Salven L. Lagumbay
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VALERO GETS VENEZUELAN PRESIDENTIAL AWARD
Edwin Valero being joined by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez during the award ceremonies. The president of Venezuela, Hugo Ch?vez, has awarded WBA super-featherweight king Edwin Valero with the Orden Libertador (Order of…
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LERIO FACES BANTIGUE FOR VACANT RP CROWN!
Danilo Lerio will now take on Louie Bantigue for the vacant Philippine flyweight title on June 1 in Angono, Rizal. The event will be promoted by Aljoe Jaro, who also manages Lerio,…
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Sucio, Gejon To Return July 21
A big card is being put on the table as promoter Rex 'Wakee' Salud presents a Philippines versus Japan card on July 21 in Cebu. According to Salud, the card will be…
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Juan Manuel Marquez Says Manny Pacquiao Fight Should Come First
World Boxing Council (WBC) super-featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez says that a fight with Manny Pacquiao is his top priority, and something that should be given to the fans. Marquez also told…
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Pacquiao To Concentrate On Studies, Boxing After Election Loss
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, looking at peace with himself, has told GMA-7 that he will now concentrate on his boxing and will go back to school while at the same time…
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CONDES JAKARTA-BOUND JUNE 11! REACHES 100-RD MARK
IBF mandatory challenger Florante Condes of the Philippines has just reached the 100-round mark in his preparation for the June 16 challenge of reigning IBF minimumweight kingpin Muhammad Rachman in Jakarta, Indonesia.…
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WBC Poised To Install Soto As Future Marquez Foe
With Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao now training his sights on another big fight not named Juan Manuel Marquez, the Mexico-based World Boxing Council may yet just have the perfect man to challenge…
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LAURENTE, ELORDE IN JUNE FIGHTS!
Former OPBF and PABA superbantam champ Pederito Laurente of the Johnny Elorde Stable is slated to travel to Moscow to face unbeaten Russian Ayup Arsaev on June 1 for the interim Asian…
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KOREANS OPTIMISTIC IN REGAINING BOXING GLORY!
SEOUL, KOREA--The local boxing authorities and personalities here have expressed renewed optimism that Korean boxing will soon regain its lost glory, as they now turn their attention to the new talents they…
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ALA Gym’s Robert Allanic Captures WBO Asia Crown In Seoul Bout!
SEOUL, KOREA--ALA Boy Robert Allanic captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific bantamweight interim title with an impressive seventh-round technical knockout victory yesterday over Korean Chang Jae Kwon at the Shin…
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NIETES IS NOW WBO NO. 1
SEOUL, KOREA--WBO Asia-Pacific chairman Leon Panoncillo has informed that Filipino fighter Donnie Nietes has just moved up into the top spot of the WBO minimumweight rankings for May, thus solidifying his chances…
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KOREA UPDATE: ALLANIC, OTIC MAKE WEIGHT!
SEOUL--Two Filipino fighters seeing action tomorrow in a WBO card here easily made weight during official weigh-in held moments ago at the Korean Boxing Commission office supervised by WBO's Leon Panoncillo. Robert…
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PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ NEGOTIATION ORDERED, DEADLINE SET JUNE 18
The World Boxing Council has just ordered that the free negotiation should now start between the camps of WBC super featherweight title-holder Juan Manuel Marquez and mandatory challenger Manny Pacquiao. The Mexico-based…
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SAMSUNG TO SPONSOR JULY 7 CARD!
Samsung, one of Asia's biggest companies and a South Korean conglomerate (chaebol) composed of numerous businesses, including Samsung Electronics, one of the world's largest electronics companies, has expressed interest in sponsoring the…
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Salim KO’d in WBO Youth Bout!
Lanky Reman Salim failed in his bid to capture the WBO Asia Pacific Youth featherweight crown after he was stopped in the eighth round last night by top Indonesian prospect Daud Cino…
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NIETES AWAITING FOR HIS WBO TITLE CRACK
Hot Filipino prospect Donnie Nietes of the ALA Boxing Gym, who holds the WBO Asia-Pacific minimumweight title and ranked no. 2 by the sanctioning body, is slowly but surely inching his way…
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SANTILLAN, BARDON, RUBILLAR, MATSUSHITA OPBF BOUTS ALL SET
Four Filipino fighters are slated for their respective OPBF assignments, three of them defending and one challenging. Rev Santillan of the Wakee Salud Stable goes for his old title when he challenges…
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CONDES NEARING 100-RD MARK FOR RACHMAN SHOWDOWN!
Mandatory challenger Florante Condes is well within schedule as he nears the 100-round mark in his preparation for the titular challenge on IBF minimumweight kingpin Muhammad Rachman on June 16 in Jakarta,…
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Salim Vying for Youth Crown in Indonesia
SGG's Reman Salim attempts to bring home the WBO Asia Pacific Youth featherweight crown tomorrow when he faces hot Indonesian prospect Daud Cino Jordan at Slawi City in Central Java, Indonesia. The…
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GESTA TO SEE ACTION IN PACQUIAO-SOTO CARD
Reports coming out of the United States have it that undefeated but inactive featherweight prospect Mercito 'Guerrero' Gesta is now slated to see action on the big June 9 Top Rank card…
