Japeth’s future THE GAME OF MY LIFE By Bill Velasco Japeth Aguilar was supposed to play for the Philippine team in the 30th William Jones Cup, which opened in Taipei Thursday. But since the organizers made it next to impossible for the Philippines to join, the opportunity to see Aguilar’s development up close will have to wait. Nevertheless, the forward Ateneo Blue Eagle is looking forward to a much better NCAA season after being injured and benched last season. Read Full Story
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UV faces China in finals By Marian C. Baring HUAQIAO University of China and Han Yang University of South Korea figured in an impassioned tooth and nail battle not only for the first championship berth of the 6th Asian Universities Basketball Championships but for national pride in the Asian University Basketball Champions. In the end, the Chinese squad prevailed over the courageous Koreans, 70-65, to wound up on top of the ranking and to fight for the title against the University of the Visayas today. Read Full Story
HBO Ratings for Pacquiao-Diaz Replay John Chavez he current, undisputed middleweight champion of the world drew about 1.1 million live viewers for his most recent bout against Gary Lockett on HBO. It was one of the lowest rated World Championship Boxing programs of all-time. Exactly how much money did they spend on it? Somewhere in the region 2,750,000 frog skins. Read Full Story
IT’S PACQUIAO – SOTO ON NOVEMBER 15 By Ronnie Nathanielsz Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says that rather than get delayed over obtaining the medical clearance of WBA super featherweight champion Edwin Valero from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, he plans to pit Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao against Humberto Soto (47-7-2, 28 KO's) at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas on November 15. Read Full Story
‘Tricycle Driver’ vs. ‘King of the Road’ By: Ed C. Tolentino | Manila Times It appears that Manny Pacquiao will make the first defense of his newly minted World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title against Venezuelan Edwin “Dinamita” Valero on November 8. The big names in the 135-pound division are all fully booked. American Nate Campbell, the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight champ, is headed for a September 13 clash with Joan Guzman. On the same month, former two-time world lightweight champ Joel Casamayor will square off with Juan Manuel Marquez, the former WBC jr. lightweight champ who is moving up in weight in pursuit of a third showdown with Pacquiao. Read Full Story
BREAKING NEWS: BARRERA QUITS GOLDEN BOY GROUP By Ed de la Vega, DDS Los Angeles, CA: - We just got word from a reliable source that Marco Antonio Barrera has terminated his association with the Golden Boy Promotions. Barrera who is in Los Angeles with his brother George called my source to inform him of the issue. They met at the Grand Wilshire Hotel near downtown Los Angeles. Read Full Story