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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Hopkins-Kovalev on Bigtime Bakbakan this Sunday

TV5 will be not be airing the unification bout between light-heavyweight champions Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev this weekend.

~~Telecast is to air starting 1pm via satellite~~.UPDATE: a subsequent release from TV5 reveals that they are no longer going to telecast this fight.

Set to take place at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Hopkins will be putting his WBA and IBF belts on the line, while Kovalev will have his WBO title at stake.

The man dubbed as the Executioner still continues to defy Father Time, as he will be two months short of turning 50 when he faces Kovalev and attempting to secure his 56th win of his soon-to-be Hall of Fame career.

Meanwhile, the Krusher has continued to impress in the pro ranks after his extensive amateur career. Although he has had a layoff of more than a year, compared to just seven months for Hopkins.

Acting as a co-feature for Hopkins-Kovalev is a welterweight bout involving Sadam "World Kid" Ali against Luis Carlo Abregu.

Also on the card is Nadjib Mohammedi, as the French light-heavyweight could possibly make a play for a future matchup against either Hopkins or Kovalev if he can get past Demetrius Walker.

Friday, September 12, 2014

Mayweather vs Maidana to be shown on TV5's Big-time Bakbakan

Sports5 will show the highly-anticipated duel between Floyd Mayweather (46-0) and Marcos Maidana (35-4) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas this Sunday, September 14 via satellite at 1230pm on TV5. It will also be available via PPV on CignalTV SD & HD at PhP 350.

Mayweather will defend his three championship belts (WBC Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight, and WBC Light Middleweight) to prove his superiority over his Argentine challenger.

The two tangled last May, with Floyd securing a majority decision victory, as two judges went in his favor and the other judge seeing it as a draw.

According to "Money," "The first few rounds were exciting and then I turned it around in the second half. I expect to throw more combinations this time. I can't say if the rematch will be easier. I won the first fight, it's up to him to change. The champ can make adjustments and I can be especially smart about it. Nobody can solve the May-Vinci code. Watching a fight from the outside is totally different than from what's going on in the inside. He may have been attacking but I was countering, throwing body shots. That affected his thought process and he fought different after that."

Meanwhile, Chino seeks to avenge that loss, “This time around, I’m not going to get tired. I’m going to be on him from the opening bell, for the entire fight. And I think that’s going to force him to fight."

The undercard will be composed of these matches:

Miguel Vasquez (34-3) defends his IBF Lightweight belt against Mickey Bey (20-1-1)
Leo Santa Cruz defends his WBC Super bantamweight belt against Manuel Roman
Alfredo Angulo faces James Dela Rosa
John Molina faces Humberto Soto

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

TV5 series feautres boxing champion Denver Cuello

Last week, the TV5 series Beki Boxer featured a guest appearance from a real-life boxer.

WBC Silver World Champion Denver Cuello had been tabbed to play the role of Marvin "The Hammerhead" Ortega, the first opponent that Alwyn Uytingco (as Rocky "The Tsunami" Ponciano) will face in his ascent to boxing greatness.

The man (33-5-6 with 21 KOs) dubbed as "The Excitement" is on the comeback trail after suffering a loss Xiong Zhao Zhong in his last fight.

Beki Boxer is shown weekdays at 7pm on TV5.

Monday, May 5, 2014

Johnriel Casimero wins, but gets stripped of title

Johnriel Casimero was able to secure the victory in the main event of Pinoy Knockout this past weekend in the Waterfront Hotel & Casino in Cebu, but the win is hollow for the Filipino.

Casimero was stripped of his IBF Junior Light Flyweight title and a portion of his purse was docked after he weighed five pounds over the limit.

In spite of not making the 108-lb weight limit, the fight pushed through and Johnriel managed to beat Mauricio Fuentes in the opening round. He knocked the Colombian down three times, the third one forcing referee George White to end the match at the 2:59 mark.

Casimero ended Fuentes' winning streak and with the victory, is expected now to move up to flyweight and position themselves for a possible title shot against Juan Francisco Estrada.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

What's next for Manny Pacquiao?

In the afterglow of Floyd Mayweather maintaining his undefeated streak, we finally heard from Manny Pacquiao. Well, sort of.

The trusty Kevin Iole (@KevinI on Twitter) of Yahoo! Sports has secured the necessary detail that Filipino and global fight fans needed.

Pacquiao-Rios a done deal. Nov 24 in Macau

Macau is a familiar location for boxing fans, as Brian Viloria lost his title there earlier this year. There will be another upcoming fight in the SAR involving a Filipino on July 27. That event will have the guy who beat the Hawaiian Punch, Juan Francisco Estrada, going against Milan Melindo for his first title defense.

Who is Rios? Well, it's Brandon Rios, the guy who survived two brawls with Mike Alvarado. Freddie Roach thinks he is a better match for Manny.

We'll see if the fighting honorable representative from Sarangani still has it.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Blog Outsourcing - October 15, 2012 edition

Hello.

We all know about Felix Baumgartner. We saw what he did. It surely was crazy. It was unprecedented. It takes balls to do that. It also means that nothing is impossible, to borrow a tagline from another brand. It means that the human spirit remains indomitable. May it inspire us the way previously unheard of achievements inspired the previous generations.

Here forth are the brief links after the jump.
Fever draw first blood over the Lynx. (c/o Minneapolis Star-Tribune)

This cameo means he's getting a better gig soon? (c/o Politico)

I am Iron Man. (c/o Triathlete Europe)

Anderson Silva is awesome. (c/o Sportsnet)

Fight Night. (c/o Doghouse Boxing)

Sebastian Vettel regains F1 lead, Gangnam Style. (c/o The Chosun Ilbo)

She ain't no Danica, but she is a trailblazer. (c/o The Independent)

Midnight Madness. Means the quest to beat the bracket has groundswell. (c/o The Dagger)

5-time champions. Best f'n school in the Motherland. (c/o Rappler)

Because he was briefly, a spaceman...

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Blog Outsourcing - September 17, 2012 edition

The alma mater just finished its regular season with a win and a 12-2 record, sealing the 1st spot after 14 games.

It was a solid one, too.

Now we wait for our Final Four opponent.

Here forth is the Storify after the jump.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Blog Outsourcing - September 10, 2012 edition

Welcome to the latest edition of The Morning After.

I am sure you had your fill of football. You missed it like heck. You love it like your significant other. May this be the beginning of something great.

Here forth is the Storify I did for this week after the jump.

To part, here is Coldplay closing out the Paralympics.

Monday, September 3, 2012

Blog Outsourcing - September 3, 2012 edition

Monday, August 27, 2012

Blog Outsourcing - August 27, 2012 edition

Greetings!

Hello and I wish you all a Happy National Heroes Day in the Motherland.

In a sport that is regarded highly by its citizens, any achievement by someone or by a team garner attention in these parts. Sure, the opponent is currently composed of imports plying their trade in the continent, but we Filipinos take pride in beating the Americans in the process of winning a tournament, something we have not accomplished in 14 years. Look at the curated reaction from the Motherland.

It was a satisfying victory for a nation starving for success in a sport it dearly loves. And as such, they come home on a holiday that honors heroism, something they have in spades.