Edri Aznar
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Melligen impresses Top Rank boss
By Edri Aznar
TOP Rank head Bob Arum watched Mark Jason Melligen?s fight against fellow prospect Gabriel Martinez from start to finish and lauded the 24-year-old Filipino for his performance last Sunday in the undercard…
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Australian foe turns down offer to fight Melindo
By Edri Aznar
MILAN Melindo?s hopes for a world title shot have been dashed anew after his planned foe for an International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight title eliminator turned him down. Unbeaten Australian Fred Mundraby,…
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Melligen faces career moment
By Edri Aznar
MARK Jason Melligen knows the importance of his upcoming fight on Feb. 19 against Mexican Gabriel Martinez. This fight would be career defining for a young prospect like him because bigger fights…
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ALA fights for big event
By Edri Aznar
ALA Promotions is closing in on achieving its goal of staging World Boxing Organization (WBO) mini-flyweight king Donnie Nietes? world title fight with interim WBO mini-flyweight champion Raul Garcia here in the…
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ALA Promotions to make sure Nietes unification bout vs. Raul Garcia will be on friendly grounds
By Edri Aznar
IT MAY be difficult and costly to hold a world title match between two world champions but ALA Promotions promised to bring the unification bout between World Boxing Organization mini-flyweight king Donnie…
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Bautista answers doubters, knocks out Mexican Barrera in three rounds
By Edri Aznar
AFTER facing a couple of setbacks in his career, Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista is finally back. He ended his grudge rematch with Mexican Alejandro Barrera with an impressive third round knockout in a…
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?You should have stayed in Mexico?
By Edri Aznar
ALEJANDRO Barrera travelled all the way from Mexico City to avenge his loss to Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista but the Boholano thinks the Mexican should have just stayed at home. The two will…
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Bautista, Barrera rev up word war
By Edri Aznar
ALEJANDRO Barrera didn?t mince words when he arrived in Cebu City last Monday?he wants to knock out Rey Bautista in their rematch this Saturday at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino. It seems…
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Pacquiao will win; Donaire will lose
By Edri Aznar
ALEJANDRO Barrera, Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista?s opponent this Saturday, and his coach, Victor Hugo Correa, believe Manny Pacquiao will continue his winning romp while Nonito Donaire Jr. will fall. ?Pacquiao will win,? said…
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Barrera: ?I will KO Bautista?
By Edri Aznar
ALEJANDRO Barrera came halfway across the globe for only one purpose, and that is to exact his revenge against Filipino slugger Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista by knocking him out in their grudge rematch…
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?After banner year, 2011 will be bigger?
By Edri Aznar
ALA Promotions had a successful year in 2010, bringing top-notched fighters and promoting quality fights in the Philippines. Because of the Cebu-based promotional company?s achievement last year, ALA Promotions is optimistic of…
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Boom to box doubts
By Edri Aznar
REY ?Boom-Boom? Bautista has been riddled with doubts throughout his career. He has been ridiculed for his lack of defense by most boxing fans. In Bautista?s last fight in August against Mexican…
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?Retirement is better for Manny?
By Edri Aznar
MANNY Pacquiao has achieved what most boxers can only just dream about, but somehow he still continues to fight and face the risks the brutal sport entails. One of the Philippines? most…
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Greatness becomes Manny
By Edri Aznar
MANNY Pacquiao made history in 2009 by becoming the only boxer who has captured seven world titles in different weight divisions. This year, he once again did the near impossible and established…
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Boom-Boom Bautista out to prove his win over Barrera
By Edri Aznar
IN Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista and Mexican Alejandro Barrera's first encounter, the fight didn't go the distance and ended in controversial fashion in favor of the Filipino fighter. Although Bautista believes he won…
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No holiday rest for Boom-boom
By Edri Aznar
THERE will be no holiday break for Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista as he meticulously prepares for a rematch with Mexican Alejandro Barrera next month. In the fighters? first meeting last Aug. 28, Bautista…
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Fuentes fights his way back to elite rank
By Edri Aznar
NAMED after the famous fictional boxing hero, Rocky Fuentes, like Rocky Balboa, had to overcome the ups and downs of a career in the ring. ?My father was a boxer before. He…
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Rocky rising
By Edri Aznar
FOR most, the name Rocky Fuentes doesn?t ring a bell. However, he is one of the most promising flyweights in the country that could possibly vie for a world championship in the…
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Still undefeated
By Edri Aznar
MILAN Melindo failed to deliver his prediction of a fifth-round knockout, but still outclassed Carlos Tamara in their 10-round battle in the Pinoy Pride 2 at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino in…
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Melindo: KO in five
By Edri Aznar
CARLOS Tamara?s team believes that Milan Melindo made a mistake by taking on the former world champion and Olympian. However, Melindo made it clear that?s not the case and believes his fight…