Joaquin Henson
2,829 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Donaire hits Golden Boy for ruse
MANILA, Philippines - WBO superbantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday he was never given a copy of the contract that Golden Boy Promotions supposedly sent to a Top Rank lawyer promising…
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Roach targets Bradley payback
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach gets a chance to avenge Manny Pacquiao?s undeserved loss to Timothy Bradley when he works Russian challenger Ruslan Provodnikov?s corner in a fight against the unbeaten…
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Playing hard to get
Juan Manuel Marquez claims he?s not interested in a fifth meeting with Manny Pacquiao because in his mind, there?s nothing more to prove after his knockout win last December. The disclosure comes…
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Dodie Boy Jr. cited as global rising star
MANILA, Philippines - Unbeaten superbantamweight Dodie Boy Pe?alosa Jr. was recently named among 15 fighters from seven different countries in the list of the ?Stars of 2015? by the editors of the…
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Casimero unfazed by hostile crowd
MANILA, Philippines - IBF lightflyweight champion Johnriel Casimero of Ormoc City isn?t disappointed that he won?t stake his title against Panamanian mandatory challenger Luis Alberto Rios here even as his Uruguay representative…
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Nietes in toughest fight ever
MANILA, Philippines - WBO lightflyweight champion Donnie (Ahas) Nietes has never lost to a Mexican in seven fights and expects to keep his record clean in facing WBO minimumweight titlist Moises Fuentes…
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Cuello waiting for title shot
MANILA, Philippines - WBC No. 1 minimumweight contender Denver Cuello has been assured of a title shot within 90 days of defending champion Xiong Zhao Zhong?s defense against Thailand?s Wanheng Menayothin in…
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The greatest boxer ever
Two English writers recently named Manny Pacquiao as one of the greatest fighters ever in separate books about boxing. While Pacquiao?s legacy is now firmly established, he?s not done fighting and the…
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Gorres back to gym
Z Gorres will never become a world boxing champion. At 30 today, he would?ve still been active in the ring if not for a dreadful incident that ended his career in Las…
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Ex-Olympic coach to train Pe?alosas
MANILA, Philippines - Former US Olympic boxing coach Terry (Bubba) Stotts is in town to train the Pe?alosa brothers Dodie Boy Jr. and Dave who are set to face Mexican opponents at…
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Donaire gets more good news
MANILA, Philippines - As if there?s not enough good news for WBO superbantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. who?s sweeping Fighter of the Year honors in various polls recently conducted by authoritative organizations…
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Somodio back to work at Wild Card
MANILA, Philippines - Hall of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach recalled his Filipino assistant Marvin Somodio a week early from home leave to report back to the Wild Card Gym in Los…
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Mosley plans Manila visit before bout
MANILA, Philippines - Former IBF lightweight, WBC welterweight and WBC/WBA lightmiddleweight champion Sugar Shane Mosley said the other day he?s planning to visit Manila for a few days before starting heavy training…
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WBC stand firm to support Xiong
WBC president Jose Sulaiman isn?t backing down on his commitment to support minimumweight champion Xiong Zhao Zhong of China at the expense of No. 1 contender Denver Cuello who has waited two…
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Manny still in Floyd radar?
MANILA, Philippines - Unbeaten WBC welterweight and WBA ?super? lightmiddleweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. plans to fight twice this year and there is speculation that while Manny Pacquiao is coming off a…
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Marquez not likely to retire soon
MANILA, Philippines - Juan Manuel Marquez is threatening to retire because of family considerations but nobody believes he?s hanging up his gloves anytime soon, especially since his marketability as a marquee fighter…
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WBC appeals to Cuello for patience
MANILA, Philippines - WBC executive director Mauricio Sulaiman yesterday expressed his understanding for No. 1 minimumweight contender Denver Cuello?s exasperation in waiting for a long-overdue title shot but appealed to the fighter?s…
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Ring hero down on luck
Luisito Espinosa is widely considered as one of the greatest Filipino fighters ever. Like Dodie Boy and Gerry Pe?alosa, he held two titles in different divisions. Espinosa won the WBA bantamweight title…
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Questions for Manny in 2013
MANILA, Philippines - As the new year opens with a bang, there are questions that confront Manny Pacquiao in his pursuit of excellence in boxing, politics, religion and show business. Will he…
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Donaire honored by tribute
MANILA, Philippines - WBO superbantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said the other day it?s an ?enormous honor? to be even nominated as Fighter of the Year and if he?s named by the…