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Nutritionist bares Manny's secret success in boxing

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 24 Dec 2009

MANILA, Philippines - It took nutritionist and jeet kune do instructor Teri Tom to unravel seven-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao’s secret of success in the ring. Tom joined conditionin…

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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON PACQUIAO-MAYWEATHER DRUG TEST ISSUE

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009

There appears to be a deliberate attempt by the camp of Floyd Mayweather Jr to mislead the public about pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao’s stand on the issue of Olympic-style drug testing. A …

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Happy Holidays, Everyone!!!

By Gerry Peñalosa, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009

Christmas is the most awaited season of the year. For kids, it means gifts, vacation and lots and lots of goodies on the dining table and underneath the Christmas tree. For grown-ups, it means Christm…

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?GOLDEN? BUT WE CAN STILL DO BETTER

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009

?Are we living in the golden age of Philippine boxing?? This question has frequently popped up not just due to the continuing epic career of Manny Pacquiao but also because of the sudden increase in t…

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Unbeaten Pinoys emerge in world boxing

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 23 Dec 2009

MANILA, Philippines - There are six undefeated Filipino rated contenders on the verge of becoming world boxing champions and following in the footsteps of ring icon Manny Pacquiao. The latest to emerg…

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Viloria headlines Solar card at Cuneta

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Mon, 21 Dec 2009

MANILA, Philippines - In a bold move to bring Las Vegas-style boxing to the country, Solar Sports plans to stage four to five cards here next year and give Filipino fans the opportunity to witness cha…

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Johnriel Casimero wins WBO interim Lt.flyweight world title

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Sun, 20 Dec 2009

Johnriel Casimero of the Omega Boxing Gym of Cebu gave the country a gift five days before Christmas in the form of another world title belt. Casimero beat Cesar Canchila of Colombia by KO at the 11th…

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Salamat sa Mga Pagbati

By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 20 Dec 2009

SARANGANI --- Magandang araw pong muli sa inyong lahat, kayong mga minamahal kong mga kababayan, fans, kaibigan at sa lahat ng sumusuporta sa sport ng boxing sa buong mundo. Kung saan man kayo naroroo…

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ABAP fetes triumphant SEAG pugs

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sat, 19 Dec 2009

MANILA, Philippines - Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) secretary-general Patrick Gregorio said yesterday the country’s fighting squad of six men and four women will be feted …

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Manny of the ages

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 17 Dec 2009

MANILA, Philippines - As Manny Pacquiao turns 31 today, his fans from all over the world are wondering how many more years he’ll campaign in the ring. There’s very little left to prove in …

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Manny makes mark in hoops, too

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 17 Dec 2009

MANILA, Philippines - If you ask seven-time world champion Manny Pacquiao what his favorite sport is, it wouldn’t be surprising if he ranked basketball up there with boxing. Tzvi Twersky, writin…

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CAN PENALOSA EVADE THE HANDS OF STEEL?

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Tue, 15 Dec 2009

Former two division world champion Gerry Penalosa (54-7-2, 36 KOs) will take on another former world champion Eric Morel (41-2, 21 KOs) on February 13, 2010 in Las Vegas. The winner of the bout will e…

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AN EVENING WITH MANDAUE?S CHAMPION

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Mon, 14 Dec 2009

The champ is home. I have waited more than three years to finally write this opening line. For Rodel Mayol, the wait seemed like an eternity in boxing?s purgatory; a nine year career marred by four fa…

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MAYOL vs. SEGURA UNIFICATION: GOOD IDEA OR GREAT IDEA?

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Mon, 14 Dec 2009

WBC light flyweight champ Rodel Mayol wants to have a title defense staged here in Cebu but his bigger dream is to fight in the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather megabout. Mayol was a g…

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SLITHER: AN AFTERNOON CHAT WITH DONNIE ?Ahas? NIETES

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009

Donnie Nietes has been training for a month now for his fourth title defense. The WBO minimumweight champion just goes about his business without any hype. But he exudes the quite confidence of a six …

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REQUIRE MUCH HEAVIER PENALTY FOR COMING IN OVERWEIGHT

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009

What are three million dollars to give away if the purse is 30 million and the projected total earnings much more than that? Peanuts, if I may say. Particularly if the benefit is a possible advantage …

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YES, JUNIOR TAKING A DIURETIC GAVE YOU AN ADVANTAGE!

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009

It’s mind boggling to understand Cesar Chavez, Jr’s rationale about the incident that resulted in his positive urine test after his fight with Troy Rowland on the Pacquiao-Cotto undercard …

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MARCH 13th? SAY IT AIN’T SO, MANNY

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 05 Dec 2009

The whole world is buzzing. The biggest fight ever in our generation is about to happen. But, should it really be so soon? Reports indicate that Bob Arum flew all the way to Manila and has sweet-talke…

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GETTING TO KNOW JOHN RIEL CASIMERO

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Sat, 05 Dec 2009

When the news came out a few months ago that John Riel Casimero signed with International promoter and matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz, it raised eyebrows and also a lot of questions starting with ?John …

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BOXING AND HIV

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Tue, 01 Dec 2009

December 1 is World AIDS Day. Concerned individuals and organizations from around the world band together on this day to bring attention to the continuing global AIDS epidemic. HIV is the virus that a…