Boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter and five-division world champion Manny Pacquiao will give away free Norbest Tom Turkeys. The first 500 families who show up this Sunday, November 23, beginning at Noon, outside the Community Center at the City of Los Angeles Lake Street Park in Historic Filipino Town at 227 North Lake Street, Los…
Richard Schaefer: Welcome to today’s conference call to discuss the “Dream Match” between Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. Those who have seen last night’s episode of 24/7, it really was one of the best episodes if not the best. There is such a contrast between these two fighters, and yet they have so…
As a sponsor of the December 6 De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao bout, Cerveza Tecate invites adult consumers in Las Vegas to be a part of the excitement of this match during a meet-and-greet session with Golden Boy Promotions champion Juan Manuel Marquez, at Tecate’s first-ever Mobile Boxing Ring tour.
With less than three weeks to go unti Manny Pacquiao’s ring war with Oscar De La Hoya, Pacquiao’s gym general, the world famous trainer Freddie Roach, has cried fowl! “I’m glad to hear that Oscar’s diet has made him skinny,” said Roach, from his Hollywood-based Wild Card Boxing Club. “The photos of him at his…
On June 28, 2008, Pacquiao defeated with ease the reigning WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz. It was a fight that most reporters saw as a clinic for Pacquiao, who dominated the entire bout. Diaz was mangled and could not go on past the ninth round. And so, the question that many are asking is: what…
From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: Regarding the WBC interim super featherweight world championship fight between Humberto Soto and Francisco Lorenzo, the WBC Board of Governors has voted for the following: 1. The World Boxing Council officially confirms its decision of “No Contest”, which was rendered at ringside on June 28.
HBO Sports will present two exclusive prime time replays of Diaz vs.Pacquiao this week. The first showing is this Thursday, July 3 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT and the second and final showing will be broadcast this Saturday, July 5 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT on HBO. The HBO Sports team, which was ringside for the live…
In a blistering display of skill and power, Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao won a world title in his fourth weight class by belting out WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz in the ninth round of a one-sided mismatch last night at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, NV. It was clear from the start that…
After a long media buildup, the eagerly anticipated lightweight debut of Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao finally takes place tonight at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, as the hard punching dynamo challenges reigning WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz in a battle of southpaws, topping a quality Top Rank promoted card. Diaz, 34-1-1 (17), will…
During Monday’s press conference in Los Angeles, a goat, an alleged descendent of Murphy, the goat owned by William Sianis, was presented to Diaz and Pacquiao. Cubs fans are well aware of the “Curse of the Billy Goat” from 1945 when Sianis, the owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, and Murphy, were thrown out of…
Hall of Fame Top Rank promoter Bob Arum spoke during a press conference above the Pacific Ocean at the west end of the historic Santa Monica Pier yesterday as “Billy the Goat” looked on.
WBC Super Featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao, boxingʼs No. 1 pound for pound fighter, and WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz, the pride of Chicago, will make their grand arrivals today followed by media workouts as they kickoff fight week in Las Vegas for their world title fight. Pacquiao, 46-3-2 (35), is riding a seven bout win…