Joaquin Henson
2,829 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Boxing in Olympic limbo after Paris
IOC has ruled out a working relationship with the discredited leadership of IBA, the long-standing international governing federation of boxing. In the Tokyo Olympics, IOC formed an interim body to oversee the…
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ABAP applies to join World Boxing
Defection from the discredited International Boxing Association (IBA), stripped of recognition by IOC, continues at a global scale and affiliation with the newly-formed, Swiss-based World Boxing is growing as the balance of…
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Two more Paris qualifiers for boxers
Only lightheavyweight Eumir Marcial qualified for the Paris Olympics out of nine fighters in the Philippine boxing team at the Hangzhou Asian Games with two more chances to book tickets in world…
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Two left standing
Marcial (L) and Paalam (R). Featherweight Carlo Paalam and lightheavyweight Eumir Marcial are the last two warriors in contention from the Philippine boxing team of nine with the chance of qualifying for…
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Three boxers pursue advance
Eumir Felix Marcial Tokyo Olympic boxing medalists Eumir Marcial and Nesthy Petecio hope to clinch quarterfinal berths while John Marvin is looking to advance to the semifinals in three critical bouts at…
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Eumir faces Viet ‘suki’
One down, four to go. That’s the countdown for lightheavyweight boxer Eumir Marcial in chasing gold in the 80kg division of the Hangzhou Asian Games. Last Sunday, Marcial opened his Asiad campaign…
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Paalam adjusts to new weight
Carlo Paalam. A change in weight divisions has led Tokyo Olympic flyweight silver medalist Carlo Paalam to chase a gold medal as a featherweight in men’s boxing at the coming Hangzhou Asian…
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Fighting through pain
Suarez (L) clips Vazquez with a left. Two undefeated Pinoy fighters recently displayed exceptional courage under fire in critical bouts far away from each other and their common desire to win for…
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Two up, one down
Astrolabio (L) and Suarez. Three Filipino fighters saw action overseas last weekend with Vincent Astrolabio and Charly Suarez picking up wins and Garen Diagan surrendering at the end of the sixth round…
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Big day for boxing
Charly Suarez. The day after the FIBA World Cup begins, three fights involving Filipinos will take place overseas on Aug. 26. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, southpaw Garen (Hellboy) Diagan hopes to…
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Cold spell in boxing
Marlon Tapales is the only Filipino champion left standing. No Filipino reigned as world champion in pro boxing’s four major governing bodies when the year ended last December and today, only WBA/IBF…
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Tapales out to tame The Monster
WBA/IBF superbantamweight champion Marlon Tapales isn’t fazed by the reputation of newly-crowned WBC/WBO titlist Naoya Inoue and said yesterday he’ll be ready to tame the Japanese Monster when they clash in a…
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IBA in death throes
The International Boxing Association (IBA) has been stripped of recognition by IOC and an appeal for reinstatement before the Court of Arbitration for Sport was recently denied, leaving the embattled organization virtually…
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New hope for Jerwin
Former IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas rebounded from back-to-back losses to Argentinian nemesis Fernando Martinez to thrash Colombia’s Wilner Soto via a fifth round TKO at The Armory in Minneapolis last weekend…
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Jade refused to quit
It’s a rare thing in pro boxing that a chunk of a fighter’s ear is nearly torn off from excessive pounding. In 2006, Argentinian Sebastian Lujan’s ear was badly cut by Mexico’s…
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League of Destiny to ramp amateur boxing
Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao has come up with an innovative plan to boost amateur boxing through his own MP League of Destiny where clubs from across the country will compete in…
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Tapales guns for unification
In a bold move, IBF/WBA superbantamweight champion Marlon Tapales is taking a big risk in foregoing an “easy” title defense to shoot for an immediate unification against the winner of the July…
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IOC moves to save boxing
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has recommended the withdrawal of recognition from the discredited federation International Boxing Association (IBA) and an extraordinary meeting of the organization will formalize the expulsion…
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Back to drawing board
It was a brief four-month reign as WBO minimumweight champion for Bukidnon’s Melvin Jerusalem but after losing the crown in his first defense to Puerto Rico’s Oscar Collazo in California last weekend,…
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Requiem for a fighter
Egano (R) in action against Facularin. The boxing world was in mourning after news spread of Kenneth Egano’s death last week. Freddie Roach took to social media to express his sympathies. Referee…
