Jun Medina
109 articles · The Manila Times
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Bigger, richer fights await Donaire
BIGGER, richer fights await rising Filipino American boxing star Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire when he moves to super bantamweight in search for his fourth world title, possibly as early as February.…
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Donaire going for early KO
NEW YORK: Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire Jr. will gun for an early knockout in what is expected to be an explosive defense of his world bantamweight titles against undefeated Argentine challenger…
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Pacquiao expected to silence Marquez
BOXING king of the ring Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao is expected to silence his old archrival Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico with a decisive win, according to his renowned trainer Freddie Roach. Roach…
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Pacquiao by KO?Roach
Declaring Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao tip-top shape, trainer Freddie Roach said on Wednesday his prized Filipino fighter could be the first to knockout former five-time world champ "Sugar" Shane Mosley in the big-money…
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HBO analyst says Manny a boxing great
Veteran boxing commentator Larry Merchant rates Filipino boxing superstar Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao as among the best boxers of all time, a reputation that he bolstered with an awesome victory against Antonio Margarito…
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Pacquiao SHUTS OUT FOE
ARLINGTON, Texas: Manny Pacquiao battered a tough Antonio Margarito for 12 rounds in what is considered his best fight ever to win the World Boxing Council super welterweight (junior middleweight) title. Pacquiao…
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Roach confident of Pacquiao victory
Trainer Freddie Roach thinks Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao is having his worst training camp, but the renowned boxing strategist still believes Pacquiao would win a record eighth world title against dangerous foe Antonio…
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Early finish seen in Pacquiao-Margarito
Fight fans can look forward to a thrilling and action-packed showdown between pound-for-pound king Manny ?PaMan? Pacquiao and former three-time world welterweight champion Antonio Margarito from the opening bell of their November…
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Manny Pacquiao?s speed ?one of a kind?
Undefeated Filipino world title prospect Mercito ?No Mercy? Gesta thinks that Manny Pacquiao?s quickness and ?extraordinary? speed will carry him to victory against the bigger and stronger Antonio Margarito in their November…
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Margarito eyes revenge for Mexicans
WASHINGTON, D.C.: His confidence level hitting sky high, former three-time world welterweight champion Antonio Margarito promised to avenge the losses of his fellow Mexican fighters and stop pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao in…
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Margarito looking very sharp
Top boxing promoter Bob Arum has only glowing words for Antonio ?Tijuana Tornado? Margarito, who is training ?like there is no tomorrow? for his November 13 showdown with pound-for-pound king Manny ?PacMan?…
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Margarito training like a mad man ahead of Pacquiao fight
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Training for the fight of his life, Antonio ?Tijuana Tornado? Margarito will step up his sparring to 10 rounds this week, up from the eight-round schedule he had every other…
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Expert gives Pacquiao foe good chance
WASHINGTON, D.C: Respected boxing commentator Larry Merchant thinks that three-time world welterweight champion Antonio Margarito will give world pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao a tough fight in their junior middleweight title fight on…
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Nonito Donaire gets big break in HBO deal
Two-time Filipino world champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire Jr. is finally getting the big fights he deserves after concluding a two-bout contract with HBO against elite fighters in December and February.…
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?Sustained pressure? key to beating Pacquiao
Mexican-American boxer Antonio Margarito and trainer Robert Garcia are predicting not just an upset, but a late stoppage of king of the ring Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao and his renowned trainer Freddie Roach.…
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PacMan, Margarito confident of winning
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Exuding supreme confidence, protagonists Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao and Antonio ?Tijuana Tornado? Margarito are predicting victory with less than six weeks to their November 13 junior middleweight title showdown at the…
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Margarito training shifts to higher gear
After more than two weeks of rigorous road work and preliminary gym work in the mountains of South El Monte, California, three-time world welterweight champion Antonio Margarito shifts training to high gear…
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PacMan will teach Margarito a ?lesson? in November fight
Unbeaten junior middleweight title prospect Vanes Matirosyan thinks that Filipino boxing icon Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao would give Mexican-American Antonio Margarito a beating in their November 13 face-off for the vacant World Boxing…
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Margarito braces for mega bout
If his training and choice of sparring partners is any indication, Antonio Margarito is preparing for his fight November 13 showdown with Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao like never before in his career?hoping his…
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US experts speak on Pacquiao-Margarito fight
Boxing historian Bert Sugar is picking World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao over former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito in their November 13 fight at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium. Sugar, 73, and…
