Joaquin Henson
2,829 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Donaire’s victim a Manny fan
Panamanian boxing fan Carlos Costa travels the world to watch his favorite fighters in action. He owns a company that deals in industrial safety machines and construction equipment, buying in China and…
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Reunion in ‘Pinoy Power 3’
Nonito Donaire Jr. and Brian Viloria faced separate opponents in “Pinoy Power: The Flash and the Furious” which was a huge box office success at the Araneta Coliseum last April. Last Saturday…
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Donaire calls foe ‘a dirty fighter’
MANILA, Philippines - Newly-crowned interim WBA superflyweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. said yesterday if he weighed anywhere close to what Rafael Concepcion did in their Las Vegas fight, the Panamanian would’ve been…
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Melligen not coming home
LAS VEGAS – For close to a year now, welterweight prospect Mark Jason Melligen has lived here, training with Britisher Tony Martin who is married to a Filipina and used to reside…
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Two title belts up for Manny
LAS VEGAS – When Manny Pacquiao takes on Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena here on Nov. 14, there will be two titles on the line and if the Filipino…
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Disqualification a blessing for Pinoy?
LAS VEGAS – Bernabe Concepcion struck WBO featherweight champion Steven Luevano of Los Angeles with a right hook to the jaw after the bell ended the seventh round and referee Jay Nady…
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More RP champs to emerge – Arum
LAS VEGAS – Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said yesterday he’s building a strong Filipino army of fighters that will shake up the boxing world and even when Manny Pacquiao finally decides…
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Dodie Boy out for revenge
LAS VEGAS – For former two-time world champion Dodie Boy Pe?alosa, the fight between Nonito Donaire Jr. and Rafael Concepcion has a special meaning because it’s his chance to exorcise the ghost…
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Donaire sets goal to be like Manny
LAS VEGAS – Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday his fight against Panama’s Rafael (El Torito) Concepcion for the interim WBA superflyweight title is the first step towards achieving his goal of becoming…
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Same-day weigh-in to favor Sonsona
MANILA, Philippines - There’s a quirk in Canadian boxing rules and Dr. Rajan Yraola said the other day his prot?g? Marvin Sonsona will benefit from the imposition of the weigh-in on the…
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Title shot for Farenas?
Hard-hitting southpaw Michael Farenas suffered a deep cut over his right eyebrow on an accidental headbutt and settled for a second round technical draw with Mexican trialhorse Arturo Gomez in the “Latin…
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‘Picasso’ picks Manny by decision
MANILA, Philippines - It will go the distance, predicted international boxing matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz who said the other day Manny Pacquiao may not be able to knock out Miguel Cotto and is…
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It’s curtains for Rubillar
MANILA, Philippines - Late substitute Juanito Rubillar failed in his fourth attempt to win a world title as he was stopped by WBA lightflyweight champion Giovanni Segura at 2:04 of the sixth…
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Sonsona fights Lopez for WBO title
MANILA, Philippines - ?Marvelous? Marvin Sonsona of General Santos City celebrated his 19th birthday yesterday with a vow to become the youngest Filipino world boxing champion in history and visiting international matchmaker…
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Manny’s big fight against poverty
MANILA, Philippines - There is a fight that Manny Pacquiao is determined to win and it’s not being waged inside the ring. Pacquiao is battling poverty and wants to make a difference…
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Kobe says Manny’s the man
MANILA, Philippines - In a revealing one-on-one interview, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant yesterday bared his thoughts on how he hopes to be remembered after retiring as a player, Phil Jackson’s…
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Donaire says he’s ready for anyone
MANILA, Philippines - IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said the other day choosing opponents is not his business and as a fighter, he’ll take on anyone lined up by his manager…
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Don’t blame Sammy
Cebu promoter Sammy Gello-ani was chastised by “certain quarters” for “abandoning” former IBF minimumweight champion Florante Condes two days before his fight against Nkosinathi “Mabere” Joyi in South Africa last Friday and…
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Donaire gets ready for title tiff
MANILA, Philippines – IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday he’s not taking Panama’s Rafael Concepcion lightly in their 12-round battle for the interim WBA superflyweight crown and that’s why he…
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Fight like Manny, Abe told
MANILA, Philippines - The only way Bernabe Concepcion can win over WBO featherweight champion Steven Luevano is for the Virac, Catanduanes challenger to fight like Manny Pacquiao. That?s how Concepcion?s manager Aljoe…
