FORMER world champion Rey “Hitman” Loreto with his supporter Naris Singwancha of Thailand in a file photo taken at the MP Highland Boxing Gym in Manila. By LITO DELOS REYES BACOLOD CITY (FEB. 18) – Former International Boxing Organization (IBO) world light flyweight champion Rey “Hitman” Loreto landed powerful combinations […]
By LITO DELOS REYES FORMER world champion Rey “Hitman” Loreto (23W-14L-0D, 15 KOs) of Davao City is fighting again, seven months later after he lost his bid for the world title in Thailand. Loreto, a former International Boxing Council (IBO) World light flyweight title-holder, is facing former World Boxing Federation […]
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Thammanoon Niyomtrong, popularly known here also as Knockout CP Freshmart or Little Pacquiao used all his tricks in boxing to retain his WBA world minimumweight title via a unanimous decision win over Filipino challenger Rey “Hitman” Loreto on Saturday at the City Hall ground in Chonburi City. […]
BANGKOK (July 13) – Former world champion Rey “Hitman” Loreto wants to duplicate the victories made by fellow Filipino boxers Manny Pacquiao and Marlon Tapales, who both won their world title fights against their Thai rivals in Thailand. Pacquiao dethroned Chatchai Sasakul of his WBC world flyweight title via an […]
BANGKOK (July 13) – Former world champion Rey “Hitman” Loreto made a good impression during an open workout for the media last Wednesday at the Sasakul Muay Thai Gym. Aside from the press, also present and impressed by Loreto were promoter Piyarat Vatchirarattanawong of Petpiya Fight Promotions and former WBC […]
BANGKOK – Former world champion Rey “Hitman” Loreto of the Philippines is now close to making the weight limit for his coming championship fight with undisputed WBA world minimumweight king Knockout CP Freshmart on July 15 at Chonburi, Thailand. After training for more than three hours at the newly-opened Thailand-branch […]
