Roy Luarca
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?Get them for me?
By Roy Luarca
MACAU?Freddie Roach now sees Brandon Rios as an open target for Manny Pacquiao. The Hall of Fame trainer first described Rios? defense as ?gaping.? Then he went on to say Brandon has…
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Macau weather won?t affect Pacquiao
By Roy Luarca
THE SUDDEN change in weather won?t affect Manny Pacquiao when he arrives in Macau from Gen. Santos City this Monday. Though it?s hot in GenSan, where he held training camp for his…
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Roach content with 2 sparmates
By Roy Luarca
Satisfied with what he has seen thus far, chief trainer Freddie Roach has called off a plan to bring in unbeaten Thai welterweight Teerachai Kratingdaeggym (22-0, 16 KOs) as additional sparring partner…
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Darchinyan vows vengeful KO victory over Donaire
By Roy Luarca
THE FIRST time they fought on July 7, 2007, Nonito ?Filipino Flash? Donaire Jr. brutally stopped Armenian Vic ?The Raging Bull? Darchinyan in the fifth round to grab the IBF flyweight crown.…
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Casimero TKOs Mexican, keeps title
By Roy Luarca
JOHNRIEL Casimero stopped Felipe Salguero in the 11th round Saturday night to retain his IBF junior flyweight title at Makati Coliseum. Showing no ill effects of having to shed 1.5 pounds in…
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Roach: Pacquiao will KO Rios
By Roy Luarca
Manny Pacquiao?s showdown with Brandon Rios on Nov. 24 in Macau is going to end in a knockout. And Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach says it?s the Mexican who will kiss…
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Pacquiao?s taut abs back
By Roy Luarca
MANNY Pacquiao?s tummy flab is gone, replaced by solid muscle. ?Bato-bato na (It?s stone-like in hardness),? said Filipino trainer Nonoy Neri, referring to Pacquiao?s six-pack abs nurtured in just a month of…
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Pacquiao-Bradley ?up next?
By Roy Luarca
TIMOTHY Bradley?s methodical conquest of Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila) put him on top of the list of Manny Pacquiao?s next opponent. But the projected…
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Pacquiao batters sparring partner
By Roy Luarca
Manny Pacquiao gave Fredrick Lawson a sampling of what to expect in the coming days yesterday, turning the unbeaten Ghanian into a bewildered amateur in their first sparring session at Wild Card…
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No easing up on Pacquiao training
By Roy Luarca
MANNY Pacquiao isn?t easing up on his preparations for Brandon Rios even far from his General Santos City base camp. Waking up early, Pacquiao jogged within the exclusive confines of Forbes Park…
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Pacquiao starts sparring with heavier foe
By Roy Luarca
MANNY Pacquiao sparred yesterday with local middleweight Marlon Alta (12-3, 9 KOs) in the absence of Korean sparmate Kim Min-wook at his Wild Card Gym in General Santos City. The three rounds…
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Pacquiao training in high gear
By Roy Luarca
The training of Manny Pacquiao is proceeding faster than planned, and members of his team are scrambling to keep pace. ?He will get into condition in no time,? assistant trainer Nonoy Neri…
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Kameda sets history by nailing WBO title
By Roy Luarca
CEBU CITY?Tomoki Kameda of Japan wrested the WBO bantamweight title from Paulus Ambunda of Namibia Thursday night and made boxing history at Waterfront Hotel and Casino here. Exploiting his reach advantage and…
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WBA bantam title clash in Cebu?s Waterfront up
By Roy Luarca
CEBU CITY?The boxing craze here reaches new heights when Namibian Paulus Ambunda stakes his World Boxing Association bantamweight crown against Japanese Tomoki Kameda tonight at Waterfront Hotel and Casino. This will be…
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?Is Rios ready for me??
By Roy Luarca
With the quality of opponents he has fought, Manny Pacquiao fears nobody in the ring. Certainly not Brandon Rios, his opponent on Nov. 24 at Cotai Arena of The Venetian Macao Resort…
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Sabillo KOs foe, keeps WBO title
By Roy Luarca
A CRACKLING left by Merlito Sabillo to the body knocked out Colombian Jorle Estrada in the ninth round as the Filipino retained his World Boxing Organization minimumweight crown Saturday night at Solaire…
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Sabillo vows to keep title
By Roy Luarca
IT WOULD be out of character for Merlito Sabillo to make knockout predictions. Rather than respond to Jorle Estrada?s boast of a seventh-round stoppage in their fight tomorrow night, Sabillo yesterday said…
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Pacquiao must retire if he loses again, says Roach
By Roy Luarca
There?s no middle ground for Manny Pacquiao when he battles Brandon Rios on Nov. 24 at The Venetian Macao. A win guarantees extension of Pacquiao?s storied career while a loss means it?s…
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Filipino GMs tackle foreign bets in rich Pacquiao Cup
By Roy Luarca
THE COUNTRY?S top players, led by super Grandmaster Wesley So, will join the $100,000 Manny Pacquiao Cup Asian Continental Open and Women?s Chess Championships set May 18 to 26 at Midas Hotel…
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Melindo gets a crack at Viloria?s conqueror
By Roy Luarca
MACAU?After lurking in the shadows of his more popular countrymen for a long time, Milan Melindo will finally get the chance to shine. Impressed by Melindo?s methodical fourth-round knockout of Indonesian Tommy…