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After a highly-controversial decision loss to Diego Sanchez in his last fight in June, England’s Ross Pearson took the judges out of the equation in his co-main event bout against Gray Maynard, stopping the two-time title challenger in the second round. 

“I’m ready for the best, bring it,” Pearson said. Both lightweights were able to have success with their striking in the opening two minutes of the

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The Philippine national men’s basketball team hung around for nearly two and a half quarters but could not stop an Australian onslaught in the fourth that sealed a 97-75 victory for the FIBA Oceania champions on the second day of the pocket tournament in Antibes, France.

Gilas Pilipinas, like in their game against France, looked like they belonged on the world level before running into some trouble in the fourth quarter, where they were outscored, 24-12.

Naturalized NBA player Andray Blatche impressed with 20 points and 10 rebounds through three quarters but the Gilas center ran out of stream in the final period, where he failed to contribute much to the Philippines’ cause.

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The Team United States withstood a stiff challenge by Australia to prevail 99-92 in Saturday's Final and capture the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship - their third straight crown in the tournament.

In a repeat of the 2012 U17 Worlds Final, Malik Newman paced the Americans with 21 points and 11 rebounds while Jayson Tatum had 15 points and both Harry Giles and Josh Jackson scored 13 points.

Dejan Vasiljevic knocked down six three-pointers in scoring 29 points while Tom Wilson had 23 points and Isaac Humphries was saddled with foul trouble throughout the game and was held to 10 points and seven rebounds. 

The Philippine national youth basketball team ended its long search for an elusive victory in the FIBA Under-17 World Basketball Championship after steamrolling host United Arab Emirates, 115-51, to finish its campaign on Saturday in Dubai.

Paul Desiderio scored 25 points to lead Batang Gilas as they notched their first triumph in seven tries for a 15th-place finish out of the 16 participating teams in the tournament.

Batang Gilas dominated the game from start to finish, building a cushion as large as 68 points as they avoided returning home without bagging a victory in the tournament.

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Gilas Pilipinas' Japeth Aguilar Dunks on France & Indiana Pacers' Ian Mahinmi on their friendly tune-up game. WATCH VIDEO BELOW:

The Philippine national men's basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, served notice ahead of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup after dropping a hard-fought 75-68 result to European champion France in Antibes on Friday (Saturday PHL time).

Apart from playing on home soil, the French team is bannered by Boris Diaw, Nicolas Batum, Evan Fournier, Ian Mahinmi, and Nando De Colo among others with NBA experience.

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