World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Flyweight champion Edrin “The Sting” Dapudong is set to leave for the United Sates on Sept. 4 along with his training team for the final preparation of his fight against Mexican and NABO flyweight champion Wilbert Uicab.
The Dapudong–Uicab bout is slated in Cancun, Mexico on Sept. 17.
Dapudong, 25, a shy farm boy known as the Barefoot Boxing Prince who shocked Mexican boxing when he knocked out former world No. 1 ranked flyweight Jesus Jimenez in the first round last June 19, will spend one week of training with coach Justin Fortune at the Fortune Gym in South Hollywood near Los Angeles before flying to Mexico on Sept. 12.
The fight against the hard-punching Uicab, called the “Hurricane” by his handlers, will be Dapudong’s first defense of the silver flyweight crown, a new title which replaced the WBC Interim Championships.
The bout would also serve as a tough test for Dapudong, which will determine whether North Cotabato’s first world boxing champion deserves the No. 3 Pound for Pound Filipino fighter title bestowed on him by boxrec.com, after boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Nonito Donaire Jr.
Dapudong, who stands 5’5 and is considered big for a flyweight, will be accompanied by his manager, former North Cotabato Governor Emmanuel Piñol and chief trainer Noli Piñol.
The team would stay at a flat provided by Pinols’ friend, Los Angeles-based Fil-Am nurse and Pacquiao friend, Jeff de Guzman. Read more…
Shakeys V-League Games Thursday Schedule
2 p.m. – SSC vs NU
4 p.m. – Adamson vs FEU
6 p.m. – Ateneo vs Lyceum
Standings W L
Adamson 6-2
San Sebastian 6-2
Ateneo 5-2
FEU 4-3
Lyceum 4-3
NU 2-5
Surging Adamson goes for the solo lead as it faces Far Eastern U while San Sebastian-Excelroof tries to bounce back against National U in the quarterfinal round of the Shakey’s V-League Season 7 second conference at The Arena in San Juan Thursday.
The Lady Falcons showed their readiness to claim the league’s season-ending conference crown as they repeated over the fancied Stags in another five-set thriller, 15-25, 25-21, 13-25, 25-19, 25-13, to force a two-way tie for the lead with their victim at 6-2.
Former MVP Nerissa Bautista, Angela Benting, Pau Soriano and Michelle Laborte, who combined for 60 hits against the Stags, are expected to lead the Lady Falcons’ charge again against an FEU side backstopped by the talented Rachel Anne Daquis, Michelle Carolino, Cherry May Vivas and Monique Tiangco. Read more…
The Russians won the gold medals in Long Jump, Pole Vault, 400m and 3,000m Steeplechase and the silver in 1,500m.
Darya Klishina won Women’s Long Jump with 6.78m.
Svetlana Feofanova took gold in Women’s Pole Vault with 4.71m. Russians Yuliya Golubchikova and Alexandra Kiryashova took fifth and sixth places (4.51m and 4.41m respectively).
Tatyana Firova won Women’s 400m with 50.46 seconds. Russia’s Antonina Krivoshapka (51.19) came seventh, and Russian Natalya Nazarova eighth with 52.97 seconds.
Yuliya Zarudneva grabbed gold in Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase (9 minutes 17.59 seconds).
Anna Alminova won silver in Women’s 1,500m (4 minutes 1.53 seconds), losing to Kenya’s Nancy Jebet Langat (4:00.70).
Russian athletes won no medals in Women’s 200m. Russian Alexandra Fedoriva finished fourth with 22.79 seconds, and Yuliya Chermoshanskaya with 22.95 seconds.
One of the main events of the Stockholm Diamond League was Men’s 100m Final. American Tyson Gay surprisingly won first place with 9.84 seconds from Jamaican Usain Bolt with 9.97.
Russian female tennis star Maria Sharapova will head into the semifinals at the Stanford Cup, beating her compatriot Elena Dementieva 6:4, 2:6, 6:3.
Number 5-ranked Sharapova beat number 2-ranked Dementieva in 2 hours 47 minutes, regardless of her 15 double faults. The Stanford tournament in California is Dementieva’s first tour after injuries at Rolan Garros.
Sharapova is to face Poland’s Agnieszka Radvanska (ranked third) in the semifinals. Sharapova has already beaten Radvanska four out of five games during the tournament.
Football Federation Australia on Tuesday said it is not threatened by reports China has been preparing to launch a bid to host the World Cup in 2026.
“China’s move could dent Australia’s chances of hosting the event in 2022,” The Australian reported on Tuesday.
Chinese football officials said they have realized the magnitude of the World Cup after the success of the recently completed finals in South Africa.
And with FIFA unlikely to let Asian confederation nations host consecutive World Cups, an emerging Chinese bid spells trouble for Australia.
“China is interested in bidding for the 2026 World Cup,” Chinese soccer chief Wei Di told local newspapers.
“I think China should apply for the World Cup. We will make an official report to the sport’s governing body shortly.”
According to The Australian, China has 1.3 billion people, a booming economy and ready-made stadia. Four existing venues boast a capacity of more than 60,000 each. It also has existing infrastructure having hosted the successful Beijing Olympics in 2008. Read more…
Spain today scripted history by qualifying for their maiden World Cup final since their first appearance 76 years ago with a 1-0 victory over three-time champions Germany to set up a summit clash against the Netherlands here today.
Central defender Carles Puyol scored the winner in the 73rd minute, heading home a corner in an absorbing semifinal which though lacked the spark in terms of goals and scoring chances, at the Mabhida Moses Stadium.
Spain’s best show in a World Cup before today had been a fourth-place finish in 1950 but at that time the champion team was decided after a final round league format.
Vicente Del Bosque’s ‘La Furia Roja’ side will now take on the Netherlands at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg on July 11 in the grand finale which will saw a new World Cup winner being crowned.
