Carlos Costa
1,718 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Exciting! Ayumu “Chingón” Hanada vs Vince “El Látigo” Paras Saturday @ Okada Manila!
Yes, exciting! Two promising, young, world-ranked flyweight fighters face each other in a crucial and thrilling battle. It’s all set for this Saturday, May 13, at the plush and fun Okada Manila…
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Casimero Fights Nghitumbwa Saturday for WBO Global at Okada Manila; Naoya Inoue Could be Next
Popular Filipino former 3-division world champion John Riel Casimero (31-4, 21 KOs) will be back in action in a 12-round main event battle for the WBO Super Bantamweight Global title this coming…
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Weljon Mindoro Challenges Takeshi Inoue for WBO Asia Pacific 154 Title Saturday at Okada Manila
Warriors Takeshi Inoue and Weljon Mindoro are in collision course with the WBO Asia Pacific super welterweight championship on the line! Champ and world-ranked Japanese 井上岳志 Takeshi Inoue (19-2-1, 11 KO's) feels…
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John Michael Zulueta Retains ABF 108 Belt with TKO Win in Thailand (Fight Photos)
BANGKOK, Thailand -- World-ranked Filipino Light Flyweight "The Striker" John Michael Zulueta (15-0-3, 8 KO's) stalked, dropped and knocked out in 10 frames brave Indonesian veteran Silem Serang, 33, to successfully retain…
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“The Terminator” Ador Torres Terminates Foe in 3 in Thailand, Still ABF 147 Champion
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Bicolano cybernetic organism "The Terminator" Ador Torres (8-4-1, 5 KO's), living tissue over metal endoskeleton, born in the beautiful Bicol Bungto san Santa Magdalena in the Probinsya han Sorsogon…
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“The Fight Doc” JV Tuazon Scores Hard-Fought Win in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Filipino-American “The Fighting Doc” JV Tuazon (4-4-2, 2 KO's) of New Jersey by way of Manila, Philippines, scored a close, hard-fought win by points over experienced Indonesian veteran Jack…
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Zulueta, Serang Make Weight For ABF 108 War in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand. — Unbeaten world-ranked Filipino light flyweight "The Striker" John Michael Zulueta (14-0-3, 7 KO's, on the right), currently in the WBA and IBF world rankings, and tough, experienced Silem Serang…
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Tuazon, Amisa Made Weight in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand — Filipino-American "The Fighting Doc" JV Tuazon (3-4-2, 2 KO's) of Jersey City, New Jersey, by way of Manila, Philippines, and fearless journeyman Jack Amisa of the City of Malang…
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Pakistan Unbeaten Heavyweight Taimoor Khan Gears Up for WBC Asia Clash in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Pakistan's hard-hitting unbeaten heavyweight "The Diamond Boy" Taimoor Khan (7-0, 6 KO's), pushes forward his pro boxing career as the 26-year-old from the Pashtun Mohmand Tribe in Islamabad takes…
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Zulueta, Torres in Action for ABF Belts in Highland Show April 27 in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand -- World-ranked Filipino light flyweight "The Striker" John Michael Zulueta and tough welterweight "The Terminator" Ador Torrres feel confident and strong ahead of their respective title fights in the coming…
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Ronal Batista Ready to Challenge “Rey” Martínez in Canelo’s May 6 Guadalajara Show
Panamanian 115-pounder Ronal Batista (15-2, 9 KO's, in the photos), currently WBC #38, WBA #8 in the super flyweights, will trim down to the flyweight division to challenge popular, hard-swinging Mexican WBC…
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Yudai Shigeoka Stops Wilfredo “Bimbito” Mendez in 7, Wins WBC 105 Interim Title
Japanese KO Artist Yudai Shigeoka (7-0, 5 KO's), scored the most important win of his boxing career by devastatingly punishing and stopping Puerto Rican former world champ Wilfredo "Bimbito" Mendez to claim…
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Ginjiro Shigeoka Stops Rene Mark Cuarto in 9, Claims IBF 105 Interim Belt (VIDEO CLIP)
With a vicious body attack, hard-hitting Japanese Ginjiro Shigeoka (9-0, 7 KO's) tormented, dropped and stopped in nine rounds brave Pinoy warrior Rene Mark Cuarto (21-4-2, 12 KO's) to conquer the vacant…
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Santiago Stops “Little Spider” in Panama, Retains WBO Latino 108 Belt
WBO world-ranked Puerto Rican René “El Chulo” Santiago (11-3, 8 KOs) successfully defended his WBO Latino Light Flyweight strap by knocking out in 9 chapters Panama's Carlos “Arañita” (Little Spider) Ortega (15-7-3,…
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Cuarto and Shigeoka All Set to Battle for IBF 105 Interim Belt in Japan Today (Photos)
Filipino 105-pound warrior Rene Mark Cuarto and unbeaten Japanese combatant Ginjiro Shigeoka (8-0, 6 KO's), successfully made weight ahead of their hot battle for the vacant IBF Interim Minimumweight Crown Sunday, April…
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“Bimbito” Mendez, Yudai Shigeoka Make Weight for WBC Interim 105 Clash in Tokyo, Japan
Unbeaten Yudai Shigeoka 重岡優大 and Wilfredo "Bimbito" Méndez were successful today, beating the scale, ready to rumble for the vacant WBC minimum interim title in one of the title fights taking place…
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Historic: Naveen Verma, First India Boxer to Fight in Japan
Indian Cruiserweight Naveen Verma (left) is on the verge of becoming the first pro boxer from India to fight in JBC-sanctioned pro boxing show in Japan. The face off photo shows Naveen…
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Santino to Battle Tsutsumi for OPBF Belt May 31 in Japan
Filipino former ALA star Jeo "Santino" Santisima (22-5, 19 KO's), is more than willing to head back to Japan for the crucial mission of facing Japanese newcomer warrior Hayato Tsutsumi 堤駿斗 (2-0,…
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Jose Roda Arrives in Thailand for April 1 WBA Asia 140 Title Fight
BANGKOK, Thailand — Filipino super lightweight challenger Jose “Verdugo” Roda (8-2-2, 1 KO) born in the paradise Province of Romblon, and his coach former fighter Rene Bañares of Malabon City, Metro Manila,…
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Fogoum Battles Mashiota for IBF Cruiserweight Intercontinental Belt in Thailand; Montano, Gomez, Mortel in Tough Battles
Fogoum and Mashiota pose during Wednesday's weighin. BANGKOK, Thailand -- Cameroon’s Rolly Lambert Fogoum (15-1-1, 12 KO’s) and Lebogang Mashitoa (10-3, 3 KO’s) of Johannesburg, South Africa, made weight ahead of their…
