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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY December 1 - 15, 2018
Manny Pacquiao predicted to defeat Adrien Broner
Philippine boxing hero and
Senator Manny Pacquiao will defend
his World Boxing Association (WBA)
World Welterweight title on January
19, 2019.
Pacquiao will go on the ring with
Adrien Broner. It will be Pacquiao’s
70th professional contest.
If one were to ask Australian
conditioning coach Justine Fortune,
Broner has put himself in a tight
situation by fighting Pacquiao,
according to a report by ABS-CBN.
For one, he said, Broner will have
problems taking Pacquiao’s punches.
“I don’t think Broner can take
Manny’s power,” Fortune said in
Joaquin Henson’s article posted on
Philboxing.com.
“(Marcos) Maidana put Broner
down twice and Manny’s punch is way
stronger than Madiana’s.”
Another weakness in Broner’s
armor, said Fortune, is his lack of foot
movement, making him a stationary
target.
“Broner’s basically a 1-2 puncher
with little foot movement so he’s not
hard to hit. He has a tendency to sit in
the pocket. He likes to counter so he’ll
wait for Manny to come in but he’ll
engage,” said the Australian coach.
This is why he sees Pacquiao
scoring his second straight knockout
win on January 19, according to the
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ABS-CBN report.
“I’ve always believed that speed
and power is devastating and that’s
what Manny has. If Manny puts his
mind to it, he’ll knock out Broner
just like what he did to (Lucas)
Matthysse.”
Meanwhile, trainer Freddie Roach
has reunited with Pacquiao as the
latter prepares for his first title defense
in his current championship reign.
Roach recently explained to ABS-
CBN that while he will be in Pacquiao’s
corner and help prepare him for the
fight, he won’t be the one calling the
shots this time.
“That
would
be
Buboy
[Fernandez]” Roach said. “Buboy did
a good job with Manny in getting him
ready for [Lucas] Matthysse and the
result was a knockout.”
“I hadn’t talked with Manny since
the [Jeff] Horn fight [in July 2017],
then we met up two weeks ago when
he went to LA for the second stop in
the press tour to promote the Broner
fight,” Roach said. “We spoke for
about 15 minutes. It’s up to Manny
how he wants me to be involved with
the team. I’m just happy to be back.
He’ll be working out at the Wild Card
Gym, which is like his home.
I’ll be ready to do whatever Manny
wants me to do. It’s not a long training
period for Manny, like eight weeks in
total. We’re rushing it but Manny will
be fine. There’s time to prepare. It
won’t be a problem.
And while he isn’t writing off
Broner’s skills and abilities, Roach
feels the challenger will be no match
for Pac-man.
“Manny will kill Broner,” Roach
said. “You can bet your house on
it. Broner tries to fight like [Floyd]
Mayweather but he’s nowhere near the
By Rey Fortaleza
skill level. He even uses the shoulder-
roll. Broner’s the type who can make
an opponent look bad so Manny can’t
take him lightly.”
Writing in the Philippine Star,
sports analyst and commentator
Joaquin Henson noted that according
to conditioning coach Fortune,
Pacquiao can’t afford to underestimate
Broner when they battle at the MGM
Grand Garden Arena in the scheduled
12-round title bout.
Fortune recently arrived in Manila
with Pacquiao from Los Angeles.
Pacquiao and his team will leave
for General Santos City on December
13 to relocate training camp after the
Senate goes on recess.
Pacquiao will celebrate his 40th
birthday in General Santos City on
December 17. Fortune will then return
to Los Angeles on December 19 with
Pacquiao following on December 22.
Pacquiao won’t be back in the
Philippines until after his fight against
Broner, according to Henson.
“From all indications, Pacquiao
should steamroll his way to victory
over Broner but danger lurks in the
horizon because the former WBO
superfeatherweight, WBC lightweight,
WBA superlightweight and WBA
welterweight
champion
from
Cincinnati is no slouch and 10 years
younger,” Henson wrote.
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Blue”
to
support
children’s
rights.
Young speakers from
Trumpets
Playshop
led the “Go Blue”
inspiration
at
the
anniversary gala.
Retired UNICEF
Philippines staff Bituin
Gonzalez and Pol
Moselina
narrated
a journey of seven
UNICEF’s Philippine head, Lotta Sylwander thanks
decades
through
their partners, supporters, friends at the Peninsula
key
milestones,
Manila dinner
achievements,
and
challenges in UNICEF’s
work to ensure children
representative in the Philippines. “On
this day, Nov. 20, 1948, UNICEF signed survive, develop, and thrive in a
the first Basic Cooperation Agreement protective, enabling environment.
Guests present at the event shared
with the Philippine government to
provide humanitarian assistance their stories on how they overcame
to children. Manila was among the dire circumstances, representing
most heavily bombed cities during some of the groups of people that
the Second World War, so UNICEF’s UNICEF has been reaching out to
first Asia operations was set up in the through its various programs.
Particularly touching was the
Philippines. Working with national
partners, we have made significant story of Muslim youth Aliah Adam.
progress over the years in supporting She narrowly escaped the bombing
and implementing humanitarian, of Marawi City following the May
development, and peace-building 2017 siege and she continues to
programs. Given the remaining and live with relatives away from the city.
especially current challenges from the Aliah shared her poignant experience
UNICEF Situation Analysis of Filipino growing up in conflict, the loss of her
children, our work with our partners home, the life she knew growing up,
remain ever more important and and the dire impact of the destruction
of Marawi City. She expressed her
relevant,” she added.
The day also marked the global strong faith and hope for recovery,
celebration of World Children’s Day reconciliation, and lasting peace for
through the global campaign “Go the children and the communities of
Mindanao.
S
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concluded, “Let
me
end
my
speech by asking
you a question,
will you just be
a listener to our
story? Or do you
want to be part of
our story?”
K i a n a
Gualberto, who
was then 13
years old when
Commodore Bobby Joseph of the Manila Yacht Club with guest
Super Typhoon of honor Senator Tito Sotto and Bobby’s daughter Riza, wife Ida,
Haiyan hit in and son River.
2013, shared her
“Salamat, UNICEF for supporting our
harrowing experience of survival with
work.” He now works with a youth
her family and of her empowering
center supported by UNICEF to care
journey to recovery, strength, and
for children in conflict with the law.
hope. “We, the children of Tacloban,
Also at the event was Mely
who lost all our belongings, could also
Apang, a midwife who spent
have lost hope. But we didn’t! Thanks
her life serving indigenous Aeta
to all those who helped us, especially
communities in Zambales. In 1978,
UNICEF. You made us realize we were
she received a UNICEF scholarship
special. Even if vulnerable, we are
for a training program that reached
capable. And most importantly, you
out to marginalized communities
believed in us. Now, we believe in
and indigenous groups all over the
ourselves too!”
country. “I am grateful to UNICEF
A special speaker for the evening
and the training, which became a
was SPO4 Bill Felisan, once a juvenile
turning point for me to help my own
delinquent running away from men
community with maternal and child
in uniform who has now become a
health care,” she shared.
police officer and a law enforcer. “I
The gala event ended with
was given a second chance in life. I
inspiring songs sung by UNICEF
consider it my duty to help children in
Goodwill
Ambassadors
Gary
conflict with the law because I know
Valenciano and the Mandaluyong
where they’re coming from,” he said.
Children’s Choir.(mb.com.ph)
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