Rommel C. Manlosa
441 articles · Sun Star Cebu
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Glory, not money for Manny
FILIPINO boxing hero Manny Pacquiao has no intention of turning his back or postponing his scheduled 12-round bout with Marco Antonio Barrera on Oct. 6 in Mandalay Bay Hotel and Resort Casino…
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Solis vs. Batawang fight 2 nights before Manny?s
IT?S final. The IBF light flyweight mandatory title defense of Mexican Ulises Solis against Filipino Bert Batawang is on the Top Rank Inc. promotions on Oct. 4 at the Hard Rock Hotel…
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Jakosalem asks Council to exempt SGG from tax
CEBU City Councilor Jack Jakosalem is asking the council to grant SGG Sports Promotion a full amusement tax exemption for their Sept. 30 boxing promotion at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City.…
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Now, his right rocks, too
LONGER hours, more sparring sessions marked yesterday’s regimen for Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao at the RWS International Gym. Pacquiao has improved his right straight and right hook over the weeks and…
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Yukka concedes to loss vs. Niida
TWO time world title challenger Eriberto “Yukka” Gejon offered no excuse in his recent defeat to Yutaka Niida of Japan for the WBA minimum-weight title last Sept. 1 in Korakuen Hall in…
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Visitors banned in Pacquiao?s training
NO visitor?even those with passes?will be able to enter the RWS International Gym today as Manny Pacquiao intensifies his training two notches higher at the start of the final two weeks of…
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Kids troop to Pacquiao workout
MANNY Pacquiao displayed his skills to some kids who got the rare chance to watch his training yesterday morning at the RWS International Gym in Punta Princesa. About 40 kids were allowed…
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Allanic faces tough Sung
ALA Boy Robert Allanic will try to defend his WBO Asia-Pacific bantamweight title against a tough cookie, In Sok Sung, in one of the featured championship fights of the Sept. 30 mega…
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Milenyo in Mindanao
WITH the belt vacated by stablemate Donnie Nietes, Milan “Milenyo” Melindo will get the crack for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific minimum-weight belt against a hard-punching Thai fighter Nuapayak Sakkririn on Oct.…
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Batawang’s IBF title shot still on
BERT Batawang’s stay in the US may not be futile after all. His cancelled Sept. 6 world title challenge against IBF junior flyweight champion Ulises Solis has a good chance to be…
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‘Ahas’ up against strong Thai antidote
DONNIE “Ahas” Nietes, famous for his python-bearing ring entrance, is up for a bigger challenge. Nietes, a 25-year-old boxer from Murcia, Negros Occidental, is eyeing to bring the first-ever fighter to bring…
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Yukka faces tougher foe in rematch
ERIBERTO “Yukka” Gejon tried his best, but his best was not enough as Japanese champion Yutaka Niida held on to his WBA minimum-weight title after a unanimous win after 12 rounds at…
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Yukka’s 7th-round itch
THE seventh Filipino world title challenger, the Cebuano Eriberto “Yukka” Gejon, is predicting a seventh-round knockout when he challenges Japanese WBA minimum-weight champion Yutaka Niida for the second time today at the…
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Pacquiao nearing apex of training
NOW that he is in full focus on his training, Manny Pacquiao is nearing the apex of his preparation for his rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera on Oct. 6 (Oct. 7 RP…
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With doors now shut, it’s strictly boxing
FREDDIE Roach got his wish—total privacy for Manny Pacquiao’s daily training at the RWS International gym in Punta Princesa. Last Monday, Roach expressed disgust after seeing too many people watching Pacquiao’s sparring…
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Gejon on pace to make weight for title fight
WORLD title challenger Eriberto “Ioka” Gejon is on schedule as he successfully passed the required five-day pre-fight weight imposed by the World Boxing Association for the WBA minimum weight championship fight on…
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Comics steal Pacquiao’s show in fans day
MANNY Pacquiao got a lovely break from his preparation for his rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera on Oct. 6 and had not a few light moments in the process. Yesterday, it was…
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Banal gets title shot
THE youthful but most-promising fighter AJ “Bazooka” Banal will be punching for his first belt—the World Boxing Organization (WBO) youth super flyweight belt on Sept. 30 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel…
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Otic knocks veteran Escriber
LOCAL boy Fernando Otic demolished veteran Edward Escriber with precise body punches for a 3rd round knockout at the 2:10 mark in the SGG Sports Promotions, “Karambola sa Isla: Garbo Sang Bantayan”…
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Sports plugged: ‘They treat Pinoy boxers as treasures’
THE FILIPINOS have landed in full force in United States boxing. Thanks to the success brought by the Philippine fighters over the Mexicans in the recently concluded Boxing World Cup in Sacramento,…