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TOQUERO VS KAKUTANI FOR WBC YOUTH TITLE OCT 4 IN LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET; PACQUIAO'S COUSIN BATTLES GARCIA AND MORE!

By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 22 Sep 2014

Boxing fans in La Trinidad, Benguet, have reasons to be cheerful as exciting boxing returns to their city, the "Strawberry Capital of the Philippines." In the main event, slick southpaw Argie "Bomba" …

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Algieri says he?s got power, too

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 17 Sep 2014

The rap on WBO lightwelterweight champion Chris Algieri is an apparent lack of power, indicated by a low knockout rate in his record of only eight stoppages in 20 fights but he recently promised to sh…

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Manny listed among greatest

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 16 Sep 2014

There?s no doubt that inevitably, Manny Pacquiao will be named to the Boxing Hall of Fame where only three Filipinos Pancho Villa, Flash Elorde and promoter Lope (Papa) Sarreal, Sr. have so far been e…

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Mayweather vs. Maidana 2: To box or not to box is the question

By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 14 Sep 2014

Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana will meet once again at the MGM Grand Garden Arena this Saturday night live on Showtime PPV. Will Chino's melee create "Mayhem", or will it be muscle memory for the…

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Is Manny next for Money?

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 14 Sep 2014

WBA/WBC welterweight and WBC lightmiddleweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is expected to walk all over Argentine challenger Marcos Maidana at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas this morning (M…

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NOTES FROM DUBAI PART II

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Sat, 06 Sep 2014

DUBAI,UAE ? The atmosphere was both Pinoy and electric. The Filipino community packed the World Trade Center and cheered their lungs out on fight night. Fight fans were already waiting to get inside a…

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The problem returns home and the machine plans feast on Ortiz?s ?0?

By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 06 Sep 2014

Adrien Broner put his foot down in order to obtain home field advantage in the city of Cincinnati against the sturdy Emmanuel Taylor. Coming off a fight of the year win, Lucas Matthysse takes on Rober…

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Gonzalez vs. Yaegashi + Estrada vs. Segura = Flyweight Wars

By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 05 Sep 2014

The Flyweight division doesn't normally get the same attention or recognition as the fighters do at Welterweight, Super Middleweight, or the heavily debated Super Bantamweight. This week on two smalle…

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NOTES FROM DUBAI PART I

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Fri, 05 Sep 2014

DUBAI,UAE- The biggest boxing promotional company in the Philippines is all set to make a splash on the world stage. ALA Promotions? PINOY PRIDE has become a first-rate brand. Even immigration officer…

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THE REY PEREZ DEBACLE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY THE GAB

By Rich Mazon, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 28 Aug 2014

Perez. Unlike Manny Pacquiao, most of our boxers do not have minions that ogle at their every move and most of them do not have persistent hangers-on that follow them wherever they go. Rey Perez is on…

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NOTES FROM SHANGHAI PART II

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Wed, 27 Aug 2014

SHANGHAI ? Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algieri dropped by Shanghai yesterday to promote their WBO welterweight championship fight in November at the Cotai Arena in Macau. Pacquiao (56-5-2,38KO?s), the de…

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How durable is Algieri?

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 27 Aug 2014

Chris Algieri may be unbeaten with a 20-0 record but the only test of durability he has undergone came in surviving 12 rounds with the rugged Russian tank Ruslan Provodnikov in Brooklyn last June. Of …

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NOTES FROM SHANGHAI PART I: PBCC AND CHINA?S BOXING BOOM

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Tue, 26 Aug 2014

SHANGHAI- Chinese boxing fans are expected to troop to the Mercedes Benz Arena today for ?FIST OF POWER?, a live event that will feature Ik Yang (15-0, 9 KOs) of Dalian, China against Sukkasem Kietyon…

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Kia scores KO in draft

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 26 Aug 2014

Kia Motors got what the Kamao wanted in the first round of the PBA draft at the jam-packed Robinson?s Place Manila last Sunday. Playing coach Manny Pacquiao was picked in absentia and formalized his e…

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INSIDE SPORTS - 'CHEERING OUR TEAMS EVEN IN DEFEAT'

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 23 Aug 2014

We gather that already some bashers have gone after Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes following the series of defeats suffered in the tune-up series leading to the FIBA World Cup which opens in Spain o…

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CAN?T UNDERSTAND WHY OBVIOUS MISMATCHES ARE SANCTIONED

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 23 Aug 2014

Many of us involved in boxing will never understand why matchmakers and promoters stage obvious mismatches and why a government agency like the Games and Amusements Board in the Philippines sanctions …

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Inside Walter Tello Training Camp in Shanghai Ahead of His Battle with Petalcorin on Tuesday (PHOTOS)

By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 22 Aug 2014

Panama fighter Walter Tello fine tunes preparation at the gym of the Sheraton Hotel Shanghai ahead of his tough battle against Filipino southpaw Randy "Razor" Petalcorin for the WBA interim Jr. Flywei…

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Reveco and Vor Saengthep To Unify WBA Flyweight World Title

By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 19 Aug 2014

In a mandatory clash, WBA "Regular" Flyweight World Champion Juan Carlos Reveco, 30, of Argentina and WBA Interim Champ Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep (R) of Thailand will unify their titles in Argentina in…

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Porter vs. Brook: The proof is in the pudding for Kell Brook in this East vs. West showdown

By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 17 Aug 2014

The time is here and now for Brit Kell Brook to prove to the world that he is a top notch fighter at the glamour welterweight division. The ever improving Shawn Porter has a full head of steam setting…

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SHOWTIME TRIPLE A WASTE OF PREMIUM CABLE BUDGET

By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 09 Aug 2014

In 2014 Showtime/Golden Boy/Al Haymon have been walking a very thin line between showcase mismatches and entertaining matchmaking. This Saturdays Showtime Tripleheader from the Barclays Center in Broo…