Maloney L. Samaco
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2016 RIO OLYMPICS: USA WINS 1000TH GOLD, PHELPS GRABS 23RD GOLD MEDAL
The United States reached a historic milestone by winning the 1,000th Summer Olympics gold medal on Saturday night at the Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 4?100m medley relay team…
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2016 RIO OLYMPICS: PH BOXERS’ TORMENTORS MARTINEZ AND CORDINA HAVE CONTRASTING FATES
Joahnys Argilagos (Cuba) will face Yurberjen Martinez (Colombia) in the 49-kg (lightflyweight) men's boxing semifinals in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Argilagos was the gold medalist during the 2015 World Amateur…
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2016 RIO OLYMPICS: HIDILYN DIAZ ENDS 20-YEAR PH MEDAL DROUGHT WINS WEIGHTLIFTING SILVER
Hidilyn Diaz became the Philippines' newest Olympic hero, ending the country's 20-year medal drought in the Summer Games, by winning the silver medal in the women's 53kg weightlifting division on Sunday, August…
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2016 RIO OLYMPICS: TOMMASONE WINS WHILE N?DAM LOSSES IN PRO BOXERS? OPENING FIGHTS
French?Cameroonian Hassan N?Dam returned to the Olympics after losing the gold medal in 2004 in Athens, Greece. But he was eliminated in his opening bout to Brazil?s Michel Borges by a unanimous…
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2016 RIO OLYMPICS: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH OPENS
The 2016 Summer Olympics opens at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, and commonly known as Rio 2016, a…
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2016 RIO OLYMPICS: BOXING TRIVIA PART II
Cuba won just two golds in the 2012 Summer Games, but has a powerful team led by London Olympics bantamweight bronze medalist and three-time world champion Lazaro Alvarez and three-time lightheavyweight world…
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2016 RIO OLYMPICS: BOXING TRIVIA PART I
The boxing competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are scheduled to take place from August 6 -21, 2016 at the Pavilion 6 of Riocentro. An exhibition and convention…
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2016 RIO OLYMPICS: USA TOPS ALL-TIME BOXING MEDAL TALLY, PH AT NO. 45
The powerhouse United States of America boxing team is still number one on the all-time medal tally since boxing began as an Olympic sport in the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games. Until…
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2016 RIO OLYMPICS: HISTORY OF BOXING IN THE SUMMER GAMES PART V
Oscar de la Hoya won America's only boxing gold in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics which started an illustrious career and made him one of the richest boxers and promoters. De la Hoya,…
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2016 RIO OLYMPICS: HISTORY OF BOXING IN THE SUMMER GAMES PART IV
In the terrorist-attacked 1972 Munich Olympics, Cuban welterweight Emilio Correa, the 19-year-old Pan American champion, defeated European titlist Hungarian Janos Kajdi, 5-0 in a close but unanimous decision. His son, Emilio Correa…
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2016 RIO OLYMPICS: HISTORY OF BOXING IN THE SUMMER GAMES PART III
In London in 1948 very strong southpaw fighter Laszlo Papp made his Olympic debut where he won the first of his three successive Olympic golds. The Hungarian also grabbed the light middleweight…
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2016 RIO OLYMPICS: HISTORY OF BOXING IN THE SUMMER GAMES PART II
Amateur boxing made its Olympic debut at St. Louis, Mississippi, USA but only Americans participated and won all seven possible gold medals and all other medals silver and bronze. Oliver Kirk, won…
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2016 RIO OLYMPICS: HISTORY OF BOXING IN THE SUMMER GAMES PART I
The sport of boxing began when a man first lifted a fist against another in competition. The earliest proofs of the beginnings of boxing dates back to Egypt around 3000 BC. Soft…
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SECRETARY MANNY PI?OL VISITS SOUTHERN LEYTE
Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Manny Pi?ol visited Southern Leyte at Sogod town Thursday and had a dialogue with farmers, provincial and municipal officials led by Gov. Damian Mercado, and municipal agricultural…
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2016 RIO OLYMPICS: TRIPARTITE COMMISSION INVITES BOXERS FROM FIVE SMALL COUNTRIES
The Olympic Games Tripartite Commission which consist of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), and Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) has awarded invitation to the…
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AIBA AND WBA PRESIDENTS AGREE ON BOXING PARTNERSHIP
International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu met World Boxing Association (WBA) President Gilberto J?sus Mendoza in Vargas, Venezuela during the first AIBA Pro Boxing (APB)/World Series of Boxing (WSB) Olympic…
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CASIMERO?S FORMER FOE THAI RUENROENG QUALIFIES FOR RIO OLYMPICS
Former IBF world flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng of Thailand has qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics after defeating his Italian opponent Carmine Tommasone, 3-0, in the qualifying round in the Olympic Qualification…
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THERE’S ALWAYS A FIRST TIME AND BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME, PRINCE ALBERT
Right after his heartbreaking loss to the tough Mexican Cesar Juarez, Prince Albert Pagara said sorry to Filipino fans who expected victory from a previously unbeaten fighter. He was medically cleared after…
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ALBERT PAGARA VS. CESAR JUAREZ FACTS AND FIGURES
Albert Pagara will defend his WBO intercontinental super bantamweight title against Cesar Juarez at Pinoy Pride 37: Fists of the Future on Saturday, July 9th at the San Mateo Events Center in…
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ALBERT PAGARA CONSIDERS RAUL HIRALES HIS TOUGHEST OPPONENT SO FAR
Prince Albert Pagara considered Mexican Raul Hirales as the toughest opponent he has faced atop the ring so far. The ALA Gym standout clashed with Hirales in an IBF intercontinental super bantamweight…
