Salven L. Lagumbay
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AFTER LONGORIA, PACMAN TO THROW CEREMONIAL PITCH IN LA
Manny Pacquiao has certainly gone a long way from those days when he would hitch jeepney rides in Manila, dangling perilously from the rear end of his ride. In a solid testament…
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Pacquiao, Morales get pre-fight hype
EVEN before leathers can be thrown in their respective tune-up bouts, pound-for-pound boxing icons Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao will get the chance to hype up their planned rematch in March next…
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NIIDA STEPS UP TRAINING FOR GEJON BOUT
World Boxing Association 105-lb kingpin Yutaka Niida is practically not pulling any stop as he prepares for what will most likely be his toughest challenge to date as he defends his world…
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ANOTHER JAPANESE TRAINS AT ALA GYM
Japan's national flyweight champ, Daisuke Naito, is the latest of the list of foreign fighters seeking refuge at the famed ALA Gym, as he prepares for a grand rematch with WBC flyweight…
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North Cotabato hosts big ring festival tomorrow
NORTH Cotabato will host a week-long boxing festival starting Saturday to mark the 91st foundation anniversary of the province. Dubbed as the first Mindanao Invitational Amateur Boxing Tournament, the slugfest will feature…
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Pacquiao rival gets inside help
DESPITE being labeled a heavy underdog for his Sept. 10 showdown with pound-for-pound icon Manny Pacquiao, Mexican Hector Velazquez may have found a way to even up the odds with the Filipino…
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Pacquiao taps Shaw in place of Muhammad
FILIPINO boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has signed up with New Jersey-based Gary Shaw, making the American his exclusive promoter in the United States. Shaw replaced Murad Muhammad, who figured in a court…
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BAUTISTA GETS TOP CONDITIONING FROM FORTUNE
Manny Pacquiao's personal conditioning coach, Justin Fortune, is now at the helm of WBO Asia Pacific bantam champ Rey Bautista's physical conditioning as the latter plunges into the remaining two weeks before…
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JACA, DELADA JOIN MURAD CAMP
Two more outstanding Filipino boxers are set to join the promotional outfit of American boxing promoter Murad Muhammad, bringing to three the new faces who will soon be seeing action in bigtime…
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NORTH COTABATO HOSTS WEEK-LONG BOXFEST
It will be a week-long boxing festival starting Aug. 27 when North Cotabato hosts the 1st Mindanao Invitational Amateur Boxing Tournament and a big professional boxing card on Aug. 31 to mark…
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GEJON TO SPAR WITH MAYOL NEXT WEEK
World Boxing Association no. 1 minimumweight Eriberto "Yukka" Gejon will start sparring with World Boxing Council no. 1 minifly Rodel Mayol next week as the former prepares for his September 25 challenge…
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LAURENTE SET TO BATTLE TOP JAPANESE PROSPECT
Pan-Asian Boxing Association interim super-bantam champ Pederito Laurente of the Johnny Elorde Stable makes a major career gamble when he takes on a world-class Toshiaki Nishioka, the WBC no. 1 and WBA…
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Amonsot to challenge for title on Sept 29
Another Bohol-raised fighter who is now based in Cebu gets his chance at glory when he vies for a prestigious regional title next month. ALA Boy Caesar Amonsot, the country's top-ranked junior…
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RP CHAMP BARCELONA JOINS MURAD MUHAMMAD
Philippine superfly champion Eric Barcelona, recently named Boxer of the Month by the Games and Amusements Board, has just joined the stable of American promoter Murad Muhammad and will soon start campaigning…
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WBA CHAMP HIRES MEXICAN SPARMATES FOR GEJON BOUT
World Boxing Association minimumweight kingpin Yutaka Niida of Japan has just hired a couple of Mexican sparmates as he plunges into the crucial stages of his preparation for the September 25 defense…
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Mexican out to shame Pacquiao
MEXICO’S Hector Velazquez went into attack early yesterday and vowed to shame Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao on September 10 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in the co-feature of the…
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BARCELONA IS GAB’S JULY BOXER OF THE MONTH
Philippine superfly champ Eric Barcelona has been voted as the Games and Amusements Board's Boxer of the Month for July following his scintillating win in Japan last month. The Bukidnon-based Barcelona had…
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Bautista faces Colombian on Morales, Pacquiao card
Teenaged phenom Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista, the WBO Asia Pacific bantam titlist, is slated to face Miami-based Colombian Felix Murillo in an 8-round scrap underneath the double-header featuring Erik Morales and Manny…
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Bautista to skip Aug 19 fight
World Boxing Organization Asia-Pacific bantam champion Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista will forego a planned August 19 bout in the United States, where he would have been the main event, in favor of…
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BAUTISTA TO SKIP AUG. 19 FIGHT
World Boxing Organization Asia-Pacific bantam champ Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista will forego a planned August 19 bout in the United States, where he would have been the main event, in favor of…