Thai golfers dominate LPGA first round in China
Erik Escalona, Jeff Razon, Don Padilla, Raymond Co and Eric Gozo while Butch Bakunawa and Mike Besa head the Seniors division
Bobby Iñigo and Jose Alvarez Jr.
Japanese kickboxer, claiming he had been duped into agreeing to the contest.
In a lengthy statement posted on social media, Mayweather said he had been “blindsided” by organizers of the proposed bout against Tenshin Nasukawa, set for New Year’s Eve in Saitama.
“I want it to be clear that I, Floyd Mayweather, never agreed to an official bout with Tenshin Nasukawa,” Mayweather wrote on Instagram.
The 41-year-old retired welterweight champion said he had travelled to Japan last week to discuss participating in a private bout against Nasukawa for a “small group of wealthy spectators for a very large fee.”
“This exhibition was previously arranged as a ‘Special Bout’ purely for entertainment purposes with no intentions of being represent- Thai golfers dominated the opening round of the $ 2.1
on Wednesday, with the worldranked 89 Thidapa Suwannapura leading the way.
Thidapa shot a four- underpar 68 on the island of Hainan to take a one- shot lead from Thailand’s world number one
SINGAPORE: Filipino mixed martial arts dynamo Kevin “The Silencer” Belingon is keen to avenge his 2016 loss to Bibiano “The Flash” Fernandes when he meets
ONE: Heart of the Lion today at the Singapore Indoor Stadium here.
“I trained very hard for the match on Friday (today). I’ve waited for a long time to face Bibiano Fernandes again. I am 100 percent ready,” said Belingon, ONE’s interim bantamweight champion.
The 31-year old Baguio-native is riding the momentum of a sixgame winning streak including his victory against Martin Nguyen in July in Manila that earned him the team “were completely derailed by the new direction this event was going.”
“We should have put a stop to it immediately,” Mayweather wrote.
“I want to sincerely apologize to my fans for the very misleading information that was announced during this press conference.
“I can assure you that I too was completely blindsided by the arrangements that were being made without my consent or approval.”
In Tokyo on Monday, Mayweather had vowed to give “blood, sweat and Ariya Jutanugarn and Canada’s Alena Sharp.
Six players were tied in fourth on 70, among them the Thai trio of Benyapa Niphatsophon, Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras and Moriya Jutanugarn — Ariya’s sister.
Breezy conditions made it hard going at times and Thidapa, 25, said patience was key. Creamline’s Alyssa Valdez goes for a drop shot against two Pocari Sweat defenders during a Premier Volleyball League match at The Arena in San Juan City. interim bantamweight belt.
wushu striker Belingon must deal with Fernandes’ solid ground skills.
“We all know that Bibiano is very good on the ground and we are prepared for that,” said head coach Mark Sangiao.
Sangiao believes that Belingon’s greatest weapons are his tenacity and determination.
“He wants to be the true king in his division. He will do everything just to win,” he said.
Belingon, who boasts of a professional record of 19 wins and
“It’s always been a goal of mine to go outside out of the US and display my talent. The world has never seen Mayweather compete live in (Japan),” Mayweather told reporters at the press conference,
“Everybody has to be patient when you play hard golf,” she said.
“But then with this golf course it’s really challenging and it’s windy and you have to think where to go, where to miss, so it’s kind of fun to play in this golf course.” Bangkok native Thidapa is chas-
go with the title she won in July at the Marathon Classic in Ohio. Blue Bay is the final tournament in the Asian swing of the USb a s ed