With so many people suddenly becoming interested every time big bouts are in the offing, here is a guide on the various boxing weight classes / divisions as defined by the different boxing associations.The table below applies only to male professional boxers. The amateur bodies define their own weight divisions and the female professional boxing…
Update: Click the following links for the complete: – Pacquiao vs De la Hoya coverage. – De la Hoya vs Pacquiao Tale of the Tape MANILA, Philippines—The biggest boxing match in years is finally set. Barring last-minute hitches, Oscar De La Hoya, boxing's box office superstar in the past decade, will take on Manny Pacquiao,…
UPDATE: Cuban Angel Matos and his coach, Leudis Gonzalez, were slapped with a lifetime ban from all World Taekwondo Federation championships for kicking a referee, spitting on the mat, verbal abuse and other acts not fitting an Olympian. For quite some time now, a sport where the Philippines pins its highest hopes of winning a…
1st Round: (0 – 0) 2nd Round: (1 -1 , with one warning against Saric) 3rd Round: Sandra Saric Wins! Final Score (1-4) Several years of training and international competitions all boiled down to a few minutes in the mat. However, that is what competitions are and Marie Antoinette Rivero of the Philippines has nothing…
UPDATE: Phillip Morris backs out of the Eraserheads Concert It seems that some people, multinationals specially, have very little regard for other people. In the head offices of the tobacco giant Phillip Morris, for instance, cigarette advertising has long been banned and the society has long recognized the justness of such prohibition. For sure, the…
Raising awareness of patients' condition in Singapore WHAT IS HEMOPHILIA Sometimes referred to as people with the “Royal Disease”, patients with hemophilia have low or almost non-existent levels of blood-clotting proteins in their bodies. Whenever hemophilia patients suffer cuts and bruises (e.g. when engaged in contact sports), it takes a long time for the blood…
It looks like the Gothia Cup will once again be exciting for Filipinos. Dubbed as one of the biggest youth football (soccer) competition, Gothia Cup is also known as the World Youth Cup, where the best players between the age 11 and 19 compete. In 2007, the weeklong event brought 1585 teams (from 65 countries),…
Update: Ateneo Wins UAAP 71 Championship, Ateneo’s Nonoy Baclao receives chmapionship MVP honors. The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) promises to open season 71with a bang. With host UP Fighting Maroons also celebrating their 100 years of excellence, I expect them to come out I full force to put on a show today…
Update: – Here is the Pacquiao vs De la Hoya Video – Next Opponent is Oscar De la Hoya: Boxing’s Golden Boy Pacman KOed Diaz on the 9th round after inflicting heavy punishment using both left and right fists. Pacman is hardly hurt. Diaz will need medical supervision after this, in my opinion. The beating…
Mixed Martial Arts fans would not want to miss this one – a double knockout! The two protagonists identified as Shaun Parker and Tyler Bryan fought and simultaneously knocked each other out on the 8th second of the match. This video is very rare and will probably be viewed again and again for a long…