Sitti Live in Roxas City at Valentines Day

February 12, 2008

Sitti Navarro will be coming over to serenade the people of Roxas City Capiz with her Bossa music. It will happening  this February 14 at CAP Auditurium Fuentes Drive ROxas City. It will be a night full of lovely music from this beautiful and cutie bossa princess of the Philippines.

Z Gorres alias "The Dream"

February 4, 2008

-Reigning IBF Intercontinental Super Flyweight Champion

-OPBF Super Flyweight Champion, Mar 18, 2006 - Mar 18, 2007

I am a boxing fanatic especially if our favorite Filipino boxers are in action. From Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire, AJ Banal, Z Gorres, Gerry Peñalosa, and Boom-boom Bautista who give credits to our country.

Z Gorres is rapidly becoming one of the country’s finest boxers. In his last battle, he got an 8th round TKO win against Eric Ortiz - successfully showing the world his rare power. And last Sunday, February 2, 2008, he battled against the former IBF flyweight champion Darchinyan at Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Cebu. I am confident that Z Gorres will win the battle against him. Both warriors went at each other for most of the wild, 12-round bout spoiled by debris-throwing incident right in the opening round when referee Lance Revill ruled what was supposed to be a slip as a knockout against the 25-year-old pride of Mandaue City.

After erroneously giving Gorres a mandatory count in the 1st round of what appeared to a clear slip, the crowd began to go wild and pelted the ring with coins and plastic bottles repeatedly. After settling down, Gorres caught Darchinyan with a clean left hook to the face that sent the cocky Australian down to the canvass in the second round. Unfortunately, the Filipino failed to put the pressure on and a headbutt in the sixth round wounded Gorres’ forehead.

After 12 rounds of boxing it seems obvious that Darchinyan won the battle for Z Gorres struggles a lot just to survive the 12-rounder fight. The irony with the decisions where when the Filipino Judge Jonathan Davis had it 114-112 in favor of  Darchinyan, Montol Suriyachand saw it in favor of Gorres, 113-112, while Australian Cec Perkins declared it a draw, 113-113.

The split draw was the first in Darchinyan’s professional career. The former IBF flyweight champion, who lost his title to Filipino Nonito Donaire last year, owns a 29-1 record, including 23 KOs.

 Although I am proud that Gorres fought it until the 12 round that failed Darchinyan a TKO win, I am convinced that one of my favorite boxer did not make it and they deserve a rematch with a better referee.