Rico Navarro

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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…

Sun, 03 Feb 2008

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 ma…

Mon, 27 Aug 2007

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 hel…

Tue, 10 Jul 2007

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 bo…

Sat, 16 Jun 2007

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? Ar…

Sun, 03 Jun 2007

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…

Tue, 15 May 2007

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 com…

Sun, 25 Mar 2007

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 ar…

Thu, 22 Mar 2007

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 Suchany…

Mon, 05 Mar 2007

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 aft…

Sun, 04 Mar 2007

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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 2…

Sun, 07 Jan 2007

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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 …

Fri, 29 Dec 2006

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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…

Sun, 24 Dec 2006

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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 Aldeg…

Sun, 10 Dec 2006

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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 e…

Sun, 03 Dec 2006

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?…

Wed, 29 Nov 2006

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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…

Sun, 05 Nov 2006

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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 …

Sun, 22 Oct 2006

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 Corra…

Sun, 15 Oct 2006

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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…

Sun, 30 Jul 2006