Josef T. Ramos
320 articles · The Manila Times
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Tapales on Inoue: He’s no monster, he’s still human
UNIFIED world super bantamweight champion Marlon “The Nightmare” Tapales believes Japan’s Naoya Inoue is no monster and that he’s a mere human being. “If he doesn’t show fear, he’s a robot,” Tapales…
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Tapales ready to battle ‘Monster’
BAGUIO City—Marlon “The Nightmare” Tapales vowed to go all against Japan’s Naoya Inoue as he aims to unify the world super bantamweight belts in their fight on December 26 in Tokyo. “Eyes…
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Tapales as strong as Inoue–Arum
A UNIFICATION fight between Filipino super bantamweight unified world champion Marlon “The Nightmare” Tapales against newly-crowned World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue could be scheduled for…
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Jerusalem won’t take any chances vs Puerto Rican
MELVIN JERUSALEM will take a cautious stance when he defends his World Boxing Organization minimum weight belt for the first time against Puerto Rico’s Oscar Collazo on Sunday at the Fantasy Springs…
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Magsayo vows to train well for Figueroa fight
FORMER World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight champion Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo vowed not to take lightly American Brandon Figueroa in their 12-round bout for the vacant WBC interim belt on March 4 at…
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‘General’ wants ‘Monster’ Inoue scalp
EDWARD “GENERAL” HENO shows no fear of unified champion Naoya Inoue of Japan. Heno holds the less illustrious Boxing Worldwide Organization (BWO) bantamweight belt and aims to go rungs higher on the…
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Heno clashes against Pael for BWO Asia title
EDWARD “GENERAL” HENO and compatriot Roenel “The Hitman” Pael clash for the vacant Boxing Worldwide Organization (BWO) Asia bantamweight championship on August 5 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Heno,…
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Nietes carries giant task on fists vs Japanese Ioka
DONNIE “AHAS” NIETES climbs the ring hoping to beat Kazuto Ioka and bring home the Japanese’s World Boxing Organization (WBO) super flyweight belt. That’s a tough task for the four-division titlist Nietes,…
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Gibbons: Magsayo by KO in 10th round
REIGNING World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight titlist Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo will put Mexican challenger Rey Vargas to sleep in the 10th round, International matchmaker and Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions President Sean Gibbons…
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Marcial puts money on Magsayo
TOKYO Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Felix Marcial is betting a few bucks on fellow Filipino Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo, who will challenge World Boxing Council featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. That’s how confident…
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Marcial dreams of fighting in Pacquiao’s undercard
TOKYO Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Felix Marcial badly wants to fight in the undercard of Senator Manny Pacquiao if ever the former eighth-division champion does a farewell fight in January. “I really…
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Pacquiao: I accept full responsibility
A GENTLEMAN and a true warrior on and off the ring, Senator Manny Pacquiao on Thursday accepted full responsibility for his defeat to World Boxing Association welterweight champion Yordenis Ugás in Las…
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Trouble brews at Team Pacquiao
IT looks like Manny Pacquiao didn’t only lose a fight in Las Vegas a fortnight ago, he also lost a team. “I can’t work with Freddie [Roach] anymore, he keeps blaming me,”…
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‘Memo’ set for Marcial
TOKYO Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Felix Marcial could be flying to the US in October and bound to welcome him back to the pros is a former discus thrower-turned strength and conditioning…
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Pacquiao: I can still fight
THE writing on the wall says retirement is a better option, but reading fighting senator Manny Pacquiao between the lines, quitting is nowhere in the transcript, even by context. “I can still…
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Pacquiao vs. Ugas II?
THREE days after suffering an upset loss, Manny Pacquiao hinted of a rematch with World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight champion Yordenis Ugás in January Pacquiao and his family remained in the…
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Pacquiao to Ugás: It’s nice to see you
LAS VEGAS, Nevada—Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao finally met his substitute opponent, Yordenis Ugás, in the flesh on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) at the formal Grand Arrival ceremony outside the T-Mobile Arena…
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Arum: Ugás tough nut for Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS, Nevada—The odds favor Manny Pacquiao—and so do his millions of fans—when the fighting senator goes after the World Boxing Association welterweight belt that used to be his against Cuban titleholder…
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Pacquiao gets ‘A’ in sparring
HOLLYWOOD, California—Manny Pacquiao sparred the last of his four-rounders on Saturday, a week before the senator goes after Yordenis Ugas’s World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight belt. And impressed Abraham Lopez was. “It’s…
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Pacquiao’s legacy bigger than Floyd—Gibbons
EIGHTH-DIVISION world champion Manny Pacquiao will be fighting undefeated unified welterweight king Errol Spence Jr. on August 21 aiming to cement a legacy bigger than his retired arch nemesis Floyd Mayweather Jr.…