Thursday, 30 July 2026 · Philippines

Rico Navarro

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Articles by Rico Navarro

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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?…

Mon, 27 Feb 2012
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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…

Sun, 18 Dec 2011
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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…

Sun, 09 Oct 2011
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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 f…

Sun, 20 Mar 2011
Bleacher Talk: Arigato Rocky!

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 ther…

Sun, 12 Sep 2010
RECOGNITION LONG OVERDUE

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…

Mon, 23 Aug 2010
TARGET: ELORDE

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 …

Sat, 21 Aug 2010
ALA International

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 n…

Sun, 23 May 2010
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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 st…

Sun, 25 Apr 2010
Boom Boom goes left
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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 …

Mon, 19 Oct 2009
Finally, Respect for Nietes

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) m…

Fri, 06 Mar 2009
Cebu Boxing Year-ender

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 …

Sat, 03 Jan 2009
BLEACHER TALK: IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY

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?…

Thu, 11 Sep 2008
BLEACHER TALK: SHORTCUT TO VEGAS

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 pers…

Mon, 21 Jul 2008

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 …

Sun, 25 May 2008