Edri Aznar
1,102 articles · Sun.Star Cebu
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Demecillo slugs it out with Mirzaev in Russia
By Edri Aznar
EXPECT Kenny Demecillo to be in unbeaten World Boxing Council (WBC) International Silver bantamweight champion Vyacheslav Mirzaev?s face all night long when they square off on March 17 at RGK ?Kapitan? in…
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Sultan ready for title
By Edri Aznar
JONAS Sultan?s preparation for his world title challenge against International Boxing Federation (IBF) super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas is going to be done a little bit differently from his usual routine. Instead…
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Nietes? humble since day 1
By Edri Aznar
DONNIE Nietes let out a laugh but then seriously admitted that his coach Edito Villamor would beat him if ever both of them had met in the ring in their prime. ?I…
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Go big or go home
By Edri Aznar
IT?S going to be only big fights for Donnie Nietes from here on. Following an impressive seventh round knockout of Juan Carlos Reveco last weekend, Nietes eyes to move up to the…
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Ocon targets Magaleno for Tapales
By Edri Aznar
ALTHOUGH Marlon Tapales isn?t quite back to his championship form following a long layoff, Fernando Ocon is already looking into the future. Ocon, Tapales? coach, is eyeing a future title shot against…
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Nietes koS Reveco in 7, EYES BIG FIGHTS
By Edri Aznar
DONNIE Nietes put on a masterful performance and humbled two-division world champion Juan Carlos Reveco in the seventh round of his International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight title defense yesterday in one of…
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Villamor: Nietes will beat Reveco
By Edri Aznar
EDMUND Villamor is optimistic that International Boxing Federation (IBF) Donnie Neites will barrel through challenger and two-division world champion Juan Carlos Reveco tomorrow in one of the main features of ?Superfly 2?…
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Demecillo finally gets shot at reg?l. belt
By Edri Aznar
CARLO Demecillo finally gets a shot at a regional belt as he takes on experienced Indonesian Ruben Manakane for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia super bantamweight belt on March 17 in…
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Confident Nietes ready for Reveco
By Edri Aznar
LONGEST reigning Filipino world champion Donnie Nietes is confident that he?ll be ready for his upcoming title defense with the way that his training camp has been going at the Wild Card…
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Canoy eyes first int?l win
By Edri Aznar
JASON Canoy has never been successful in big fights nor has he won a fight outside the Philppines. The 27-year-old slugger has fought in Thailand, Russia, Ukraine, South Africa and Japan, coming…
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Demecillo faces stiff test
By Edri Aznar
YOUNG up-and-comer Carlo Demecillo is in for a crucial fight with Margarito Moya tomorrow night, as a win could move him up to the next level. ?His training went well, he?s ready.…
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After failing 6 years ago, Gesta now ready for world title attempt
By Edri Aznar
AFTER failing in his first attempt at becoming a world champion six years ago, US-based Cebuano Mercito Gesta is confident that now is his time. ?Jorge wants to face the best so…
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Nietes starts sparring at Wild Card Gym
By Edri Aznar
INTERNATIONAL Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight champion Donnie Nietes kicked off his training camp in the US yesterday in Freddie Roach?s famed Wild Card Gym in Hollywood and will start sparring today. Nietes…
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ALA open to hosting Donaire training camp
By Edri Aznar
ALA Boxing Gym?s doors are open to Filipino star Nonito Donaire Jr. if he decides to set up camp here in Cebu. ?I talked to his wife Rachel. (I) Told them Nonito…
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Nietes eager to stamp mark in US
By Edri Aznar
THE fighters in boxing?s smallest weight division rarely get any attention outside of Asia, especially in the lucrative US market, which is centered mostly on the bigger weight divisions. But with the…
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It?s not just boxing, it?s on HBO
By Edri Aznar
THREE-DIVISION world champion Donnie Nietes finally gets the exposure that he deserves after being added to the stacked HBO Boxing-televised ?Superfly 2? show next month in California. ?That was really the goal…
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Tapales ends long layoff
By Edri Aznar
FORMER world champion Marlon Tapales ends his long layoff as he takes on sturdy veteran Rivo Rengkung on March 17 at the Bendigo Exhibition Center in Bendigo, Australia. Th 25-year-old Tapales last…
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Catmon hosts title bout
By Edri Aznar
BOXING returns to Catmon with Big Yellow Boxing Promotions? ?Bakbakan sa Catmon? on Jan. 31 at the Catmon Sports Complex. The show is headlined by a Visproba bantamweight title fight between Carlo…
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Melindo raring to get into action
By Edri Aznar
WITH just a day left before the biggest fight of his career, International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight king Milan Melindo is still a few pounds north of the 108-pound limit. Melindo?s…
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Melindo eager to win his biggest fight
By Edri Aznar
INTERNATIONAL Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight champion Milan Melindo and his team arrived in Japan yesterday, ahead of his New Year?s Eve unification bout with World Boxing Association (WBA) light flyweight king…