ONE NATION UNDER GOD: PINOY Pride

LOOK: Pacquiao will serve as sparring partner to China's Zhou

<h2>
<b><span style="color: magenta;">MANILA -- Boxing coach <a href="http://todaysupdateph.blogspot.com/2016/09/pacquiao-will-serve-as-sparring-partner.html">Freddie Roach</a> revealed plans to have <a href="http://todaysupdateph.blogspot.com/2016/09/pacquiao-will-serve-as-sparring-partner.html">Manny Pacquiao</a> spar with Chinese Olympic star Zhou Shiming, who is also lined up in one of the undercard bouts for the <a href="http://todaysupdateph.blogspot.com/2016/09/pacquiao-will-serve-as-sparring-partner.html">Pacquiao-Jessie Vargas fight on November 5.</a></span></b></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARGD0NKVUz04Vyp_2WqLiaS9HZ-sLDPHBu31aCttXr2D49OekCHXuTlwy0iBjUKbprjLIuZj9zxJA9STfQFGMUgiIn2DSnJlZ1jqsmSL8VdAeSQPHuF5lVTmdjZRtIkLVoo0Ebka7Mdw/s1600/Screenshot_39.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="http://todaysupdateph.blogspot.com/2016/09/pacquiao-will-serve-as-sparring-partner.html" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARGD0NKVUz04Vyp_2WqLiaS9HZ-sLDPHBu31aCttXr2D49OekCHXuTlwy0iBjUKbprjLIuZj9zxJA9STfQFGMUgiIn2DSnJlZ1jqsmSL8VdAeSQPHuF5lVTmdjZRtIkLVoo0Ebka7Mdw/s1600/Screenshot_39.png" title="http://todaysupdateph.blogspot.com/2016/09/pacquiao-will-serve-as-sparring-partner.html" /></a></div>
<div>
<br />
<b>The sparring session, however, is meant to help Zhou prepare for Thai <a href="http://todaysupdateph.blogspot.com/2016/09/pacquiao-will-serve-as-sparring-partner.html">bruiser Kwanpichit Onesongchaigym.</a><br /><br />Zhou will be taking on the Thai for the vacant WBO flyweight title and Roach wants his fighter to be fully prepared against Kwanpichit’s “dirty tactics.”<br /><br />"[Kwanpichit] may look like <a href="http://todaysupdateph.blogspot.com/2016/09/pacquiao-will-serve-as-sparring-partner.html">Manny Pacquiao</a> but he sure doesn't fight like him," Roach said in Boxing Scene. "He's dirty as hell.”<br /><br />But Roach said he wants Zhou to cover all bases which is why they will be needing Pacquiao’s help. "I'll have Shiming spar with Manny when we get back from Manila so we're extra prepared," he said.<br /><br /><a href="http://todaysupdateph.blogspot.com/2016/09/pacquiao-will-serve-as-sparring-partner.html">Zou first fought Kwanpichit </a>in Macau in 2014 when he pummeled the Thai en route to a unanimous decision.<br /><br />But Roach said the Thai resorted to underhanded tactics during the bout. "The last time we fought him,<a href="http://todaysupdateph.blogspot.com/2016/09/pacquiao-will-serve-as-sparring-partner.html"> Prasitak</a> was head-butting and landing low blows on Shiming throughout the fight," he said.<br /><br />The Zhou-Kwanpichit fight will serve as the opener of the Pacquiao-Vargas undercard that will take place at the <a href="http://todaysupdateph.blogspot.com/2016/09/pacquiao-will-serve-as-sparring-partner.html">Thomas and Mack Centre</a>.<br /><br />Pacquiao, for his part, will challenge Vargas for the <a href="http://todaysupdateph.blogspot.com/2016/09/pacquiao-will-serve-as-sparring-partner.html">WBO welterweight crown</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />SOURCE: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/29/16/pacquiao-will-serve-as-sparring-partner-to-chinas-zhou">ABS- CBN</a></b></div>

LOOK: Pacquiao will serve as sparring partner to China's Zhou

MANILA -- Boxing coach Freddie Roach revealed plans to have Manny Pacquiao spar with Chinese Olympic star Zhou Shiming, who is also lined...

LOOK: Team Lakay vets see Joshua Pacio copping ONE Championship gold.

10:37:00 AM TodaysUpdatePH 0

<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;"><i>Can Pacio make history? His Team Lakay's senior fighters seem to believe so</i></span></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82NEDNET7r_-MdL_cpYK9RshOXnn1ALOomsj-N1XTaHjApKzxUR8tpRN4uxFABPoZ3_swotjRxSPKU7T9oqABBXRfVj1Ila5Ka11wVFmzptwlwQtO8bduPZlTy4ZGoSPYHs3nsY88ZtQ/s1600/14302498_120300000099302361_1727238135_n_DCD7213FFD0B4E6BAE9D8400B9A79146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82NEDNET7r_-MdL_cpYK9RshOXnn1ALOomsj-N1XTaHjApKzxUR8tpRN4uxFABPoZ3_swotjRxSPKU7T9oqABBXRfVj1Ila5Ka11wVFmzptwlwQtO8bduPZlTy4ZGoSPYHs3nsY88ZtQ/s640/14302498_120300000099302361_1727238135_n_DCD7213FFD0B4E6BAE9D8400B9A79146.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i><span style="color: magenta;">TITLE ON HORIZON? Joshua Pacio is set for a championship shot next month. Photo from ONE Championship</span></i></b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
<br />SINGAPORE – Team Lakay's senior fighters have high hopes that highly-touted prospect Joshua Pacio will make history by becoming the youngest Filipino mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor to win a world title.<br /><br />Pacio is set to challenge Japanese fighter Yoshitaka Naito for the ONE Championship strawweight title in the main event of the "State of Warriors" card, which takes place at the Thuwanna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar on October 7.<br /><br />Honorio Banario, a former ONE Championship featherweight kingpin, is confident that Pacio will walk out with his hand raised against Naito, despite the impressive résumé of the Japanese champion.<br /><br />Naito is unbeaten in his 11 outings as a prizefighter and was a staple of the Japanese promotion Shooto, where he had 10 bouts in his 3-year run and once held the company's flyweight title.<br /><br /><i>"I am very positive that he will win against Naito," Banario said. "He is very enthusiastic and focused on his training. He has a lot of experience fighting in martial arts. Age doesn't matter."</i><br />Pacio, a 20-year-old Baguio City native, is undefeated in his 8 professional matches. He has yet to go the distance in his 3-year prizefighting career, finishing his opponents by either knockout or submission.<br /><br />2016 has already been an outstanding year for Pacio as he made his successful ONE Championship debut in April by scoring a second-round technical knockout of compatriot Rabin Catalan. He also submitted Thailand's Kritsada Kongsrichai with a first-round rear-naked choke last August.<br /><br />Meanwhile, one-time flyweight title contender Geje Eustaquio argued that Pacio should not be counted out in a 5-round championship clash, citing the latter's track record in turning his underdog status into an advantage.<br /><br /><i>"As we always say, this is MMA. We cannot say or calculate. Once they are inside the cage, anything may happen. This game is a game of chance, wherein everyone has a chance and deserves a chance. This time Joshua was given that chance. Once they lock the cage, I believe he can bring the belt home," Eustaquio said</i>.<br /><br />Although skeptics continue to criticize ONE Championship's decision to grant Pacio a world title shot, Kevin Belingon stressed that his younger teammate paid his dues to earn a contender's status.<br /><br /><i>"He is very young, just 20 years old, and is fighting for the title. Joshua is very determined to win this fight. Opportunity comes at any time. I think this is his opportunity to be a champion," Belingon said.</i>Belingon will be competing side-by-side with Pacio as he is slated to face Tajikistan's Muin Gafurov in a 3-round bantamweight bout on the "State of Warriors" undercard.<br /><br /><i>"This fight is very exciting because Joshua is fighting for the title. Meanwhile, I am also fighting a tough guy. There are a lot of things in store for Team Lakay," Belingon shared.</i><br /><br />Even if Pacio is facing a more experienced combatant, Banario remains optimistic that their brother-in-arms will have his name announced as the winner against Naito.<br /><br />Banario asserted that experience should be measured by the number of fights and not by age.<br /><br /><i>"He has enough experience to fight Naito for the title. I am not worried about him. I am 100% positive that Joshua will win the fight," Banario maintained.</i><br /><br />With Team Lakay struggling in major title fights for the last 3 years, Eustaquio looks forward to Pacio possibly ending the highly-revered MMA group's losing skid.)<br /><br /><i>"I am 100% confident he will bring the belt back to the Philippines," Eustaquio said. "Joshua is perhaps one of the best second generation of Team Lakay fighters. By now, we are looking forward to Joshua being one of the youngest champions in the big leagues."</i><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://go.ad2up.com/afu.php?id=787282">View VIDEO here (Link1)</a><br />
                   <a href="http://go.ad2up.com/afu.php?id=786809">(Link2)</a><br />
               <a href="http://go.ad2up.com/afu.php?id=774878">(Link3)</a><br />
<br /></span><br />
<h4>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">SOURCE: <a href="http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/other-sports/147065-lakay-vets-see-pacio-one-gold?utm_content=buffer0b525&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer">RAPPLER</a></span></h4>

LOOK: Team Lakay vets see Joshua Pacio copping ONE Championship gold.

PINOY Pride record number of Filipino billionaires TITLE ON HORIZON? Joshua Pacio LOOK: Team Lakay vets see Joshua Pacio copping ONE Championship gold.

Can Pacio make history? His Team Lakay's senior fighters seem to believe so TITLE ON HORIZON? Joshua Pacio is set for a championsh...

WATCH: Ancajas stuns Arroyo to win IBF junior bantamweight title.

10:14:00 AM TodaysUpdatePH 0

<b><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Filipino boxer </span><a href="http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/boxing-mma/145124-ancajas-stuns-arroyo-result#" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;">Jerwin Ancajas</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> knocks </span><a href="http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/boxing-mma/145124-ancajas-stuns-arroyo-result#" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;">McJoe Arroyo</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> down in round 8 and wins a unanimous decision to take the title</span></i></b><br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="444" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ox3IKrRYHpw" width="793"></iframe><br />
<br />
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 8px;">
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - Filipino boxer <a href="http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/boxing-mma/145124-ancajas-stuns-arroyo-result#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;">Jerwin Ancajas</a> outboxed and outslugged Puerto Rico's <a href="http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/boxing-mma/145124-ancajas-stuns-arroyo-result#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;">McJoe Arroyo</a> to win the IBF junior bantamweight title on Saturday, September 3 at the Philippine Navy Gym in Taguig City, Philippines.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 8px;">
Ancajas (25-1-1, 16 knockouts) of Panabo City, Davao del Norte, Philippines used his right jab to set the rhythm in the first two rounds, and scored a knockdown in round 8 to win a unanimous decision over Arroyo (17-1, 8 KOs) of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The scores were 118-109 115-112 and 117-110.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 8px;">
"When he established his jab in the first round, I saw he will win," said Ancajas' trainer Joven Jimenez.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 8px;">
Afterwards, Arroyo, who hadn't fought since winning the title in July of 2015, said he felt out of rhythm and was reduced to trying to brawl with Ancajas, who at 23 is 7 years his junior. Arroyo's camp did not protest the decision.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 8px;">
(READ: <a href="http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/boxing-mma/144706-jerwin-ancajas-arroyo-profile" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;" target="_blank">Boxer Jerwin Ancajas is more than just a 'pretty' face</a>)</div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 8px;">
<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Ancajas had accepted just $3,750 of the $25,000 minimum purse bid for the fight, but wasn't concerned about the purse as he felt he could make more money defending the title. Arroyo made $21,250 as champion.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 8px;">
<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">"I'm so thankful that I won this fight. I hope in my next fight I'll be able to make more," said Ancajas.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 8px;">
<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Ancajas had dedicated the fight to his home province of Davao, which was devastated by an explosion last night which left scores dead.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 8px;">
"Despite what happened last night I hope I could inspire a bit of happiness because of this win," said Ancajas.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 8px;">
Ancajas said it wasn't his call who he fought next, but rather it was that of Manny Pacquiao's MP Promotions. Trainer Joven Jimenez is looking to the biggest possible fight - a showdown with The Ring magazine's pound for pound champion Roman Gonzalez, who is moving up in weight to the 115 pound division, where Ancajas is now one of the champions.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 8px;">
"We want Roman Gonzalez. Our goal is Roman Gonzalez. Me and Jerwin always talk about Roman Gonzalez," said Jimenez.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 8px;">
The win makes 4 current Filipino <a href="http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/boxing-mma/145124-ancajas-stuns-arroyo-result#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;">boxing</a> champions, joining WBO bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales, WBO junior featherweight champion and IBF flyweight champ Johnriel Casimero. </div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 8px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 8px;">
SOURCE: <a href="http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/boxing-mma/145124-ancajas-stuns-arroyo-result" target="_blank">RAPPLER</a></div>

PINOY Pride WATCH: Ancajas stuns Arroyo to win IBF junior bantamweight title.

Filipino boxer Jerwin Ancajas knocks McJoe Arroyo down in round 8 and wins a unanimous decision to take the title MANILA, Philippine...