Kenneth Ragpala
324 articles · FightHype.com
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JMM ?shotguns? Ramos, moves on to Pacquiao for November ring date
A well-placed right straight to Likar Ramos? chin was Juan Manuel Marquez? (53-6-1, 39 KOs) ticket to his ultimate destination ? a third war with archnemesis Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KOs) on…
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Peter Maniatis and Gerry Penalosa team up for an August slambang affair
Four-time Australia Fight Promoter of the Year Peter Maniatis and two-time world champion Gerry Penalosa gear up for what could be an exciting night of beatdowns and knockdowns. Maniatis told this writer…
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Local Buzz: Farenas is ready, Las Pinas is new PBF bantamweight king, and Petalcorin?s Australia debut scrapped
Former two-time world champion Gerry Penalosa, head of the GerryPens Promotions, told this writer that his ward, hard-punching Michael Farenas (31-3-3, 26 KOs) is ready and roaring for his showdown with Fernando…
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Pondering on Louie?s return, Apollo Creed, and Randy The Ram
Apollo Creed and Randy ?The Ram? Robinson share at least three things in common. Both are figures fashioned from fiction. Both were ring warriors in their respective films. And both died in…
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Tyson Cave?s dad slash manager: Tyson is someone Banal has never dealt with before
Filipino bruiser AJ ?Bazooka? Banal (24-1-1, 19 KOs) better not look past his upcoming opponent, Canadian Tyson ?Prince of Hali? Cave (15-1, 5 KOs), who hails from Halifax, Nova Scotia. The reigning…
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Laput to take on undefeated Brunker
Former WBO intercontinental super bantamweight champion Ramie Laput (41-4-1 19 KOs) will have another shot at glory as he takes on undefeated interim WBO Oriental featherweight titlist Joel Brunker (18-0, 12 KOs)…
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Randy Petalcorin to fight in Australia in Augus
Light flyweight Randy ?Razor? Petalcorin (13-1, 12 KOs) will have his hands full next month as he will go for the Pan Asian Boxing Association (PABA) interim light flyweight title against a…
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Dapudong suffers another ?fishy? loss
Almost one year ago, Edrin ?The Sting? Dapudong lost his WBC Silver flyweight belt Mexican Wilbert Uicab. It was a controversial loss, considering Dapudong was the more superior fighter that night. Fast…
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AJ ?Bazooka? Banal to banner Pinoy Pride 7
Plantation Bay, Lapu-Lapu City ? ALA Promotions has formally announced the seventh installment of the Pinoy Pride boxing series with WBO Asia-Pacific bantamweight titleholder AJ ?Bazooka? Banal (24-1-1, 19 KOs) scheduled to…
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July looks like to be a good month for boxing
July looks like to be a good month for boxing. Or so it seems. With so many big fights scheduled for seventh month of the year, any boxing fan would have compelling…
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Mercito Gesta to face former world title contender
The long wait is over. Undefeated Filipino lightweight sensation Mercito ?No Mercy? Gesta (21-0-1, 11 KOs) is slated to face off with former world title challenger Francisco Lorenzo (36-10, 10 KOs) of…
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?Substitution will not affect Melligen.? ? Coach Edito Villlamor
Filipino welterweight ?Mighty? Mark Jason Melligen (21-2, 14 KOs) spent weeks training and preparing for former IBA welterweight titlist Freddy Hernandez (29-2, 20 KOs) for what could have been the Filipino?s most…
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?Randy Petalcurin is going places.? ? Peter Maniatis
For Australia?s most prominent fight promoter, the 4-time Victorian Promoter of the Year Peter Maniatis, he could not go wrong with power-punching light flyweight Randy Petalcurin (13-1, 12 KOs). The General Santos…
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The Tale of Two Weeks? Notice: Dapudong?s turn
Exactly 10 years ago, then scrawny brawler Manny Pacquiao took a fight that would take his boxing career into a huge turn as he took on and brutalized then IBF super bantamweight…
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Remember Lindol
In support of Governor Manny Pinol?s call to help a former Filipino fighter get what he deserves in life, I am pulling out an old article which I have written in homage…
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Plan A failed for Money Mayweather, what?s Plan B?
Former world champion and pound-for-pound Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is a smart fighter. He has eluded Manny Pacquiao for a couple of years now and even raked millions with his overly exalted sparring…
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Can Mighty Mark Melligen deliver the goods?
With less than two weeks to prepare for perhaps the biggest fight of his boxing career so far, Mark Jason Melligen (21-2, 14 KOs) clearly understands the gravity of the situation he…
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Can Klitschko-Haye make heavyweight exciting again?
This writer grew up watching Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe, Lennox Lewis, and, at some point, David Tua dominated the heavyweight landscape in the 90s. Back then, the heavyweight category was…
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Mayweather-Ortiz an exciting matchup, experts say
Quite a number of people, writer included, that undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather?s (41-0, 25 KOs) move to arrange a September showdown with WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KOs) was just…
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Bludgeoned Bautista wants trilogy with Ruiz
The ruling of the International Boxing Federation on accidental fouls states that: ? If an accidental foul causes an injury severe for the referee to stop the bout immediately after four (4…
