Elasto Painters beat SMB; move a win away from at least a tie for outright semis berth
Gabe Norwood struggled all night and didn’t make his presence felt until there was just one-tenth of a second remaining in the game. And it spelled the difference.

Veteran Leonardo “Dodong” Andam has won the One Pocket Shoot Out in Richmond, Virginia.

Hosted by Side Pocket with $2,000 guaranteed added and an entry fee of $75, AZ Billiards reported that the one name that stood out among the 34 players was that of Andam.

LENNOX LEWIS has offered to come out of retirement and be David Haye’s sparring partner for his crack at the world heavyweight title according to a story by Pat Sheehan of the British newspaper The Sun.

The Beijing gold medalist has turned professional rather than remain an amateur for the 2012 Olympics.

DeGale, 22, will remain in the south of England rather than relocating from his native London and has narrowed his shortlist of possible trainers down to two ahead of his anticipated professional debut in February.

World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman says the WBC will investigate Sugar Shane Mosley after publicized court documents revealed that Mosley had testified to having injected himself with the performance-enhancing drug EPO before his rematch with Oscar De La Hoya in 2003.

The World Boxing Council which is regarded as the premier professional world boxing organization has named Filipino national treasure and ring idol Manny Pacquiao as the “World Boxer of the Year.”

In an exclusive overseas telephone conversation with www.insidesports.ph, Standard Today and Viva Sports from his home in Mexico City, Sulaiman made the announcement which he said was “a gift that we give to Manny of whom we are very proud of as a WBC champion.” He said it was “unanimously decided” by the WBC board of governors to honor Pacquiao for his remarkable achievements this year alone.

The Philippines national treasure Manny Pacquiao will have a bash befitting a king when he celebrates his 30th birthday on Wednesday in his hometown of General Santos City.

The king of the pound-for-pound rankings and the incoming “standard bearer” for boxing, replacing “the Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya in the eyes of Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s massive celebration will be not only his way of thanking his country and people for their support and faith in him but will also provide them a chance of demonstrating their pride and joy in the all-time greatest Filipino and Asian boxer.

Conditioning guru Alex Ariza who worked with trainer Freddie Roach in getting Filipino national treasure Manny Pacquiao into the best shape of his life in the fights against WBC lightweight champion David Diaz and “The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya is confident Pacquiao will whip both Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Top Rank’s Bob Arum, undoubtedly the most astute promoter in the business, has a May 2 date in Las Vegas for a megabuck fight between the Philippines national treasure Manny Pacquiao and Britain ’s Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton.

British heavyweight contender David Haye and WBC champion Vitali Klitschko were involved in what the British newspaper “The Sun” described as “a furious wrestling match at a packed restaurant.”
Klitschko is scheduled to defend his title against Haye in London in June next year with plans to stage the title fight in a major London footbvall stadium.