Rommel C. Manlosa
441 articles · Sun Star Cebu
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Replacements can?t wait for Sunday
MANILA - Tomorrow is fight day. But for WBO Asia-Pacific Super-featherweight champion Czar Amonsot and RP Bantamweight king Michael Domingo, time is passing excruciatingly slow. ?I can?t wait for Sunday,? said the…
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RP champ gets boom’s place
Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista is definitely out of the July 2 “Mano-A-Mano: Pilipinas Contra Mexico” card at the Araneta Coliseum. However, Felix Alejandro Montiel may find replacement Michael Domingo of the SGG Stable…
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Amonsot may not fight on July 2
BOHOL’S Czar Amonsot may not get to fight underneath the WBC International super-featherweight match between Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Oscar Larios on July 2 at the Araneta Coliseum as Mexican Sergio Ortiz…
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WBA champ stakes title against Suico; Amonsot to fight in Pacman card
Cebuano knockout artist Randy Suico gets his first shot at big time when he challenges Mexican World Boxing Association lightweight champion Juan Diaz on July 15 at the MGM Grand Hotel and…
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Larios’ ‘risky route’
Mexican slugger Oscar “Chololo” Larios seeks to make it big in the star-studded super-featherweight division but the former world junior featherweight champion is going through a risky route – Manny Pacquiao. Everybody…
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Abapo loses title fight in Singapore
Philippine light-welterweight champion Bart Abapo failed in his bid to bring home the Pan-Asian Boxing Association 140-pound belt after yielding to Indonesian Daudy Bahari by unanimous decision Thursday night at the Swiss?tel…
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Can you afford it?
Watching Manny Pacquiao defend his WBC International super-featherweight belt against the former WBC super-bantamweight champion Oscar Larios of Mexico may cost a “fortune” for most Filipinos. On July 2, Pacquiao fanatics who…
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Boom-Boom, Z to meet fans at Fight Club
TAKING a much-needed break from rigid training, Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista signs autographs at the Fight Club in Banilad Town Center at 6 p.m. today along with fellow ALA Boy and Orient Pacific…
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Veteran Mexican to test Boom-Boom’s mettle
A LOT of expectations lay on the lean shoulders of youthful Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista. His July 2 match against Alejandro Felix Montiel, a 35-year-old Mexican slugger, will be his acid test. Montiel…
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Masicampo leads Tagbilaran pugs in Mandaue tilt
Lightweight Glen Masicampo led Tagbilaran City’s winners in the SGG Promotions Gethsemane Boxing Challenge at the Gethsemane Parish Church grounds in Casuntingan, Mandaue City Friday evening. Masicampo beat Jojo Ardano of Cagayan…
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Tagbilaran hires Cuban trainer for its boxers
Tagbilaran City is really serious in improving its budding amateur boxing program. The Tagbilaran City Government last week hired Cuban boxing coach Honorato Reyes Espinosa to train aspiring Boholano fighters. The effort…
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Tagbilaran hits target with boxing program
Tagbilaran City is fast becoming another boxing haven in the south. Although Tagbilaran Mayor Dan Neri Lim has spearhead drive to make champions out of his homegrown talents, he has credited Antonio…
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Z logs dominating win
ALA Boy Z “The Dream” Gorres demolished Columbian sub Pedro Rincon Miranda in 10 rounds in the undercard of a double-World Boxing Organization championship card at the Home Depot in Carson City,…
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Tagbilaran prepares hero’s welcome
A GRANDER welcome awaits Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista in Tagbilaran City when the WBO Asia-Pacific bantamweight champion arrives today. However, the welcome will be even more meaningful as the Candijay-native is now an…
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Amateur boxing in Mandaue Sunday
DESPITE the lack of venues and the rush to make the pros, amateur boxing in Cebu continues to strive for survival. On Sunday, Max Griffiths Promotion/Phil-Aust Boxing Gym will give aspiring pugilists…
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Sultan stops Russian, wrests Paba welter title
LADY luck smiled on Dondon Sultan as he finally took home the Pan-Asian Boxing Association (Paba) welterweight title after knocking out the erstwhile unbeaten Russian champion Anton Solopov in the first round…
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Boom-Boom in undercard of Pacquiao-Larios fight
Boholano sensation Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista will lead the star-laden undercard of the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar Larios in “Pilipinas Contra Mexico” on July 2 at the Araneta Coliseum. Manny Pacquiao…
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Camiguin pug to fight for WBC int’l. crown in South Africa
A REX “Wakee” Salud Stable stalwart seeks to follow in the footsteps of WBC International mini-flyweight champion Gabriel “Bon-Bon” Pumar. Camiguin-native Dexter Delada will try to win for RWS Stable a second…
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Amonsot wins in second fight in US; Denoy in no-decision
CZAR Amonsot survived a first-round knockdown to win his second US fight via a close unanimous decision over Puerto Rican slugger Jose “El Gallo” Reyes after 10 rounds in “Guilty Fight Night”…
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Mayol goes for title
When Rodel Mayol quit after a two-month stay with the Philippine amateur boxing training pool to join the professional ranks, he only had one dream – the world title. After being bypassed…