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  • Viloria back, puts dancing shoes on

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Nothing much has changed since Brian Viloria became the first boxer to unify the world titles in the flyweight division for the first time in nearly 50 years. ?The…

  • Roach owes Pacquiao $1,000 after KO

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao gave Freddie Roach a perfect Thanksgiving present that came in the form of a knockdown. The Filipino boxing superstar, who?s gearing up for a Dec. 8 clash…

  • Quietly, Viloria comes home

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - It must have been quiet inside the airport when Brian Viloria, the reigning WBO and WBA flyweight champion, arrived from Los Angeles yesterday morning. He was scheduled to arrive…

  • Roach unfazed by Marquez size, shape

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Juan Manuel Marquez raised some eyebrows when he held a media workout at the Romanza Gym in Mexico City yesterday. Marquez looked in great shape and in fact could…

  • Viloria unifies flyweight titles

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Brian Viloria yesterday proved that there?s still a lot more left in him when he knocked out Mexico?s Hernan ?Tyson? Marquez at the Los Angeles Sports Arena yesterday. Viloria…

  • Viloria puts everything on the line vs ?Tyson?

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Reigning WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria, who?s turning 32 in two weeks, said he trains for and treats each fight like it would be his last. That?s why during…

  • ?Only KO could end rivalry?

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach may be thinking out of the box as he maps out Manny Pacquiao?s battleplan against Juan Manuel Marquez on Dec. 8 in Las Vegas. The five-time Trainer…

  • Pinoy boxer ?robbed? in South Africa

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - In a way it was Manny Pacquiao vs Timothy Bradley all over again. Only this time, it was North Cotabato?s Edrin Dapudong who felt robbed of a victory against…

  • Vintage Pacman wears out Roach in workout

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Coach Freddie Roach was so impressed with Manny Pacquiao?s training the past two days that he wrote the boxer?s name on his ballot. ?I wrote Manny Pacquiao for President…

  • Pacquiao gives Floyd until 2013

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s latest rants, where he called Manny Pacquiao ?desperate,? only reinforces the belief that he doesn?t want to fight the Filipino boxer at all. Pacquiao reacted by…

  • Donaire in race for Fighter of Year award

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Bob Arum had something else at the back of his mind when he decided to pit Nonito Donaire Jr. against Jorge Arce on Dec. 15 at the Toyota Center…

  • Irish mentor key to Phl ‘breakthru’?

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - While there is no plan to hire a foreign coach, the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) yesterday said it always helps to have ?someone from outside looking…

  • Arum seals Donaire-Arce dream fight

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - The long-awaited matchup between Filipino champion Nonito Donaire Jr. and Mexican slugger Jorge Arce will take place in December. Bob Arum of Top Rank was quoted as saying yesterday…

  • Banal sibling exacts revenge, enters final

    By Abac Cordero

    BAGO CITY, Philippines ? Hipolito Banal Jr., younger brother of world title contender AJ ?Bazooka? Banal, yesterday marched into the finals of the 2012 PLDT-ABAP Visayas Area boxing tournament at the Bago…

  • Donaire says Arce asking too much

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Nonito Donaire Jr. thinks that his long-awaited matchup with Jorge Arce isn?t happening because the Mexican camp is asking for a lot of money. ?He?s not afraid. He?s a…

  • Banal raring to go vs Thai

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - AJ Banal isn?t losing sleep over the strong possibility of him becoming a world champion tomorrow evening at the Mall of Asia Arena. ?I?m excited pero nakakatulog pa naman,?…

  • Unbeaten Caribbean champ trains sights on Pacquiao

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - In the absence of the two main protagonists, one of the foreign fighters for the upcoming Pinoy Pride 17 ?Philippines vs The World? boxing card made some noise in…

  • Donaire eyes victory in any form

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Nonito Donaire Jr. won his last three fights on the scorecards when before that he was often seen knocking out his opponents left and right. Truth is the Filipino…

  • Row deepens for Pacquiao, Marquez

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - t?s easy to feel the animosity between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez who just wrapped up a quick three-city press tour for their coming fight. Pacquiao?s legal counsel,…

  • Melindo unfazed by tall Venezuelan

    By Abac Cordero

    CEBU CITY, Philippines ? What separates Milan Melindo from the rest of the Filipino boxers is that he?s young, undefeated and cocky. The 24-year-old Melindo, undefeated in 27 fights, stood face-to-face with…