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WILL THE REAL WBO WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION PLEASE STEP INTO THE RING?

July 9, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

L-R: Mayweather, Pacquiao, Vargas, Bradley

LAS VEGAS, Nevada ( The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Timothy Bradley defeated Manny Pacquiao. Then Pacquiao defeated Bradley. Then Floyd Mayweather defeated Pacquiao. Then Bradley defeated Jessie Vargas. Then Bradley becomes the new welterweight champion. Then Mayweather is stripped of his WBO welterweight title. Vargas protests. Pacquiao protests.

In the sport of boxing, judges’ decisions are oftentimes controversial and the rules can be confusing. Worse, reporting on it could be very complicated.

Even before the WBO decided to strip Mayweather of his welterweight title, that belt was already up for grabs last June 27, between Bradley and Vargas. The bout was held at the StubHub Center in Carson, California which ended with, what else, a controversy.

Drama ensued during the June 27 fight after Referee Pat Russell stopped the fight with ten seconds left in the final round because he said he heard a bell. Vargas had then just dealt Bradley with a mammoth right hook, and Bradley was practically out in his feet. When Russell waved his arms, Vargas believed he had won the fight and began celebrating his upset victory. Russell then scrambled to tell everyone that he didn’t stop the fight because of a knockout. In the end the judges determined Bradley to be the winner.

So, Vargas filed a formal appeal with the California State Athletic Commission over the controversial ending of his unanimous decision loss to Bradley.

Pacquiao, on the other hand, filed an appeal with the WBO, claiming that since Mayweather’s welterweight title was won against the Filipino boxer, then he should inherit the belt, not Bradley, or Vargas if he wins his appeal.

If you are confused about this story, don’t worry. We are, too!

Sports

MAYWEATHER STRIPPED OF WBO TITLE, FILIPINOS HAIL THEIR CHAMP PACQUIAO

July 7, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Filipinos woke up Tuesday to the news that their boxing hero is the new World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion of the world.

WBO stripped Floyd Mayweather, who defeated Pacquiao during the May 2 ‘Fight of the Century’ in Las Vegas, of the title for failure to comply with its rules.

The boxing organization does not allow boxers to hold world titles in multiple weight classes at the same time. After outclassing Pacquiao, Mayweather holds titles from the WBO, the World Boxing Council and the World Boxing Association. Despite repeated requests from WBO for Mayweather to abide by the rules, he held on to his other titles.

Filipino fans took the day off from work and school, dancing and celebrating in the streets of Manila.

The celebration may be short-lived. Stripping Mayweather of the title does not automatically make Pacquiao the new title holder.

But beauty pageant-loving Filipinos know better:

In the Miss Universe pageant — or any other beauty pageant — the first runner-up is as important as the title holder. If for any reason, the reigning queen cannot fulfill her duties, the first runner-up automatically inherits the crown.

If you don’t believe us, just ask Donald Trump.

LGBT, Sports

AFTER LOSING THE FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP, JAPAN FILES FORMAL PROTEST AGAINST WINNER UNITED STATES

July 5, 2015 Pol Pinoy 3 Comments

TOKYO, Japan (The Adobo Chronicles®) – The United States soccer team routed Japan 5-2 to win the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup today.

Team USA scored two goals within three minutes, and was ahead 4-1 at halftime. While Japan did ultimately score two goals on the previously unstoppable American defense, it was never even close to being enough to compete with the U.S. team.

The game ended up being the highest-scoring final game in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, and avenged America’s loss to Japan in the 2011 World Cup.

But the final game wasn’t the end of the story.

Minutes after its devastating loss to the United States, Japan filed a formal protest before the FIFA Board of Governors, seeking to disqualify the U.S. team and asked that the World Cup trophy be withdrawn and instead be awarded to Japan.

In its formal petition, Japan said that the American team was coached by Jillian Ellis who is openly lesbian. Two U.S. team members, Ali Krieger and Abby Wambach are openly gay as well.

Japan argued that “this is supposed to be the Women’s World Cup, not the Lesbian World Cup. Our team was put at a heavy disadvantage.”

The Adobo Chronicles® tried to reach FIFA and the U.S. Women’s soccer team for comment on Japan’s petition, but was unsuccessful. It looks like the celebration is in full swing and cell phones have been silenced.