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Displaying articles 891 to 900.Nietes falls a minute short to win
Sat, 15 Sep 2018
LOS ANGELES. Former three-time world champion Donnie Nietes and Aston Palicte were on the same Philippine Airlines flight that left here Tuesday for home, both virtually unmarked after they battled to a split 12-r
Black eye for boxing
Sun, 02 Sep 2018
Felix Eumir Marcial.
Controversial decisions that smack of partiality and even corruption continue to taint AIBA-sanctioned competitions, putting in jeopardy the future of boxing as an Olympic sport. There is a growing upro
Going for gold
Fri, 31 Aug 2018
L-R: Paalam, Ladon and Marcial.
In a remarkable turnaround, the Philippine boxing team of six men and two women has suddenly come alive from suffering a succession of early setbacks to advance three fighters to t
Last man standing in Budapest
Sun, 26 Aug 2018
While the Philippines battles in the Asian Games, a small Filipino contingent of four is in Budapest for the AIBA World Youth Championships where 359 fighters from 65 countries are vying for honors in 10 weight categories each for men and women at the 5,000-seat Dunn Arena.
Only fly
No boxing protest allowed
Sun, 26 Aug 2018
Filipina featherweight Nesthy Petecio?s shock loss to China?s Yin Jun Hua by a 3-2 split decision in the boxing preliminaries at the Asian Games the other night raised a cloud of doubt as to the ability of judges to score with i
A lot at stake for Ancajas
Sun, 19 Aug 2018
IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas has too much to lose if he takes No. 14 contender Alejandro Santiago of Mexico lightly in his sixth title defense at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California, on Sept
Offers piling up for Manny
Thu, 09 Aug 2018
WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao is now sifting offers from various quarters for his next fight, likely to be in December, but it appears that the ?Big One,? a blockbuster matchup, will take place in 2019. Demand
Palicte says Nietes can't take his power
Mon, 06 Aug 2018
Aston Palicte brushed aside Donnie Nietes? vast experience as a three-division world champion and said his power will make the difference when they clash for the vacant WBO superflyweight title on HBO?s ?Superfly 3? bill at
Melbourne to host Petalcorin bid
Sun, 05 Aug 2018
Former WBA interim lightflyweight champion Randy Petalcorin has a chance to gain recognition as a non-provisional titleholder when he battles Nicaragua?s Felix Alvarado for the vacant IBF 108-pound crown in Melbourne on
Nietes says you can't beat humility
Tue, 31 Jul 2018
Former WBO minimumweight, WBO lightflyweight and IBF flyweight champion Donnie Nietes said yesterday humility is a pillar of success, pointing out that a positive attitude will propel any athlete to bring honor to his or her coun
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