Maloney L. Samaco
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 74: MELVIN JERUSALEM’S CAMP THANKFUL FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST LUIS CASTILLO WILL BE HELD IN THE PHILIPPINES
According to CDN Digital, trainer Michael Domingo thanked promoter JC Manangquil and eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao for successfully bringing to the Philippines Melvin Jerusalem’s defense of his World Boxing Council (WBC)…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 73: CANELO ALVAREZ WINS AGAINST EDGAR BERLANGA BY UNANIMOUS DECISION FOR HIS 26TH TITLE DEFENSE VICTORY
Saul Canelo Alvarez successfully defended his titles against Edgar Berlanga for the WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight championships at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It was his fifth straight title defense…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 72: MIKE TYSON VS. JAKE PAUL PRESS CONFERENCE
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul talked during the press conference of their fight in Manhattan on Sunday. Paul will face the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Tyson on November 15 at AT&T Stadium…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 71: OSCAR DE LA HOYA PRAISES FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR.
Oscar De La Hoya praised Floyd Mayweather, Jr. while talking with Hall of Fame football player Shannon Sharpe in an episode of Club Shay Shay. “Floyd is a great fighter,” De La…
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2024 PARIS OLYMPICS 10: USA DEFEATS FRANCE TO WIN MEN’S BASKETBALL GOLD
Stephen Curry poured in eight three point shots, including three at the end of the fourth quarter, to lead the offense of the United States men's basketball team to a gold-medal game…
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2024 PARIS OLYMPICS 9: AIRA VILLEGAS SETTLES FOR A BRONZE, NESTHY PETECIO FIGHTS FOR A SILVER
Aira Villegas settled for a bronze medal in the women’s 50 kg category of boxing of the 2024 Paris Olympics after a loss to Turkiye’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu in their semifinal round…
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2024 PARIS OLYMPICS 8: CARLOS YULO WINS SECOND OLYMPIC GOLD, NESTHY PETECIO AND AIRA VILLEGAS ENTER SEMIFINALS AND ARE ASSURED OF MEDALS
Carlos Yulo concluded his glittering 2024 Paris Olympic Games campaign with another historic first double Olympic gold medalist for the country after ruling the men’s artistic gymnastics vault final at the Bercy…
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2024 PARIS OLYMPICS 7: CARLOS YULO WINS OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL
Carlos Yulo became only the second Filipino athlete to become an Olympic champion after he won the gold medal in the artistic gymnastics men's floor exercises on Saturday in Paris. His victory…
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2024 PARIS OLYMPICS 6: NESTHY PETECIO WINS AGAINST FRENCH AMINA ZIDANI, ENTERS QUARTERFINALS
Nesthy Petecio shocked the cheering French home crowd at the North Paris Arena on Friday (early Saturday in Manila) with a dazzling performance against France's heroine Amina Zidani in the round-of-16 of…
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2024 PARIS OLYMPICS 5: AIRA VILLEGAS ADVANCES TO THE QUARTERFINALS IN WOMEN’S BOXING 50 KG DIVISION
Aira Villegas utilized her marvelous speed in upsetting No. 2 seed Roumaysa Boualam of Algeria to advance to the quarterfinals of the women’s 50kg boxing tournament in the Paris Olympics on Friday.…
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2024 PARIS OLYMPICS 4: NESTHY PETECIO AND CARLO PAALAM ADVANCE WHILE EUMIR MARCIAL AND HERGIE BACYADAN LOSE
Nesthy Petecio won over India's Jaismine Lamboria in the women's 57kg preliminaries round of 32 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on Tuesday.…
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2024 PARIS OLYMPICS 3: AIRA VILLEGAS DEFEATS YASMINE MOUTTAKI OF MORROCO IN 50KG WOMEN’S BOXING
Aira Villegas opened the Philippines' boxing campaign in the 2024 Paris Olympics and ensured that the country's boxers got off to a strong start. Villegas won by points against Yasmine Mouttaki of…
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2024 PARIS OLYMPICS 2: PHILIPPINE BOXING TEAM SHOOTS FOR THE ELUSIVE GOLD MEDAL IN THE CENTENNIAL OF PH OLYMPIC PARTICIPATION
The Philippines competed in the Olympics for the first time in 1924, and coincidentally, it was held in Paris, France too. The sport of boxing has produced the most number of Olympic…
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2024 PARIS OLYMPICS 1: HERGIE BACYADAN FACES WORLD CHAMPION LI QIAN IN FIRST BOUT
Bacyadan. Olympic debutante Hergie Bacyadan will be hurdling a tougher challenge in her first bout in the Paris Olympics 2024 women’s boxing tournament 75kg category. She will have an uphill battle because…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 70: TYSON FURY IS NOT CONCERNED THAT HIS REMATCH WITH OLEKSANDR USYK IS NOT FOR UNDISPUTED TITLE ANYMORE
Tyson Fury is not concerned about his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk not being an undisputed heavyweight title fight anymore, according to his manager Spencer Brown. Fury lost to Usyk in the first…
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MARK MAGSAYO WINS WBA INTERCONTINENTAL SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE OVER EDUARDO RAMIREZ
Mark Magsayo knocked Mexican Eduardo Ramirez down in the third round at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The bout was featured on the preliminary card of the Gervonta Davis vs…
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PINOY BOXING 16: KENNY DEMECILLO FIGHTS KEVIN GONZALEZ IN PUERTO RICO ON JUNE 15
Kenny Demecillo will fight on hostile territory in Puerto Rico when he clashes with Kevin Gonzalez on June 15. The 31-year-old Demecillo will return to the ring after 11 months of inactivity…
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PINOY BOXING 20: AIRA VILLEGAS, ANOTHER LADY 2024 PARIS OLYMPIAN
Aira Villegas is a southpaw amateur boxer who comes from Tacloban City. She has competed in at least two tournaments of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in the 52kg division. For…
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PINOY BOXING 15: HERGIE BACYADAN, THE 2024 PARIS OLYMPIC QUALIFIER
She was born Hergie Tao-Wag Bacyadan on November 4, 1994 (age 29) at Quezon City, Philippines. Bacyadan hails from Tanudan, Kalinga and an Igorot. She is a Filipino boxer and former wushu…
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BJ WILD FACES SUBARU MURATA ON JULY 6 IN TOKYO, JAPAN
Undefeated fighter Bryan James "BJ" Wild faces knockout artist Japanese Subaru Murata on July 6, 2024 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Wild of Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, is from ARQ…
