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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Monday, December 3, 2007 |
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RP pugs Donaire,
Bautista triumph
BY CEDELF TUPAS
Filipino star Nonito “The Flash” Donaire kept his International Boxing Federation flyweight crown following a knockout victory over Mexican challenger Luis Maldonado at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut .
Halfway around the world at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City , Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista and AJ “Bazooka” Banal prevailed over their Mexican opponents yesterday.
The end came at the 1:16 mark of Round 8, after a powerful flurry unleashed by Donaire had Maldonado on the ropes and the referee calling a halt to proceedings to save the Mexican from further punishment. 
| USLS, WNC renew It wasn't even kick off time. But the battle off-the-field has already picked up, intensifying the rivalry once more. And from the looks of it, the challengers may have scored a decisive point over the defending champions, barely 24 hours before their duel. Reigning titlist University of St. La Salle's last-minute appeal to re-schedule their best-of-three showdown for the NOFA Provincial Men's Open crown with West Negros College was thumbed down by tournament officials last night. |
| Crowd trouble mars University of La Salle clinched the first finals berth in the NOFA Provincial Men's Under-19 Championships – but not before surviving a highly-physical match against host Bago City FC and the wild hometown crowd that turned the pitch into a virtual war zone. Referee Carlos Valderrama Jr. was left with no choice but to abandon the match with USLS leading, 2-0, in the 84 th minute when more than 100 spectators stormed the field, all hoping to get a piece of the La Salle players. No player was seriously injured in the five-minute melee instigated by Bago standout Rey Boy Sacapaño. |
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