Salven L. Lagumbay
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Sandugo boxing on July 20
Tagbilaran’s very own boxing sensation Caesar Amonsot will headline the boxing extravaganza for Bohol’s Sandugo Festival this July 20, 2005 at the Tagbilaran City Tourist Port. The current Philippine Boxing Federation featherweight…
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SULTAN VOWS TO BRING BACK OPBF TITLE
RP welter champ Dondon "Supremo" Sultan yesterday vowed he will take home the highly-regarded Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) welter title, saying this is his only ticket to fortune and fame.…
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Gorres vs Thai reset to July 30
Z "THE DREAM" Gorres' highly-anticipated OPBF eliminator against Thai Deeden Kengkarun will now take place on July 30 at the Makati Coliseum. Gorres, the top Orient Pacific Boxing Federation superflyweight, faces a…
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Velazquez stops foe, braces for Pacquiao
MEXICAN Hector Velazquez yesterday served strong notice to pound-for-pound great Manny Pacquiao as he demolished Trinidad Mendoza in the fifth round at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois. The Tijuana-based Velazquez dropped…
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Pacquiao battles Mexico’s Velasquez on Sept. 10 in LA
MANNY Pacquiao and Erik Morales are scheduled to fight again. In separate bouts, in the same card. Promoter Bob Arum revealed this Wednesday as he finally confirmed reports that the Filipino boxing…
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PENALOSA SET TO FIGHT IN CHI-JUAREZ CARD
Inactive for almost a year now, ex-WBC superfly champ Gerry Penalosa tries to get back into the squared arena as he takes on a soon-to-be-announced foe on August 20 at the Allstate…
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BOBBY PACQUIAO IS GAB BOXER OF THE MONTH
Following his impressive stint in the United States, Bobby Pacquiao has been chosen by the Games and Amusements Board as its Boxer of the Month for June. GAB Boxing Division chief Emmanuel…
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TOP CANADIAN FIGHTER TO TRAIN AT ALA GYM
An 18-year-old former amateur standout from Canada is set to fly to the Philippines and hold training camp at the famed ALA Gym in Cebu in preparation for his plan to throw…
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Koncz and Pacquiao to co-manage Bobby
Newly-crowned WBC Continental Americas super-featherweight champ Bobby Pacquiao can now look forward to focusing only on bigger fights ahead as he is now being managed by his older and more illustrious brother…
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SUICO TO FIGHT IN BARRERA-PEDEN UNDERCARD?
Don't look now, but it seems another Filipino will get the chance to see action in a huge pay-per-view card on September 17 underneath the Marco Antonio Barrera-Robbie Peden unification rumble set…
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GAB READY TO ASSIST PACQUIAO
The Games and Amusements Board yesterday unequivocally threw its support to Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao, saying it will be more than ready to assist the southpaw superstar if and when he…
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TU?ACAO, MAYOL DEPART TODAY FOR JAPAN STINT
Former WBC flyweight champ Malcolm Tu?acao and reigning OPBF minimumweight kingpin Rodel Mayol depart for Japan today for what will be two sets of 3-month training stint in their quest for possible…
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Bobby Pacquiao faces Aussie on July 27
Coming off a sensational win last month to crown himself the WBC Continental Americas super-featherweight champ, Bobby Pacquiao once again sees action when he faces little-known 19-year-old Billy Dib in Sydney, Australia…
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Pacquiao, Murad settle out of court
FILIPINO ring idol Manny Pacquiao is a "free man" again. This came yesterday after Pacquiao and his American promoter Murad Muhammad settled out of court barely two weeks into the trial of…
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Z Gorres facs Kengkarun on July 23
Top OPBF super-flyweight Z "The Dream" Gorres faces a tough test before his planned crack at the OPBF diadem as he goes up against Thai toughie Deeden Kengkarun, the former PABA flyweight…
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Janiola loses IBF title shot
FOR DEFYING a pre-fight rule, Filipino Wyndel Janiola lost his mandatory shot at reigning International Boxing Federation junior flyweight champion Will Grigsby of the United States this year. The New Jersey-based IBF,…
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Janiola loses IBF Mandatory Status
Wyndel Janiola has lost his IBF mandatory status after accepting a recent fight, thus violating the IBF's rules, thereby stripping him of his mandatory shot at reigning champion Will Grigsby of the…
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PACQUIAO RELINQUISHES RING MAGAZINE TITLE
It’s now official! Manny Pacquiao has decided to relinquish his Ring Magazine Featherweight title, as he expressed interest in campaigning solely in the Jr. Lightweight division. Ring Magazine Philippine correspondent Ted Lerner…
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Gejon departs for South Africa
Philippine champion Elmer Gejon of the Wakee Salud Stable flies out to South Africa today for his June 24 showdown with South African Tshepo Lefele for the vacant WBC International mini-flyweight title…
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Bobby Pacquiao kayoes foe, clinches WBC title
BOBBY Pacquiao finally moved out of the shadow of his more illustrious brother, winning the WBC Continental Americas super featherweight crown by knocking out Carlos Navarro yesterday at the Table Mountain Casino…