Nick Giongco

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Wakeup call for Marcial

Eumir Marcial’s stunning loss in the Asian championships in Dubai came out of left field. Armed with a stint at the Wild Card Boxing Club of…

Wed, 02 Jun 2021

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Pacquiao to regain WBA strap?

Efforts are underway by the World Boxing Association (WBA) to hand over the welterweight title strap to Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino eight-d…

Tue, 01 Jun 2021

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Filipino ‘bantams’ plot invasion

In the aftermath of Nonito Donaire’s sensational win, a little-known Filipino fighter stands to complete a rare feat when he attempts to ups…

Tue, 01 Jun 2021

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Donaire, 38, does it again

And yet another Filipino fighter has discovered the fountain of youth. Nonito Donaire knocked out French champion Nordine Oubaali in the fou…

Mon, 31 May 2021

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Oubaali: I made a mistake

Fallen French fighter Nordine Oubaali admitted he committed a tactical mistake that proved costly against Nonito Donaire in their world bant…

Mon, 31 May 2021

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Sizing up Spence

Manny Pacquiao doesn’t usually waste time flying long haul to watch a prospective opponent fight live. Do you remember him appearing at ring…

Wed, 26 May 2021

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Spence vows show of force

Errol Spence’s entire arsenal will be in full force against Manny Pacquiao on 21 August in Las Vegas. Derrick James, the man in charge of Sp…

Tue, 25 May 2021

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Odds stacked against Pacquiao

Oddsmakers are of the belief that vintage Manny Pacquiao virtually doesn’t have much of a chance against the youthful and unbeaten Errol Spe…

Mon, 24 May 2021

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Boxing Welterweight war

Manny Pacquiao didn’t think twice when the offer to fight Errol Spence came. Despite the dangers of battling a younger, fresher and powerful…

Mon, 24 May 2021

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(Wild) Card up Marcial’s sleeve

Eumir Marcial’s stint at the Wild Card Boxing Club under Freddie Roach may have done something counterproductive to the Filipino’s gold meda…

Wed, 19 May 2021

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Marcial: Bringing honor is my priority

Tokyo Olympics qualifier Eumir Marcial revealed yesterday that he had to turn down two fights in the professional ranks so he could represen…

Mon, 17 May 2021

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Zambo patron backs Eumir

Zamboanga sports patron Junie Navarro swears he is lending a hand to Tokyo Olympics qualifier Eumir Marcial out of the goodness of his heart…

Sun, 16 May 2021

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Fight offers on Pacquiao’s lap

Believe it not, the mouthwatering matchup starring Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence is still on the negotiating table. The offer for Pacquiao…

Sat, 15 May 2021

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ABAP to Marcial: Come back

The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) on Friday called on renegade Filipino middleweight Eumir Marcial to “come home…

Sat, 15 May 2021

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Fighting words

The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is not turning its back on Eumir Marcial’s quest for a gold medal in the Tokyo…

Fri, 14 May 2021

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A glove affair

The stuff you often thought of as crappy is actually the thing that sells these days. Case in point is Floyd Mayweather’s hyped exhibition b…

Wed, 12 May 2021

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Is Inoue invincible?

Filipino challenger Michael Dasmariñas spoke highly of Japanese super champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue but made it perfectly clear he has a le…

Wed, 12 May 2021

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Boxing Phl boxers brace for tough camp

The Philippine national boxing team training in Thailand will remain there until the runup to the Tokyo Olympics, the Association of Boxing …

Thu, 06 May 2021

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Paying homage

Time was when Dominador Cepeda was an influential and powerful member of the World Boxing Council (WBC), the world’s foremost governing body…

Thu, 06 May 2021

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Casimero eyes early U.S. buildup

John Riel Casimero didn’t mind showing up for the first day of training camp looking like he had been spending a lot of time raiding the buf…

Wed, 05 May 2021