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ABAP sets conditions for Marcial

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 30 May 2020

Ricky Vargas. ABAP president Ricky Vargas has spoken with New York boxing manager Shelly Finkel in a one-hour video conference call to lay down the conditions of a possible engagement in handling Olym…

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When Manny faced Melvin

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 29 May 2020

Melvin Magramo (L) and his son Giemel (R). It was on Sept. 13, 1997, when Manny Pacquiao battled Melvin Magramo in a 10-round bout at the Cebu Coliseum. Pacquiao was coming off eight straight KO wins …

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5 Pinoys in Miami

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 27 May 2020

L-R: JC Manangquil, Reymart Gaballo and Sean Gibbons. WBO bantamweight champion Johnriel Casimero isn’t the only Filipino fighter staying in the US during the pandemic. In Miami, there are five Filipi…

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‘Forever woman behind the man’

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 26 May 2020

Boxing fan, election lawyer and champion of senior citizens Romy Macalintal reached out the other day to express his condolences to the Elorde family on the recent passing of Flash’s widow Mommy Laura…

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Manny backs Magramo’s bid

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 26 May 2020

Magramo. Super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao has sent a message of support to Giemel Magramo who battles unbeaten Japanese southpaw Junto Nakatani for the vacant WBO flyweight crown at…

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Marcial’s priority is Olympic quest

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 26 May 2020

Eumir Marcial shows off his vegetable “plantation” on the rooftop of his Imus, Cavite, home. There’s no doubt in Olympic middleweight boxing qualifier Eumir Marcial’s mind that his priority is represe…

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Home judging ill-advised

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 08 May 2020

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman. The WBC is seriously considering remote or home judging as a new protocol for fights with the pandemic still not under control. Once the situation is back to normal, t…

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Legends in their own time

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 07 May 2020

They were born 51 years apart yet the late Laura Sarreal Elorde and super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao had something in common that tied their generations together. Mommy Laura, as th…

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Target date for Casimero bout

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 06 May 2020

There’s a working date for the triple bantamweight championship unification fight between WBO titlist JohnRiel Casimero and super WBA/IBF ruler Naoya (The Monster) Inoue with MP Promotions head Sean G…

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Ring matriarch passes away

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 04 May 2020

The boxing world lost a shining light yesterday when Laura Sarreal Elorde passed away of natural causes at home in Sucat, Paranaque, leaving behind a legacy of a matriarch who was an inspiration to he…

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GAB restudies protocols

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 03 May 2020

Mitra. GAB chairman Baham Mitra said yesterday the government agency has submitted an 18-point proposal to the Department of Health for a set of interim medical protocols to stage professional sports …

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Casimero won’t leave Vegas

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 29 Apr 2020

WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero has been in the US for three months, moving from Miami to Las Vegas, and is staying put until there is clarity on when he battles super WBA/IBF titlist Naoy…

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Work as usual for ex-pug in L. A.

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 28 Apr 2020

For ex-World Boxing Federation (WBF) featherweight champion Orlando Villaflor, it’s work as usual as a machine operator at Pacific Plastics, Inc., a manufacturer of PVC pipes in Los Angeles. He checks…

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Insider: Why Manny's right for Eumir

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 27 Apr 2020

Olympic middleweight boxing qualifier Eumir Marcial is seriously considering to turn pro before the Tokyo Games but promised not to stray from his goal of capturing a gold medal and won’t decide until…

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Finkel open to confer with ABAP

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 27 Apr 2020

New York boxing manager Shelly Finkel yesterday admitted he’s been in contact with Eumir Marcial about the future and if only to assure ABAP he has the best interest in mind for the Olympic middleweig…

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Manny-Floyd rematch to happen?

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 26 Apr 2020

Premier Boxing Champions owner Al Haymon is supposedly convinced a rematch between super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao and undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will happen sooner or later.…

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Luck of the Irish

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 21 Apr 2020

Irish Magno. With Irish Magno’s track record, it’s difficult to imagine that she’s in the history books as the first Filipina boxer ever to qualify for the Olympics. Call it the luck of the Irish. The…

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WBC aids Pinoy ex-champs

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 20 Apr 2020

Former WBC president Jose Sulaiman. The World Boxing Council (WBC) has provided financial assistance to former champions Rene Barrientos, Luisito Espinosa and Erbito Salavarria in the total amount of …

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Espinosa home for good

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 18 Apr 2020

Luisito Espinosa. After living over 20 years abroad, former WBA bantamweight and WBC featherweight champion Luisito Espinosa is staying home for keeps but without a job, he’s hoping a sponsor will ste…

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GAB keeps busy

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 17 Apr 2020

GAB Chairman Abraham Mitra. Lockdown or no lockdown, GAB chairman Baham Mitra keeps busy looking out for the professional athletes, particularly those in combat sports, under the agency’s supervision.…