Boxing News Update! Edwin Valero Found Dead

Former boxing champion Edwin Valero was found dead in his jail cell at 1:30 am today.

This news was confirmed when Venezuelan Police Chief Wilmer Flores states that the former boxing icon and world champion killed himself inside his jail cell by hanging himself from a cell bar using his own clothes.

Edwin Valero was arrested for killing his 24-year old wife Jennifer Valero yesterday.

WATCH the youtube video of Edwin Valero's arrest.

Vitali Klitschko vs Juan Carlos Gomez Updates

Five days before the great showdown between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and no. 1 contender Juan Carlos Gomez it was team Gomez who clearly won the “first round” at today’s press conference in Stuttgart. While Vitali kept repeating that he will give Gomez a lesson “which won’t last very long” his manager Bernd Bönte had to admit that team Klitschko actually refused the referee and one judge the WBC had planned to appoint for the fight. Apparently, the champion and his team are getting nervous with fight day approaching.

Team Klitschko puts down the plan of having a WBC referee and judge in their match against the Juan Carlos Gomez this coming Saturday in Germany.

Watch the Klitschko vs Gomez fight Online Stream

WATCH Klitschko vs Gomez Online

WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine will defend his title in March 21 against mandatory challenger Juan Carlos "The Black Panther" Gomez of Cuba.

It will be Klitschko’s first defense of the title that he won last October with a ninth-round TKO against defending champion Samuel Peter of Nigeria.

Klitschko has a record of 36-2 with 35 knockouts. His knockout percentage of 97.2 is the highest for a heavyweight world champion in the history of professional boxing.

While Gomez has a record of 44-1 with 35 knockouts. A former WBC cruiserweight world champion, he won the title in February, 1998, and made 10 successful defenses before vacating the title to move up in weight.

The said event will be held in Stuttgart, Germany. You may watch the said event here via online stream

Watch JUDGEMENT at the WATERFRONT Live Online Streaming

Another blockbuster boxing event will unfold on March 14, 2009 at Cebu Waterfront Resort Hotel and Casino, The Judgment at the Waterfront featuring the fight of our "kababayans" Z "the Dream" Gorres and Milan "El Maestro" Melindo both from the ALA gym and Promotions.

Two Filipino potentials for world champions facing against two former world champions in this exciting event. Z Gorres will fight against Roberto "Mako" Leyva (20 KO's out of his 25 wins-8 loses and 1 draw). A former IBF and WBC Youth world champion.

While, Milan "El Maestro" Melindo will face another former IBF titlist in the name of Muhammad Rachman.

ALA Promotions says that Z Gorres and Melindo is on their best shape and ready to do battle this coming March 14 as they are to continue their quest for world titles.
"This is no guarantee of wins for our boys but this is tough and only the best will prevail.."

The Pacman-Hitman Updates 2

The fight between the greatest fighters of the West and the East is still many weeks away but the great conditioning of Manny Pacquiao attest his true power.

Manny Pacquiao went through the usual routine he does at the Wildcard Gym under the guidance of the Michael Moorer, Eric Brown and Buboy Fernandez.

"The Pacman" also did the usual shadow boxing, double and single speed bags, jump rope, heavy bag and abs exercises and stretching.

The only difference was he did the mitts with his old buddy Buboy Fernandez because the famed coach and guru at the Wildcard Gym, Freddie Roach, is in England to be on the corner of Amir Khan. The British lightweight is scheduled to fight Marco Antonio Barerra on Saturday, March 14th at the MEN Arena for the WBA International title as well as the WBO Intercontinental Lightweight crown.

See below for some pictures of Manny the Pacman Pacquiao with Buboy Fernandez.

Training for speed in Pacman's pucnhing.

Do some leg stretching.

The Hitman-Pacman Update

Manny "the Pacman" Pacquiao is now in London to promote the "EAST vs WEST" bout in boxing.

Hundreds of our kababayans awaits the King of Pound-for-Pound boxer in Westminister Cathedral for Sunday's service, and after the mass Pacquiao went to see and greet his fellow kababayans in a local hotel where he signed autographs and took some time for photo-ops.


Yesterday, at the press conference at the Imperial War Museum in London. The two best fighters of the world in their mega-UK media tour promotions of their "EAST vs WEST" world junior welterweight championship fight on May 2, 2009 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This fight of Hatton vs Pacquiao is presented by Top Rank and Golden Boy and will be available in HBO Pay per View.