Rico Navarro
93 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Now or Never
It couldn?t have been more appropriate. ?Now or never? indeed is the situation in which so many boxers find themselves these days, and we?re not talking about only Z Gorres who is…
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Bleacher Talk: Train in Peace
We may not realize it, but Cebu is the envy of Philippine boxing these days. And it’s all due to Manny Pacquiao’s decision to make the country’s boxing hotbed as training base…
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Bleacher Talk: Going International on Local Shores
Young Sing Kim of Korea connects with a left against Kortoranee Por Surasak of Thailand. How do you describe a boxing event that’s held in a posh Cebu hotel? Sosyal, classy, unique;…
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WORKING FOR A WORLD TITLE
One of the most interesting activities in boxing is how boxing managers work through the sport's maze to get a world title shot for their boxers. I've always been amazed at how…
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PHIL-ling Up
Are you happy with the current state of Philippine boxing? Are we happy that Manny Pacquiao is recognized as the people's world champion? Are we also happy that Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista…
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WHAT’S NEXT FOR BOOM BOOM?
(Editor's note: This was published in the May 13, 2007 issue of "The Freeman.") What?s Next for Boom Boom? When ?The World Awaits? came to a close, more questions than answers were…
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HONORABLE JUDGES?
One of the most stressful moments of a boxing match is when the fight goes the full route. When the final bell is heard, you can hear TV commentators say, "Well that's…
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ABS-CBN VS GMA IN BOXING?
(Note: This was written for the March 18 edition of "Bleacher Talk" of The Freeman.) March 18, 2007 was a date we were looking forward to around six months ago when it…
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Gejon Dominates Thai for Lopsided Win
Manila – Eriberto "Yuka" Gejon relied on his superior skills to score a lopsided unanimous decision win over a tough Visan Sor Suchanya of Thailand Saturday night at the Rambulan Sa Sulaiman…
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CLASS ACT: ‘THIS IS CORPORATE’
They say that the level of success or greatness of an event can be measured by how much talk the event is able to generate a day or more after the event…
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BLEACHER TALK: Boxing 2007
If boxing in 2006 was all about progress for Cebu Boxing and obviously the stature of Philippine Boxing in the international arena, expect 2007 to be even better. 2006 was the year…
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Pacquiao picks Top Rank Inc. over Golden Boy Promotions Lures Barrera $2.5M for a return bout with Pacman in April
Adios Golden Boy. Hello Top Rank. Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao ended all the speculation over which promoter he's tying up with as he formally announced that he's fighting under Bob Arum's…
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Breaking Through in 2006
Breaking through. This was hands-down the major accomplishment of Cebu Boxing in the year 2006. No, Cebu still doesn't have a world champion to follow the exploits of Manny Pacquiao. But should…
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ASEAN Summit & Boxing World Cup
Call it irony but on the day that the media announced the postponement of the ASEAN Summit, local boxing gets a confirmation from Tony Aldeguer (ALA) that Cebu will host the eagerly-awaited…
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Go ALA, Go SGG!
The Pinoy boxing scene is rejoicing these days, still on a high after Manny Pacquiao's three-round KO win over Erik Morales. This high was extended when Sammy "Don King" Gello-ani of SGG…
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Bleacher Talk: Golden Boy, Top Rank & Pinoy Boxing
Aren't you already confused with all the alphabet organizations that make professional boxing the most cluttered sport in terms of initials? Well here are two more sets of initials that you'll have…
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Keeping boxing in the news
Have you noticed that with Pacquiao-Morales III two weeks away, it seems like all boxing fans are already aware of all the details about the fight? Well ok, this is expected of…
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Business of Boxing
Local boxing was jarred by the news that Boy Cantada, the producer of the weekly boxing program "Fistorama," was quitting the pro scene for good, and was switching to amateur boxing instead.…
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Watch Your Weight
The boxing world has been rocked lately by booboos of popular boxers who did not make the weight limit for crucial title fights. Diego Corrales weighed in at 140 pounds for his…
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The Ring & Alphabet Bodies
One of the most confusing things that boxing fans have to deal with is the presence of so many different "types" of world champions. Isn't a world champion supposed to be the…
