Maloney L. Samaco
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SPORTS SHORTS 279: JERWIN ANCAJAS TO FACE FERNANDO DANIEL MARTINEZ OF ARGENTINA IN FEBRUARY
Jerwin Ancajas will have another fight scheduled after his title unification bout against Kazuto Ioka was cancelled due to Japan's strict COVID-19 restrictions. Per BoxingScene, the five-year IBF junior bantamweight champion will…
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SPORTS SHORTS 278: ERROL SPENCE VS. YORDENIS UGAS UNIFICATION FOR NEXT YEAR UNDER NEGOTIATIONS
Errol Spence is reported to be in negotiations for a three-belt welterweight unification fight against Yordenis Ugas to happen possibly in the spring of 2022. Spence, the WBC and IBF welterweight champion…
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SPORTS SHORTS 277: BOXING YEARENDER 2021 PART II
John Riel Casimero retained his WBO world bantamweight title defeating Guillermo Rigondeaux by split decision at the Dignity Health Sports Park in California. The scores were 117-111, 116-112 and 113-115. They had…
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SPORTS SHORTS 276: BOXING YEARENDER 2021 PART I
The year 2021 is about to end and it is marked by the conquest of the Covid-19 pandemic due to the massive vaccination program and the destruction brought by super typhoon Odette,…
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PHILBOXING WRITER EXPERIENCES THE WRATH OF TYPHOON ODETTE
Super Typhoon Odette (Rai) struck Maasin City and the whole Southern Leyte on December 16. Approximately 85 percent of houses in Southern Leyte were damaged as reported by the Provincial Disaster Risk…
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SPORTS SHORTS 275: NONITO DONAIRE WANTS UNIFICATION WITH NAOYA INOUE AFTER STOPPING REYMART GABALLO
Nonito Donaire called out Japanese unified champion Naoya Inoue right after "The Filipino Flash” defended his WBC bantamweight title by knocking out countryman Reymart Gaballo at the Dignity Health Sports Park in…
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SPORTS SHORTS 274: JOHN RIEL CASIMERO MAY LOSE TITLE FOR THE SECOND TIME OUTSIDE THE RING BUT HIS CAMP INSISTS “VIRAL GASTRITIS” CAUSES HIS WITHDRAWAL
John Riel Casimero may lose his WBO bantamweight title without fighting. His title belt maybe stripped from him after he withdrew from his mandatory defense against England's Paul Butler. The fight was…
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SPORTS SHORTS 273: CARLO PAALAM, NESTHY PETECIO AND EUMIR MARCIAL TO GO FOR THE GOLD IN 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS
Tokyo Olympics 2020 silver medalists Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam and bronze medalist Eumir Marcial have reaped medals in the Summer Games but still targeting to win more medals. * * *…
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SPORTS SHORTS 271: CHARLY SUAREZ DOMINATES DELMAR PELLIO IN A BATTLE OF UNDEFEATED FIGHTERS
Charly Suarez proved why he is a three-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist by dominating previously unbeaten Delmar Pellio, 99-89, 99-89, 100-88 in the “Ultimate Knockout Challenge” on Saturday, December 4 at…
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SPORTS SHORTS 270: JONAS SULTAN WANTS NAOYA INOUE THAN NONITO DONAIRE AND JOHN RIEL CASIMERO
Jonas Sultan dreams of getting a chance to fight Japanese "Monster" Naoya Inoue, the unified WBA, IBF, and Ring magazine bantamweight champion. He is also the former WBO junior bantamweight titlist and…
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SPORTS SHORTS 269: MANNY PACQUIAO’S FORMER SPARRING PARTNER GEORGE KAMBOSOS JR., THE NEW UNIFIED WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION
The new unified lightweight champion George Kambosos, Jr. was once hired by Manny Pacquiao as one of his sparring partners for the senator's matches against Jeff Horn in 2017 and Adrien Broner…
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SPORTS SHORTS 268: JERWIN ANCAJAS FACES KAZUTO IOKA FOR THE IBF AND WBO SUPERFLYWEIGHT TITLE UNIFICATION ON DECEMBER 31
International Boxing Federation (IBF) superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas finally got a big deal, a unification fight with World Boxing Organization (WBO) superflyweight titlist Kazuto Ioka of Japan. This will take place on…
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SPORTS SHORTS 267: MARLON TAPALES CLASHES WITH HIROAKI TESHIGAWARA IN THE NONITO DONAIRE-REYMART GABALLO UNDERCARD ON DECEMBER 11
Former Filipino world champion Marlon Tapales faces a tough opponent in Japanese Hiroaki Teshigawara in the title eliminator for the International Boxing Federation super bantamweight belt on December 11 at the Dignity…
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SPORTS SHORTS 266: VIC SALUDAR DEFENDS WBA MINIMUMWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST ERICK ROSA PACHECO ON DECEMBER 21
Victorio "Vic" Saludar will defend his WBA world minimumweight title for the first time against Erick Rosa Pacheco, age 21 years, from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in enemy territory. Saludar is packed…
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SPORTS SHORTS 265: MIKE PLANIA ANNIHILATES RICARDO NUÑEZ BY FIRST ROUND KNOCKOUT
Mike "Magic" Plania scores his 11th straight win against Ricardo “El Matematico” Nuñez in the very first round in their non-title bout as he establishes himself as a strong contender for a…
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SPORTS SHORTS 264: TERENCE CRAWFORD DEALS SHAWN PORTER HIS FIRST CAREER KNOCKOUT LOSS
Terence Crawford is called "the most devastating finisher in the sport" and he did the best thing. The undefeated three-division champion stopped former welterweight champion Shawn Porter in the 10th round of…
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SPORTS SHORTS 263: TERENCE CRAWFORD VS. SHAWN PORTER TALE OF THE TAPE
Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter is a welterweight title showdown between WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford, and two-time former welterweight champion Shawn Porter. The bout is scheduled November 20, 2021 at the…
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SPORTS SHORTS 262: JONAS SULTAN IS ALSO AIMING AT NAOYA INOUE
Jonas Sultan joins two fellow Filipino fighters Johnriel Casimero and Nonito Donaire who are targeting at undefeated Japanese world bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue. The Tampilisan, Zamboanga Del Norte native did not hesitate…
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SPORTS SHORTS 261: JOHN RIEL CASIMERO, DONNIE NIETES AND JAYSON MAMA WILL HEADLINE PROBELLUM INAUGURAL EVENT IN DUBAI ON DECEMBER 11
Three Filipinos, John Riel Casimero, Donnie Nietes, and Jayson Mama will banner the inaugural event of Probellum promotions outfit on December 11 at Coca-Cola Stadium in Dubai. United Arab Emirates. * *…
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SPORTS SHORTS 260: JAYSON MAMA FIGHTS FOR THE IBF WORLD FLYWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST SUNNY EDWARDS ON DECEMBER 11
The undefeated Filipino contender Jayson Mama challenges Sunny Edwards for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) world flyweight championship on December 11 at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. * *…
