TWIN WINS: CONDES DECISIONS RACHMAN, AS DONAIRE KOS DARCHINYAN IN FIVE!
08 July, 2007 by Reylan Loberternos
WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS!
Tagbilaran City, RP – The rainy season has just begun. After months of waiting and failed attempts at wresting a world championship belt, two proud Filipino warriors have finally captured what their compatriots have been dreaming of in a very long while. Pinoy pugilists 27-yr-old Florante Condes and 24-yr-old Nonito Donaire now stand as the lone Filipino world champions, as both combatants secured contrasting championship victories over their respective foes in opposite sides of the globe.
HAIL THE NEW IBF MINIMUMWEIGHT KING!
Pint-sized Florante “Little Pacquiao” Condes (22-3-1, 20 KOs) showed ‘tremendous power and fighting heart’ to eke out a split decision victory over erstwhile IBF minimumweight king Muhammad Rachman (62-6-5, 31 KOs) of Indonesia with scores of 114-112, 113-117, and 114-112, according to a report from Philboxing.com’s Salven L. Lagumbay, who acted as one of the judges at ringside. Condes decked Rachman twice, once in the 3rd and once in the 10th canto.
NONITO DONAIRE SHOCKS THE WORLD!
Not a day later, US-based Filipino Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (18-1-0, 11 KOs) followed suit by wresting the IBF and IBO flyweight titles from overwhelming favorite and previously undefeated Australia-based Armenian Vic “The Raging Bull” Darchinyan (28-1-0, 22 KOs) with an emphatic 5th round KO victory. This was a rather sweet victory for Donaire, as he exacts revenge for his younger brother Glenn, who fell prey to Darchinyan’s awesome punching power last year.
IS THIS THE START OF A BOUNTIFUL HARVEST?
Less than a month from now, four other Filipino hopefuls will try to duplicate, if not surpass, what Condes and Donaire have achieved inside the squared circle.
AMONSOT IN POSITION FAMILIAR TO DONAIRE!
Facing tremendous odds, 21-yr-old lightweight Czar Amonsot (18-2-1,10 KOs) of the Philippines now has a bright spot to look at, as he hopes to annex the interim WBO lightweight title from hard-punching phenom Michael “Rocky” Katsidis (22-0-0, 20 KOs) of Australia two weeks from now underneath the Hopkins-Wright tussle. Donaire’s victory over Darchinyan should provide Amonsot with a glimmer of hope that talent and skill can definitely neutralize power.
MAYOL BATTLES SOLIS IN AUGUST!
Fireworks! Nothing less is expected, as the very talented Rodel “Magnum Force” Mayol (23-1-0, 18 KOs) tries to unseat the IBF light flyweight champ Ulises “Archie” Solis (24-1-2, 18 KOs) of Mexico on the 4th of August. This fight between the 25-yr-old pugs will serve as one of the appetizers for the WBC lightweight championship showdown between Erik Morales and David Diaz.
BAUTISTA AND PEÑALOSA ION SPOTS TO WIN!
One of the world’s best prospects, undefeated Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista (23-0-0, 17 KOs), and one of the world’s best technical fighters, Gerry “Fearless” Peñalosa (51-6-2, 34 KOs), hope to close the one-month bonanza with a big bang as they try to snatch WBO titles from Mexican compatriots super bantamweight champ Daniel Ponce De Leon (31-1-0, 28 KOs) and bantamweight king Jhonny Gonzales (34-5-0, 29 KOs), respectively. These bouts will be featured in a blockbuster Golden Boy Promotions fight card dubbed as the “World Cup of Boxing” between Mexico and the Philippines on August 11 in Sacramento, California.
WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS!
Tagbilaran City, RP – The rainy season has just begun. After months of waiting and failed attempts at wresting a world championship belt, two proud Filipino warriors have finally captured what their compatriots have been dreaming of in a very long while. Pinoy pugilists 27-yr-old Florante Condes and 24-yr-old Nonito Donaire now stand as the lone Filipino world champions, as both combatants secured contrasting championship victories over their respective foes in opposite sides of the globe.
HAIL THE NEW IBF MINIMUMWEIGHT KING!
Pint-sized Florante “Little Pacquiao” Condes (22-3-1, 20 KOs) showed ‘tremendous power and fighting heart’ to eke out a split decision victory over erstwhile IBF minimumweight king Muhammad Rachman (62-6-5, 31 KOs) of Indonesia with scores of 114-112, 113-117, and 114-112, according to a report from Philboxing.com’s Salven L. Lagumbay, who acted as one of the judges at ringside. Condes decked Rachman twice, once in the 3rd and once in the 10th canto.
NONITO DONAIRE SHOCKS THE WORLD!
Not a day later, US-based Filipino Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (18-1-0, 11 KOs) followed suit by wresting the IBF and IBO flyweight titles from overwhelming favorite and previously undefeated Australia-based Armenian Vic “The Raging Bull” Darchinyan (28-1-0, 22 KOs) with an emphatic 5th round KO victory. This was a rather sweet victory for Donaire, as he exacts revenge for his younger brother Glenn, who fell prey to Darchinyan’s awesome punching power last year.
IS THIS THE START OF A BOUNTIFUL HARVEST?
Less than a month from now, four other Filipino hopefuls will try to duplicate, if not surpass, what Condes and Donaire have achieved inside the squared circle.
AMONSOT IN POSITION FAMILIAR TO DONAIRE!
Facing tremendous odds, 21-yr-old lightweight Czar Amonsot (18-2-1,10 KOs) of the Philippines now has a bright spot to look at, as he hopes to annex the interim WBO lightweight title from hard-punching phenom Michael “Rocky” Katsidis (22-0-0, 20 KOs) of Australia two weeks from now underneath the Hopkins-Wright tussle. Donaire’s victory over Darchinyan should provide Amonsot with a glimmer of hope that talent and skill can definitely neutralize power.
MAYOL BATTLES SOLIS IN AUGUST!
Fireworks! Nothing less is expected, as the very talented Rodel “Magnum Force” Mayol (23-1-0, 18 KOs) tries to unseat the IBF light flyweight champ Ulises “Archie” Solis (24-1-2, 18 KOs) of Mexico on the 4th of August. This fight between the 25-yr-old pugs will serve as one of the appetizers for the WBC lightweight championship showdown between Erik Morales and David Diaz.
BAUTISTA AND PEÑALOSA ION SPOTS TO WIN!
One of the world’s best prospects, undefeated Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista (23-0-0, 17 KOs), and one of the world’s best technical fighters, Gerry “Fearless” Peñalosa (51-6-2, 34 KOs), hope to close the one-month bonanza with a big bang as they try to snatch WBO titles from Mexican compatriots super bantamweight champ Daniel Ponce De Leon (31-1-0, 28 KOs) and bantamweight king Jhonny Gonzales (34-5-0, 29 KOs), respectively. These bouts will be featured in a blockbuster Golden Boy Promotions fight card dubbed as the “World Cup of Boxing” between Mexico and the Philippines on August 11 in Sacramento, California.
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