Joaquin Henson
2,829 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Lopez rues suspension but backs AIBA
MANILA, Philippines - Former ABAP president Manny Lopez said yesterday he couldn?t dispute his three-year suspension as an AIBA Executive Committee member before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) because of…
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Ruiz in Gorres’ gunsight
IBF and WBO No. 10 superflyweight Z (The Dream) Gorres faces Mexico?s Roberto Carlos Leyva in a 12-round bout at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City tomorrow night but even as he?s…
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ABAP to bid for Olympic qualifier
MANILA, Philippines - The minimum bid is $50,000 for a country to host an Olympic boxing qualifier and ABAP president Ricky Vargas said recently the Philippines is prepared to make an offer…
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Gerry, Donaire split ways but stay connected
MANILA, Philippines - After training over three weeks in Baguio City together, WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa and IBF flyweight titleholder Nonito Donaire Jr. will go separate ways in preparing for the…
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Hatton pins hopes on body attack
MANILA, Philippines - IBO lightwelterweight champion Ricky Hatton learned to bang the midsection from years of pounding a body belt worn by former trainer Billy Graham and even as Floyd Mayweather Sr.…
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Pinay leads bid for women boxing in 2012 Olympics
MANILA, Philippines - AIBA president Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu said the other day the organization?s only female executive committee member Nieva Tesoro Embuldeniya, a Filipina, is playing a vital role in the effort…
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Hatton admits he’s brutal
IBO lightwelterweight champion Ricky Hatton, the personification of a British Bulldog, was quoted in the March 2009 issue of Boxing Digest Magazine as considering a shift to mixed martial arts because in…
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Roach in Gerry’s corner for Lopez
MANILA, Philippines - Gerry Pe?alosa said yesterday trainer Freddie Roach will be in his corner when he challenges WBO superbantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez in Puerto Rico on April 24 and announced…
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Donaire dedicates fight to dad
MANILA, Philippines - In a major step towards reconciliation, IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said the other day he is dedicating his next defense against unbeaten Mexican Raul (Cobra) Martinez to…
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Who is Chris John?
JAKARTA ? He?s often on the cover of a lot of Indonesian sports and fitness magazines. He endorses a slew of products, particularly a local energy drink. He?s a symbolic version of…
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Ex-world champion to invade Cebu
JAKARTA ? Former IBF minimumweight champion Muhammad Rachman is confident his experience will carry him to victory over unbeaten Cagayan de Oro fighter Milan Melindo when they face off at the Waterfront…
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Hatton ‘brutal’ foe for Manny
JAKARTA ? IBO (International Boxing Organization) lightwelterweight champion Ricky Hatton was described as ?brutal? by Indonesian promoter Temuzin Rambing but if Manny Pacquiao fights the Englishman like Sugar Shane Mosley fought Antonio…
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Manny warned to beware of Hatton
JAKARTA ? WBA featherweight champion and Indonesian icon Chris John cautioned the other day Manny Pacquiao not to take Ricky Hatton lightly when they face off in Las Vegas on May 2.…
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Onyok has high hopes for London
Atlanta Olympics silver medalist Mansueto (Onyok) Velasco said the other day he is optimistic that with Manny V. Pangilinan and Ricky Vargas taking over the ABAP helm, the country will finally produce…
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Cuban admires Pinoys’ heart
BACOLOD ? Cuban coach Enrique Steyners is confident a Filipino boxer will win an Olympic gold medal in London. ?Of course, it won?t be easy,? said the 56-year-old Steyners who was contracted…
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Palileo to join RP boxing pool
BACOLOD ? ABAP secretary-general Patrick Gregorio said yesterday 16-year-old discovery Robin Laraza Palileo, who migrated to Australia when he was two, will be offered a contract to join the national boxing pool…
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MVP sees gold at rainbow’s end
BACOLOD ? Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) chairman Manny V. Pangilinan admitted the other day he knows little about the complexities of the sport but his motivation in getting involved…
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Noli’s night with Manny
SBP executive director and Liga Pilipinas president Noli Eala will never forget his night with Manny Pacquiao in General Santos City last Friday. Eala was in Pacquiao?s hometown for Liga?s inaugural leg…
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Ultimatum for Hatton
British brawler Ricky Hatton isn?t as marketable as he insists he is, even in his homeland. That?s the word from a boxing expert, who declined to be identified, in analyzing if a…
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Amonsot, Banal seek comeback in Bohol tiffs
After suffering his first pro loss to Panama?s Rafael Concepcion last July, world-rated superflyweight contender A. J. (Bazooka) Banal returns to the ring against Indonesian champion Nouldi Manakane in Tagbilaran City on…
