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VOL. LIII No. 090
City of Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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FRONT PAGE STORIES
City Hall suspends tax hike
Cebu City wins CVIRAA '08
NFA assures sufficient rice
4 Boholanos pass bar exams
BCBP nat'l anniversary
opens Friday
OPINION
Obiter Dictum
A Look At Life
Fr. Roy Cimagala
Juan L. Mercado
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  Just Before Deadline.....
   
 
Bazooka decks
sparring mate
   

CEBU. Super flyweight contender AJ "Bazooka" Banal has showed his fighting form as he decked his bantamweight sparring partner during their final session at the famed ALA Gym in Cebu.

A report posted on www.philboxing.com on Sunday said Banal knocked down Jojo "Flash Mongo" Intor, who is bigger than him.

At his fight weigh-in, Intor was supposed to be three to five pounds heavier than Banal, who is set to face Caril Herrera of Uruguay at the undercard of "Invasion: Philippines vs the World." The fight date will be on April 6 at the Araneta Coliseum.

Cebu boxing patron Tony Aldeguer said Banal will sail on "rough waters" against Herrera, who is unbeaten just like the Filipino.

The match-up between Banal and Herrera is an IBF eliminator for the No. 1 spot.

Also prepping for the fight date is bantamweight Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista, who will be pitted against Mexican Genaro Camago. The Mexican coming off a third round knockout win over Jose Espinoza.

Bautista will put his WBO super bantamweight Intercontinental title on the line against Camargo.

The Invasion's main event will be WBO bantamweight king Gerry Peñalosa against ex-champ Ratanachai Sor Vorapin of Thailand.

Since losing to Peñalosa, Vorapin won a string of fights on nearly a dozen Filipino fighters he faced in that almost eight-year span. Five of the Thai's last six foes were Filipino journeymen. He beat them all by KO.

The Thai's impressive KO record has prompted Peñalosa to train extra hard in order to avenge his countrymen's defeats.

"Invasion: Philippines vs World" will be aired by ABS-CBN in cooperation with Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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