Friday, 31 July 2026 · Philippines

Nick Giongco

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Articles by Nick Giongco

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A draw! Really?

The cat is out of the bag. I scored the Manny Pacquiao versus Mario Barrios world welterweight title fight held over the weekend at the MGM …

Fri, 25 Jul 2025
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Long and hard

LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao admitted Sunday that he would have knocked Mario Barrios out and snatched the World Boxing Council (WBC) welter…

Tue, 22 Jul 2025
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Pacman likes ‘Panda’

BARSTOW, California — Manny Pacquiao made a quick stop at a popular fast food joint specializing on American-Chinese fare on Sunday on the w…

Tue, 22 Jul 2025
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Hot hands

LAS VEGAS — Mario Barrios is getting impatient. Make that very impatient. The reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion, who…

Fri, 18 Jul 2025
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Fortune begs Pacman to stop

LOS ANGELES — “One more (round),” Manny Pacquiao shouted Monday after another session with the mitts ended at the Wild Card Boxing Club in H…

Wed, 16 Jul 2025
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AGAINST ALL ODDS

LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao blew into fight town Monday greeted by the tall odds. At 46 and four years removed from his last fight, Pacquiao …

Wed, 16 Jul 2025
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The one and only

LOS ANGELES — Sean Gibbons thought he had seen it all. He’s been to all the continents except Antarctica while portraying the role of a figh…

Wed, 16 Jul 2025
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Blast from the past

LOS ANGELES — A weapon that brought down Ricky Hatton more than 15 years ago would be brought back next week when Manny Pacquiao guns for th…

Sun, 13 Jul 2025
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Storm warning

LOS ANGELES — After getting valuable work from a clone of his 19 July opponent, Manny Pacquiao told sparring partner Saul Bustos that a bonu…

Sun, 13 Jul 2025
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Mr. Pure Energy

Regardless where he’s training, Manny Pacquiao is always joined by a bevy of young fighters, many of them belonging to his promotional outfi…

Thu, 10 Jul 2025
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Formidable foe

In the eyes of the ever-influential American boxing man Sean Gibbons, Manny Pacquiao isn’t exactly fighting just Mario Barrios on 19 July in…

Wed, 09 Jul 2025
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Llover collides with Panamanian puncher

Kenneth Llover, one of the country’s brightest hopes for a world title, makes his much-awaited return after scoring back-to-back first-round…

Wed, 09 Jul 2025
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Don’t count him out

The rave reviews continue to pour in for comebacking Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao, who is less than two weeks away from his grand plan of …

Wed, 09 Jul 2025
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No turning back

Two weeks before the boxing world grinds to a screeching halt, Manny Pacquiao had just reached the summit of his buildup for Mario Barrios w…

Mon, 07 Jul 2025
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Thurman gives Barrios ‘slight’ edge

Keith Thurman is the common denominator of Filipino challenger Manny Pacquiao and reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion …

Sun, 06 Jul 2025
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Cracking the code

Trainer Bob Santos used to be a familiar face at the Wild Card Boxing Club that he got to watch Manny Pacquiao work out and spar regularly t…

Sat, 05 Jul 2025
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No pain, no gain

The seemingly harmless rattan stick that has struck fear among many fighters training at the Wild Card Boxing Club is back in use. The fello…

Fri, 04 Jul 2025
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HAPPY CAMPERS

It is not very often these days that Marvin Somodio gets asked about Manny Pacquiao, who is getting ready to challenge for the world title o…

Wed, 02 Jul 2025
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Marcial basks in Pacquiao’s presence

There was a time when Eumir Marcial imagined himself fighting on the same card as his longtime idol Manny Pacquiao. At that time, Marcial wa…

Wed, 02 Jul 2025