Nick Giongco

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Larios coming to promote fight with Pacquiao

OSCAR LARIOS is coming to town and Manny Pacquiao better watch out. The long-armed and heavy-handed Mexican puncher is scheduled to arrive i…

Fri, 07 Apr 2006

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Pacquiao now a homebody

WHAT’S THE country’s most beloved sporting hero up to these days? He no longer frequents his favorite billiards hall in Malate. …

Mon, 03 Apr 2006

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Pumar tames African for international title

GABRIEL PUMAR of Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan Island, Cebu, will never forget the first time he set foot on foreign land. The unheralded Pumar sto…

Sun, 02 Apr 2006

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Larios not a patsy – Roach

WILD CARD Boxing Club guru Freddie Roach is cautioning fans of the beloved Filipino fighter MAanny Pacquiao from describing Mexican Oscar La…

Fri, 31 Mar 2006

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?Let?s get ready to rumble?

Michael Buffer, the suave ring announcer who is famous for belting out "Let?s get ready to rumble" in major fights in the US, will take cent…

Thu, 30 Mar 2006

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Top tickets at Pacman fight to cost $1,000

GETTING into the much-talked Manny Pacquiao versus Oscar Larios showdown will cost one a fortune, if not an arm and a leg. But organizers of…

Tue, 28 Mar 2006

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Barrera deserves a chance against Pacquiao ? Roach

ONE OF the first few things that boxing manager Shelly Finkel will do upon his return to the US would be to put the pressure on Erik Morales…

Mon, 27 Mar 2006

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Larios coming over to hype up Pacman fight

JUST before Oscar Larios heads to training camp, he might end up making a short visit to Manila to drum up interest regarding his 12-round b…

Sun, 26 Mar 2006

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Morales haunted by loss, wants revenge

ERIK MORALES has nobody in mind to face in his comeback bout other than Manny Pacquiao. More than two months after suffering the most devast…

Fri, 24 Mar 2006

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Team Pacquiao gather to finalize Larios fight

IT’S GOING to be a busy weekend starting tomorrow for boxing star Manny Pacquiao as well as members of his entourage and even the figh…

Thu, 23 Mar 2006

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GBP says Larios is dangerous

CEBU CITY — Boxing outfit Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) is puzzled over the insistence of Manny Pacquiao to bring over Mexican Oscar Lar…

Mon, 20 Mar 2006

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Salud not taking chances for Jaca

CEBU CITY — Boxing man Wakee Salud is not taking any chances when one of his top boxers, super-featherweight Jimrex Jaca, guns for the…

Sun, 19 Mar 2006

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Pacquiao-Larios to push through?

CEBU CITY — Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) executive Eric Gomez said on Saturday that “in America, a done deal is not the same as a…

Sun, 19 Mar 2006

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Cebu promoter wins an ‘Oscar’

CEBU CITY — Tony Aldeguer felt as if he won an Oscar Award yesterday. Oscar De La Hoya, that is. In a breakthrough agreement, Aldeguer…

Sat, 18 Mar 2006

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Pacquiao assures ABS-CBN

MANNY PACQUIAO met with executives of ABS-CBN the other night to update the television channel on his eagerly-awaited tune up fight at the A…

Thu, 16 Mar 2006

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Erik’s dad wants him to retire

Jose "Olivaritos" Morales, the father and long-time trainer of Mexican boxing legend Erik Morales, told the Mexican media yesterday that his…

Thu, 16 Mar 2006

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Online help for Pacquiao

Want to help Manny Pacquiao reach even greater heights? It’s not that the Filipino southpaw is in dire need of backup, but HBO Pay-Per…

Mon, 13 Mar 2006

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Pacman off to US to arrange next fight

IN A bid to settle the issue concerning his next fight, Manny Pacquiao is flying to the US on March 19 to meet with manager Shelly Finkel, t…

Sun, 12 Mar 2006

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Barrera is desperate – Pacman

MANNY PACQUIAO yesterday belittled Marco Antonio Barrera’s challenge for a rematch and labelled his Mexican rival as “desperate.…

Sat, 11 Mar 2006

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Pacman: Barrera doesn't scare me!

Filipino hotshot Manny Pacquiao said on Friday that Marco Antonio Barrera doesn't give him the creeps and that he doesn't have any qualms ab…

Fri, 10 Mar 2006