Philippine Asian News Today Vol 20 No 21 | Page 29

November 1 - 15, 2018
PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY
SPORTS
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Pacquiao-Broner title fight on
With
the
pre-fight
details finally ironed out, the
World
Boxing
Association
welterweight championship
encounter between
Filipino
defending titlist Manny Pacquiao
and American challenger Adrien
Broner is definitely pushing
through.
 Pacquiao’s chief legal
counsel, lawyer Tom Falgui,
assured in a telephone interview
with the Manila Times that the
12-round title fight will definitely
be held January 19 at the MGM
Grand Arena in La Vegas.
A two-city press tour,
according to Atty. Falgui has
been scheduled in New York
and Los Angeles on November
19 and 20, respectively.
Press conference where
official announcement of the
showdown will take place at
the Gotham Hall in Manhattan
and Waldorf
A s t o r i a
i n   B e v e r l y
H i l l s
immediately
following the
media tour.
T h e
twin events
are
open
to
media
members
only and will
include
a
formal press
conference
followed by
print
and
electronic
interviews
with
the
fighters and event executives.
Senator Pacquiao and his
party will be flying to New York
on Saturday in time for the
events, Falgui said.
The signing of the contract
which will spell out other
important details will take place
after a meeting between the
camps of the belt-owner and
his challenger before Pacquiao
and party returns to Manila on
Wednesday (Manila time).
Pacquiao’s
camp
is
scheduled to arrive Manila on
Friday.    
The champ’s preparation
will start in earnest next week in
Manila because of the opening of
senate session last Wednesday.
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The Match
Tiger vs Phil in post-Thanksgiving match play
By EDDIE G. ALINEA
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson,
two of golf’s most decorated leg-
ends, will go head-to-head in a post-
Thanksgiving match play challenge
on November 23 (November 24 Ma-
nia time) at the Shadow Greek Gold
Course in Las Vegas.
As the PGA’s most recognizable
active golfers of the last few decades,
Woods and Mickelson have spent a
significant amount of time at or near
the top of the World Golf Rankings,
and the talent and entertainment val-
ue that each possesses will make this
a can’t-miss, made-for-TV event.
This is not a PGA Tour-sanc-
tioned event, but rather an exhibition
offseason match between two golfing
greats with $9 million at stake.
Shadow Creek Gold Course is a
private course recently ranked as the
No. 26 overall golf course in the Unit-
ed States by Golf Digest.
“The Match.” It can be seen on
pay-per-view through B/R Live, Direc-
TV, and AT&T U-Verse. The pay-per-
view will also be sent to several other
cable outlets such as Comcast and
Verizon.
The event will cost $19.99
through the various pay-per-view op-
tions.
Tiger opened as a -200-betting
favorite, according to BetOnline.com,
with Mickelson as a +170 underdog.
There are also plenty of prop bets
to indulge, including the color of shirt
worn by both Woods and Mickelson,
and a stroke spread favoring Woods
at -1.5.
The basic premise will be match
play, which awards a point to a golfer

when they win a hole.
According to a release from
Turner Media, Woods and Mickelson
will be able to challenge each other
competitions at various points dur-
ing the match, including longest drive
and closest-to-the-pin contests.

By: Julian Ray Fortaleza
Answers from last week’s issue:
1. The only person to win an Olympic gold medal and a UFC champi-
onship is Henry Cejudo
2. The oldest golfer to win in the PGA was Sam Snead at age 52
3. Winners of TUF who now compete at lightweight include Diego San-
chez, Nate Diaz, Efrain Escudero, Ross Pearson, Jonathan Brookins,
Tony Ferguson, Michael Chiesa, Ryan Hall and Michael Trizano.
New Questions:
1. Who is the current unified Cruiserweight champion?
2. Who is the oldest man to get a win in a MLB game?
3. How many seasons of the Ultimate Fighter have there been?
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