Joaquin Henson
2,829 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Concepcion headed for title shot
Rising star Bernabe Concepcion is being groomed to challenge IBF superbantamweight champion Steve Molitor of Canada in June or July but his manager Aljoe Jaro told The Star yesterday the Catanduanes prospect…
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IBF, WBO sanction Dubai title fights
Third Force Promotions president Noli Eala yesterday announced the approval of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) for the triple championship bill that will headline a blockbuster six-fight…
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Viloria turns new leaf, eyes second world title
Former World Boxing Council (WBC) lightflyweight champion Brian Viloria is a man on a mission and his manager Gary Gittelsohn told The STAR the other day the fighter from Narvacan, Ilocos Sur,…
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Donaire to train in US after all
IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. won?t train in Cebu for the second defense of his title against Australian Hussein Hussein in Dubai on April 18 after all. Donaire said yesterday he…
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?Only Manny can beat Manny?
The only way Manny Pacquiao will lose to Juan Manuel Marquez in their scheduled 12-round WBC superfeatherweight title fight in Las Vegas on March 15 is if he beats himself. That?s the…
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Bank to cover Manny?s stolen money
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will get back the $180,000 that was stolen from his Los Angeles bank account through a series of forged checks, a source told The STAR yesterday. ?It?s…
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Ex-PBA import a Pacman fan
Los Angeles patrol policeman Francois Wise was at the right place and at the right time when Manny Pacquiao walked into the downtown station to report a case of bank fraud last…
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How to beat Marquez
When Manny Pacquiao fought Juan Manuel Marquez four years ago, it wasn?t clear who deserved the decision. Marquez went down thrice in the first round but came back to survive the 12-round…
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Hussein says it?ll be war in Dubai
Tough-talking Australian challenger Hussein Hussein is convinced he?ll dethrone IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. when they slug it out in what he predicts to be a war at the Aviation Arena…
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Hang the referee
It was fitting that last Saturday?s slugfest was at the Waterfront in Cebu City. Like a Pier 6 brawl, the IBF superflyweight title eliminator between hometown favorite Z Gorres and villainous invader…
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Gorres wants rematch: Draw averts riot but Shaw to protest
CEBU CITY ? Z Gorres and Vic Darchinyan fought to a bloody 12-round split draw in an IBF superflyweight title eliminator that was marred by New Zealand referee Lance Revill?s questionable officiating…
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Gorres, Darchinyan clash in ?Now or Never? match
Amid a controversy surrounding the assignment of ring officials, Z Gorres and Vic Darchinyan slug it out in a scheduled 12-round IBF superflyweight title eliminator at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino ballroom…
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Gorres vows to shut up boastful Aussie
Z Gorres laughed off yesterday Australian opponent Vic Darchinyan?s taunts and boasts, declaring he?d rather let his fists do the talking when they square off in a scheduled 12-round IBF superflyweight title…
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Espinosa coming home to collect purse
After an absence of over 10 years, former WBA bantamweight and WBC featherweight champion Luisito Espinosa is arriving from San Francisco on March 22 to pursue a collection case and attend the…
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Gorres to fight ?Raging Bull? like a matador
If Vic Darchinyan is the ?Raging Bull,? then Z Gorres will be the matador in their IBF superflyweight title eliminator at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino ballroom in Cebu City on Feb.…
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Donaire proposes to Fil-Am jin on TV
Like in the movies, IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. yesterday popped the question to girlfriend Rachel Marcial and sang a love song that swept the Fil-Am taekwondo jin off her feet…
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Donaire warns Manny to be careful
IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday Manny Pacquiao can?t afford to take Juan Manuel Marquez lightly because the Mexican veteran has the style that can break down the Filipino icon?s…
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Manny?s sparmates to simulate Marquez
Four quick-stepping, counter-punching sparring partners are being lined up for Manny Pacquiao who?s not taking any chances in his much-awaited rematch with WBC superfeatherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas on…
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Donaire headlines big Dubai slugfest
Third Force Promotions, the outfit that staged the ?Payback? bill at the Araneta Coliseum last December, is back to produce a triple world boxing championship card with IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire…
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Elorde cries foul over Rubillar exit
Boxing promoter Gabriel (Bebot) Elorde Jr. yesterday called on the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) to crack down on unscrupulous agents enticing gullible fighters to renege on signed contracts with promises of…