Joaquin Henson
2,829 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Is Sonsona back on track?
?Marvelous? Marvin Sonsona was only 19 when he captured the WBO superflyweight title on an upset 12-round decision over Jose Lopez in Ontario three years ago. He was thrust into the limelight…
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Lopez, Cuello ready to go for title shots
MANILA, Philippines - WBC No. 1 superflyweight Silvester Lopez and WBC No. 2 minimumweight Denver Cuello took a step forward in their race to become the next Filipino world boxing champion as…
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More Pinoys in world title bids
When it rains, it pours and Philippine boxing continues to enjoy a shower of good news with stunning victories by Milan Melindo, Nonito Donaire, Johnriel Casimero and Sonny Boy Jaro to start…
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Argentine promoter guarantees Julaton security
MANILA, Philippines - Argentine promoter Osvaldo Rivero of KO International has assured WBO female superbantamweight champion Ana (Hurricane) Julaton of safe passage before and after her third title defense against undefeated Yesica…
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Time to move on
Forget Floyd Mayweather, Jr. If the man who speaks with forked tongue continues to make a mockery of the fight game by insulting the intelligence of the boxing public, he deserves to…
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Japanese pug next for ‘Thai Killer’
MANILA, Philippines - It will be No. 1 contender Toshiyuki Igarashi of Japan to challenge newly crowned WBC flyweight champion Sonny Boy Jaro in the Silay City slugger?s first defense of the…
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New champ staves off retirement
MANILA, Philippines - Newly crowned WBC flyweight champion Sonny Boy Jaro of Silay City, Negros Occidental, said yesterday he would?ve retired to become a tricycle driver if not for his upset win…
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Floyd talks nonsense in denying Pacquiao
MANILA, Philippines - Floyd Mayweather Jr. will spend 87 days in a Las Vegas county jail starting June 1 as punishment for beating up former girlfriend Josie Harris, mother of their three…
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Floyd talks nonsense in denying Pacquiao
MANILA, Philippines - Floyd Mayweather Jr. will spend 87 days in a Las Vegas county jail starting June 1 as punishment for beating up former girlfriend Josie Harris, mother of their three…
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Lopez assured of title shot
MANILA, Philippines - No less than WBC president Jose Sulaiman has guaranteed a title shot for No. 1 superflyweight contender Silvester Lopez as he recently decreed that the winner of the March…
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Tim says he’ll be first to beat Floyd
MANILA, Philippines - Tim (Desert Storm) Bradley is lined up to face WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on June 9 but in a…
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Pinoys to dispute vacant ‘world’ title
MANILA, Philippines - There?s a not-so-new kid on the world boxing block and in a bid to gain recognition from the country that produced Manny Pacquiao, the Universal Boxing Organization (UBO) has…
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Viloria to face Mexican nemesis
MANILA, Philippines - In what could be the climax of an intriguing trilogy, WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria takes on Mexican archrival Omar Ni?o Romero in a scheduled 12-round title defense in…
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Lewkowicz coming to set Casimero’s defense
MANILA, Philippines - Las Vegas-based Uruguay matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz is arriving here March 7 to confer with newly crowned interim IBF lightflyweight champion Johnriel Casimero of Ormoc City on the option of…
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The race for next world champ
Newly crowned IBF lightflyweight champion Johnriel Casimero of Ormoc City is the latest Filipino fighter to join Manny Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire, Brian Viloria, Donnie Nietes and Ana Julaton as world titlists. There…
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Power, weight could hamper Manny’s foe
MANILA, Philippines - Timothy (Desert Storm) Bradley has two issues to address in preparing for his fight-of-a-lifetime against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas…
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Casimero next fight vs Japanese challenger
MANILA, Philippines - It will likely be Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) champion Ryo Miyazaki stepping up as newly-crowned IBF lightflyweight titlist Johnriel Casimero?s first challenger, according to the Filipino?s business…
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Lazarte, promoter apologize to Pinoys
MANILA, Philippines - Newly crowned IBF lightflyweight champion Johnriel Casimero, business manager Sammy Gello-ani and trainer Christopher Tepura survived a riot after hometown fans went berserk in the wake of local hero…
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Donaire cleared of major injuries
MANILA, Philippines - Newly crowned WBO superbantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. suffered no major injuries in hammering out a win over Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. via a split 12-round decision at the Alamodome…
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Jaro’s pugs close in on titles
Two of boxing manager Aljoe Jaro?s fighters are zeroing in on world titles with Sonny Boy Jaro of Silay City taking a crack at WBC flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam of Thailand in…