Edri Aznar
1,102 articles · Sun.Star Cebu
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Domingo?s big break
By Edri Aznar
AFTER getting avoided by the reigning champions in the bantamweight division, Michael Domingo now has a real chance for a title shot. That is, if he wins his next bout and ALA…
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AJ vs. Perez in Cebu
By Edri Aznar
CEBUANO boxing fans will be in for a treat as two world-class boxing events hit Cebu City before the year ends. After days of pondering where to hold the bout between AJ…
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AJ Banal to face ex-IBF champion
By Edri Aznar
AJ Banal will be in for one of his toughest fights in his next assignment. Banal, who lost to Rafael Concepcion in 2008, will face former world champion Luis Alberto Perez in…
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Foreign boxers arrive today
By Edri Aznar
THE foreign protagonists for this Saturday?s ?Philippines vs. The World? will arrive today. Mexicans Alejandro Barrera, Pipino Cuevas Jr. and Korean Jin Man Jeon are set to land at the Mactan-Cebu International…
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?Jaca vs. Cuevas will end in KO?
By Edri Aznar
JIMREX Jaca and Pepino Cuevas could steal the thunder from the main event fighters when they meet in the undercard of the Philippines vs. The World on Aug. 28. ?I?m looking forward…
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Melligen eyes title
By Edri Aznar
MARK Jason Melligen is one of the fastest-rising Filipino prospects in the US and now wants to be among the elite fighters in his division. Melligen, a former amateur standout, has been…
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Following Elorde
By Edri Aznar
FOR most boxers, just becoming a world champion is a huge accomplishment. But for World Boxing Organization mini-flyweight king Donnie Nietes, being a world titleholder isn?t enough because he wants to leave…
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ALA gives ex-champ a second chance
By Edri Aznar
ALA Promotions is giving former champion Florante Condes a shot at redemption. Condes, the former IBF 105-pound champion, hasn?t fought since losing to Nkosinthi Joy last June 26, 2009?just his second loss…
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Banal shows grit, wins
By Edri Aznar
TAGBILARAN CITY ? AJ ?Bazooka? Banal wrested the World Boxing Organization Asia-Pacific bantamweight crown after a tough and bloody battle against Big Yoo in the main event of ?Sandugo?Labanan ng mga Kampeon?…
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Concepcion embarks on career?s biggest fight
By Edri Aznar
BERNABE Concepcion is in for the biggest fight of his career as he challenges unbeaten Puerto Rican Juan Manuel Lopez for the World Boxing Organization featherweight title today in Puerto Rico. Concepcion,…
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Banal told: Don?t go for early KO
By Edri Aznar
AJ Banal may have knockout power but ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer wants his young ward to be patient in his upcoming World Boxing Organization Asia Pacific title fight against Big Yoo…
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Casimero’s fight vs. Hirales postponed
By Edri Aznar
JOHNREIL Casimero won't be seeing action this weekend just yet, because his interim World Boxing Organization (WBO) light flyweight title defense against Ramon Garcia Hirales was moved to a later date and…
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ALA?s Canillas to fight Tupas in Lutopan
By Edri Aznar
HARD-hitting youngster Larry ?Bon Jovi? Canillas will give his townmates a chance to cheer for him again as he faces Prell Tupas on July 13 in Boxing sa Lutopan. Canillas, one of…
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Bautista to fight in Cebu
By Edri Aznar
REY ?Boom-Boom? Bautista won?t be having his US comeback just yet, as his scheduled bout on Aug. 14 in San Diego, California has been called off. Instead, Bautista will headline the top-billed…
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Banal to face Latin foe
By Edri Aznar
ANOTHER world title shot is lurking around the corner for top prospect AJ Banal if he succeeds in his Aug. 28 fight at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino. ?He is…
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2 Cebuano boxers in minor title fights today
By Edri Aznar
TWO Cebuano warriors are facing the biggest test of their young boxing careers in title fights in different countries today. Rocky Fuentes is defending his Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation flyweight title…
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Bautista?s US fight moved
By Edri Aznar
REY ?Boom-Boom? Bautista?s return to the US fight scene has been postponed and transferred. The hard-hitting Bautista was supposed to see action against veteran Levi Brea on June 26 in Virginia but…
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Morel?s camp refuses to fight Domingo
By Edri Aznar
EVEN after Michael Domingo made a statement by easily disposing of Luis Melendez, many champions are still not interested in facing him. ALA Promotions, through matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz, has been negotiating for…
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Injured Takayama focuses on next fight
By Edri Aznar
FORMER two-time world champion Katsunari Takayama?s Philippine debut has to be reset after he got injured while jogging. Although he is disappointed, Takayama is gearing up for future big fights. ?We really…
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ALA’s Japanese fighter debuts this Saturday
By Edri Aznar
MOST Japanese boxers seldom dare to tread on international soil for fights and rather stick to fighting in their native Japan. But not former world champion Katsunari Takayama, who is breaking that…