Edri Aznar
1,102 articles · Sun.Star Cebu
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Bautista quits at 26
By Edri Aznar
ONE of the most exciting Filipino fighters has hung up his gloves after 10 years in the brutal sport of boxing. Rey Bautista or better known to the public as ?Boom-Boom? for…
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Milan Melindo gets big break
By Edri Aznar
DAVAO CITY ? The long wait is finally over. Undefeated No. 1 contender Milan Melindo gets his long overdue world title shot as he challenges World Boxing Organization (WBO) and World Boxing…
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Mexican eyes KO win
By Edri Aznar
DAVAO CITY - Every fighter has his Achilles? heel, and for Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista, it is his chin. At least, that?s what Mexican Jose ?Negro? Ramirez. The 25-year-old native of Sinaloa will…
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Boom-Boom Bautista to bring excitement to Davao
By Edri Aznar
ALTHOUGH he has been criticized most of his career for not living up to people?s expectations, there is no denying that Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista brings excitement every time he steps inside the…
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Concepcion to make ring return on Sun.
By Edri Aznar
ALTHOUGH he has been criticized most of his career for not living up to people?s expectations, there is no denying that Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista brings excitement every time he steps inside the…
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Villamor says Fuentes in for a tough fight
By Edri Aznar
THE 10-round fight between world-rated Rocky Fuentes and Mexican banger Juan Kantun could steal the show in Pinoy Pride 19? ?Mexican Invasion? on April 20 at the University of Southeastern Philippines in…
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?I can beat Estrada?
By Edri Aznar
MILAN Melindo watched carefully at ringside in the Cotai Arena of the Venetian Casino and Resort the whole 12-round fight between Brian Viloria and Juan Francisco Estrada last Friday night in Macau.…
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?Professor Melindo?
By Edri Aznar
MILAN Melindo is out to impress and put on a boxing clinic in his fight this Saturday night in Top Rank?s boxing event that will be shown worldwide. Not every boxing fan…
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Takayama gives ALA third world title
By Edri Aznar
ALA Promotions gained another world champion after Japanese Katsunari Takayama dethroned Mario Rodriguez for the International Boxing Federation mini-flyweight crown last Sunday at the Estadio Francisco Carranza Limon in Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico.…
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Melindo hopes another win would lead to title shot
By Edri Aznar
MILAN Melindo is just a win away from his long overdue world title shot. And with that in mind, he isn?t taking any chances on his April 6 fight in Top Rank?s…
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2 Pinoys fight in S. Africa
By Edri Aznar
TWO young Filipino fighters will be fighting in South Africa against two South African former world title contenders this weekend. Dayer Gabutan takes on Vusi Malinga in a 12-round International Boxing Federation…
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Casimero to defend title on enemy soil again
By Edri Aznar
ROAD warrior Johnriel Casimero will once again defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight crown on enemy soil as he faces mandatory challenger and local bet Luis Alberto Rios today at…
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Casimero eyes KO
By Edri Aznar
WITH just days away from fight night, International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight champion Johnriel Casimero and John Mark Apolinario not only want to bring home both titles back to the Philippines…
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?It was all on God?
By Edri Aznar
?WITH God, nothing is impossible.? That is Merlito Sabillo?s approach in life. And with that state of mind going into his world title fight last weekend in Colombia, the soft-spoken religious boxer…
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Casimero needs to get busy with his punches: Gello-ani
By Edri Aznar
INTERNATIONAL Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight champion Johnriel Casimero is used to fighting on the road. With another fight in hostile soil, his promoter Sammy Gello-ani believes the 23-year-old Cebu-based boxer will…
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Sabillo wins WBO crown
By Edri Aznar
A HOSTILE crowd and first-time fight jitters didn?t seem to trouble Merlito Sabillo as he snagged the World Boxing Organization (WBO) mini-flyweight belt with a rousing eighth round technical knockout over one-time…
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Aldeguer: Villanueva vs. Demecillo will be classic
By Edri Aznar
THE clash of unbeaten boxers Arthur Villanueva and Marco Demecillo has the making of a classic. ?It could go down as one of the greatest fights in history between two Filipinos because…
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ALA confident of Sabillo?s chances
By Edri Aznar
MERLITO Sabillo?s never-say-die attitude may help him win a world title this weekend. ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer believes Sabillo?s huge heart could spell the difference in the 12-round fight between two…
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Respect judges: ALA
By Edri Aznar
IF there should be a rematch between World Boxing Organization (WBO) light flyweight champion Donnie Nietes and WBO mini-flyweight titleholder Moises Fuentes, it should be on ALA Promotions? terms. ?Yes. I reviewed…
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?Hometown robbery?
By Edri Aznar
AFTER 12 grueling rounds of all-out action, two hands were raised by referee Jack Reiss as the final verdict was announced--a majority draw. Donnie Nietes (31-1-4, 17 KOs) walked away with his…