Thursday, 13 August 2026 · Philippines
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Amonsot cleared to come home By Joaquin Henson

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 25 Jul 2007

Czar Amonsot, recovering from slight bleeding in the outer skull, will be home from Las Vegas early Saturday morning and after a rest of three to six months, hopes to resume his boxing career. Amonsot…

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Career over for Amonsot?

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Mon, 23 Jul 2007

Displaying guts and a big fighting heart, Czar Amonsot overcame two knockdowns to stay on his feet in losing a unanimous 12-round decision to unbeaten WBO interim lightweight champion Michael (Rocky) …

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Losing not an option for Boom Boom

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Fri, 20 Jul 2007

Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista is confident of defeating WBO superbantamweight champion Daniel Ponce de Leon of Mexico in their scheduled 12-round title bout in Sacramento on Aug. 11 and said yesterday losi…

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Ranking gone wrong

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 19 Jul 2007

Last month, QTV 11 aired a show entitled “Ang Pinaka Astig Na Pinoy Boxers” hosted by Pia Guanio whose brother Joey, by the way, is a former PBA cager and now works closely with Commission…

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Salud sees tough task for Bautista vs Mexican

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 18 Jul 2007

Former WBC secretary-general Rudy Salud said yesterday it’ll be an uphill climb for Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista to dethrone WBO superbantamweight champion Daniel Ponce de Leon of Mexico in their sc…

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Pi?ol, Hiso tie up for boxing

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Mon, 16 Jul 2007

Three-time North Cotabato Gov. Manny Pi?ol and Chicago-based former national cyclist Rolando Hiso are joining forces to boost the world title hopes of Mindanao fighters. Pi?ol, who was just elected Vi…

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Condes to fight inManny undercard?

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Fri, 13 Jul 2007

IBF minimumweight champion Florante Condes is being lined up for a voluntary defense in the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera rematch at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Ve…

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Pinoy champ agrees to rematch vs Indon

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 10 Jul 2007

Newly-crowned IBF minimumweight champion Florante Condes said yesterday he’ll agree to a rematch with Indonesian Muhammad Rachman if the price is right, regardless of where the fight is held. Co…

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Donaire KOs Darchinyan; Condes decks Indon foe

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Mon, 09 Jul 2007

Filipino challenger Nonito (Flash) Donaire vowed to expose IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan as an overrated bully in their scheduled 12-round title fight in Connecticut last Saturday night and di…

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Donaire says he’ll tame the Bull

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 08 Jul 2007

Nonito (Flash) Donaire is dropping down in weight to face IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan but said his power won’t diminish in vowing to knock out the Armenia-born Australian in their sche…

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Martin to sing in rematch

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 08 Jul 2007

Popular singer Martin Nievera will sing the Philippine national anthem in the ring before Manny Pacquiao takes on Marco Antonio Barrera in their much-awaited, long-overdue rematch at Mandalay Bay in L…

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Condes predicts KO in 8

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 03 Jul 2007

Losing is not an option for Romblon challenger Florante Condes who battles IBF minimumweight champion Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia in a scheduled 12-round title bout at the indoor tennis stadium in S…

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The war?s over

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 01 Jul 2007

Top Rank and Golden Boy finally buried the hatchet with a settlement that puts to a close their legal battles stemming from differences in promoting marquee fighters like Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pa…

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Mayol in Vegas to train for title fight

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 01 Jul 2007

Rodel Mayol arrived in Las Vegas yesterday to begin workouts in preparation for his fight against IBF junior flyweight champion Ulises (Archie) Solis of Mexico at the All State Arena in Chicago on Aug…

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Finkel sues Manny, Arum, Top Rank

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 26 Jun 2007

Manny Pacquiao’s former manager Shelly Finkel is seeking unspecified damages that could amount to a tidy sum in filing a suit against the boxing icon, Bob Arum and Top Rank, Inc. for allegedly c…

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Pacman, backers meet on Oct fight

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 19 Jun 2007

Despite his bitter loss in the May 14 elections, boxer Manny Pacquiao remains a very hot commodity as far as commercials and other product endorsements are concerned. The 28-year-old boxer lost in his…

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Bobby going all out to annihilate Soto

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sat, 09 Jun 2007

Bobby Pacquiao has more than a 50-50 chance of beating Humberto Soto in their scheduled 10-round bout at Madison Square Garden Saturday night in New York (tomorrow morning, Manila). That’s the o…

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Waiting in line

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 07 Jun 2007

A new name has surfaced in the Manny Pacquiao sweepstakes. The latest to join the derby is European superfeatherweight champion Alex Arthur who was mentioned the other day as a candidate in the search…