RP Youth 5 eyes jousts with pros Kristel Satumbaga The Nokia Philippine Youth team hopes to get as many exposures it can against experienced players to fully prepare for the FIBA Asia Youth Championships on Aug. 8 to Sept. 5 in Tehran, Iran. Read Full Story
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'LETHAL COMBINATION' LA PRESSCON (With Photos) By Ed de la Vega, DDS,PhilBoxing.com,Wed, 14 May 2008 LOS ANGELES -- Bob Arum and the Top Rank Promotions this afternoon hosted the very first of the many press conferences they plan to hold with both David Diaz and Manny Pacquiao in attendance. Read Full Story
Hornets pound Duncan, Spurs NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) — David West scored a playoff career-high 30 points to spark the New Orleans Hornets past San Antonio 101-82 Saturday in the opener of their National Basketball Association playoff series. Serbian sharpshooter Peja Stojakovic added 22 points while playmaker Chris Paul scored 17 points and passed out 13 assists to spark the Hornets as they started the Western Conference best-of-second second round series. Read Full Story
Hoya ready for Mayweather LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Ten-time world champion Oscar de la Hoya kept his plans for a rematch with pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. on track Saturday with a 12-round unanimous decision over Steve Forbes. De la Hoya, 35, has said he wants to close out his glittering career in 2008 with two fights - in September against Mayweather and in December, perhaps against Miguel Cotto. Read Full Story
It’s not yet in the bag, says Pumaren Kristel Satumbaga KUALA LUMPUR — Franz Pumaren, head coach of the Nokia Philippine Youth team, allowed his boys to watch a movie yesterday, but cautioned against falling into a false sense of security with still two matches remaining in the Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) Championship for Junior Men crown. Read Full Story
Call 'Em Out Friday: Will Lack Of Focus Be The Sudden Demise Of Manny Pacquiao? 02.05.08 - By Vivek Wallace: Every Friday on my 'Call-Out' segment a new fighter finds himself in the 'fishbowl', as we dissect the pro's and con's as they relate to him and his name in the sport. This week is no different, as we closely analyze the good and not-so-good relative to Phillipino phenom, Manny Pacquiao. His talent and desire once he's in the ring can never be questioned, but the effort it takes to get him to that point - particularly lately - has left many wondering how much longer can he last atop his division, let alone remain a contender in a quest for the sports Pound for Pound elite mantle. Like always, we take a look at both sides of the spectrum, and when the facts are sorted out, we let you decide.... Read Full Story
CASTRO SIGNS UP WITH SINGAPORE SLINGERS By Ronnie Nathanielsz,PhilBoxing.com,Sat, 03 May 2008 Extraordinarily talented point guard Jason Castro of the leading amateur team Harbour Center has become the first Filipino to sign up with a team in Australia's highly competitive National Basketball League. Read Full Story
Quick Jabs: Immortalizing De La Hoya, Pacquiao; Julio-Smith, Dirrell-Hanshaw; Vazquez-Marquez IV? By Tim Starks | May 2nd, 2008 Two of the handful of boxing’s biggest stars are getting immortalized, comes the news this week. First is Oscar De La Hoya, who is getting a statue outside LA’s Staples Center, meaning he’ll share exclusive statue space with Magic Johnson and Wayne Gretzky. That’s elite company. Let that soak in for a second. He said, according to ESPN.com’s blog for De La Hoya’s 150-pound clash with Steve Forbes, that he’d be driving past it every day to “make sure it doesn’t get egged. I’ll be wiping it down with a towel every morning.” Read Full Story
Campbell-Marquez Bout Seemingly in the Making ohn Chavez There are not too many fights out there today that make perfect sense. Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito is one of them and the other that's seemingly in the works is Nate "The Galaxxy Warrior" Campbell vs. Juan Manuel Marquez. Read Full Story
FIBA reiterates support of SBP The central board of the International Basketball Association (FIBA), the highest executive body of the FIBA, has reaffirmed its support to the Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas Inc. and its leadership, in its meeting last April 25 and 26 in Geneva Switzerland and Beijing China respectively. Read Full Story
RP Youth crushes Malaysia By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA KUALA LUMPUR — The Nokia-Philippine Youth team used a 20-0 run in the third quarter to deal defending champion Malaysia a 98-68 beating Thursday at the start of the seventh Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) junior championship at the Malaysian Amateur Basketball Association gym here. Read Full Story
De la Hoya-Forbes Final PresCon -- A Class Act By Ed de la Vega, DDS,PhilBoxing.com,Thu, 01 May 2008 LOS ANGELES, CA -- You really have to give it to Golden Boy Promotions! The people running their show really know how to get it done! Today at about noon, at the grounds of the LA Central Library right in the heart of downtown Los Angeles and adjacent to one of LA’s best restaurants, the Golden Boy presented the headliners of the big fight on Saturday night at the soccer grounds of the Home Depot Center in Carson California. Read Full Story
Campbell: Pacquiao wouldn't last twelve rounds with me! By Ryan Macalua Nearly two months into his world title reign following his brilliant upset over previously unbeaten Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz, IBF/WBA/WBO lightweight champion Nate Campbell (32-5-1, 25 KOs) is enjoying life at the top. Read Full Story
OSCAR DE LA HOYA GETS A STATUE AT THE STAPLES’ STAR PLAZA By Ed de la Vega, DDS,PhilBoxing.com,Thu, 01 May 2008 Los Angeles, CA -- Today, at the final press conference hyping this Saturday’s fight card dubbed as “Homecoming” featuring Oscar de la Hoya vs Steve Forbes held at the open court yard of the Los Angeles Central Library, Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions announced that Oscar de la Hoya will have a life size statue cast in bronze displayed permanently at the Star Plaza of the Staples Arena in downtown Los Angeles. Read Full Story
RP Youth opens bid vs Malaysia By Nelson Beltran,Thursday, May 1, 2008 The Nokia RP Youth team starts its quest to reclaim the SEABA junior men’s championship when it plays defending champion and host team Malaysia at the MABA gym in Kuala Lumpur today. Gametime is at 8:30 p.m. with the RP juniors determined to come out strong and hopefully breeze through to victory in the opener of the tourney also serving as the regional qualifier for the FIBA-Asia Youth Championship in Tehran, Iran in September. Read Full Story