Rico Navarro
93 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Casimero, the Boy Scout
Cebu Boxing has its second world champion in IBF light flyweight champ Johnriel Casimero who won his second world title belt over Argentina?s Luis Lazarte in that now infamous event that has…
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World class boxing weekend
December 10 and 11, 2011 will go down as one of the best weekends for Philippine boxing in the history of the sport. It was an action packed ?Sat-Sun? featuring a world…
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Go Donnie
Anxiety mixed with ?sadness? and a never-ending state of asking what?s happening. This is how many of us Cebuano boxing fans will feel about Pinoy Pride 9. It?s probably the only Pinoy…
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Donaire’s Quest
The first quarter is just about to end and a number of interesting things have already taken place for boxing. While local boxing has been fairly busy, the biggest news would have…
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Bleacher Talk: Arigato Rocky!
Japan has been rocked by Cebu Boxing! No, we?re not talking about Donnie Nietes who can proudly claim to ?own? Mexico with all his wins there. Neither are we talking about Boom…
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RECOGNITION LONG OVERDUE
Donnie Nietes. Have you heard of him? Or his nickname ?Ahas?? If you haven?t heard of him until now, then I guess he isn?t that popular just yet. But if you?ve heard…
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TARGET: ELORDE
WBO minimumweight champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes has set his sights on something bigger: Elorde?s seven-year reign as a world champion. This was Nietes?s confident goal of an answer when asked what he…
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ALA International
Sounds like a new airline company, doesn?t it? In a way, ALA?s like an airline company; starting with value/low fare domestic flights, but now venturing to new heights. When the ALA Promotions…
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Boxing Upgrade
There?s good news and bad news for Cebu Boxing. The good news is that the ALA Group has broken ground and become the first Pinoy group to stage a boxing event in…
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Boom Boom goes left
The left was right after all. This was the biggest message that Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista sent out Friday night to announce that he was ready for another run at big-time boxing.…
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Bleacher Talk: Pinoy Boxing Judge in USA
Davis. While Manny Pacquiao will hog the headlines for Pinoy Boxing, there’s another member of the boxing family who is also making waves in the U.S., albeit in a quieter manner. But…
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Finally, Respect for Nietes
Why did Filipino world champion Donnie Nietes go into the hometown of his opponent in Mexico to defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) minimumweight championship of the world? To some, it wouldn?t…
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Bleacher Talk: Amateur Boxing: Looking Good?
If you?re a boxing fan, you can?t help but feel excited with the latest developments in amateur boxing, the same amateur boxing scene where the country?s (and Cebu?s) best boxers once displayed…
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Cebu Boxing Year-ender
Cebu Boxing?s 2008 performance has brought in a few surprises in what has been a learning and growing experience for all. Although he?s not a product of Cebu Boxing, the year started…
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BLEACHER TALK: IT’S ALL ABOUT MONEY
Pacquiao vs. de la Hoya. For many, it doesn?t make any sense. And to many others, it?s a fight for the ages. And to many more out there, it?s all about the…
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BLEACHER TALK: SHORTCUT TO VEGAS
Cebu City -- We?ve all heard about the lights, glitz and glamour of Vegas, but how many of us have actually been there? We all have our personal reasons to go there,…
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Bleacher Talk: A Little Respect Please
This corner has always been proud of Cebu Boxing, and we have hailed its achievements and have boasted (almost with arrogance) that nothing beats us in this part of the world. In…
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Bleacher Talk: Raising The Bar
Cebu Boxing is getting busier these days setting the pace for boxing in the country. Ever since the successful Z Gorres?Vic Darchinyan card kicked off the year of big time boxing events…
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Bleacher Talk<br>INVASION: PROMDI POWER
It?s supposed to be an invasion of some type, or at least that?s what the card is called. With five different countries represented to take on the Philippines, it looks like an…
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Bleacher Talk: American Idol & Manny Pacquiao
Going over the numerous post-fight commentaries about Manny Pacquiao?s fight against Juan Manuel Marquez and catching American Idol on TV have become a perfect combination that this corner couldn?t help but fuse…
