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Oscar dela Hoya agrees on $3 Million Penalty
Sep 17th
Oscar Dela Hoya has agreed to pay a penalty of $3 million for every pound or a fraction thereof in excess of the welterweight limit of his bout versus Manny Pacquiao in December.
This was revealed by Pacquiao’s lawyer Franklin Gacal after talking with fight promoter Bob Arum Saturday morning, Manila time.
Dela Hoya will be fighting for the first time in the 147-lb class since stopping Arturo Gatti in the fifth round seven years ago Las Vegas.
As for the weight penalty, Pacquiao had a similar pact with Mexican rival Erik Morales in their rematch which was pegged at $500,000 per excess pound.
Dela Hoya and Pacquiao will meet in a 12-round non-title bout on December 6 at the MGM Grand Garden also in Las Vegas. Both fighters agreed to use a 8-ounce gloves for the intriguing match-up.
Pacquiao, the current lightweght champion who started his career as a skinny 106-lb fighter will skip two weight divisions in fighting Dela Hoya, a one-time world middleweight champion.
Meantime, Gacal said Pacquiao plans to leave between September 12 and 15 for his training camp at the Wild Card Gym of famed trainer Freddie Roach.
ShareWatch: Pacquiao vs. Diaz, Lethal Combination
Jun 28th
If you don’t have cable TV at home, you might want to watch and see the boxing fight between Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz in the big screens. Ayala Malls and Ayala Cinemas are showing live movie coverages of the fight.
Genre: Action
Rating: PG 13It will be a “Lethal Combination” in Las Vegas as Super featherweight champion and boxing superstar MANNY PACQUIAO Steps up in weight and squares off against lightweight champion DAVID DIAZ.
Here are the venues and time slots available:
Theaters: Ayala Center Cebu | Alabang Town Center | Glorietta 4 | Greenbelt 3 | Trinoma
You can buy tickets online at SureSeats.com
SharePacquiao-Diaz Fight on June 28
Jun 28th
Other than the Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz collision for the World Boxing Council lightweight crown, there are two more title fights slated on June 28 at the Mandalay Bay Events Centre here.
The main undercard will pit Puerto Rican Mario Santiago against Mexican Steven Luevanu for the World Boxing Organization featherweight belt, preceded by the Francisco Lorenzo-Humberto Soto battle for the WBC interim super featherweight title.
Santiago holds a 19-win, 1-loss record with 14 knockouts while Luevano, who’s being handled by former world champion Roberto Garcia, carries a 35-1 slate (15 KOs).
Mexican Soto, once mentioned as a possible Pacquiao opponent, totes a 43-6-2 record with 27 KOs as against Lorenzo’s 32-14 card with 14 KOs.
Another Filipino, Dennis Laurente of the Bebot Elorde boxing stable, will make his first appearance in the United States when he tangles with Steve Quinones.
The 30-year-old Laurente (28-3-4 with 14 Kos) is favored over Quinones, 37, in their 10-round duel.
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