Philippine Sports Commission Wants To Have A Say In Forming National Boxing Team

 

The Philippine Sports Commission wants to have a say in the formation of a national boxing team that will be sent to compete overseas, chairman Richie Garcia said after a meeting with Cebu boxing patron Tony Aldeguer.

Garcia said he has informed the Philippine Olympic Committee about his plan to convince the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines to allow amateur standouts from other stables to participate in a qualifying tournament for meets like the Southeast Asian Games and even the Asian Games.

POC president Jose ‘Peping’ Cojuangco, according to Garcia, was receptive to his idea after the two spoke on Wednesday at Wack Wack.

Garcia met with Aldeguer during a trip to Cebu last week and Aldeguer, who has a stable composed mostly of professional boxers, agreed to lend a hand.

Timothy Bradley: Manny's truly afraid to fight me again

MANILA – After missing the Manny Pacquiao sweepstakes, welterweight champion Timothy Bradley is now eyeing a bigger fight.

"So how bout I fight Floyd Mayweather?” said Bradley in RingTV. 

The American boxer, who is seeking recognition despite winning the World Boxing Organization (WBO) title from Pacquiao, said facing Mayweather would be a battle between undefeated boxers.

“I guess that Manny's fighting a guy that really beat him (Juan Manuel Marquez), and Floyd's already beaten the guy that is getting this next fight with Manny. So the only guys that's left is Tim Bradley, so Floyd, let's do it," he said.