Edri Aznar
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Melindo?s team upbeat for Sunday?s fight
By Edri Aznar
MILAN Melindo and his team is upbeat despite all the odds stacked against them coming into this Sunday morning's world title tiff against International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight titleholder Javier Mendoza…
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Cocky foe irks Donnie
By Edri Aznar
FRANCISCO Rodriguez?s cockiness has further fueled Donnie Nietes? desire to beat him badly. ?I have studied his style. I won?t say that I will knock him out but if I get the…
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Donnie?s way
By Edri Aznar
MEXICANS are close to being untouchables fighting in home soil in world title fights. But ALA Gym head coach Edito Villamor believes that winning in Mexico is achievable because they have already…
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?Pacman? One of those?
By Edri Aznar
FLOYD Mayweather Jr. believes he is the best boxer in the world and he wants it to stay that way. ?I?m going to give you the honest truth. Floyd may be working…
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Mayweather, Pacquiao fail to make top 10 in fighters? list
By Edri Aznar
FLOYD Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are undoubtedly the two best boxers of this era. But how do these two fair well with the other all-time greats of the sweet science. Yahoo!…
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Dogged in lion?s den
By Edri Aznar
MEXICANS, more or less, are untouchable in world title fights against Filipinos at home. Only a few elite Filipinos have walked away victorious in world title fights against Mexicans in Mexico. Some…
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Knockout party
By Edri Aznar
QUEZON CITY - One is in search of more recognition, while the other is looking to revive his once stellar career. Though in different situations, both Filipino superstars Donnie Nietes and Nonito…
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Japanese fighter joins ALA Promotions
By Edri Aznar
ALA Promotions has signed its second international fighter after Ryo Akaho inked a one-year exclusive contract with the Philippine-based promotional outfit. ?We are excited with Akaho, he is highly-rated in the world…
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Donaire: Pagara has a future
By Edri Aznar
NONITO Donaire Jr. has fought some of best boxers in his 14-year career, which gives him a real gauge on who has it and who doesn?t. After a sparring session with unbeaten…
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Banal gets easy foe in Pinoy Pride
By Edri Aznar
THOUGH he has won his last four fights, AJ ?Bazooka? Banal isn?t anything like his former dominant self. The 26-year-old Banal wasn?t impressive in his latest bout and just settled for a…
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Sweet science lives on
By Edri Aznar
IN RECENT years, boxing has slowly lost the interest of the general public. Unlike its golden age, from 1920s to the 60s, fewer people are paying attention to the sport anymore. The…
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Milan in Cobra land
By Edri Aznar
IT has been almost two years since Milan Melindo got his biggest fight, a title fight with World Boxing Organization (WBO) and World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada. He,…
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Pagara: Philippine boxing?s future
By Edri Aznar
IN a country whose boxing superstars are on the brink of retirement, the Philippines needs some of its young fighters to step up to the plate. It won?t be long until some…
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No other way but up
By Edri Aznar
DAVAO CITY ? There's no other direction for Jason Pagara?s career but up after a picture-perfect victory last Saturday night. Pagara (35-2, 21 KOs) was true to his word and ended the…
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Servania vows to stop Juan Luis Hernandez in two rounds in Pinoy Pride 29
By Edri Aznar
DAVAO CITY -- The future of three of the most promising young Filipino fighters is at stake tonight in career-defining bouts in Pinoy Pride 29 - ?Fists of Fury? at the University…
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Can they deliver?
By Edri Aznar
DAVAO CITY - Whether or not a boxer a boxer admits it, there is always pressure, even the slightest, fighting on enemy soil. Even though they are up against highly-rated fighters in…
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Sonsona taps controversial conditioning coach
By Edri Aznar
MARVIN Sonsona gets a huge boost in preparation for his next fight as his handlers acquire the services of strength and conditioning coach Angel Heredia. ?Our intention for Sonsona is for him…
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Tapales stops journeyman for 6th straight win
By Edri Aznar
MARLON Tapales continues to climb the bantamweight ladder after another impressive win last Saturday night. Tapales knocked out experienced Jecker Buhawe in the second round of their fight at the Almendras Gym…
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Villanueva looks for impressive win
By Edri Aznar
TWO of Arthur Villanueva?s last two fights weren?t exactly picture perfect wins. In fact, he was fighting for his life in both bouts. Villanueva wants to erase that in the minds of…
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Donaire trains early for comeback
By Edri Aznar
A DEVASTATING defeat can destroy a boxer?s career. Most boxers are never the same after a brutal loss but it looks like that isn?t the case with Filipino superstar Nonito Donaire Jr.…