACQUIAO – DECEMBER 6^TH IN LAS VEGAS

LOS ANGELES, September 23 – With a little over two months to go before his epic showdown with
Manny Pacquiao on December 6th at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Oscar de la Hoya
has made perhaps the most important decision of his career, bringing in trainer of champions, the
legendary Ignacio “Nacho” Beristain, to prepare him for the attack of the “Pac-Man”.<<Read More>>

TICKETS GO ON SALE FOR DE LA HOYA vs. PACQUIAO
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 AT 10 A.M. PT

LAS VEGAS, NEV. (September 19, 2008) -

By Dong Secuya PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 18 Sep 2008

LOS ANGELES -- Filipino boxing superstar Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao has began training Wednesday afternoon (Thursday morning in Manila) at the famed Wildcard Gym of Freddie Roach in Los Angeles embarking to what he termed as the 'greatest fight of his life' when he faces boxing's golden boy and
one of the most popular boxers in decades Mexican-American Oscar de la Hoya at the MGM Grand
Events Center<<Read More>>

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"THE HITMAN" VS. "THE MAGIC MAN"

RICKY HATTON AND PAULIE MALIGNAGGI
SET TO MEET IN 140-POUND WORLD TITLE BOUT
AT MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22;
LIVE ON HBO'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

LAS VEGAS, September 13 - Fans may call it "Manchester Muscle vs. New York Flash," "England vs. The United States," or "Brawler vs. Boxer." Regardless of how it is described, the Junior Welterweight World Championship bout between England's Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton and New
York's Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi <<Read More>>

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DOMINGO STOPS VORAPIN;

SOMSAK-DE LA CRUZ A DRAW!

PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 14 Sep 2008

CEBU CITY--ALA Boy Michael Domingo delivered a world-class performance moments ago, stopping
former WBO king Ratanachai Sor Vorapin in the ninth round to successfully defend his WBO Oriental
bantam title here. Domingo and Vorapin fought through blood<<Read More>>

DOMINGO PROMISED U.S. FIGHT IF HE WINS IMPRESSSIVELY

By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com Sun, 14 Sep 2008

The manager of World Boxing Organization Oriental bantamweight champion Michael Domingo,
young Michael Aldeguer of the famed ALA Gym, says they took the fight against former world
champion Ratanachai Sor Vorapin “to give Domingo a chance to show what he can do. Is he
just another journeyman or is he going to be a<<Read More>>

CASAMAYOR, MARQUEZ MADE THE WEIGHT

by Rod Mijares, www.Fil-AmBoxers.Com, Sept. 12, 2008

There is no stopping, "The Challenge" the most anticipated boxing event featuring Cuban born Joel Casamayor and the Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez as the main header has just passed the scale. 
Both of them weight 135 pounds today at the weigh-in for the fight tomorrow at the MGM Grand Arena
at Las Vegas, Nevada.  <<Read More>>

FROM THE HOOD, SPROUTED A WORLD BOXING CHAMPION

Exclusive Interview with Joan Guzman

By Rod Mijares, Sept. 6, 2008

DE LA HOYA ADMITS MAKING 147 WILL BE A STRUGGLE

By Ronnie Nathanielsz - PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 08 Sep 2008

Oscar De La Hoya is now changing his tune. A couple of weeks ago in an exclusive overseas telephone
conversation with www.insidesports.ph De La Hoya said he’d have no problems making the agreed upon
147 pound limit for his showdown with Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao. But now, he’s changing his tune
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DELA HOYA VS. PACQUIAO – A THRILLA IN LAS VEGAS ON DEC. 6, 2008

By Rod Mijares - www.Fil-AmBoxers.com
August 30, 2008

The inevitable is a now a sure thing.   No amount of uncertainty nor stumbling blocks to hurdle will stop
the fight from happening.  Oscar dela Hoya agreed to fight Manny Pacquaio on December 6, 2008 at
MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.  The sure winners are the boxing fans worldwide who
will be treated to a giga fight that is unprecedented and of epic proportion in the <Read More>>

Three Filipinos to figure in world-title fights

09/03/2008 | 06:35 PM
MANILA, Philippines –

Three more Filipino boxers will figure in world-title matches for the remainder of the year led by 2007 RP
Athlete of the Year Nonito Donaire<<read more>>

DE LA HOYA VS. PACQUIAO SET FOR
DECEMBER 6 AT MGM GRAND AND
LIVE ON HBO PAY PER VIEW

LOS ANGELES (August 28) -

The wait is over and the fight is on. . .Olympic gold medalist and 10-time world champion "The Golden
Boy" OSCAR DE LA HOYA will face current Ring Magazine No. 1-ranked pound for pound champion
MANNY "Pacman" PACQUIAO on Saturday, December 6 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada in a bout
that will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View <<Read More>>.

LEGENDARY TRAINERS VITAL TO FIGHTERS' PREPARATION AND SUCCESS FOR "THE CHALLENGE" ON SEPTEMBER 13TH

Los Angeles, August 21, 2008 -

"...Punches in bunches, stay off the ropes, move your head, hands up. . ." These are the words four of
boxing's best trainers - Roger Bloodworth, Ignacio Beristain, Dean Campos and Buddy McGirt - are saying these days as they prepare their respective pugilists - Joel Casamayor, Juan Manuel Marquez, Sergio Mora and Vernon Forrest - for their upcoming bouts <<Read More>>

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Casamayor vs. Marquez:

What Do They Have in Common?

Posted by Igor Frank on 08.19.2008

Before previewing the upcoming lightweight championship fight, Igor Frank examines their striking
similarities.

As I am getting ready to preview the very intriguing match up of Casamayor vs. Marquez, scheduled for September 13, 2008 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas<<click here to read more>>

WEIGHTS FROM TACHI CASINO

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 21 Aug008

Lemoore, CA:- Participants on the Goossen-Tutor/Tachi Casino promotions scheduled for tomorrow

evening mostly made weight. Ana Julaton, <<click here to read more>>

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MORA VS. FORREST II HEATS UP EARLY AS FIGHTERS HEAD TO TRAINING CAMP AFTER
PRESS CONFERENCE VERBAL ATTACKS GET RIVALS FIRED UP FOR BATTLE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 AT MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS LIVE ON HBO PAY-PER-VIEW

LOS ANGELES, August 6 –

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FIL-AM BRANDON VERA WON IN UFC FIGHT NIGHT

By Rod Mijares
Las Vegas, July 25, 2008

Brandon Vera who is proud of his Filipino heritage and who started fighting as a heavyweight just won his debut in the light heavyweight division (205 pounds) of UFC's mixed martial arts against Reese Andy
(7 wins-1 loss before this fight).  It was held at Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 25, 2008 and was televised lived in Spike TV.

Brandon who is known in UFC as "The Truth" is one of the Filipino notables highlighted in Fil-Amboxers.com.  He was born in Norfolk, Virginia but is fighting out of San Diego, California.  He is 30 years old and is fighting tall at 6' 3" and has now a record of 9 wins with 2 losses. 

It should be noted that Brandon went to the Philippines some months ago and trained Richard Gutierrez on some fighting moves and stance for Gutierrez' upcoming TV series. 

The fight went to the distance of 3 rounds and 5 minutes each round.  Two judges scored it 30-27 for Vera and one judge scored it 29-28 for Vera, as well, for a unanimous decision. 

Most of Vera's wins were knockouts as compared to this fight where excitement and explosiveness were missing.  Andy who was only 5' 10" knew that he could not fight Vera from a distance with a big height difference.  He kept on pushing Vera to the cage and worked on kicking his opponents left thighs while they kept on clinching each other.  Vera fought back with knees and elbows of his own to Andy's head until he slammed down Andy to the canvas.

In the first round, Vera's left kick hit Andy and sent him to the canvas but Vera failed to move forward to follow-up as he let Andy stood up.  A right by Andy hit Brandon on his left face.

The second round was all locking each other legs with occasional exchanges of punches between the two.  When the two got loose, a nice fake by Andy with a follow-up punch caught Vera on the chin.  Vera
countered with his left foot and a right knee.  A right kick that hit Andy's left leg close the second round.

The third round was also another clinching fight with Andy working again on Vera's left thigh.  The referee broke up the clinch with about 3 minutes to go.  At about 1:30 minutes to go, Vera scored two knees to
Andy's face.

The main event saw Brazilian Anderson Silva (21-4), the current UFC Middleweight Champion and
considered the best pound for pound and the most dangerous fighter and the cream of the cream of
mixed martial arts knocking out his opponent, James Irvin fighting out from Sacramento, California
early in the first round of their scheduled 3-round light heavyweight fight.

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BRENDA SHAYLOR READY TO FIGHT IN CEBU

By Rod Mijares
Las Vegas, July 19, 2008

Brenda Shaylor with her trainer, Tony Martin.  Photo by Rod Mijares

She is one talented American girl who possesses the 3B's in life; beauty, brain and boxing skills.  She
took the PAL flight 107 from Las Vegas on July 19, 2008 bound for Cebu, Philippines with Tony Martin,
her boxing trainer.  Tony Martin used to be a resident of Labangon and Li-loan, Cebu with his family for
18 years.  Over there, he trained a number of promising Filipino boxers before migrating to America and
settled in Las Vegas, the  boxing capital of the world.

"Don't be fooled by her good looks as this girl possesses power punches that will knock you down,"
Tony said of Brenda Shaylor.  "She has that woman nature and that inside aggression that she will
hit back and counter-punch with every opportunity if ever on the receiving end of a punch.

"I am nervous," Brenda said of her upcoming fight on July 26, 2008 at Cebu Coliseum as a special attraction
and one of the supporting bouts to the main event between AJ Banal (17 Wins , 0 Lost, 1 Draw) and Rafael Concepcion (10 wins, 2 Loses, 1 Draw) for the vacant WBA super flyweight Title.

A natural response for a very humble 23-year old woman who always carries a smile and who just passed
the nursing board exam in Las Vegas, Nevada last July 15, 2008.  She just finished a nursing degree at
College of Southern Nevada last May, 2008 and is now a registered nurse in one of the hospitals in Las Vegas.

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