ALARMED by the growing consensus favoring his rival promoter – Top Rank founder and president Bob Arum slipped into the country unannounced last Monday to talk about his “contract” and the future of Manny Pacquiao.

With trainer Freddie Roach and manager Shelly Finkel taking the side of Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions (GBP), Arum decided to visit Pacquiao, who reportedly signed a contract with GBP last September and with Top Rank last November.  (more…)

GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Two hundred boxers are seeing action in the 1st Manny Pacquiao National Amateur Boxing tournament, which opened Sunday at the Oval Plaza Covered Court.

Seeing action are young fighters from the Mandaluyong City, Iloilo, Bacolod, Zamboanga, Cebu, Malaybalay, Panabo, Camiguin Province, Davao City, Digos, North Cotabato, Tulunan, South Cotabato, Koronadal, Sarangani Province, Jose Abad Santos, Cagayan de Oro, Metro Dadiangas and host General Santos City. (more…)

AFTER a third fight and a devastating win against Erik ‘El Terrible’ Morales last November, it seems Manny Pacquiao will have two more rematches under his belt—against Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez.

That is if Pacquiao’s trainer, the renowned Freddie Roach is to be followed. (more…)

IF negotiations for a Marco Antoino Barrera-Manny Pacquiao II fight between the warring Top Rank Promotions (TPR) and the Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) fail, one of boxing’s most controversial figure could step in—Don King.

The World Boxing Council earlier ordered the camp of Barrera (GBP) and Pacquiao (TPR) to start negotiating for the fight and if no agreement is reached, the WBC will order a purse bidding on Jan. 12. (more…)

Gary Fuerzas ug Rex C. Otero

ANG militar ug kapulisan nagmonitor karon sa lihok sa grupo ni Kumander Tahir Alonto sa Pentagon kidnap for ransom group (KFRG) kansang nag-unang target nga dagiton mao ang gikonsiderang bayani sa Pilipinas, si Super-featherweight champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao.

Base sa nasagap nga mga intelligence report sa intelligence units sa militar ug kapulisan, ang grupo ni Alonto naglaraw nga himuong bihag ang kampeyon sanglit interesado sila sa dakong kantidad nga daug ni Pacquiao sa labing uwahi niyang away batok ni Mexican Erik “El Terrible” Morales. (more…)