Pacquiao remains as a solid favorite over Ugas
LAS VEGAS — With one day left to go before showtime, Manny Pacquiao remains a solid betting favorite over Yodernis Ugas this Saturday night (Sunday morning RP time) at the T-Mobile Arena here in Sin City. Per the latest odds, the Filipino sensation, boxing’s only eight-division champ is at minus 370 (bet $370 to win $100) while Ugas […]
Casimero sets sights on Donaire
LOS ANGELES — After keeping his WBO bantamweight belt against a retreating, reluctant combatant — Cuban runner and challenger Guillermo Rigondeaux — John Riel Casimero is moving on to bigger, brighter things. “He wants (Nonito Jr) Donaire next,” Sean Gibbons, the president of Manny Pacquiao Promotions, told Sports On Air on Sunday. Not John Riel’s […]
Betting odds against Pacquiao take a deep dive
LOS ANGELES — Oddsmakers are no longer so bullish about Manny Pacquiao being a steep underdog in his August 21 championship showdown versus Errol Spence at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pegged as a plus 350 underdog (meaning a $100 wager wins $350) just two weeks ago, the current odds against the Filipino ring icon has […]
Jordan Clarkson, Apl.De. Ap visit Wild Card Gym
LOS ANGELES — Like bees to a pollen, stars attract stars. Such was the case on Saturday afternoon here in the city of angels where NBA guard Jordan Clarkson and singer Apl.De Ap made the familiar beeline to the Wild Card gym to visit ring icon and current Philippine senator Manny Pacquiao. The 32-year old Clarkson plays for the Utah Jazz and […]
Casimero dares Rigondeaux: “Don’t run”
LOS ANGELES — For the sake of action-loving, blood-thirsty fight fans who will troop to the Dignity Sports Health Park in Carson, California or watch the bout on television, reigning WBO bantamweight champion Johnriel Casimero only has one wish when he fights Guillermo Rigondeaux this coming August 14. “I want this to be a fight. […]
