MAIN EVENT FOLLOWS FEDERER-GONZALES SINGLES FINAL
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 27 Jan 2007
An explosive and highly anticipated Men’s singles final in the Australian Open Tennis Championships between World No.1 Roger Federer and Chilean sensation Fernando Gonzalez beginning at 1:00 p.m. will precede the top-rated weekly boxing show “The Main Event” over RPN Channel 9 tomnorrow (Sunday).
Viva Sports acceded to a request by Solar Sports to delay “The Main Event” in order to accommodate the eagerly-awaited clash between Federer and Gonzalez.
“The Main Event” also features an exciting battle between undefeated youngster Raymond Sermona and gutsy Michael Romulo before a huge crowd at the popular Mandaluyong City Gym.
The fights are sponsored by Tanduay, the No.1 Rhum and are also replayed the following Sunday at 10:00 p.m. over the cable channel Viva Prime which also carries “live” coverage of horseracing and telecasts cockfighting, nationwide.
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