Maloney L. Samaco
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PINOY BOXING 9: JUDY FLORES FACES ANDREW MOLONEY IN A TEN-ROUND FIGHT IN AUSTRALIA
Judy Flores. Rising superflyweight fighter Judy Flores will face the toughest foe as a professional when he exchange blows with former World Boxing Association (WBA) Regular superflyweight champion Andrew Moloney in a…
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PINOY BOXING 8: VIRGEL VITOR FIGHTS TO REGAIN WBO ORIENTAL SUPERFEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
Virgel “Valiente” Vitor of PMI Bohol Boxing Stable aims to regain his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Oriental super featherweight title in the co-main event of the boxing card entitled “Kumong Bol-Anon XIII”…
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PINOY BOXING 7: GENESIS SERVANIA MAKES A RING COMEBACK AGAINST WALDO SABU ON NOVEMBER 18
Former WBO regional champion and world title challenger Genesis "Azukal" Servania makes a comeback at the top of the ring and fights Indonesian Waldo Sabu “Ho Tram Rumble” on November 18 at…
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PINOY BOXING 6: MELVIN JERUSALEM HOPES TO FIGHT FOR WORLD TITLE AGAIN
When former World Boxing Organization (WBO) minimumweight world champion Melvin Jerusalem successfully returned from a title loss with a lopsided unanimous decision win over Francis Jay Diaz on October 29, 2023 in…
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PINOY BOXING 5: JAKE AMPARO VS. PEDRO TADURAN FOR THE IBF WORLD MINIMUMWEIGHT TITLE ELIMINATOR
Jake Amparo battles former world champion Pedro Taduran in an all-Filipino International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight title eliminator on December 28, 2023 in Bohol. The 23-year-old Amparo rushed into the world rankings…
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PINOY BOXING 4: KENNETH LLOVER WINS WBC ASIAN CONTINENTAL BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE
Kenneth “The Lover Boy” Llover won the World Boxing Council (WBC) Asian Continental bantamweight title with a vigorously fought unanimous decision victory over Edward Heno on November 5, 2023 in General Trias,…
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PINOY BOXING 3: REGIE SUGANOB CAPTURES WBO GLOBAL LIGHT FLYWEIGHT TITLE WINNING OVER VENEZUELAN RONALD CHACO
Regie “Filipino Phenom” Suganob of Dauis, Bohol, won handily over Venezuelan veteran Ronald Chaco in the main event of “Kumong Bol-anon XII” on Saturday, November 4. The 26-year-old former world title contender…
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PINOY BOXING 2: CHRISTIAN BALUNAN STOPS ADETIP MAUNGCHAOREN TO WIN THE WBO ASIA PACIFIC MINI FLYWEIGHT TITLE
Christian Balunan becomes the first boxer from the Mandaue City-based Villamor Boxing Gym to win a regional title. He is now a regional boxing champion after scoring a magnificent third round knockout…
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PINOY BOXING 1: JOHN PAUL GABUNILAS BATTLES KANAMU SAKAMA IN THE INOUE-TAPALES UNDISPUTED FIGHT
Gabunilas. John Paul Gabunilas will face Kanamu Sakama of Japan in an eight-round bout as an undercard in the Naoya Inoue vs. Marlon Tapales world title unification on December 26, 2023. WBC/WBO…
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 66: NONITO DONAIRE SHOOTS FOR TITLE AGAINST ALEXANDRO SANTIAGO ON JULY 15
The WBC world bantamweight championship between former four-weight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. and Alexandro Santiago is scheduled on July 15 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 40-year-old Donaire will seek to break his…
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 65: ALEXIS ARGUELLO STOPS RAFAEL “BAZOOKA” LIMON IN JULY 8, 1979
July 8, 1979 – Alexis Arguello stopped Rafael “Bazooka” Limon in the eleventh round to retain his WBC super featherweight title at Madison Square Garden’s Felt Forum, New York. Arguello, who was…
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 64: JULY 7, 1985 – JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ STOPS ROGER MAYWEATHER
July 7, 1985 – Julio Cesar Chavez stopped Roger Mayweather in the second round to retain his WBC super featherweight title at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The official…
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 63: JOHNSON VS. JEFFERIES IN THE FOURTH OF JULY 1910 CHAMPIONSHIP
The Johnson–Jeffries Prize Fight was a boxing match between the first African American world heavyweight champion Jack Johnson and the previously undefeated world heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries on US Independence Day…
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 62: DEMPSEY VS. CARPENTIER, THE FIRST MILLION DOLLAR FIGHT
Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier was a superfight between world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and world light-heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier, and it was one of the fights which were called the "Fight…
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 61: HOLYFIELD VS. TYSON II “THE BITE FIGHT” ON JUNE 28, 1997
Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II, was originally billed as the Sound and the Fury and then later infamously known as The Bite Fight, was fought by Holyfield and Tyson on June…
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 60: 35 YEARS AGO, TYSON DESTROYS SPINKS IN 91 SECONDS ON JUNE 27, 1988
Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks was dubbed as Once and For All, was fought on June 27, 1988. Before the match, both Tyson and Spinks were undefeated and each fighter was named…
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 59: WHO IS FERNANDO DANIEL MARTINEZ?
Jade “Hurricane” Bornea (18-1, 12 KO's) lost by 11th round TKO in his attempt for the world title when he was stopped by the reigning IBF superflyweight world champion Fernando Daniel "Pumita"…
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 58: JOE LOUIS KNOCKS OUT JAMES J. BRADDOCK ON JUNE 22, 1937 TO START THE LONGEST REIGN AS CHAMPION
Joseph Louis Barrow competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is considered by many as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He was the…
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 57: LENNOX LEWIS DEFEATS VITALI KLITSCHKO TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko was called Battle of the Titans on June 21, 2003 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. WBC, IBO, and The Ring champion Lennox Lewis fought…
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 56: JUNE 20, 1980 – ROBERTO DURAN FIGHTS SUGAR RAY LEONARD IN THEIR FIRST MEETING
June 20, 1980. Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Durán was billed as The Brawl in Montreal. Leonard was the WBC and The Ring champion while Duran was the former undisputed lightweight champion.…
