Pound-for-pound king Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is now training in his Baguio training camp as he prepare for his match against Miguel Cotto. Roach said Pacquiao’s sparring partners are top-quality. Aside from Castillo, Pacquiao spars with unbeaten junior middleweight Shawn Porter. While Puerto Rican boxing star Miguel Cotto is training in Tampa, Florida, and expects to log 12 full weeks of preparation, according to his trainer Joe Santiago.
“Firepower” Pacquiao vs Cotto is a WBO Welterweight Championship match which will be held on November 14, 2009 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told the press that this will be richest fight this year because Pacquiao will make over $20 million and Cotto will make over $10 million. Nevada State Athletic Commission has selected Kenny Bayless as the referee and the judges selected are: Adelaide Byrd, Duane Ford and Dave Moretti. Read the rest of this entry »
UFc 104: Machida Vs Shogun is an upcoming pay-per-view event which will be held on October 24, 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida will defend his title to former PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on the main event. Brazilian Lyoto Machida will move to the heavyweight category and will challenge Brook Lesnar if he successfully defends his title five times in a row. Mauricio Rua fight record of 18 wins, 2 TKO-stomp kicks and 3 TKO-soccer kicks proves that he is capable of becoming a UFC champion. UFC 104 preliminary match between Ryan “Darth” Bader vs. “Red” Schafer and Antoni Hardonk vs. Pat Barry will be broadcasted live at Spike TV. UFC 104 live stream is available via ppv on their official website.
Main Card:
Anthony Johnson vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Ben Rothwell vs. Cain Velasquez
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Lyoto Machida
Joe Stevenson vs. Spencer Fisher
Preliminary Card:
Chase Gormley vs. Stefan Struve
Ryan Bader vs. Eric Schafer
Jorge Rivera vs. Rob Kimmons
Yushin Okami vs. Chael Sonnen
Razak Al-Hassan vs. Kyle Kingsbury
Josh Neer vs. Gleison Tibau
Antoni Hardonk vs. Pat Barry
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Fox’s confirmed that cast members of Glee will sing the national anthem at Game 3 of the World Series which will happen on October 31. Fox’s announced the news few days after NBC pulled out Glee cast performance at the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Pop singer Lady Gaga solo tour “The Monster Ball” will kick off on the 27th of November at The Bell Center in Montreal, Canada. Her tour will consist of 22 shows including a two-night finale stand on January 20-21, 2010 at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Rapper Kid Cudi will be Gaga’s opening on all 22 dates. The Fame: Monster deluxe version of her 2008 debut album The Fame will be release on November 24. Lady Gaga Monster Ball tickets sale will be announce soon.
“The Monster Ball” Tour Dates:
November 27 – Montreal, Quebec, Canada – The Bell Center
November 28 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Air Canada Center
November 29 – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – Scotiabank Place
December 01 – Boston, MA – Wang Center
December 02 – Boston, MA – Wang Center
December 03 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna
December 09 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
December 10 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
December 13 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic
December 18 – Las Vegas, NV – TBD
December 19 – San Diego, CA – San Diego Sports Arena
December 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Nokia Theatre
December 29 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theater
December 31 – Miami, FL – Knight Center
January 03 – Orlando, FL – The Hard Rock
January 07 – St. Louis, MO – The Fox
January 08 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
January 09 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
January 12 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theater
January 16 – Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata
January 20 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
January 21 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
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Wi-Fi Alliance has announced a new way of connecting with friends using Wi-Fi Direct program in a new kind of wi-fi network. According to Wi-Fi Allince press release, Wi-Fi Direct device compliant such as mobile phones, cameras, printers, and notebook computers, to human interface devices such as keyboards and headphones can now connect in pairs or in groups. It only needs only one of the devices to establish the peer-to-peer connection. Wi-Fi Direct will include support for WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) and AES encryption for more secure connections.
“With Wi-Fi technology already shipping in millions of consumer electronics devices and handsets every year, this is a terrific innovation for the industry,” said Victoria Fodale, senior analyst and market intelligence manager at In-Stat. “Empowering devices to move content and share applications without having to join a network brings even more convenience and utility to Wi-Fi-enabled devices.”
Wi-Fi Alliance plans to publish its peer-to-peer specification upon completion, and will begin certifying devices for the Wi-Fi Direct designation in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Are you sad everytime you’ve missed your favorite TV shows? Now your sadness will be gone with this new gadget from Qualcomm. FLO TV is a touch-screen mobile TV device that features a 3.5-inch diagonal screen, measures 4.4″ x 3″ x 0.5″ and a battery life of more than five hours of active TV viewing. It’s allows users to watch live news, live sports, children’s programs and entertainment including NBC News, Comedy Central, MTV, NBC Sports and Nickelodeon. This new mobile TV will hit the store shelves this holiday season with a price tag of $249.99 with 3-year prepaid subscription required for $8.99 / month package. Read the rest of this entry »