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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!

Diversity, International, Local News

DALY CITY’S SERRAMONTE MALL TO BE CONVERTED TO WORLD’S LARGEST (FILIPINO) COMMUNITY CENTER

July 7, 2015 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

Serramonte Center, site of the world's largest community center (Google Maps) — Serramonte Center, site of the world’s largest community center (Google Maps)

DALY CITY, California (The Adobo Chronicles ®) – Daly City is about to lay claim to a Guinness record for the world’s largest ethnic-specific community center, and it’s going to be a Filipino community center.

The Daly City Council this week approved the 200,000 square-foot expansion and redevelopment of Serramonte Center, an 895,438 square-foot shopping mall on Highway 280, just south of San Francisco.

The proposed community center, when completed, will have a total area of over 1 Million square feet. It will house a boxing arena, a basketball court, a 2,000-seat capacity Karaoke bar, and a high-tech theater specifically designed for beauty pageants. Jollibee, the famous Filipino fast food restaurant has won the bid to be the exclusive food place in the center.

The current businesses and occupants of the mall — including giant retailers like Target and Macy’s — have been given a 30-day notice to vacate so that construction of the community center can begin immediately.

Daly City has a population of more than 100,000, with Filipinos accounting for more than a third of the residents. The city is often referred to as the San Francisco Bay Area’s “Little Manila,” although “little” is considered an understatement.

Informed sources tell The Adobo Chronicles® that the community center project is funded by private investors, including Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao.

It’s more fun in the Philippines, but so are the Filipinos – anywhere they are in the world. Especially in Daly City.

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.