Joaquin Henson
2,829 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Suarez loss may be overturned
WBO superfeatherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete retained his belt via a unanimous technical decision over Charly Suarez at the Pechanga Arena, San Diego, Saturday night (yesterday morning, Manila time) after the fight was…
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Suarez vows all-out war
Charly Suarez calls himself the King’s Warrior, a testament of his faith as a devout Christian. When he climbs the ring to battle WBO superfeatherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete at the Pechanga Arena,…
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Prayers for Jonathan
Jonathan Peñalosa, who failed in a bid to wrest the WBA flyweight crown from Korea’s Yong Kang Kim in 1992, is fighting for his life at the Riverside Medical Center in Bacolod.…
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Melvin’s target is Collazo
There are two things on WBC minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem’s mind. First is to unify the 105-pound title, at least the WBC, WBA and WBO versions since another Filipino, Pedro Taduran, holds…
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Memo in Navarrete’s camp
Don’t look now but strength and conditioning coach Angel (Memo) Heredia has joined WBO superfeatherweight ruler Emanuel Navarrete’s training camp in preparation for his defense against unbeaten Filipino Olympian Charly Suarez at…
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Haven for Pinoy boxers
Gibbons (L) and Pacquiao. There’s a home in Las Vegas where Filipino fighters live and train, dreaming of a future to provide a better tomorrow for their families. It’s called the Knucklehead…
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Melvin the Avenger
Last Saturday, four Filipino boxers fell victim to their Japanese opponents, one after the other, at the Aichi Sky Dome in Tokoname, about a 30-minute drive from Nagoya. The next night, WBC…
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‘Blow By Blow’ with a bang
A slam-bang “Blow By Blow” show preceded the recent Pacquiao-Elorde Awards Night at the Okada Manila Resort and Casino. There were eight fights on the bill with three championships at stake. Witnessing…
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Pacman to stage ‘Thrilla’ celebration
Boxing icon and the only eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao is staging a major celebration to commemorate the “Thrilla In Manila” on its 50th golden anniversary this year with the goal of…
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ABAP severs ties with IBA
Ricky Vargas. There’s no turning back for ABAP which has dissociated itself from IBA and will participate in events only sanctioned by World Boxing and Asian Boxing. World Boxing, organized in April…
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Yulo to receive Sports Hero award
Two-time Paris Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Carlos Yulo will be feted with the first-ever Outstanding Sports Hero trophy, a departure from the usual boxing honors, in the second Pacquiao-Elorde Awards Night at…
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ABAP gets ready for battle
Six fighters are now in training in Guangzhou, China up to March 14 and 10 will report at another boot camp in Korea on April 7-17 as ABAP gears up for competitions…
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Why restore 15 rounds?
WBA president Gilberto Jesus Mendoza. Korean fighter Kim Duk Koo was only 27 when he died from injuries five days after suffering a 14th round knockout loss to Ray (Boom Boom) Mancini…
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More mandatory challengers
L-R: AJ Paciones, Joey Canoy and Vic Saludar. In the first of this two-part series, three Filipino No. 1 contenders were featured as mandatory challengers in line to take world title cracks…
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Mandatory challengers
L-R: Suganob, Suarez and Araneta lead Filipino mandatory challengers. The latest WBC/WBA/IBF/WBO ratings show six Filipinos in line for title shots as mandatory challengers. That means sometime this year, they’ll get their…
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Brothers on warpath
Beware! The avenging Shigeoka brothers are on the comeback trail with their sights set on regaining the world boxing championships they lost to two Filipinos last year. Yudai Shigeoka, 27, will be…
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Secret is never retire
Antonio L. Aldeguer. The man who made “Pinoy Pride” a mantra in Philippine boxing is no longer involved in the sport as he closed down the famed ALA stable in 2020 after…
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Saludar in line for title shot
Former WBO/WBA minimumweight champion Vic (Vicious) Saludar is ranked No. 1 by WBO in the 105-pound division and at 34 with 32 fights under his belt, knows time is running out to…
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Night of fireworks
In some 30 years in the boxing business, WBO Asia Pacific chairman Leon Panoncillo said he’d never witnessed a more exciting main event than what went down at the NuSTAR Convention Center,…
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Asian Boxing, OCA affirm alliance
ABAP chairman Ricky Vargas inked a Memorandum of Understanding confirming the partnership of Asian Boxing, where he is a board member, and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) represented by director general…
