Edri Aznar
1,102 articles · Sun.Star Cebu
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Mayol?s stepping stone
By Edri Aznar
FORMER world champion Rodel Mayol finally gets to fight a Mexican at home and tomorrow morning, Mayol won?t be worrying about hostile fans as the crowd will be behind him. ?I?m very…
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Villanueva to use power in title bid vs. Yordan
By Edri Aznar
HEAVY-handed Lorenzo Villanueva is all geared up for the biggest fight of his career as he wrapped up his Baguio training and flew to Singapore with his team yesterday. Villanueva ended his…
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Melindo to face Geles
By Edri Aznar
THE next best thing to a world title shot is facing an opponent who has experienced being at the top. That is what?s in store for the unbeaten Milan Melindo, as he…
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Canillas discharged
By Edri Aznar
IT HAS been almost two months since Larry ?Bon Jovi? Canillas? untimely retirement from the brutal sport of boxing following a life-threatening injury to his brain. Most boxers that suffer from a…
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Dodie Jr. to face Indonesian
By Edri Aznar
DODIE Boy Pe?alosa Jr. and Michael Farenas will leave for the US if both young fighters show convincing performances this Saturday night at the Mandaue City Sports Complex. Former two-division world champion…
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Dodie Boy Jr. battles Indonesian on April 21
By Edri Aznar
THE next generation of the Pe?alosa boxing family once again takes center stage in Cebu in ?Dugong Kampeon? on April 21 at the Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Center. Dodie Boy Jr.…
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Pinoy Pride extends jab
By Edri Aznar
BECAUSE of the continued success of the ?Pinoy Pride? boxing series, ALA Promotions is dedicated to make its future events bigger and better, starting with its next boxing show that features the…
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Macahilig faces Dialo for PH flyweight title
By Edri Aznar
MHAR Jhun Macahilig has slowly been making a name for himself in the local boxing scene. He had an impressive display in his last fight, with an easy destruction of a tough…
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Donnie defends belt
By Edri Aznar
IT has already been over five months since the momentous night when Donnie Nietes captured his second division world title after beating Ramon Garcia in his home province of Negros Occidental. After…
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IBF brings fight to Quintero?s backyard
By Edri Aznar
THE hometown advantage has shifted to Marvin Quintero?s way as his International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight eliminator with promising Filipino boxer Al Sabaupan has been moved to Mexico. The title eliminator for…
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Career cut short
By Edri Aznar
ANOTHER young boxer?s career has ended after a life-threatening head injury. At 23 years old, Larry ?Bon Jovi? Canillas?s dream of making it big in boxing has been shattered, cutting short his…
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Banal KOs Hidalgo
By Edri Aznar
A NIGHT of all-out action ended in an anticlimactic fashion with AJ ?Bazooka? Banal finishing off Mexican Raul Hidalgo in just a single round after referee Danrex Tapdasan quickly went in between…
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Fuentes faces Mexican in Pinoy Pride
By Edri Aznar
ROCKY Fuentes will defend his status as one of the elite boxers of his division as he locks horns with Mexican Javier Franco on March 24 at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino.…
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Undercards to steal show
By Edri Aznar
ALTHOUGH both co-main events of ?Pinoy Knockout 1?are projected to be exciting fights, one of the bouts in the stacked undercard could steal the show on Saturday night at the Hoops Dome…
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Veteran Domingo gets another title shot
By Edri Aznar
VETERAN Michael Domingo is in for a career-defining fight, one that would determine if it?s time for him to retire. Domingo will fight for the vacant International Boxing Organization bantamweight crown, a…
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Lewkowicz vows to help ALA vs. Mexican agent
By Edri Aznar
SAMPSON Lewkowicz has promised to help out ALA Promotions in their quest to catch the perpetrator of the Genaro Garcia debacle last week. ?I give my full support to the good people…
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Sonsona to fight in new boxing series
By Edri Aznar
FORMER world champion Marvin Sonsona continues his comeback trail as he headlines a top-billed fight card on March 17 at the Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City. Sonsona (15-1, 12 KOs), the ex-World…
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Ocampo spoils Haya?s attempt at a world title
By Edri Aznar
WENG Haya?s dream of a world title shot has been shattered after Jose Ocampo knocked him out last Sunday night in a free boxing event by SGG Promotions at the Cebu Coliseum.…
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Boholano disappointed with switch of foes; ALA Promotions vows legal action vs. Mexican agent
By Edri Aznar
TAGBILARAN CITY - What was supposed to be Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista?s toughest test in recent years turned out to be a bust after another Genaro Garcia flew in from Mexico to face…
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Bakbakan gets cracking
By Edri Aznar
TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL?Even though Genaro Garcia is a far cry from what he used to look in his years as a world title challenger, Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista still isn?t taking him for…