Maloney L. Samaco
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ONCE AGAIN, Z GORRES
Z Gorres will conquer the bantamweight division and he will be fighting former International Boxing Federation mini-flyweight champion Roberto Carlos ?Mako? Leyva for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Oriental bantamweight crown today…
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NIETES #7, CONDES #4 STRAWWEIGHT IN LATEST RING MAGAZINE RANKINGS
Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes may have successfully defended his World Boxing Organization (WBO) minimumweight title by knocking down Mexican Erik Ramirez four times en route to a unanimous decision win on February 28,…
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AMIR KHAN IS FAVORED OVER BARRERA
Another rising boxer from the Wild Card Gym is slated to fight for superstardom. Amir Khan, who will face Marco Antonio Barrera, is the current Commonwealth lightweight champion, WBO intercontinental lightweight champion,…
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MELINDO, RACHMAN BATTLE FOR WORLD RECOGNITION
Milan Melindo will face former IBF world champion Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia in a non-title fight at the Waterfront Hotel on March 14, 2009. Dubbed as ?Judgement at the Waterfront,? it will…
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THE BEST POUND-FOR-POUND BOXER OF ALL TIME
Sugar Ray Robinson. Manny Pacquiao is the current pound-for-pound king as proclaimed by the authoritative Ring Magazine. Pound-for-pound is the term used popularly in boxing, as well as other combat sports like…
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MARQUEZ CALLS ON MAYWEATHER TO LURE PACQUIAO
Juan Manuel Marquez stopped IBO champion and former WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight champion Juan Diaz by knockout. After the fight Marquez expressed interest in fighting Floyd Mayweather, Jr. "If Floyd Mayweather…
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NIETES ?THE SNAKE? BITES RAMIREZ
It was another Philippines versus Mexico encounter, a heated rivalry among two boxing-loving nations, both colonized by the Spanish. Florante ?Little Pacquiao? Condes, Jr. lost his International Boxing Federation minimumweight title to…
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NIETES-RAMIREZ CHAMPIONSHIP IN OAXACA TODAY
Today is the day of reckoning for World Boxing Organization minimumweight champion Donnie "Ahas" Nietes of the Philippines and Erik Ramirez of Mexico. Both boxers passed the official weigh-in with flying colors…
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NIETES TO FIGHT IN HOSTILE TERRITORY
World Boxing Organization minimumweight champion Donnie Nietes is all ready to defend his title against Mexican Erik Ramirez at the Auditorio Guelaguetza in Oaxaca, Mexico on Saturday, February 28 (Sunday, Manila time).…
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TALE OF TWO JUAN MANUELS
Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Manuel Lopez are now on the boxing headlines when they face separate rivals on different dates. The two great boxers are namesakes and both are deadly fighters.…
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STAR-STUDDED WORLD WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION
The recent victory of Miguel Cotto over Michael Jennings and the upset win of Sugar Shane Mosley over Antonio Margarito added color and glitter to the already star-studded world welterweight division. Plus…
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COTTO IS BACK ON TRACK
It was his first fight after his first loss to Antonio Margarito, and Miguel Angel Cotto won the WBO welterweight title on February 21, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York…
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MARAON IS THE BEST FIGHTER OF THE BEST BANTAMWEIGHTS
It was the most spectacular performance of the evening, in the event dubbed ?Battle of the Best Bantamweights.? Undefeated Jundy Maraon of Braveheart Boxing stable showed his class and the rationale why…
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JUNDY MARAON IS ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR AND SOUTHERN LEYTE?S PRIDE
Jundy Maraon is scheduled to fight for the WBO Oriental bantamweight championship today against Jason Egera at the Mandaue Sports Center. Their Asia-Pacific title fight is part of the promotion ?Battle of…
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DARCHINYAN BREAKS INTO THE RING POUND-FOR-POUND LIST
Vic Darchinyan is now rated No. 10 by The Ring magazine in its Top Ten pound-for-pound list. He stayed on the exclusive list for just two weeks now. On February 7, 2009,…
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FREDDIE ROACH AND THE WILD CARD GYM (CONCLUSION)
Freddie Roach is an avid fan of ?The Greatest? Muhammad Ali. He had a picture of Ali giving advices to his daughter Laila, who took up the ruthless sport following his footsteps.…
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FREDDIE ROACH AND THE WILD CARD GYM (PART II)
Freddie Roach was born on March 5, 1960 in Dedham, Massachusetts and he will be turning 49 next month. There were seven kids in their family and his dad was an ex-pro…
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FREDDIE ROACH AND THE WILD CARD GYM
The term ?wild card? in American slang refers to something unpredictable. The name perfectly fits the Wild Card Gym, in Hollywood, the ideal place to train Manny Pacquiao and other prominent fighters.…
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UNDEFEATED: CALZAGHE, MAYWEATHER, MARCIANO, ET AL
Calzaghe. On February 5, 2009, Joe Calzaghe announced his retirement from professional boxing, winning all 46 professional fights with 32 KO victories. He was rated by Ring Magazine as one of the…
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DONAIRE RUNNING OUT OF QUALITY OPPONENTS
Nonito Donaire, Jr. was scheduled to face Mexican Fernando Montiel in a WBO super flyweight championship, but things went sour when Montiel could not make the weight limit anymore. The replacement was…
