Fight promoter Bob Arum, right, raises the hand of boxer Yuri Foreman, from Brooklyn, N.Y., after Foreman won his WBA super welterweight boxing title fight by unanimous decision against Daniel Santos, from Puerto Rico, Nov. 14, 2009 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo)

(Updated, 11:47 a.m.) YURI Foreman continued his winning streak as he wrested the WBA super-welterweight title from defending champion Daniel Santos with a unanimous decision victory.

Foreman, who now holds a clean 28-0 win-loss record, dropped Santos late in the final 12th round enroute to becoming the first Israeli world champion.
Californian Alfonso Gomez captured the WBC Continental Americas welterweight title with a technical decision win over Jesus Soto-Karass.

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HE HAS a talent rarely seen in boxers nowadays yet Manny Pacquiao never ceases to ask for support and prayers from his adoring countrymen every time he enters the ring for a fight, such great trait that only shows how humble this Filipino ring warrior is.

And so Pacquiao is again banking on the entire nation to support him in his eagerly awaited clash with Englishman Ricky Hatton for the IBO and Ring Magazine light welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (more)

BACOLOD City Mayor Evelio Leonardia was featured in the April 29 issue of the Asian Journal, the most widely circulated Filipino-American newspaper all over the United States of America.

The newspaper article, found in the lower portion of the front page and headlined “Pacman’s Lucky Charm,” described how boxing champ Manny Pacquiao’s Catholic devotion and superstitious beliefs became instrumental in forging a strong partnership with Leonardia. (more)

DYNAMIC husband and wife team Gatchi and Larcy Gatchalian are touted as the pioneers in creating the “coffee culture” in Davao City. (more)

THE Pacquiao-Hatton showdown on May 2 is a done deal. What remains to be ironed out is the revenue split given that both fighters bring fans and excitement to the table.

Inside information has revealed that immediately after the ODLH-Pacman fight, camps of the Filipino boxing superstar and the Mancurian Hitman sat down for a possible match-up between their two popular wards. (more)