Benjsports.com » Managua http://benjsports.com Benjie's blog on FIBA Asia Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:58:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Is John Riel for real? http://benjsports.com/boxing/is-john-riel-for-real/ http://benjsports.com/boxing/is-john-riel-for-real/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:10:51 +0000 Benjie http://benjsports.com/?p=1144 johnriel

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Another good news for Philippine boxing came about before Christmas as another young prospect from Mandaue City, Cebu surprised everyone with his stunning victory over a Nicaraguan foe. John Riel Casimero was a huge underdog going for the fight against the tough Nicaraguan Cesar Canchila for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim light flyweight title last December 19 in Managua, Nicaragua.

Casimero, was born on February 13, 1990 and grew up in Ormoc City in the eastern Philippine province of Leyte, but is now residing in Mandaue City, Cebu. His ring record now stands at 14-0 with 8 KOs. Following his astounding victory over Canchila, Casimero is now the WBO interim light flyweight champion. His status as an interim champion gives him a very large window in fighting against Ivan Calderon of Puerto Rico, the current ‘regular’ WBO champion in his weight category. Besides, he could fight the other big names in this division like Giovanni Segura, Omar Niño Romero and Japanese rising star Ryo Miyazaki.

Big fights are big tests for the budding star John Riel. As a fellow Filipino, I hope that John Riel is for real.

]]> http://benjsports.com/boxing/is-john-riel-for-real/feed/ 0 Star Snippets: Akinori Iwamura, Vergel Meneses and more http://benjsports.com/uncategorized/star-snippets-akinori-iwamura-vicente-padilla-and-more/ http://benjsports.com/uncategorized/star-snippets-akinori-iwamura-vicente-padilla-and-more/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:31:55 +0000 Benjie http://benjsports.com/?p=677 Japanese second baseman Akinori Iwamura of Tampa Bay Rays was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday night, November 3  in exchange for right –hand relief pitcher Jesse Chavez plus $4.85 million.

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LA Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla is now recovering in Metropolitan Hospital in Managua, Nicaragua after he was accidentally shot in the leg by his instructor in one of his target shooting sessions last Tuesday, November 3.

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Vergel Meneses was recently named as the new head coach of the Jose Rizal University Heavy Bombers basketball team in the Philippines’ National Collegiate Athletic Association after former coach Ariel Vanguardia’s contract was not renewed.

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Christiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid will continue to be sidelined and will miss this Saturday’s game against Atletico Madrid following reports that his ankle injury showed no signs of progress.

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Greg Norman will miss this year’s Australian Open after his doctors advised him not to play competitive golf within the year as he recovers from the arthroscopic surgery he underwent last September.

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