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Boxing: Pacquiao to fight Rios in Macau in November

Agence France-PresseMay 7, 2013 04:30
Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao will battle US fighter Brandon Rios in Macau in November, organisers said Tuesday, in a match that promoters hope will ignite Chinese interest in big-time boxing. The bout -- at the luxury Venetian Macao casino resort -- will be Pacquiao's first fight outside the United States since 2006. "The fight is green and go," Pacquiao's chief management adviser, Michael Koncz, told AFP, adding the arrangements had been finalised with Top Rank, the Las Vegas-based boxing promotion agency that handles the Philippine boxer.

Boxing: Pacquiao eyeing November fight in Macau - promoter

Agence France-PresseApril 25, 2013 11:18
Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao will likely face either of US fighters Brandon Rios or Mike Alvarado in Macau in November, his promoter Bob Arum said Thursday. Pacquiao, 34, who has won an unprecedented eight world titles in different weight divisions, had wanted to fight either Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez and unbeaten US boxer Timothy Bradley, who both beat him last year. But they decided decided to fight each other in Las Vegas in September.

Boxing: Pacquiao eyeing November fight in Macau - promoter

Agence France-PresseApril 25, 2013 05:16
Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao will likely face either of US fighters Brandon Rios or Mike Alvarado in Macau in November, his promoter Bob Arum said Friday. Pacquiao, 34, who has won an unprecedented eight world titles in different weight divisions, had wanted to fight either Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez and unbeaten US boxer Timothy Bradley, who both beat him last year. But they decided decided to fight each other in Las Vegas in September.

Boxing: Pacquiao 'wants Macau fight'

April 7, 2013 00:45
Philippines boxing hero Manny Pacquiao wants his next fight to be in Macau, according to his promoter Bob Arum, who says they are working on an autumn showdown in the casino enclave. Negotiations are ongoing for a September rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez, who knocked Pacquiao out in December, Pacquiao's spokeswoman Rose Tamayo told AFP earlier this week. Asked late on Saturday at The Venetian resort-hotel in Macau if Pacquiao would be appearing there this year, Arum said: "I hope so, I certainly hope so. That will not be this summer, but will maybe be in the fall.

Boxing: Philippines' Pacquiao to fight in September

April 3, 2013 04:15
Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao plans to fight again in September, with the bout likely to be staged outside the United States to avoid high taxes, his spokeswoman said Wednesday. Negotiations are ongoing for a rematch with Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez, who knocked Pacquiao out in his last fight in December, although the opponent and the venue are yet to be finalised, Rose Tamayo told AFP. "The fight is definitely in September. We will talk about the opponent and the place after the May 13 elections," Tamayo said, citing comments Pacquiao made to her on Wednesday.

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March 29, 2013 03:45
SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean hall-of-fame boxer said Friday he has joined hands with a star Filipino fighter to organize regular boxing matches between pugilists from the two countries. Yuh Myung-woo, a former two-time world champ, said he and Manny Pacquiao, considered one of the best boxers ever, have agreed to stage international matches, with South Korea and the Philippines taking turns as the host.

Boxing: Chinese amateur star dreams big

March 25, 2013 23:45
Two-time Olympic champion Zou Shiming says that he is aiming for the top, ahead of his professional debut next month, as he bids to become China's first boxer to make it big on the world stage. The nimble Zou, light flyweight gold medallist at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, begins his quest for world domination in Macau on April 6 against the little-known Mexican Eleazar Valenzuela.

Boxing: Unbeaten Bradley keeps title with narrow escape

March 17, 2013 01:00
Unbeaten champion Tim Bradley captured a unanimous but narrow decision Saturday over Russia's Ruslan Provodnikov to keep his welterweight title despite being knocked down in the fight's final seconds. In his first defense of the World Boxing Organization crown that he took from Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao in a shock split decision last June, Bradley won by judges' scores of 115-112, 114-113 and 114-113. "I think I've got a concussion," Bradley said. "I know I do. No doubt. This guy is a power puncher. He's a warrior. He'll beat any 147-pounder out there.

Boxing: Bradley ends long layoff to face Provodnikov

March 15, 2013 02:15
Unbeaten WBO champion Timothy Bradley will be looking to earn respect when he puts his welterweight title on the line against Ruslan Provodnikov Saturday at the Home Depot Center stadium. It has been an extended layoff for Bradley, who will be stepping into the ring for the first time since he stunned Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao on June 9 at the MGM Grand Garden arena in Las Vegas.

Boxing-China's Olympic champion Zou signs with Top Rank

January 24, 2013 03:00
Jan 24 (Reuters) - Double Olympic boxing gold medalist Zou Shiming has signed a professional contract to fight under Bob Arum's Top Rank promotion and will make his debut in April in Macau. Zou, who won China's first Olympic boxing medal, a bronze, in Athens and its first gold at the Beijing Games, beat Thailand's Kaeo Pongprayoon in London to become the first light-flyweight to win three Olympic medals.
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