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Pinoys lined up for title shots

Jerwin Ancajas failed in his bid to end the country’s world boxing title drought last Saturday but more Filipinos are in the queue to fill t…

Wed, 28 Feb 2024

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Jerwin reveals weigh-in ordeal

Jerwin Ancajas, who was knocked out by WBA bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue in Tokyo last Saturday, revealed yesterday he was over the 118…

Tue, 27 Feb 2024

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Inoue quicker on draw

Defending WBA bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue and Filipino challenger Jerwin Ancajas were like gunslingers on a lonely Wild West street f…

Mon, 26 Feb 2024

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Jerwin to pour it on

Jerwin Ancajas can’t afford to be stingy with his punches and well-known boxing trainer Nonoy Neri’s advice is to let his hands go every sin…

Sat, 24 Feb 2024

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Jerwin used to defying odds

Jerwin Ancajas hopes to follow in the footsteps of 10 Filipino fighters who won world boxing championships in Japan when he takes on WBA ban…

Fri, 23 Feb 2024

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Will Jerwin jinx Inoue?

WBA bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue has never lost to a Filipino in five fights while challenger Jerwin Ancajas has never lost to a Japan…

Tue, 20 Feb 2024

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Inoue fit for Jerwin

If MP Promotions head Sean Gibbons’ prediction comes true, Jerwin Ancajas will become the Philippines’ only reigning world boxing champion a…

Thu, 15 Feb 2024

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Boxers gird for Olympic qualifiers

Paalam (L) and Ladon (R) lead ten PH boxers hoping to qualify for Paris Olympics. Five male and five female boxers are out to join Eumir Mar…

Tue, 30 Jan 2024

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Jerwin shrugs off pressure

Former IBF superflyweight ruler Jerwin Ancajas realizes there’s a heavy load on his shoulders when he faces WBA bantamweight titlist Takuma …

Mon, 29 Jan 2024

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Pinoy fighters to watch

Among the 26 Filipino fighters rated in the top 10 by the four major world boxing governing bodies, five promising title prospects stand out…

Fri, 05 Jan 2024

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World title report card

Marlon Tapales (L) and Melvin Jerusalem (R). It was a lean year for Philippine boxing in world title matches in 2023 as only eight bouts wer…

Tue, 02 Jan 2024

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Don’t cry for Pinoy boxing

The year 2023 ends today with no Filipino reigning as world boxing champion. But there is hope for the future as 26 Filipinos are ranked in …

Sun, 31 Dec 2023

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Short break for Tapales

Marlon Tapales is back in his Lanao del Norte home, reunited with his wife and three-year-old daughter after a three-month training camp to …

Sat, 30 Dec 2023

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Vargas elected to World Boxing Executive Board

ABAP chairman Ricky Vargas was elected as Executive Board member of World Boxing during the 27-nation federation’s inaugural Congress in Fra…

Thu, 28 Dec 2023

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It’s not over for Marlon

Marlon Tapales could’ve taken a safe route in defending his WBA and IBF superbantamweight titles against a no-risk challenger but opted to g…

Thu, 28 Dec 2023

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Tapales credits sparmates for toughness

For over a month, WBA/IBF superbantamweight champion Marlon Tapales worked out with a platoon of sparmates in Baguio to get ready for the fi…

Mon, 25 Dec 2023

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Tapales unfazed by odds

It won’t be a cakewalk for WBA/IBF superbantamweight champion Marlon Tapales to defeat WBC/WBO titlist Naoya Inoue in their scheduled 12-rou…

Sat, 23 Dec 2023

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All or nothing

There’s only one Filipino reigning as world boxing champion today and he’s risking everything to become the undisputed 122-pound champion. F…

Thu, 21 Dec 2023

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No rest for Magsayo

Magsayo delivers a crushing right at Avelar. Former WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo is taking no break for the holidays and was set …

Tue, 12 Dec 2023

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Eumir back to pros

Asian Games lightheavyweight boxing silver medalist Eumir Marcial said yesterday he’ll fly back to his Las Vegas training camp under US Olym…

Fri, 03 Nov 2023