PACQUIAO’S TOWNMATE DEFENDS WBO CROWN SEVEN DAYS AFTER VEGAS FIGHT

Pacman Latest News from philboxing.com Tue, 06 Oct 2009

LOS ANGELES, California – Of the two Filipino world champions who will fight for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) titles seven days apart next month, WBO super flyweight champion Marvin “Marvelous” Sonsona is the one expected to easily outclass his Mexican challenger in a 12-round duel in Ontario, Canada on Nov. 21.

Manny Pacquiao, Sonsona’s townmate in General Santos City in Mindanao, Philippines, who will tackle WBO welterweight ruler Miguel Angel Cotto, is also favored to hurdle the 28-year-old Puerto Rican speedster but ring experts are not ruling a possible upset win for Cotto when they learned that Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KO’s) started training in Baguio City, Philippines only this month for the 12-round world title fight in Las Vegas, Nevada on Nov. 14...

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