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AFTER LONGORIA, PACMAN TO THROW CEREMONIAL PITCH IN LA

Manny Pacquiao has certainly gone a long way from those days when he would hitch jeepney rides in Manila, dangling perilously from the rear …

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

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Pacquiao, Morales get pre-fight hype

EVEN before leathers can be thrown in their respective tune-up bouts, pound-for-pound boxing icons Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao will get …

Wed, 31 Aug 2005

NIIDA STEPS UP TRAINING FOR GEJON BOUT

World Boxing Association 105-lb kingpin Yutaka Niida is practically not pulling any stop as he prepares for what will most likely be his tou…

Mon, 29 Aug 2005

ANOTHER JAPANESE TRAINS AT ALA GYM

Japan's national flyweight champ, Daisuke Naito, is the latest of the list of foreign fighters seeking refuge at the famed ALA Gym, as he pr…

Fri, 26 Aug 2005

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North Cotabato hosts big ring festival tomorrow

NORTH Cotabato will host a week-long boxing festival starting Saturday to mark the 91st foundation anniversary of the province. Dubbed as th…

Fri, 26 Aug 2005

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Pacquiao rival gets inside help

DESPITE being labeled a heavy underdog for his Sept. 10 showdown with pound-for-pound icon Manny Pacquiao, Mexican Hector Velazquez may have…

Thu, 25 Aug 2005

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Pacquiao taps Shaw in place of Muhammad

FILIPINO boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has signed up with New Jersey-based Gary Shaw, making the American his exclusive promoter in the United …

Wed, 24 Aug 2005

BAUTISTA GETS TOP CONDITIONING FROM FORTUNE

Manny Pacquiao's personal conditioning coach, Justin Fortune, is now at the helm of WBO Asia Pacific bantam champ Rey Bautista's physical co…

Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JACA, DELADA JOIN MURAD CAMP

Two more outstanding Filipino boxers are set to join the promotional outfit of American boxing promoter Murad Muhammad, bringing to three th…

Mon, 22 Aug 2005

NORTH COTABATO HOSTS WEEK-LONG BOXFEST

It will be a week-long boxing festival starting Aug. 27 when North Cotabato hosts the 1st Mindanao Invitational Amateur Boxing Tournament an…

Sat, 20 Aug 2005

GEJON TO SPAR WITH MAYOL NEXT WEEK

World Boxing Association no. 1 minimumweight Eriberto "Yukka" Gejon will start sparring with World Boxing Council no. 1 minifly Rodel Mayol …

Fri, 19 Aug 2005

LAURENTE SET TO BATTLE TOP JAPANESE PROSPECT

Pan-Asian Boxing Association interim super-bantam champ Pederito Laurente of the Johnny Elorde Stable makes a major career gamble when he ta…

Thu, 18 Aug 2005

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Amonsot to challenge for title on Sept 29

Another Bohol-raised fighter who is now based in Cebu gets his chance at glory when he vies for a prestigious regional title next month. ALA…

Wed, 17 Aug 2005

RP CHAMP BARCELONA JOINS MURAD MUHAMMAD

Philippine superfly champion Eric Barcelona, recently named Boxer of the Month by the Games and Amusements Board, has just joined the stable…

Wed, 17 Aug 2005

WBA CHAMP HIRES MEXICAN SPARMATES FOR GEJON BOUT

World Boxing Association minimumweight kingpin Yutaka Niida of Japan has just hired a couple of Mexican sparmates as he plunges into the cru…

Sat, 13 Aug 2005

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Mexican out to shame Pacquiao

MEXICO’S Hector Velazquez went into attack early yesterday and vowed to shame Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao on September 10 at t…

Sat, 13 Aug 2005

BARCELONA IS GAB'S JULY BOXER OF THE MONTH

Philippine superfly champ Eric Barcelona has been voted as the Games and Amusements Board's Boxer of the Month for July following his scinti…

Fri, 12 Aug 2005

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Bautista faces Colombian on Morales, Pacquiao card

Teenaged phenom Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista, the WBO Asia Pacific bantam titlist, is slated to face Miami-based Colombian Felix Murillo in an 8…

Thu, 11 Aug 2005

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Bautista to skip Aug 19 fight

World Boxing Organization Asia-Pacific bantam champion Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista will forego a planned August 19 bout in the United States, w…

Tue, 09 Aug 2005

BAUTISTA TO SKIP AUG. 19 FIGHT

World Boxing Organization Asia-Pacific bantam champ Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista will forego a planned August 19 bout in the United States, wher…

Tue, 09 Aug 2005