Filipino Flash Nonito Donaire, the IBF flyweight champion, will make his debut at the super flyweight level next week, whetting Filipino boxing fans’ appetite for high-quality ring action as he steps into the ring against Panamanian Rafael Concepcion.

The Philippine Star reported this weekend that Donaire will be dedicating his fight to former President Corazon Aquino, and will in fact come into the ring with yellow trunks:

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I had hoped to write about this sooner, but I’ve got a lot of things on my plate so I’m only able to blog during short breaks at work. Anyway, San Miguel took game 2 last Friday, 95-78, after a monster game by Marc Pingris, but the dying seconds of the blowout game proved costly after Danny Ildefonso tried to go after a heckler, with Pingris holding him back. This led to suspensions for both players for the third game, which Ginebra won, 116-103.

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First off, an apology for the lack of activity around these parts. This is the longest I've gone without updating the blog since it started last April. I'm usually good about these things, but over the past few days, I've been too exhausted/sleepy/drunk to sit down and write a post. Actually, the writing part is easy (especially when drunk), but the research part is hard; silly pictures of Redford White's "Hee-man" takes hours of looking up.

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I was back at the Araneta Coliseum last night to watch the kickoff games of the 2009 PBA Fiesta conference quarterfinals, featuring a couple of best-of-three pairings: Burger King vs. Sta. Lucia and Rain or Shine vs. Purefoods.

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Fortunately (or unfortunately), it's not that kind of movie. Four-time PBA Most Valuable Player (and all-around good guy) Alvin Patrimonio actually plays Katrina Halili's father in the new movie Dalaw. The movie also stars Patrimonio's daughter Christine, who is herself making waves in the sporting scene as a budding tennis star.

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Chicago forward Joakim Noah, who played his heart out during the Bulls' first-round loss to the Boston Celtics, seems well on his way to getting over his first NBA Playoff heartbreak.



Click on the image to see what's behind Quinito's head. Happy weekend everyone!

Boxing champions Nonito Donaire and Brian Viloria, fresh off their twin victories in April's "The Flash and the Furious" card at the Araneta Coliseum, are looking to bring their brand of Filipino awesome to San Francisco fight fans. The Manila Bulletin is reporting that Top Rank's Bob Arum is reportedly looking at an August 22 date in the Bay Area, to draw the same fans who showed Manny Pacquiao mad love during the San Francisco Giants' Filipino heritage night last month.

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I gotta admit, I like Ricky Hatton. He's got a sense of humor about himself--he once entered the ring in a fat suit as a nod to his detractors who call him Ricky Fatton--and throughout the build-up to his fight against Manny Pacquiao, he carried himself with humility and grace that his hooligan fans never bother to show. He's also smart and articulate, and with his popularity, he has been a good ambassador for boxing all these years.

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The returning Marquin Chandler led Purefoods to a 92-85 win over Coca-cola. Tigers coach Kenneth Duremdes was hampered by sore eyes, and sat behind the bench in sunglasses.

The rampaging San Miguel notched win no. 8 against Talk N Text, in a game featuring the return of Danny Ildefonso. Danny I. looked good against the porous Tropang Texters defense. At one point, Ildefonso ran a pick-and-roll with Olsen Racela which resulted in a wide-open jam (raise the roof!). Valerie Concepcion and Danding Cojuangco were both in the house to cheer for the Beermen, while the Talk N Text side featured celebrity Rufa Mae Quinto and BB Gandanghari.

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