MANILA, Philippines – San Mig Coffee smothered Alaska in their
series-decider, 79-65, to oust the defending champion and arrange a
semifinal duel with Air21 in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.
PJ Simon paced the Coffee Mixers with 21 points, doing much damage in the third quarter for San Mig Coffee’s 53-35 lead.
Mark Barroca and Marc Pingris were the two other locals who were able
to dish out double figures for the Mixers. The "Coffee Prince" scored
14, while Pingris added 10.
James Mays had 17 points and grabbed 24 rebounds against Alaska, which just could not solve San Mig Coffee’s defense.
Rob Dozier paced the Aces with 23 points and 16 rebounds.
San Mig Coffee will meet Air21 Express in a best-of-five semis showdown starting Tuesday.
Box scores:
San Mig Coffee 79 - Simon 21, Mays 17, Barroca 14, Pingris 10, Sangalang 6, Devance 5, Mallari 4, Melton 2, Reavis 0, Yap 0.
Alaska 65 - Dozier 23, Casio 14, Jazul 8, Hontiveros 7, Espinas 5, Baguio 4, Thoss 2, Manuel 2, Reyes 0, Dela Cruz 0, Abueva 0.
Quarterscores: 21-15, 35-27, 57-45, 79-65
source: abs-cbnnews.com
MACAO (April 22, 2014) – A press conference in Manila on Tuesday announced the details of Featherweight Fury – a championship event with three featherweight world title main event fights to be hosted by The Venetian® Macao on Saturday, May 31 at the Cotai Arena.
The world-class event is headlined by three spectacular featherweight title matchups: four-division world champion and 2012 Fighter of the Year NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE will challenge World Boxing Association (WBA) undisputed featherweight world champion SIMPIWE “V12” VETYEKA; undefeated WBA world featherweight champion NICHOLAS “The Axe Man” WALTERS will defend his title against two-division world champion VIC “Raging Bull” DARCHINYAN; and undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion EVGENY “The Mexican Russian” GRADOVICH, making his third consecutive featherweight title defense at the Cotai Arena, will be battling No. 1 contender ALEXANDER MISKIRTCHIAN.
The Donaire-Vetyeka title fight will be televised on the same day in the U.S. on HBO, beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET/PT. The telecast will also include the world super middleweight title rematch between defending champion Carl Froch and top contender George Groves, which will take place at Wembley Stadium in London.
- See more at: http://www.toprank.com/news/boxing-promotions-three-world-title-bouts-on-one-card-may-31#sthash.7opHY103.dpuf
The world-class event is headlined by three spectacular featherweight title matchups: four-division world champion and 2012 Fighter of the Year NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE will challenge World Boxing Association (WBA) undisputed featherweight world champion SIMPIWE “V12” VETYEKA; undefeated WBA world featherweight champion NICHOLAS “The Axe Man” WALTERS will defend his title against two-division world champion VIC “Raging Bull” DARCHINYAN; and undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion EVGENY “The Mexican Russian” GRADOVICH, making his third consecutive featherweight title defense at the Cotai Arena, will be battling No. 1 contender ALEXANDER MISKIRTCHIAN.
The Donaire-Vetyeka title fight will be televised on the same day in the U.S. on HBO, beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET/PT. The telecast will also include the world super middleweight title rematch between defending champion Carl Froch and top contender George Groves, which will take place at Wembley Stadium in London.
- See more at: http://www.toprank.com/news/boxing-promotions-three-world-title-bouts-on-one-card-may-31#sthash.7opHY103.dpuf
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