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Ben picks best Pinoy boxers ever

It was a difficult choice for former two-time WBA superfeatherweight champion Ben Villaflor when asked to name the best Filipino boxer ever.…

Sun, 14 Aug 2022

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Manila to host Asian boxing tilt?

Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) president Pichai Chunhavajira of Thailand has asked Manila to host the ASBC Elite Championships for Men an…

Sat, 13 Aug 2022

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Crack sparmates for Jerwin

Jerwin Ancajas. Former IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas is sparring with a high-level team of fighters in preparation for his rema…

Fri, 12 Aug 2022

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World champ survives ordeal

It was a monster challenge that newly-crowned IBO flyweight champion Dave Apolinario hurdled in claiming the vacant throne via a first round…

Fri, 05 Aug 2022

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Why Villaflor retired at 23

Ben Villaflor. It’s not widely known why former WBA superfeatherweight or junior lightweight champion Ben Villaflor retired from the ring at…

Wed, 03 Aug 2022

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It’s not over for Nietes

Former four-division world champion Donnie Nietes isn’t hanging up his gloves after losing a unanimous 12-round decision to defending WBO su…

Sat, 16 Jul 2022

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Future not bleak for boxing

While there is no reigning Filipino world boxing champion today, MP Promotions head Sean Gibbons isn’t worried about the future. “It’s a cyc…

Tue, 12 Jul 2022

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Magsayo vows to bounce back

Magsayo knocks down Vargas. A dark chapter in the history of Philippine boxing has sadly opened as for the first time in a long time, no Fil…

Mon, 11 Jul 2022

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Magsayo ready for Vargas

WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo shrugged off Mexican challenger Rey Vargas’ boast of wresting the crown when they meet in a schedule…

Sun, 10 Jul 2022

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Magsayo aims to cut down Vargas

WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo is the only Filipino world titlist standing and he’s determined to turn back Mexican challenger Rey …

Tue, 05 Jul 2022

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Robbery in Monterrey

Zamboanga del Norte's Rene Mark Cuarto would’ve retained the IBF minimumweight title instead of losing it to hometowner Daniel Valladares on…

Tue, 05 Jul 2022

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Cuarto cries foul

Cuarto. Rene Mark Cuarto lost his IBF minimumweight crown to Mexico’s Daniel Valladares on a split 12-round decision in Monterrey yesterday …

Sun, 03 Jul 2022

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Barriga mulls retirement

Mark Anthony Barriga. Mark Anthony Barriga may hang up his gloves after losing a unanimous 12-round decision to defending WBO lightflyweight…

Sun, 03 Jul 2022

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No break for Pinoy pugs

ABAP president Ed Picson said it was a severe challenge for the Philippine boxing team to bring home three golds, one silver and five bronze…

Sun, 26 Jun 2022

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Pinoy heavyweight shelved

Wendell Dagle. There would’ve been a heavyweight in the Philippine boxing team at the recent Hanoi SEA Games but ABAP secretary-general Marc…

Sun, 26 Jun 2022

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Barriga bids for WBO title

Mark Anthony Barriga. London Olympian Mark Anthony Barriga takes on WBO lightflyweight champion Jonathan (Bomba) Gonzalez of Puerto Rico in …

Sat, 25 Jun 2022

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Two left standing

Mark Magsayo (L) and Rene Mark Cuatro. Six Filipinos occupy No. 1 slots in the latest world boxing rankings and are ready to step in as mand…

Thu, 16 Jun 2022

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Missing boxing Hall of Famers

Ceferino Garcia on the Ring cover. Only 11 Asians are in the International Boxing Hall of Fame, a revered institution that began induction r…

Wed, 15 Jun 2022

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Bump on the Road

Aston Palicte ran into stormy waters at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne last weekend and paid a hefty price for engaging local hero Jason Mo…

Tue, 07 Jun 2022

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Boxers as collateral damage

Russian Umar Kremlev has been reelected under questionable circumstances as IBA (International Boxing Association) president for a four-year…

Fri, 20 May 2022