TOKYO: Thailand’s Poonsawat Kratingdaeng successfully defended his World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight title on Monday, defeating Japan’s Satoshi Hosono.
Two US judges scored the bout 115-113 and 114-114, while the South Korean judge counted it 117-113 for the defending champion, giving him a 2-0 decision.
The 29-year-old Thai boxer, who took the title in September last year, stretched his record to 40 wins, including 28 KOs, against one defeat.
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Friday, January 15, 2010
DALLAS, Texas: Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao will take on Ghana’s Joshua Clottey at Cowboys Stadium, the billion-dollar state-of-the-art home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, promoters said Sunday.
Promoter Bob Arum and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones announced the deal a day after Arum attended the Cowboys’ NFL playoff victory over Philadelphia at the stadium on Saturday night.
Jones had put the facility forward as a venue for the anticipated fight March 13 between Pacquiao and unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather.
That super-fight fell through last week over a disagreement on the drug testing protocol, and Arum lined up Clottey for Pacquaio’s World Boxing Organization welterweight title defense.
“Jerry Jones knows exactly how big and important this event is which is why it was so easy to put this deal together,” Arum said.
“If Jerry could sell me on Cowboys Stadium and the North Texas market, you know he is going to have no problems selling out Cowboys Stadium on March 13.
“We are ready to roll up our sleeves and promote Manny’s debut as World Welterweight Champion.
Manny Pacquiao is the lone star of boxing. There isn’t a more appropriate place in the world for him to fight.”
Jones told ESPN.com he was thrilled to host a bout involving a fighter of Pacquaio’s stature, regardless of his opponent, and even if the fight with Clottey won’t be the mega money-spinner that Pacquiao-Mayweather promised to be.
The stadium won’t be configured for maximum 100,000 seating capacity. They’ll start out planning in the 40,000 seat range, but can increase that capacity if needed.
“Manny defending his title against Joshua Clottey is not just a great fight, it’s a great event, and one we can showcase to the fullest in Cowboys Stadium,” Jones said. “We’re going to promote this like it was the Super Bowl.”
The hard-hitting Clottey, who lives in New York, is coming off a controversial split-decision loss to Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto last June, a fight many thought Clottey won. Cotto was then pounded by Pacquiao in November in a fight stopped in the final round.
Promoter Bob Arum and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones announced the deal a day after Arum attended the Cowboys’ NFL playoff victory over Philadelphia at the stadium on Saturday night.
Jones had put the facility forward as a venue for the anticipated fight March 13 between Pacquiao and unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather.
That super-fight fell through last week over a disagreement on the drug testing protocol, and Arum lined up Clottey for Pacquaio’s World Boxing Organization welterweight title defense.
“Jerry Jones knows exactly how big and important this event is which is why it was so easy to put this deal together,” Arum said.
“If Jerry could sell me on Cowboys Stadium and the North Texas market, you know he is going to have no problems selling out Cowboys Stadium on March 13.
“We are ready to roll up our sleeves and promote Manny’s debut as World Welterweight Champion.
Manny Pacquiao is the lone star of boxing. There isn’t a more appropriate place in the world for him to fight.”
Jones told ESPN.com he was thrilled to host a bout involving a fighter of Pacquaio’s stature, regardless of his opponent, and even if the fight with Clottey won’t be the mega money-spinner that Pacquiao-Mayweather promised to be.
The stadium won’t be configured for maximum 100,000 seating capacity. They’ll start out planning in the 40,000 seat range, but can increase that capacity if needed.
“Manny defending his title against Joshua Clottey is not just a great fight, it’s a great event, and one we can showcase to the fullest in Cowboys Stadium,” Jones said. “We’re going to promote this like it was the Super Bowl.”
The hard-hitting Clottey, who lives in New York, is coming off a controversial split-decision loss to Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto last June, a fight many thought Clottey won. Cotto was then pounded by Pacquiao in November in a fight stopped in the final round.
Pakistan can hold international tournaments
KARACHI: Nieva Embuldenia, the technical delegate of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament left on Monday for Colombo.
“Pakistan has hosted a major international boxing tournament successfully, which is a huge achievement and Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) and International Boxing Association (AIBA) both are satisfied with the arrangements of the tournament,” Embuldenia said.
“Newly elected PBF president Doda Khan Bhutto has been doing worthy efforts to uplift the game of boxing in the country. “PBF officials gave their fully cooperated with them and she also appreciates their friendly behaviour with them,” she said.
“PBF has convinced the world that they can hold international successfully with complete security of the sportsmen.” “The security measures taken during the tournament were also very satisfying,” she added.
“Pakistan has hosted a major international boxing tournament successfully, which is a huge achievement and Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) and International Boxing Association (AIBA) both are satisfied with the arrangements of the tournament,” Embuldenia said.
“Newly elected PBF president Doda Khan Bhutto has been doing worthy efforts to uplift the game of boxing in the country. “PBF officials gave their fully cooperated with them and she also appreciates their friendly behaviour with them,” she said.
“PBF has convinced the world that they can hold international successfully with complete security of the sportsmen.” “The security measures taken during the tournament were also very satisfying,” she added.
Mehrullah eager to make another comeback
KARACHI: Fighting against time and adverse circumstances, Pakistan’s star boxer and Asian Games gold medallist Mehrullah Lassi is still hoping to represent his country in this year’s mega assignments of India and China and has rubbished the rumours that his career is over.
“No, my career is not over yet. I want to play in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games this year and I have been training hard under the supervision of Muhammad Siddiq Qambrani and as soon as I am match fit I will inform the Pakistan boxing authorities about my availability,” the star boxer, who had got a record purse of Rs5 million for lifting gold in the 2002 Seoul Asian Games, told ‘The News’ during a detailed chat on Wednesday.
Commonwealth Games are slated to be held in Delhi from October 3 to 14 while China will host the Asian Games from November 12 to 27.
A top official of the Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) informed the other day that Mehrullah’s career is now over.
“Last year, we gave him a chance to use his muscles in the World Championships, in Milan, but he could not prove himself and I believe that his career is now over,” the official said.
Mehrullah along with his teammate Faisal Karim was slapped with a life ban by the PBF in 2006 after both were tested positive for using cannabis at Colombo’s South Asian Games.
However, later it was converted into a two-year suspension as per International Boxing Association (AIBA) and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules.
The two-year ban expired in August 2008 and after having gone through rigorous training both at home and abroad, the boxer was given a chance to play in the World Championships last September last year, but he failed to impress on his comeback, when he lost to Sandro Schaer of Germany 1-11 in his preliminary round bout.
“If I did not find myself capable of playing at the international level this year then at least I will be able to prepare few youngsters, also including my two brothers Samiullah (Navy) and Sanaullah (KPT) to represent Pakistan in these major competitions,” he said.
He admitted that he is facing problems to adapt himself to the new boxing rules, saying, unlike in the past, the game has become very fast and the boxers will have to be more accurate in both offense and defence.
“I will face no problem in defence but it could take time, even a year, to bring my attack upto the modern standards,” the boxer said.
Mehrullah is also not satisfied with the kind of training being imparted to the boxers during the national team camp.
“How can I join the camp, as here the coaches don’t provide training according to the temperament of the boxers and normally concentrate on only two or three boxers out of the 20 to 25 boys present at the camp,” he said.
Mehrullah also met light welterweight world champion Amir Khan on the closing day of the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing tournament here last week and informed him about his resolve that he is still there and is determined to represent Pakistan in the twin major assignments this year.
“No, my career is not over yet. I want to play in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games this year and I have been training hard under the supervision of Muhammad Siddiq Qambrani and as soon as I am match fit I will inform the Pakistan boxing authorities about my availability,” the star boxer, who had got a record purse of Rs5 million for lifting gold in the 2002 Seoul Asian Games, told ‘The News’ during a detailed chat on Wednesday.
Commonwealth Games are slated to be held in Delhi from October 3 to 14 while China will host the Asian Games from November 12 to 27.
A top official of the Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) informed the other day that Mehrullah’s career is now over.
“Last year, we gave him a chance to use his muscles in the World Championships, in Milan, but he could not prove himself and I believe that his career is now over,” the official said.
Mehrullah along with his teammate Faisal Karim was slapped with a life ban by the PBF in 2006 after both were tested positive for using cannabis at Colombo’s South Asian Games.
However, later it was converted into a two-year suspension as per International Boxing Association (AIBA) and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules.
The two-year ban expired in August 2008 and after having gone through rigorous training both at home and abroad, the boxer was given a chance to play in the World Championships last September last year, but he failed to impress on his comeback, when he lost to Sandro Schaer of Germany 1-11 in his preliminary round bout.
“If I did not find myself capable of playing at the international level this year then at least I will be able to prepare few youngsters, also including my two brothers Samiullah (Navy) and Sanaullah (KPT) to represent Pakistan in these major competitions,” he said.
He admitted that he is facing problems to adapt himself to the new boxing rules, saying, unlike in the past, the game has become very fast and the boxers will have to be more accurate in both offense and defence.
“I will face no problem in defence but it could take time, even a year, to bring my attack upto the modern standards,” the boxer said.
Mehrullah is also not satisfied with the kind of training being imparted to the boxers during the national team camp.
“How can I join the camp, as here the coaches don’t provide training according to the temperament of the boxers and normally concentrate on only two or three boxers out of the 20 to 25 boys present at the camp,” he said.
Mehrullah also met light welterweight world champion Amir Khan on the closing day of the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing tournament here last week and informed him about his resolve that he is still there and is determined to represent Pakistan in the twin major assignments this year.
Pakistan announce boxing team for South Asian Games
KARACHI: Pakistan announced a seven-member boxing team on Thursday for the South Asian Games penciled in for January 29 to February 9 in Bangladesh.
In the team, only Abid Ali and Mir Waiz have the experience of playing in the last South Asian Games held in Colombo in 2006 where Pakistan claimed five gold and three silver medals.
Initially, Pakistan had claimed seven gold but Mehrullah and Faisal Karim were stripped off their gold medals after they were tested positive for using cannabis.
Quetta-born Muhammad Waseem, who had to his credit two bronze medals in international circuit last year and another bronze in the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International tournament held here recently will lead the side.
Interestingly, no one from the four finalists of the recently concluded Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing tournament has been inducted into the squad because the entries were sent before the historic spectacle to meet December 26, 2009 deadline for submission of entries.
“We had to send the final entries last month in order to meet the December 26, 2009 deadline for submission of entries. We had sent the names of those boxers who were picked by Cuban coach Francisco Roldan,” the secretary of the Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) Muhammad Akram Khan told ‘The News’ on Thursday.
He said that Pakistan’s biggest rival is India, who has sent its squad to Russia for training ahead of the event in Dhaka.
“India have two big names in the side in the shape of the middleweight world’s top boxer Vijendar Singh and Aaqil Kumar in the featherweight but the rest are very much beatable,” said Akram not discounting the fact that if Pakistan avoid India in the early stages, there would be a good probability for a Indo-Pak final.
“We have also good boxers in the shape of Muhammad Waseem, last SAG gold medallist Mir Waiz and the young Aamir Khan and I hope that they along with the rest of the boxers in the lot will give good news to the nation,” the official said.
Akram said that Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing tournament proved too good for the Pakistani boxers and the experience of playing in such a good tournament will help them in the South Asian Games. Roldan will serve as coach while Abdul Majeed Brohi will act as his assistant during the eight-nation show. Iqbal Hussain will accompany the squad as manager while Syed Ashraf Ali will go with the team as referee/judge.
Pakistan squad: Muhammad Waseem (51kg), Niamatullah (54 kg), Abid Ali (57kg), Aamir Khan (64kg), Nisar Khan (75kg), Yasir Javed (91kg), Mir Waiz Khan (91kg plus), Francisco Roldan (coach), Abdul Majeed Brohi (assistant coach), Iqbal Hussain (manager), Syed Ashraf Ali (referee/judge)
In the team, only Abid Ali and Mir Waiz have the experience of playing in the last South Asian Games held in Colombo in 2006 where Pakistan claimed five gold and three silver medals.
Initially, Pakistan had claimed seven gold but Mehrullah and Faisal Karim were stripped off their gold medals after they were tested positive for using cannabis.
Quetta-born Muhammad Waseem, who had to his credit two bronze medals in international circuit last year and another bronze in the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International tournament held here recently will lead the side.
Interestingly, no one from the four finalists of the recently concluded Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing tournament has been inducted into the squad because the entries were sent before the historic spectacle to meet December 26, 2009 deadline for submission of entries.
“We had to send the final entries last month in order to meet the December 26, 2009 deadline for submission of entries. We had sent the names of those boxers who were picked by Cuban coach Francisco Roldan,” the secretary of the Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) Muhammad Akram Khan told ‘The News’ on Thursday.
He said that Pakistan’s biggest rival is India, who has sent its squad to Russia for training ahead of the event in Dhaka.
“India have two big names in the side in the shape of the middleweight world’s top boxer Vijendar Singh and Aaqil Kumar in the featherweight but the rest are very much beatable,” said Akram not discounting the fact that if Pakistan avoid India in the early stages, there would be a good probability for a Indo-Pak final.
“We have also good boxers in the shape of Muhammad Waseem, last SAG gold medallist Mir Waiz and the young Aamir Khan and I hope that they along with the rest of the boxers in the lot will give good news to the nation,” the official said.
Akram said that Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing tournament proved too good for the Pakistani boxers and the experience of playing in such a good tournament will help them in the South Asian Games. Roldan will serve as coach while Abdul Majeed Brohi will act as his assistant during the eight-nation show. Iqbal Hussain will accompany the squad as manager while Syed Ashraf Ali will go with the team as referee/judge.
Pakistan squad: Muhammad Waseem (51kg), Niamatullah (54 kg), Abid Ali (57kg), Aamir Khan (64kg), Nisar Khan (75kg), Yasir Javed (91kg), Mir Waiz Khan (91kg plus), Francisco Roldan (coach), Abdul Majeed Brohi (assistant coach), Iqbal Hussain (manager), Syed Ashraf Ali (referee/judge)
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