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Singapore Hosts Two World Boxing Title Fights
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Singapore Hosts Two World Boxing Title Fights

By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 07 Mar 2012

The tiny nation of Singapore, known all of these years as the business hub of Asia, has started a well-planned effort to become the Far East's sports and entertainment center when the 2,500-room Marin…

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Argentine promoter guarantees Julaton security

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 06 Mar 2012

MANILA, Philippines - Argentine promoter Osvaldo Rivero of KO International has assured WBO female superbantamweight champion Ana (Hurricane) Julaton of safe passage before and after her third title d…

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Time to move on

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 06 Mar 2012

Forget Floyd Mayweather, Jr. If the man who speaks with forked tongue continues to make a mockery of the fight game by insulting the intelligence of the boxing public, he deserves to be ignored. Manny…

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Japanese pug next for 'Thai Killer'

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Mon, 05 Mar 2012

MANILA, Philippines - It will be No. 1 contender Toshiyuki Igarashi of Japan to challenge newly crowned WBC flyweight champion Sonny Boy Jaro in the Silay City slugger?s first defense of the title he …

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New champ staves off retirement

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 04 Mar 2012

MANILA, Philippines - Newly crowned WBC flyweight champion Sonny Boy Jaro of Silay City, Negros Occidental, said yesterday he would?ve retired to become a tricycle driver if not for his upset win over…

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Floyd talks nonsense in denying Pacquiao

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 04 Mar 2012

MANILA, Philippines - Floyd Mayweather Jr. will spend 87 days in a Las Vegas county jail starting June 1 as punishment for beating up former girlfriend Josie Harris, mother of their three children, bu…

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Floyd talks nonsense in denying Pacquiao

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sat, 03 Mar 2012

MANILA, Philippines - Floyd Mayweather Jr. will spend 87 days in a Las Vegas county jail starting June 1 as punishment for beating up former girlfriend Josie Harris, mother of their three children, bu…

Nick was right, Kevin Durant is swell
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Nick was right, Kevin Durant is swell

By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 03 Mar 2012

NICHOLAI Rhiz Roska covers both the LA Lakers and LA Clippers for PhilBoxing.com. In fact, he will be at Staples Center this March 4, officially credentialed to chronicle the epic duel between Kobe Br…

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Lopez assured of title shot

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 29 Feb 2012

MANILA, Philippines - No less than WBC president Jose Sulaiman has guaranteed a title shot for No. 1 superflyweight contender Silvester Lopez as he recently decreed that the winner of the March 27 fig…

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Tim says he'll be first to beat Floyd

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 28 Feb 2012

MANILA, Philippines - Tim (Desert Storm) Bradley is lined up to face WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on June 9 but in a Ring Magazine interview a fe…

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INSIDE SPORTS: A TOAST TO JB BAYLON

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 26 Feb 2012

JB Baylon is one of the nicest people you could meet. Warm, friendly and honest, JB was a major force behind the emergence of the Powerade basketball team as a championship contender in the last PBA c…

THIS PACIFIC STORM SHALL NOT PASS, NOT YET
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THIS PACIFIC STORM SHALL NOT PASS, NOT YET

By Rich Mazon, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 25 Feb 2012

PACQUIAO ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT RETIREMENT AND THE BIG FIGHT THAT CAN?T SEEM TO HAPPEN New York -- ?Is this your last fight Manny?? This question will always come out whenever Manny Pacquiao fights f…

CASIMERO?S TRIBULATION AND TRIUMPH
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CASIMERO?S TRIBULATION AND TRIUMPH

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Fri, 24 Feb 2012

Johnriel Casimero?s resolute stand against all odds mirrors the lives of the Filipino boxers. He had a 1 win ? 2 loss record in his last three fights. He had to travel across different time zones and …

IS THE FIRE FINALLY BEGINNING TO DIM?
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IS THE FIRE FINALLY BEGINNING TO DIM?

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 23 Feb 2012

I sat at the very front row at the Pacquiao-Bradley presscon Tuesday noon at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Front row center in fact. Thus I had a very close look at Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley. And, whe…

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Pinoys to dispute vacant 'world' title

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 23 Feb 2012

MANILA, Philippines - There?s a not-so-new kid on the world boxing block and in a bid to gain recognition from the country that produced Manny Pacquiao, the Universal Boxing Organization (UBO) has san…

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Viloria to face Mexican nemesis

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 22 Feb 2012

MANILA, Philippines - In what could be the climax of an intriguing trilogy, WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria takes on Mexican archrival Omar Ni?o Romero in a scheduled 12-round title defense in Ma…