Rommel C. Manlosa
441 articles · Sun Star Cebu
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Saludar vows to wow Mandaue fans
ON the brink of another world title shot, one-time world title challenger Vic Saludar puts at stake his lofty world ranking against hungry up-and-comer Toto Landero in the main event of ?Engkwentro…
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Saludar hopes to keep lofty ranking
VIC Saludar, once failed to win the WBO world minimumweight title when he lost Kosei Tanaka via sixth-round knockout in December of 2015. However, the Polomolok, South Cotabato-native puncher is once again…
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?Fist of God? stuns champ
MILAN Melindo turned from an interim to a full-fledged world champion following a shocking first round finish of Japanese star Akira Yaegashi last Sunday night at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan.…
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Confident Nietes eyes win vs Thai
ONE month to go before fight night, Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes has completed more than half of his training for his fight against Thai Komgrich Nantapech for the vacant IBF world flyweight crown…
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Poof! Indon foes get beaten easily
IT didn?t take too much of an effort from them, as young Cebuano prospects Jhack Tepora and Christian Araneta closed the night with swift knockout victories against their Indonesian counterparts. Tepora defended…
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Tepora hopes to find spot among stars
SUPER Bantamweight puncher Jhack ?Jack Sparrow? Tepora is hoping to line up with the stars in his division that includes Filipino Flash Nonito Donaire. And winning the WBO Oriental Super Bantamweight title…
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No more excuses
MILAN ?El Metodico? Melindo dreamed of fighting for a world championship in Cebu. Tomorrow Saturday, he is given one, an interim championship fight for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) World Jr. Flyweight…
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Nietes? foe vows 5th round KO
BACOLOD City ?Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes?s star had already shined brightest, making him the envy to his challengers and an inspiration to his followers. Nietes, who once worked as a gym boy and…
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Jimenez in 2nd pro fight
FORMER amateur boxing standout Junriel Jimenez, who won numerous gold medals for Cebu in national tournaments, will have his second pro bout on July 18 at the Cebu City Sports Institute in…
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Next boxing star
EVERYBODY was talking about how skillful and poweful Junrel Jimenez was on his way to winning the gold medal for the Youth Boys Flyweight Division of the recently concluded PLDT-ABAP National Amateur…
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Determined to coach
DIGOS CITY ? Boxing hero Manny Pacquiao is standing firm on his decision to join the PBA Rookie Draft on Aug. 24. Pacquiao, who is eyeing to be the third playing coach…
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Looking for national glory
CEBU City?s topnotch amateur boxers will try to earn national glory as they wage war against the country?s cream of the crop in the 2014 PLDT-Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (Abap)…
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Casimero to defend title tonight in Makati
JOHNRIEL Casimero will finally defends his International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight strap in home soil tonight against IBF No. 6 Felipe Salguero in a free boxing show tonight at the Makati…
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CCSC wants Pasil as boxing capital
THE Cebu City Sports Commission is eyeing Barangay Pasil to become the boxing capital of the country. CCSC will start implementing a year-round amateur boxing competition in the different barangays in the…
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ALA stages ?When Worlds Collide? in Solaire
THE ALA Promotions launched another potential top-rating daytime boxing spectacle-in-the-making, the Pinoy Pride XXI, in Solaire Resort and Casino in Manila on July 13. ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer presented yesterday the…
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Pacquiao can join Olympics?
AMATEUR boxing will have a drastic change starting in October as the international governing body International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) has adopted rules of professional boxing. Starting in the AIBA World Championships…
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Olympic-bound boxer?s training shifts to high gear at ALA gym
THE road to Olympic glory is never easy. And with that in mind, Mark Anthony Barriga, the country?s lone bet to the boxing competitions of the 2012 London Olympics, jumpstarts his preparation…
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Experts pick Manny
CEBUANO boxing personalities see boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao winning his WBO welterweight title defense against the undefeated Timothy Bradley Jr. today at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cebu?s foremost boxing…
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Weight issues hound Mexicans in Pinoy Pride
THE long flight from Mexico seemed to have affected Mexican Raul ?El Bule? Hidalgo, who stepped onto the weighing scale one pound over the limit during the official weigh-in held at SM…
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?I will stop Banal?
MEXICAN brawler Raul ?El Bule? Hidalgo was unfazed with the credentials of AJ ?Bazooka? Banal, whom he will face on ALA Promotion?s Pinoy Pride 13?Road to Glory at the Waterfront Cebu City…