Boxing in Indonesia: Indonesia This Week: Chris John Ready! and Indonesian Boxers Condemn the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton Terrorist Bombings

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Chris John said that he will better prepare himself than for his last fight. This was said in anticipation of another bad decision in his rescheduled rematch with Rocky Juarez, September 19, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas. The WBA featherweight title fight between John and Juarez II will be the co-feature on the same show as the superfight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Boxing in Indonesia: Edo Resilay Leaves Hospital

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March 28, 2009, TVRI Studio, Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia: Indonesian Jr. Flyweight boxer Edo Resilay did not train properly for his fight with Ichai Tobida, and in addition to his losing the IPBC (Indonesian Professional Boxing Commission) by TKO12, it was also nearly fatal.
Resilay fought well in the first four rounds... (complete story: click here)

Boxing in Indonesia: Indonesian Updates

Rachman Challenges Oleydong (WBC Strawweight Champion)

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March 27, 2009 / St. Thomas University, St. Thomas, Virgin Island: Daudy Bahari of Indonesia has been knocked out in the first round of his bout against Argentina’s Hector David Saldivia. “Daudy lost because he simply didn’t have the power to fight in the welterweight division,” his brother Pino Bahari said. “Daudy normally fights at Jr. Welterweight.” ...

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Boxing in Indonesia: Indonesian Updates - Chris John vs. Juarez II On the Way

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Chris John admits he was under pressure and extremely nervous when he entered the ring for his fight against Rocky Juarez in the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Texas, Feb. 27. Thousands of the Juarez fans intimidated the champion during his first U.S. ring entrance. People shout just in front of his ears as loud as possible, threatening him and shouting the ‘f’ word. “Yes I was nervous at that time, but I could overcome it as I am used to it,” said John, who has fought in opponents’ backyards four times before the Houston showdown... (complete story: click here)

Daudy Bahari vs. Saldivia in Virgin Island, USA

Daudy Bahari Campaigns in the US

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Former PABA Jr. Welterweight champion, Daudy “The Bali Boy” Bahari (38-4-1, 14 KOs), is on his way to America. Bahari departed from Jakarta this week and is headed to California with Daud Yordan, the young prospect who faces Robert Guerrero in San Jose, California. Although Bahari is not fighting on the show, he’ll get to demonstrate his boxing abilities to the boxing public during sparring sessions with Yordan... (complete story: click here )

Indonesia This Week (AsianBoxingNews)

Chris John vs. Rocky Juarez

Chris John is almost at peak condition and is ready for his fight with Rocky Juarez on February 28 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. He expects around 1,000 Indonesian people will come to the venue to support him. The Indonesian consulate in Houston City has given him their support by making the WBA featherweight champion feel right at home... (read full story: here)

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Can Yordan Overcome the Ghost?

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It was a big surprise to me (and to most of Indonesian boxing fans) to find out the next opponent of young Indonesian talent Daud “Cino” Yordan is the high regarded former featherweight IBF champion Robert “The Ghost” Guererro. The two meet on March 7 at The Tank in San Jose, California... Complete story: Click Here

Mukhlis Wins, Yordan to Face Guerrero

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TVRI Studio, Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesian boxer Roy Mukhlis outpointed fellow countryman Simson Butar-butar to seize the vacant WBC Jr. lightweight International title which was vacated by Cuban sensation, Yuriorkis Gamboa when he moved down to the featherweight division several months ago. From the first round, the shorter Butar-butar pressed the action. Rather than fighting from a distance, Mukhlis chose to counter-punch Butar-butar on the inside. Complete story: click here

Weigh-in for Mukhlis vs. Butar-butar

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January 29, 2009, Jakarta, Indonesia: At today’s weigh-in for the WBC International vacant super featherweight title fight, Roy Mukhlis (20-2-2, 16 KOs) tipped the scales at... (read complete story Click Here

The Romance of the Three Boxing Commissions

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For a country like Indonesia, where boxing is not as popular as soccer, badminton, volleyball, or racing sports, having three sanctioning bodies is somewhat unbelievable. What makes it even more bizarre is the fact that the current numbers of active boxers in Indonesia is around 100 or less... (click here for complete story)

Indonesia This Week

There are two big new stories from Indonesia this week: WBA featherweight champion Chris John fighting Rocky Juarez in Houston, Texas, and the former IBF strawweight champion Muhammad Rachman, now 38, will challenge the young Filipino boxer, Milan Melindo, in Cebu, Philippines. Both Indonesian boxers fight on the same date, February 28. (Read the complete story: click here as published by Asian Boxing News

Roy Mukhlis vs. Simson Butar-butar: Resurrecting Indonesian Boxing?

Indonesian boxing trainer Sutan Rambing, known as “Indonesian Angelo Dundee” (well, I know this analogy is too exaggerated, but I just want to describe the position of Sutan Rambing in Indonesian boxing) for his creation of Indonesian boxing stars including the featherweight WBA king Chris John, once said that he promised Roy Mukhlis would be his next world champion.“Mukhlis has everything that Chris has, and he has even more,” said Sutan Rambing, who considers Muhlis, an orphan, as his own son. (Click here for complete story at Asian Boxing Newscom)

Muhammad Rachman and His Obsession

Muhammad Rachman grew up on the streets of Merauke City in the Papua province of Indonesia. Born on December 23, 1971, Rachman was involved in street crimes and street fights. At a young age, Rachman tasted the bitterness of the cities’ prisons. Read more: click here as published in www.asianboxingnews.com

Ellyas Pical, Struggling for his Nation and His Family

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Ellyas Pical was a three-time IBF super flyweight title in a four year period from 1985 – 1989. He became a legend in Indonesian boxing for pioneering the path for numerous Indonesian boxers. Click here to read completely in Asian Boxing News

SOS: Indonesian Boxing is Dying!

Indonesian boxing is dying. Boring, monotonous live events on TV, along with a dwindling pool of quality fighters have slowly killed the sport. In the 1980’s, there was one television station broadcasting boxing, the government-owned, TVRI. During this time, several Indonesian boxers were cultivated and achieved a measure of success during this time; OPBF welterweight champion Wongso Suseno (the first Indonesian to gain an international boxing title), IBF super flyweight champion Ellyas Pical, IBF strawweight champion Nico Thomas, and Thomas Americo, former WBA welterweight contender and the first Indonesian to challenge for a world title... Read completely here...