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QUILATON BEATS EX-WBC/IBF CHAMP SAMAN IN THAILAND
Cebuano fighter Rodel Quilaton impressively defeated former World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation junior flyweight king Saman Sorjaturong yesterday by knocking down the latter twice before earning a unanimous decision in…
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Home town fight date for Suico
World Boxing Council No. 3 and OPBF super-featherweight king Randy "Komong Bato" Suico will once again see action in front of his hometown crowd as he defends his title against Thai Muangfahlek…
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Amonsot wins in Indonesia
He may not be in Manny Pacquiao's class--at least not just yet--but rising Filipino featherweight Caesar Amonsot of the ALA Stable, who is ranked RP No. 2 featherweight contender, bounced back to…
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Pacquiao, Morales double-header likely, says promoter Arum
THE WORLD'S best featherweight and junior lightweight are in hot pursuit of the planet's purest warrior at 130 pounds. Manny Pacquiao, whose epic victory over Marco Antonio Barrera in 2003 catapulted him…
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No revenge for Pacquiao as Morales goes heavier
FILIPINO boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao will not get a shot at vengeance against Erik "El Terrible" Morales. The other day, the Mexican legend Morales announced that he will most likely be moving…
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OPBF kingpin Mayol departs for Japan
Reigning Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation minimum-weight kingpin Rodel Mayol departs for Japan today as he girds for the third defense of his crown against Japanese prospect Takayuki Korogi on April 4…
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MORALES EYES JULY RETURN AGAINST PACQUIAO OR BARRERA
Mexican legend Erik "El Terrible" Morales is set for a grand return to the ring in July following his hard-earned unanimous decision win over Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand…
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SUICO BEATS MANNY PACQUOAN
One is the nephew of OPBF 130-lb king Randy Suico. The other is the spitting image of pound-for-pound featherweight king Manny Pacquiao. And when their paths crossed last Monday at the New…
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Fans want wily Murad out of Team Pacquiao
WHAT was on everybody's mind became public yesterday when an online poll conducted by Manny Pacquiao's website revealed his fans want him to sack American promoter Murad Muhammad. As of 5 p.m.…
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Pacquiao-Morales clash sets TV record
DESPITE his recent loss to Mexico's Erik Morales, Manny Pacquiao will remain the country's premier sporting money machine as a pay-per-view icon and a boxing superstar. This was revealed yesterday by no…
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2 Philippine title fights set in Mandaue
PHILIPPINE bantamweight champion Joel Bauya and minimumweight titlist Elmer Gejon will put their respective crowns on the block tomorrow at the New Gallera de Mandaue in Cebu. Bauya will stake his title…
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Pacquiao a bigger loser — to Murad <br>Roach: ‘He makes Don King look like a saint’
BEFORE losing by unanimous decision to Mexican Erik Morales last Sunday, Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao was already a bigger loser -- and of all people -- to his US promoter Murad…
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Pacquiao manager sees rematch in September
MANNY Pacquiao's new manager, Shelly Finkel, is not about to sulk in the corner and start finger-pointing, a day after the Filipino ring hero lost by unanimous decision to Mexican Erik Morales.…
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Ring Magazine: Pacquiao still king
FILIPINO ring hero Manny Pacquiao will remain as the world's No. 1 featherweight despite his loss last Sunday to Erik Morales in their monumental 12-round fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena…
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Gorres knocks out Fil-Am
NO wonder World Boxing Association mandatory challenger Jose Navarro and an army of fighters are avoiding Z "The Dream" Gorres like a plague. On Sunday, in the opening fight of the Manny…
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Las Vegas bettors favor Pacquiao
FILIPINO boxing icon Manny Pacquiao officially becomes the first Asian to headline a pay-per-view card when he fights Erik Morales in Las Vegas today. The Filipino superstar has also been installed the…
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GORRES FACES FIL-AM DONAIRE IN PACQUIAO-MORALES CARD
The continuing saga on the identity of his next foe continues, but Cebuano Z "The Dream" Gorres is now slated to face Fil-Am Glenn Donaire in an 8-round bout underneath tomorrow's Manny…
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TOP REFS PICK PACQUIAO TO WIN
Removing themselves of their nationalistic tendencies, three of the country's best boxing referees who had worked on Manny Pacquiao's previous fights yesterday unanimously voted for the Filipino ring icon to tear apart…
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FIL-AM WBO EXEC SAYS PACQUIAO WILL KO MORALES EARLY
A top official of the World Boxing Organization who is based in the United States but a frequent traveller to Asia has predicted that Manny Pacquiao will stop Morales cold in the…
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WBC CHIEF SUPPORTS MORALES OVER PACQUIAO
World Boxing Council president Jose Sulaiman Chagnon has expressed his unequivocal support to his countryman Erik "El Terrible" Morales when the latter steps into the ring on March 19 opposite the fire-breathing…