Salven L. Lagumbay
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Pacquiao challenges Navarro in California
Philippine super-featherweight champion Bobby Pacquiao goes into his biggest fight to date as he vies for the WBC Continental Americas super-featherweight title today(June 17) against reigning champ Carlos Navarro in a 12-round…
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KONCZ IS BAUTISTA’S NEW AMERICAN REP
KONCZ IS BAUTISTA'S NEW AMERICAN REP Salven L. Lagumbay In his bid to gain more acceptance among American fight fans, reigning WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight king Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista has tapped…
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VIVA, BAUTISTA!
Viva, Bautista! OPENING ROUND. Japanese boxing manager Yasuo Matsuoka, in an interview the other day, revealed that he is definitely quite stressed out for having two of the most popular fighters under…
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Janiola stops Escaner in 2nd round
IBF JUNIOR flyweight mandatory challenger Wyndel Janiola knocked out Ricky Escaner with a punch to the jaw at the 1:33 mark of the second round of a scheduled 10-rounder headlining the Independence…
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MALCOLM TO BE TRAINED BY EX-FOE
Indeed, unexpected things happen in boxing. This is nowhere as true a case as that of former World Boxing Council flyweight boss Malcolm Tunacao who informed that when he flies for Japan…
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BAUTISTA MAKES MEXICAN BOLA?OS QUIT
MANDAUE CITY--Reigning WBO Asia Pacific bantam king Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista figured in a fight, but gutted it out to knock down Mexican Gilberto Bolanos in the third and forced him to…
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Baustista forces Bolanos to quit
Reigning WBO Asia Pacific bantam king Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista figured in a fight, but gutted it out to knock down Mexican Gilberto Bolanos in the third and forced him to say…
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Philippine round-up: Bautista, Bolanos confident of victory
Mandaue City: Both WBO Asia Pacific bantam king Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and Mexican hitman Gilberto Bolanos yesterday expressed confidence they will come out victorious during a special press conference at the…
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Ex OPBF champ Jaca faces Aussie on July 3
Former Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation super-bantam champ Jimrex Jaca will take on WBO Intercontinental featherweight boss Gairy St. Clair in a 10-round non-title bout on July 3 in Sydney, Australia. Leon…
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Bautista gets pointers from Freddie Roach
Renowned trainer Freddie Roach has given pointers to his protege, WBO Asia-Pacific bantam champion Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista, as the latter embarks on his biggest fight against the Mexican hitman Gilberto Bolanos topbilling…
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Gejon title opportunity in South Africa
Philippine mini-flyweight champ Elmer Gejon will attempt to become the country's next regional title-holder when he vies for the vacant World Boxing Council International miniflyweight crown against South Africa's top prospect Tshepo…
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Suico wants Barrera
Amid reports that WBC super-featherweight king Marco Antonio Barrera will be facing IBF titleholder Robbie Peden sometime in September, Filipino Randy Suico yesterday took a much-needed boost in his quest to challenge…
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BAUTISTA SPARS WITH BOBBY PACQUIAO
WBO Asia Pacific bantam king Rey Bautista isn't leaving anything to chance as he embarks on his first battle against a Mexican hombre on June 11. The 18-year-old Bautista just got a…
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Canceled fight in Florida gives Pe?alosa heartache
GERRY Pe?alosa, inactive since last November, was all primed up to see action again on American soil. What he encountered, instead, was heartache following a botched bout. The former World Boxing Council…
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Suico weighs in today
Cebu City: The official weigh-in ahead of tomorrow's Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) title showdown happens at 1PM today at the newly-built Wakee Salud Gym in Labangon. This was announced by…
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Penalosa faces Colombian Hurtado on May 27
Former World Boxing Council superfly king Gerry Penalosa, now trained by Buddy McGirt in Orlando, Florida, is slated to see action on May 27 against former IBF bantam challenger Reynaldo "El Doberman"…
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Murad gets injunction against Pacquiao
RING Magazine featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao won't be fighting this year in the United States for any promoter other than Murad Muhammad. Just hours after Pacquiao announced that his estranged promoter "remains…
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Pacquiao: Murad not my promoter
FILIPINO boxing icon Manny Pacquiao yesterday informed the media that his estranged American promoter Murad Muhammad remains fired and therefore not authorized to promote his next bout. Pacquiao's public disclosure came after…
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Pacquiao fights champ Peden in September
RING Magazine featherweight king Manny Pacquiao shoots for the International Boxing Federation junior lightweight crown when he fights champion Robbie "Bomber" Peden of Australia in September, two months ahead of his much-awaited…
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Bautista-Bolanos stokes Mexican -rivalry
The fight that didn't happen in Las Vegas between WBO Asia-Pacific bantamweight champion, Rey 'Boom-Boom' Bautista and trial-horse Gilberto Bolanos of Mexico was actually slated last April 8, 2005 at the Orleans…
