Edri Aznar
1,102 articles · Sun.Star Cebu
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Dodie Pe?alosa Jr. stops Thai in 3rd round for 6th straight win
By Edri Aznar
DODIE Boy Pe?alosa Jr. is a step closer to fighting in a bigger stage after an impressive knockout win last Saturday night in ?Laban ng Lahi, Dugong Kampeon? at the Mandaue Sports…
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ALA seals title fight
By Edri Aznar
FOLLOWING a couple of postponements, the clash between ex-world champion Donnie Nietes and World Boxing Organization light flyweight king Ramon Garcia is finally set. Garcia and Nietes will face off in a…
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Dodie Boy Jr. faces Thai foe tonight
By Edri Aznar
UNBEATEN DodieBoy Pe?alosa is fighting the biggest fight of his young career tonight as he takes on Thai Kong Kiatpracha Gym in an eight -round bout at the Mandaue City Sports Complex…
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?Give Villanueva deadlier foe?
By Edri Aznar
LORENZO Villanueva made his fight against crafty Indonesian Eddy Camaro last Saturday night at the Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City look easy. It only took the 25-year-old unbeaten knockout artist a single…
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Tyson caves in, loses
By Edri Aznar
TYSON Cave ran his mouth all week long and come fight night, he still ran. Despite being frustrated and angered by the flamboyant Canadian?s tactics, AJ ?Bazooka? Banal did enough to score…
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Time ?to shut Cave up?
By Edri Aznar
AFTER days of enduring Tyson ?Prince of Hali? Cave?s trash talk, AJ ?Bazooka? Banal will have a chance to silence the flamboyant Canadian in the Cebuano?s World Boxing Organization Asia-Pacific bantamweight title…
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Tyson swaggers, Banal unfazed onward to Mactan
By Edri Aznar
COLORFUL Canadian champion Tyson Cave is certain of the scenario after his title tussle with World Boxing Organization Asia-Pacific bantamweight champion AJ Banal this Saturday night in the main event of ?Pinoy…
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‘I will make Banal cry’
By Edri Aznar
FLAMBOYANT Canadian warrior Tyson Cave is looking to impose his will against AJ Banal and hand the Filipino his second career defeat this Saturday night in their World Boxing Organization Asia-Pacific bantamweight…
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KO artist faces crafty Indonesian
By Edri Aznar
KNOCKOUT artist Lorenzo Villanueva, who stopped 19 of his 21 foes, will be tested as he takes on crafty Indonesian veteran Eddy Comaro in the undercard of Pinoy Pride 7 this Saturday…
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Gesta faces veteran fighter in Top Rank debut
By Edri Aznar
MERCITO Gesta is set to impress Bob Arum in his debut as a Top Rank fighter this Sunday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California against Mexican Jorge Pimentel. Gesta, a…
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Cebu boxing schedules clash
By Edri Aznar
CEBUANO boxing fans will surely be divided on July 30 as the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) is willing to sanction two huge boxing events on the same night. Although there is…
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AJ Banal hopes successful title defense will lead to Concepcion rematch
By Edri Aznar
SINCE suffering his only loss to Rafael Concepcion three years ago, AJ Banal has been raring for a rematch against his tormentor. However, before considering a rematch with Concepcion, the 22-year-old Cebuano…
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Gerry Pe?alosa says Dodie Boy Jr. is future world champion
By Edri Aznar
HAVING reached the pinnacle of the sport, brothers Dodie Boy and Gerry Pe?alosa know what it would take to be a world boxing champion. And both think another Pe?alosa, Dodie Boy Jr.,…
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Melligen battles Hernandez
By Edri Aznar
MARK Jason Melligen is up against one of the toughest opponents in his young career as he faces former world title challenger Freddy Hernandez on July 1 in Texas. ?It will be…
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Rey Melligen storms Aguan in ALA fight
By Edri Aznar
HE younger brother of light middleweight prospect Mark Jason Melligen, John Rey Melligen, scored another victory in the ALA-Summit Natural Drinking Water ?Fight Night Amateur Series? at the Gaisano Countrymall carpark last…
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Edrin Dapudong to take on Mexican world champion on just two weeks? notice
By Edri Aznar
MOST boxers are rarely given an opportunity to fight for a world championship while some chosen few are lucky enough to even contend just once. Although on such short notice, former World…
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Ruiz, Boom-Boom vow KO win
By Edri Aznar
MORE than two years ago, Heriberto Ruiz handed a bloodied Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista a heart-breaking loss that derailed his young boxing career. In their rematch on Saturday night at the Waterfront Hotel…
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Ruiz looks back, set for future
By Edri Aznar
FATHER time is almost catching up with Heriberto Ruiz. He isn?t getting any younger at 33 years old, and may soon be at the twilight of his career. However, in his storied…
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?Bautista?s toughest fight since injury?
By Edri Aznar
REY ?Boom-Boom? Bautista used to be one of the most promising prospects of Philippine boxing and was even projected as the boxer that would likely succeed Manny Pacquiao. However, his successful 23-0…
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Marquez floated as Pacquiao?s next opponent
By Edri Aznar
JUAN Manuel Marquez was the last boxer that gave Manny Pacquiao problems inside the ring. He figured in two close bouts with Pacquiao in 2004 and 2008, wherein both fights could have…