Rico Navarro
28 articles · The Freeman
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Ready for the World?
By Rico Navarro
After the lights were dimmed and the crowds excited at Pinoy Pride 29 in Davao, an excited boxing fan told us that Jason Pagara?s two round KO win over Cesar Chavez was…
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Cebu Boxing 2015
By Rico Navarro
Cebu Boxing in 2015 is going to another level, raising the bar, and bringing Pinoy boxers to the world stage. Cebu Boxing will once again take the lead in the Philippine boxing…
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Cebu Boxing 2014
By Rico Navarro
Cebu Boxing in 2014 will be remembered as the year that history was made, a couple of ironical twists, and the continued rise of Cebu as the country?s center of boxing. The…
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ALA Levels Up (Again)
By Rico Navarro
Just when you thought you?ve seen enough and are satisfied, ALA picks it up a notch higher. Satisfied with the Pinoy Pride series that has created a big impact on the boxing…
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Casimero the world champ
By Rico Navarro
He has done it again. And he?s willing to do it again even if he?d like to do it some other way. He is Johnriel Casimero. He?s the International Boxing Federation light…
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Boxing 2013 Kicks Off
By Rico Navarro
I?m sure you?ve noticed that boxing didn?t exactly kick off on a high note this year, did it? There was the usual fight card on Sinulog night, an annual tradition of the…
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ALA, Opon Boxing, PP7
By Rico Navarro
It comes as a pleasant surprise that I get to write this piece while in ?exile? on the island called Mactan, the home of Lapu-lapu City or the place that was once…
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Mingaw man ang Boxing
By Rico Navarro
As a boxing fan, I’m worried and bored. As a writer, I’m confused and have more questions than answers. What’s up Cebu Boxing? Is something wrong? Is it the global crisis? Is…