Joaquin Henson
2,829 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Concepcion to fight for world title this year
Bernabe Concepcion is looking forward to challenging WBC featherweight champion Oscar Larios of Mexico sometime this year but first, he?s got to dispose of Kenya?s dangerous Sande Otieno in a 12-round duel…
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ABAP to set up training centers
Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) chairman Manny V. Pangilinan said the other day four regional training centers will be established to support a widespread talent identification program that is the…
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ABAP okays two champs’ training in Baguio
WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa and IBF/IBO flyweight titleholder Nonito Donaire Jr. were given the go-signal the other day to train at the ABAP gym in Teachers Village, Baguio City, and are…
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Donaire, Pe?alosa join forces in Baguio
Two Filipino world champions are setting up a joint training camp in Baguio City starting Monday to prepare for title fights and they?re eager to learn from each other. WBO bantamweight titlist…
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Pride, money to delay Oscar’s retirement?
Losing to Manny Pacquiao wasn?t exactly Oscar de la Hoya?s idea of a retirement party and at 35, the Golden Boy might just come back to fight, if only to salvage the…
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Roach, Fernandez perfect pair for Pacman
Manny Pacquiao admits he wouldn?t be the fighter he is today without Freddie Roach and Buboy Fernandez in his corner. No doubt, the pair has done wonders in propelling Pacquiao to the…
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The Year of Pacquiao
2008 will go down in sports history as the year Manny Pacquiao affirmed his supremacy as the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound champion. No Filipino fighter ? or athlete, for that matter ?…
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Different Hatton to face Manny
It?ll be a ?new? Ricky Hatton up against Manny Pacquiao when they square off on May 2 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas and the Filipino icon is forewarned…
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Pro Boxing Yearender: Pacquiao wipes away the blues
Florante Condes lost his IBF minimumweight title, five Filipinos were thwarted in bids for world crowns and at least four highly-regarded contenders blew their chance to advance to the global stage but…
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When Manny was rejected as endorser
Believe it or not, the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter was rejected as a commercial endorser some eight years ago. Manny Pacquiao was paid P100,000 to endorse Shark energy drink by local…
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Pacquiao Star’s Sportsman of the Year: The legend lives on
No Filipino athlete in history has done so much for his country as Manny Pacquiao and for his magical ability to unify the homeland, The Philippine Star has declared the world?s No.…
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Manny a class act, says Valero
Although he?s hoping to eventually fight Manny Pacquiao, former WBA superfeatherweight champion Edwin Valero said yesterday his respect for the Filipino icon will never wane because there isn?t a classier act in…
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Gerry to avenge Boom Boom’s loss
WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa said yesterday he?s itching to fight Heriberto Ruiz ? the rugged Mexican veteran who recently beat Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista ? in a ?revenge? match that will…
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Donaire, Viloria featured in big Araneta card
Solar Sports and Top Rank are combining forces to stage a blockbuster double world championship boxing card at the Araneta Coliseum on March 15 featuring two Filipino challengers against Mexican opponents. Nonito…
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Manny’s big blowout
GENERAL SANTOS CITY ? It was the biggest birthday blowout ever this South Cotabato city ever saw. Manny Pacquiao turned 30 last Wednesday and treated 2,000 well-wishers to a smorgasbord of food…
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Pacquiao, Ali world’s greatest, says Diaz
Former WBC lightweight champion David Diaz arrived yesterday from the US to celebrate Manny Pacquiao?s 30th birthday in General Santos City today and declared the Filipino icon as close to matching Muhammad…
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Global sponsors line up for Manny
Manny Pacquiao is in the threshold of transcending borders to become a global icon and his business manager Eric Pineda said yesterday the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter is just scratching the…
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Those of little faith
In recalling the pre-fight sentiments of fans fearing a Manny Pacquiao loss to Oscar de la Hoya, I am reminded of two Biblical passages from St. Matthew. Here?s the message from Matthew…
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Donaire arrives to train for Montiel
IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. arrives today from San Francisco with wife Rachel and in-laws Gerry and Becky Marcial to spend the holidays here and begin preparing for his next fight,…
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Dundee’s admission
LAS VEGAS ? Legendary Hall of Fame boxing trainer Angelo Dundee gave Manny Pacquiao a huge compliment when he said the other day the Filipino icon is a blessing to boxing. Although…
