Tag: filipino boxing
Life After the KO
SO LA – by Jannelle So It was the outcome boxing fans were hoping to see; although not from the man many were expecting it come from. The much-anticipated fourth battle between champions Manny Pacquaio and Juan Manuel Marquez ended in the most convincing way – a knockout… not from Pacquiao; but from Marquez who [...]
Old Pacquaio vs New Marquez
By Jannelle So Relaxed, calm and sometimes flashing his signature mischievous grin, 8-division world boxing champion and Philippine Congressman Manny Pacquiao faced the press at the Wild Card Gym last Wednesday for his Media Day, a couple weeks before he faces rival Juan Manuel Marquez for the fourth time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena [...]
Donaire’s wife in FHM “sexiest” list
After his recent boxing unification feat, boxer Nonito Donaire, Jr. has more than a new title belt to be proud of after his wife, Rachel Marcial Donaire, was named among the “world’s sexiest women.” It isn’t Donaire’s first time to make the list. In 2011, Rachel made her debut in men’s magazine FHM’s annual poll [...]
The drawbacks of fame and fortune in boxing
AROUND TOWN By Rey Andres New boxing sensation Nonito Donaire is set to follow the footsteps of Philippine boxing hero, Manny Pacquiao when he chalked up victory number 26 with a clean knockout punch on 2:25 minutes of the 2nd fight with Mexican Fernando Montiel in Las Vegas last Feb. 19. The Fil-Am pugilist going [...]
Who is afraid of The Filipino Flash?
By David Casuco Balita Media News Service LOS ANGELES – Next to the Pacman, Nonito Donaire Jr. is the next best thing in Philippine boxing right now. Boxing pundits, though, are still ambivalent as to whether or not Ring Magazine’s No. 5 pound-for-pound boxer in the world really deserves the mantle of superstardom that he [...]
Filipinos celebrate Donaire’s victory
MANILA, Dec. 6 – Senator Pia Cayetano filed resolution on Monday, commending Nonito “The Flash” Donaire Jr. for winning the World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight title via a fourth round knocked out against Wladimir Sidorenko of Ukraine last Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. In her Senate Resolution No.303, Cayetano recognized the multi-titled [...]
