Roderick Osis
53 articles · Sun.Star Baguio
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Boxer Concepcion gets new home in city
FORMER world title contender Bernabe Concepcion may finally call it home in Baguio City as he starts the long road to redemption after two failed attempts at a championship bid. The 25-year-old…
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Pacquiao?Marquez 4 still too close to call
Saturday, December 8, 2012 WHILE no titles will be at stake this time, Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao and Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez will try to settle who's the best boxer…
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Baguio boxing trainer doing good in US
FORMER Baguio-based boxing trainer Marvin Somodio seems to have adjusted to his new life in the US as part of the Freddie Roach?s Wild Card Boxing Gym in Los Angeles. ?I think…
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Migreno stops Thai into retirement
REY MIGRENO knocked out a former Thai champion to add to La Trinidad?s growing number of champions trained under the Highland Boxing Gym. Migreno sent former longtime WBC champion and WBC ?Fighter…
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Kapangan boxer eyes WBC continental crown
REIGNING Philippine Boxing Federation featherweight champion Alvin Rey Tam steps up to the plate as next month as he eyes a crack at the WBC Continental Championship against a knock-out artist from…
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Gabutan seen to face world champ in 2013
A POSSIBLE world title awaits Mt. Province fighter Dayer Gabutan next year if plans go the way they plan them to be. Current WBO-Oriental bantamweight champion is being eyed as the mandatory…
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Saludar to grace September boxing bout in city
FILIPINO flyweight prospect Froilan Saludar will be among the top boxers seen to grace the September match being prepared by boxing promoter Anson Tiu Co. With featherweight Ernie Sanchez and super bantamweight…
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Mayol agrees to Baguio September bout
IT?S AS good as signed. That?s how Shape?Up Boxing Gym owner Anson Tui Co confirmed the upcoming boxing event he has been planning as part of the city?s month-long charter celebration. And…
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Organizers mulling world class boxing match for Baguio Day
BOXING is expected to get a big boost in the Summer Capital with the promise of staging a world class match featuring top caliber fighters. Former light flyweight champion Rodel Mayol is…
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Pacquiao peppers Russian spar mate with punches
MANNY Pacquiao had his Russian spar mate almost decked as sparring for the eight time weight division champion started Thursday afternoon for their high altitude training. After almost two weeks of mitts…
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Pacquiao continues Ariza-style trainings
NOT even an Alex Ariza departure will hurt Manny Pacquiao?s high altitude training in the Summer Capital. In fact, the eight time weight division has been holding his own plyometric trainings for…
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Pacquiao training goes full throttle
ENTERING second day of high altitude training, Manny Pacquiao starts to regain his speed and strength as preparation for June 9 gets into full throttle here in the Summer Capital. Although showing…
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Pacquiao opens Baguio training camp
ARRIVING during the weekend, Sarangani representative and eight weight division champion Manny Pacquiao starts the tough four week grind in the Summer Capital for his upcoming bout. With Freddie Roach already touching…
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Manny Pacquiao to return for fun run
POUND-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao's love for Baguio goes beyond his training and extends to helping those in need. Days for their departure for the United States (US), Pacquiao said he will be…
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Pacquiao resumes workout
DESPITE suffering leg cramps the during his early morning workout Monday morning, Manny Pacquiao?s training regimen continued Tuesday morning at the Burnham Park where he ran four times. Although Pacquiao just shook…
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Roach unfazed by Marquez?s KO over sparmate
?I have no problem with it and his sparring mate could not last for about 80 seconds and I?m sure they are not Manny Pacquiao,? added Roach. Roach earlier predicted a knockout…
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Pacquiao not keen on Floyd
BAGUIO CITY -- If American Floyd Mayweather does not need Manny Pacquiao, the feeling is mutual said the Filipino boxing great. Showing up in his early morning jog at the Burnham Park…
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Pacquiao opens training camp
CELEBRATED boxing trainer Freddie Roach and prized pound-for-pound boxer Manny Pacquiao formally started their grind, as the reigning WBO welterweight champion gears up for November 12 in MGM Grand in Las Vegas.…
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Dalog taps Pacquiao for boxing program in Mt. Province
WITH hopes of finding another boxing superstar in the country, Mt. Province is set to have a program on boxing, and it is tapping no less than the pound-for-pound king to set…
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Manny will surprise anew
THIS is according to American trainer Freddie Roach about his most prized ward, Manny Pacquiao, who may still be a work in progress. But the famed trainer assures the boxing champ will…