Abac Cordero
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Roach: Everything is all set
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao is being told to flex just enough muscles three weeks heading to his comeback fight against Mexican-American Jessie Vargas in Las Vegas. Pacquiao sparred 10 rounds and…
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Roach here to train Manny for Vargas tiff
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? Freddie Roach flew in from Los Angeles early Tuesday morning. By sundown he was inside the ring with Manny Pacquiao preparing for yet another fight. They?re back doing what…
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Nietes passes flyweight test
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? For 12 rounds Saturday evening, Donnie Nietes tested the waters in the flyweight class and came out with an impressive win over Edgar Sosa of Mexico at the StubHub…
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Sosa to bank on experience vs Nietes
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Edgar Sosa of Mexico has so much experience behind him that his coming battle with Filipino Donnie Nietes at the StubHub Center in Carson, California is just like any…
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Betting odds go 10-to-1 for Manny in Vegas tiff
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao, who?s coming out of a short-lived retirement, is heading to his Nov. 5 fight with unheralded WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas as a 10-to-1 favorite. Pacquiao, the…
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Pacquiao, Vargas hype up November bout
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao will come face to face with Jessie Vargas at the Beverly Hills Hotel today in the lone press conference aimed at drumming up their WBO…
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Pacquiao bats for revival of ?Go for Gold? program
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Once again, Sen. Manny Pacquiao faced sports leaders yesterday and batted for the revival of the ?Go for Gold? program for boxing, a strategy that worked well and produced…
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Pacman: Training center a must
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? Sen. Manny Pacquiao yesterday called on the country?s top sports leaders to put their act together and make sure that the construction of a modern training center to cater…
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Pacquiao: No plans to take Senate leave
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao, who announced his retirement from boxing three months ago, yesterday denied that he?s seeking a leave of absence from the Senate so he could fight again this…
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Pacquiao comeback: Not in October
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - A comeback fight just six months after he retired? Not so fast ? if you ask Manny Pacquiao. ?Hindi pa sa October (Not on October),? the 37-year-old Pacquiao, who…
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Pacquiao Rio golden quest up in air
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao, now a duly-elected senator, has shown some hesitation on his possible stint in the Rio Olympics in August and his dreams of handing the Philippines its first…
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Pinoy pugs could earn P27M bonus for Rio gold
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? Win the gold medal in Rio and come home a multi-millionaire. This once-in-a-lifetime prospect faced Filipino boxers Rogen Ladon and Charly Suarez yesterday when they appeared before the weekly…
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Donaire admits flaws, mistakes
By Abac Cordero
CEBU CITY, Philippines ? It all looked nice and easy, fast and furious, but Nonito Donaire Jr. wasn?t actually flawless inside the ring against Zsolt Bedak Saturday evening at the packed Cebu…
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Filipino Flash on Bedak: I can swallow him up
By Abac Cordero
CEBU CITY, Philippines ? After some anxious moments, Nonito Donaire Jr. tipped the scales a shade under the super-bantamweight limit then declared his eagerness to stop his Hungarian challenger at the open-air…
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Mayweather rematch possible if fans want it
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Newly retired boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao, who arrived to a hero?s welcome and was paraded around the city yesterday morning, said it?s up to fight fans if they want…
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Pacquiao bows out in glory
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao dished out snatches of his glorious past to bring back the old chant of ?Manny, Manny? among the 14,665 fans at the MGM Grand here…
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Pacquiao-Bradley 3: Manny?s last hurrah?
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao faces what could be the final chapter of his long and glorious career when he seals his trilogy with American Timothy Bradley on Saturday…
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?Brand new? Pacquiao coming out vs Bradley
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? As time winds down to precious few for one of the greatest boxing careers of contemporary times, the very thought of retirement and being on the threshold of another…
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Team Pacquiao: Let?s get it on
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD ? Manny Pacquiao?s chief trainer came short of begging for a furious showdown with Timothy Bradley on April 9 (April 10 in Manila) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. If…
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Pacman to break camp with rest, light sparring
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD ? Freddie Roach has one bit of advice to Manny Pacquiao on how to spend his day off on Sunday or the day before they head to Vegas for fight week.…