Thursday, 30 July 2026 · Philippines

Ed C. Tolentino

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Articles by Ed C. Tolentino

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Test of fire for Llover

HARD-HITTING Kenneth “The Lover Boy” Llover, the pride of General Trias, Cavite, will figure in a crucial battle this weekend in a bid to ge…

Fri, 05 Jun 2026
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Bivol-Beterbiev match made in heaven

ALL flights lead to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this Sunday (Manila time) as Russians Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol square off for the undispute…

Fri, 11 Oct 2024
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Nietes' defeat adds to PH boxing's woes

The country's string of bad luck in world title fights continued Wednesday when Donnie "Ahas" Nietes bowed to Japanese champion Kazuto Ioka …

Fri, 15 Jul 2022
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Donaire-Inoue 2 is coming

GIVEN the spectacular slugfest boxing fans were treated to in their first meeting in November 2019, a second serving of the Naoya Inoue-Noni…

Fri, 01 Apr 2022
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Ancajas' road to Ioka

ALL roads lead to Las Vegas, Nevada, the mecca of pro boxing, for International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior bantamweight (115 lbs.) champ…

Fri, 25 Feb 2022
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Time for Magsayo to make a mark

SOME nine years after he turned pro and after a slew of managerial and promotional issues, Tagbilaran City native Mark "Magnifico" Magsayo w…

Fri, 21 Jan 2022
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Pacquiao bows out, Donaire hangs on

WITH the cancellation of IBF junior bantamweight champion Jerwin Ancajas' December 31 unification showdown with WBO counterpart Kazuto Ioka,…

Fri, 24 Dec 2021
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Is Pacquiao really finished with boxing?

RETIREMENT is perhaps the most abused word in pro boxing. You can count on the fingers of one hand the number of boxing champions who were a…

Fri, 24 Sep 2021
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Pacquiao-Spence has stage all for itself

WELTERWEIGHTS Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence Jr. going eyeball-to-eyeball and formally announcing their August 21 showdown in Las Vegas is …

Fri, 16 Jul 2021
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Paradigm shifts away from Pacquiao

The "partnership," just slightly over a year old, is already melting like ice cream left unattended in the desert. On Feb. 8, 2020, boxing i…

Fri, 02 Jul 2021
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Donaire-Casimero: All-Pinoy title fight

Not a few thought a bantamweight unification clash between Filipinos Nonito Donaire Jr. and John Riel Casimero was bound to happen sooner or…

Fri, 25 Jun 2021
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Dasmariñas eyes spiciest upset

The long overdue title fight between WBA-IBF bantamweight champion Naoya "The Monster" Inoue and Filipino challenger Michael "Hot and Spicy"…

Fri, 18 Jun 2021
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A better choice

When Manny Pacquiao announced through his social media accounts he will be fighting WBC-IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. on August…

Fri, 28 May 2021
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Pacquiao settles for Mikey Garcia

If Manny Pacquiao’s representatives are to be believed, the Filipino ring icon is headed back to the ring in June or July to face former mul…

Fri, 30 Apr 2021
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Marquez does a Pacquiao

Considering their bitter rivalry in the ring, it is difficult to fathom Mexican Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez imitating a Manny Pacquiao ma…

Fri, 23 Apr 2021
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No cheap legacy

Manny Pacquiao wants his next outing in the ring to be a “legacy” fight and such a fight does not figure to come cheap. In fact, it may actu…

Fri, 19 Feb 2021