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Hasegawa vs Burgos, Tajbert vs Aoh Catching Steam

Published on 2010-09-27 19:07:27

Source: Jhonny Gonzalez |  boxingscene.com The announced doubleheader for November 26 at the Nihon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan is catching a lot steam from boxing fans in Japan and Mexico. The card will feature two important WBC title fights. The contests are tough to call as the boxers match up very well in each fight. In first of the doubleheader, WBC super featherweight champion Vitali Tajbert (20-1, 6KOs) will defend his title against Japan's Takahiro Aoh (19-2, 9KOs). Aoh is a former

FIBA Asia U-18: RP five rips Iraq, makes q'finals

Published on 2010-09-27 19:06:10

Source: gmanews.tv When push comes to shove, expect Kiefer Ravena to take over for the Philippine Youth basketball team. Ravena banged in a game-high 23 points, besides posting two rebounds, four assists, a block and a steal in leading the Filipinos to an inspiring 68-59 triumph over Iraq in the FIBA Asia U-18 Championship at the 22nd May court in Sana’a, Yemen. In winning their third in five games, the Filipinos have secured an outright quarterfinals berth. The team, which is supported by Nok

RP wins trophy in Homeless World Cup

Published on 2010-09-27 19:04:40

Source: abs-cbnNEWS.com MANILA, Philippines – Team Jeepney Philippines posted its best finish in three years in the recently concluded Homeless World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The RP team ended its Homeless World Cup bid in 25th place out of 64 countries It also took home the Host Cup Trophy, one of the 6 trophies at stake in the tournament, after defeating Norway 4-3 at the Copacabana Beach. The Philippine team is composed of twins Hammid and Abdula Pasion (Laguna), brothers Mark and Lex

FIBA Asia U-18: Pinoy cagers dump Japan

Published on 2010-09-26 18:51:23

Source: gmanews.tv The Philippines vented its ire on Japan and scored a whopping 75-57 triumph in the FIBA Asia U-18 Championship at the 22nd May court in Sana’a, Yemen. Second-generation players Kiefer Ravena and Raphael Banal led the Filipino youngsters' onslaught as they combined for 32 points in leading the team to victory. Ravena, son of former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Rookie of the Year and now Talk N Text assistant coach Bong Ravena, finished with 18 points to pace the Na

Tim Coleman vs Patrick Lopez Set For Oct. 1 on ShoBox

Published on 2010-09-23 22:42:47

Source: boxingscene.com NEW YORK – Two fighters coming off huge wins and riding impressive winning streaks will meet in an all-important stepping-stone matchup in a 12-round junior welterweight main event on ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, Oct. 1, LIVE on SHOWTIME® (11:45 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). Current USBA light welterweight champion, Tim “The Pit Bull” Coleman (17-1-1, 4 KOs) of Baltimore, Md., takes on two-time Venezuelan Olympian Patrick “El Elegante” Lopez

Paul Williams Blasts Floyd Mayweather: He Won't Fight Me

Published on 2010-09-23 22:40:57

Source: Michael Marley | boxingscene.com Paul Williams, in his 11th year in the professional boxing ring, is widely acknowledged as the world's third best fighter, pound for pound. He's 6-3, freakishly tall and he's fighting WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, also a power punching lefthander, in a Nov. 20 Atlantic City (HBO, not PPV) rematch simply because neither could persuade any other opponent to step up. Their first fight was wild and wooly. Martinez got floored in the opening round

Margarito trainer: Pacquiao KO'd in 11th

Published on 2010-09-23 22:38:48

Source: gmanews.tv Robert Garcia, Antonio Margarito's soft spoken trainer, answered back and predicted the Mexican former two-time world champion would beat the hell out of Manny Pacquiao once they finally meet inside the ring on November 13 at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. And how he sees the 12-round fight? "11th round knockout," said Garcia, who also trains former International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. And then he emphasized how Margarito will w

RP Youth routs Saudis in FIBA Asia U18 tourney

Published on 2010-09-23 22:37:37

Source: gmanews.tv Jeron Teng and Kiefer Ravena teamed up to lead the Nokia-Philippines Under-18 team to an 86-68 rout of Saudi Arabia in the FIBA Asia Under-18 Championships on Wednesday night at the 22nd May court in Sana’a, Yemen. Teng scored 20 points while Ravena, who helped the Ateneo Blue Eaglets complete a rare three-peat in the UAAP, added 11 markers as the RP Youth team joined title favorite China, which scored an 82-48 thrashing of Syria, for the Group C lead. The Nationals had a sl

UFC sets sights on Asia

Published on 2010-09-23 22:36:36

Source: Dennis Gasgonia, abs-cbnNEWS.com MANILA, Philippines – The Manila visit of mixed martial arts (MMA) superstar Georges St.-Pierre is part of Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) plan to widen its fan base in Asia and promote the fast-rising sport of MMA. Mark Fischer, UFC managing director for Asia, said that they are currently studying several options on helping Filipino and other Asian MMA fighters get involved in UFC. “One of them is certainly taking some of the best [fighters]

GSP: Floyd Mayweather afraid of losing to Manny Pacquiao

Published on 2010-09-23 22:36:21

Source: Dennis Gasgonia, abs-cbnNEWS.com MANILA, Philippine – Even visiting Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) superstar Georges St.-Pierre believes that Floyd Mayweather Jr. does not want to fight 7-division champion Manny Pacquiao. “Knowing that Pacquiao is a big, big threat, he doesn’t want to have that fight because he might have a lot to lose,” St.-Pierre said. The UFC welterweight champion from Canada met the press at the ABS-CBN compound on Thursday. St.-Pierre, known as "GS