LOS ANGELES, May 16, 2012 (AFP) – Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao denied Wednesday he is homophobic, after he was banned from an upmarket Los Angeles shopping complex for comments about gay marriage. Immediately following Pacquiao’s denial, The Courage Campaign, an online progressive organizing network with over 750,000 members, said it “was encouraged that its [...]
By Nimfa U. Rueda LOS ANGELES – A megafight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. “is still possible,” Manny Pacquiao said after watching the unbeaten American subdue Miguel Cotto in their 12-round super welterweight title bout in Las Vegas. “May pag-asa pa [There’s still a chance], depending on the negotiations,” the Filipino ring idol told this reporter [...]
By Rod Mijares, Balita, Las Vegas Pound for Pound king Floyd Mayweather, Jr. captured the WBA Super Welterweight World title last Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas by defeating the defending champion Miguel Cotto in a unanimous decision in front of 16,047 boxing fans that translated into four dollars short of [...]