Francis Ochoa
148 articles · ABS-CBN News
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‘Boxing geek’ Don Abnett behind PH’s best showing in Olympics
TOKYO—When Don Abnett tries to explain a strategy employed in the game, he starts with a few straightforward sentences. Then there is a perceptible increase in enthusiasm. And then, in the brief…
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Nesthy Petecio topples top-ranked foe, nears Tokyo Olympics medal
TOKYO–Nesthy Petecio moved a win away from securing a medal in the Tokyo Olympics here. Petecio advanced to the women’s featherweight quarterfinals after taking down top-ranked Lin Yu-Ting of Chinese Taipei Monday,…
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Pacquiao beats Bradley in ?last fight?
LAS VEGAS?Manny Pacquiao hammered out a unanimous decision over Timothy Bradley Jr. Saturday night (Sunday, Manila time) at the MGM Grand here then acknowledged an emotional farewell from a crowd that was…
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Pacquiao: One last time
LAS VEGAS?A final walk out into the embrace of an applauding throng. A final ascent to the ring bathed in the spotlight and into the adoration of an audience he has thrilled.…
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Lovefest before slugfest for Pacquiao, Bradley
LAS VEGAS?From Marco Antonio Barrera sucker-punching Erik Morales to Fernando Vargas stripping to the waist after Ricardo Mayorga tried to slap him to Mike Tyson biting Lennox Lewis? leg?a confrontation at the…
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Canelo camp receptive to fight against Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS?If Manny Pacquiao beats Timothy Bradley and abandons his plans to retire, trainer Freddie Roach and promoter Bob Arum have two names playing on their mind as his next probable foes.…
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Manny Pacquiao cries ?one more? as ?last fight? looms
HOLLYWOOD?One more. It?s been a familiar refrain, an appeal borne out of voraciousness than urgency, each time Manny Pacquiao trains for a fight. One more round of sparring. One more go at…
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Pacquiao ?100% ready? vs Bradley
HOLLYWOOD ? With exactly a week to go before fight night, Freddie Roach is ready to tune down Manny Pacquiao?s training even as the boxer?s camp declared the Filipino ring icon ?100…
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Pacquiao wants return bout following Mayweather doping report
Manny Pacquiao struck back at Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Friday following a report that the American underwent an illegal IV infusion a day before their fight in May, calling for a ?fair?…
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Pacquiao confirms ring return, but sched rules out Mayweather rematch
Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao has made it known that he will return to the ring, but the schedule of his comeback dims the possibility of a rematch against undefeated American star…
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Business back to normal at Wild Card neighborhood
HOLLYWOOD?For anyone who has ever dropped by the strip mall on Vine Street that houses Wild Card gym to cover a Manny Pacquiao training camp or visit the Filipino ring icon and…
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Mayweather?s pop admits he thought fight much closer
LAS VEGAS?Floyd Mayweather Sr. admitted on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) he thought things were much closer in the fight between his son Floyd Jr. and Manny Pacquiao at MGM Grand Garden Arena…
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Arum: Everybody?s coming to Pacquiao-Mayweather fight
LAS VEGAS?Leonardo DiCaprio. Mark Wahlberg. Ronda Rousey. Sylvester Stallone. Denzel Washington. Think of every big name in boxing or Hollywood and he or she is likely to show up at MGM Grand?s…
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Low-key Mayweather thanks God for making fight possible
LAS VEGAS? There was hardly any show of disrespect or flamboyance in Floyd Mayweather Jr. as he addressed the media during Wednesday?s press conference for his fight against Manny Pacquiao. In fact,…
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Pound-for-pound greats in Vegas: Who needs all that hype?
LAS VEGAS?There was singing, dancing, cheering and beat-box mimicking. Heck, there was even a marching band. The only thing missing on Tuesday was that certain vibe to match the magnitude and importance…
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Kid Kulafu: Pacquiao?s film bio gets stamp of approval from champ?s family
HOLLYWOOD?Film director Paul Soriano said he was ecstatic that his movie, Kid Kulafu, was well received during its Los Angeles premiere here Saturday but added that his greatest triumph was when he…
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Killer instinct back, Pacquiao brings his best to Vegas
HOLLYWOOD?There he was, the people?s champ, dazzling onlookers with blinding hand speed while shadow boxing, flaunting the power of his legs as he shuffled around the ring, showing just how he would…
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Pacquiao takes road to greatness
HOLLYWOOD?This chase for greatness has begun with one final push across state lines. His quest to cement his boxing legacy less than a week away, Manny Pacquiao was to roll out to…
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Canine celebrity may be fittest in dogland
HOLLYWOOD?One by one, people at Pan Pacific Park posed for photos beside Pacman as he paraded in a grassy area under the shade of a huge tree. He had just completed another…
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Roach sees end of ?pretty boy? Mayweather
HOLLYWOOD?The end of ?Pretty Boy? Floyd? Trainer Freddie Roach said Friday he doesn?t believe undefeated American Floyd Mayweather Jr. will stick with the Pretty Boy moniker once he steps into the ring…