Nick Giongco

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Boxing’s rotten eggs

Several guys who masqueraded as boxers fought one another during the holidays and successfully fired up their followers on social media by s…

Wed, 19 Jan 2022

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Marlon’s mission

There’s one guy I am betting my bottom dollar would win a world boxing title. That fighter is no other than Marlon Tapales, who had actually…

Thu, 13 Jan 2022

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Memo: Pacquiao isn’t done

Renowned conditioning coach Memo Heredia believes recently-retired eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao is far from finished. “Manny can (…

Wed, 12 Jan 2022

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ABAP tells Marcial to toe the line

Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Marcial needs to straighten things out with the new leadership of the Association of Boxing Alliances i…

Tue, 04 Jan 2022

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Odds stacked against Magsayo

The odds are in and it doesn’t look as if experts were frightened by Filipino knockout artist Mark Magsayo’s last performance. Latest odds l…

Tue, 04 Jan 2022

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Memo, Marcial join hands

Topnotch conditioning coach Memo Heredia can’t wait to turn a fast-rising Filipino fighter into a legend-killer. Best known for his handiwor…

Fri, 31 Dec 2021

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Boxing vlogging

Boxing is teeming with fake news. If you’re a boxing newbie or bandwagoner, you probably get your regular fix of boxing tidbits and developm…

Wed, 29 Dec 2021

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Magsayo: My time has come

Sometime in mid-2020, with the world still coming to grips with the pandemic, Mark Magsayo and wife Frances Arbie packed their bags and boar…

Tue, 28 Dec 2021

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Body shots, anyone?

Nonito Donaire’s execution of Reymart Gaballo over the weekend made me do this piece. I went around and asked a few friends to share their v…

Wed, 15 Dec 2021

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Donaire fights for legacy

World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight king Nonito Donaire is gunning for a fifth crown in a fifth weight class not because he would easily…

Wed, 15 Dec 2021

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Donaire glued on 5th title

There are two things that keep Nonito Donaire operating at full throttle even as he nears 40 years of age. First is to become undisputed cha…

Wed, 15 Dec 2021

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Tapales wants Uzbek champion

Marlon Tapales is making the ultimate sacrifice of spending the holidays thousands of miles away from loved ones so he could fulfill his dre…

Tue, 14 Dec 2021

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Drama in Dubai

John Riel Casimero fell ill yesterday and was withdrawn from his mandatory defense of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) crown against Paul…

Sat, 11 Dec 2021

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Ancajas-Ioka fight in peril

No official word from the Japanese promoter has been relayed to the camp of world boxing champion Jerwin Ancajas, but it doesn’t look as if …

Thu, 02 Dec 2021

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Paying homage to the L&M Gym

For half a century, the L&M Gym in Sampaloc, Manila, was home to many of the Philippines’ most beloved boxers. Beginning in the 1960s, it se…

Fri, 26 Nov 2021

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Tokyo temblor

Patience is truly a virtue. After months and months of waiting while camping out in Los Angeles, Jerwin Ancajas was finally rewarded with a …

Fri, 26 Nov 2021

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Ancajas eyes Ioka unification

MP Promotions chief Sean Gibbons is moving heaven and earth to book Jerwin Ancajas a slot on a massive New Year’s Eve card in Japan. Ancajas…

Sun, 14 Nov 2021

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Sultan: I can beat Inoue

Jonas Sultan, the current toast of Philippine boxing, believes he has what it takes to bring down the top bantamweight in the world. “I have…

Wed, 10 Nov 2021

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Casimero wants Donaire scalp

John Riel Casimero won’t hesitate to pull the plug on Paul Butler’s bid when they square off in Dubai on 11 December. The reason? “I will fi…

Tue, 09 Nov 2021

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Casimero taps Manny’s expertise

John Riel Casimero is frighteningly strong. But with six weeks before he faces Paul Butler in Dubai on 11 December, the reigning World Boxin…

Sun, 31 Oct 2021