Rich Mazon
737 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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NO SUPER TYPHOON CAN KNOCK US OUT
A colossal heavyweight came upon our shores and our lands Friday morning. It packed a heavyweight of a punch that sent the entire Visayan region in shambles and ruin. It did not…
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The Donaires are back as a team and ready to face an old foe
Their much-publicized misunderstanding a few years ago was the stuff that ?Pinoys? crave for. It is sports news, slash show and business drama - fused into one. The Donaires, Nonito Sr. and…
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Fright Night: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin batters Curtis Stevens in New York
New York, NY - Two days after Halloween, when men, women and children of all ages roam the streets of New York in scary masks and costumes, The Theater of Madison Square…
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Julaton victorious against Hernandez in Mexico
Ana ?The Hurricane? Julaton overcame a nasty cut and a bigger and taller opponent to score a hard fought Majority Decision victory against Perla Hernandez of Mexico. Julaton, 33, garnered scores of…
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Ana Julaton fights on: ?I can?t see myself ending in that fashion?
Ana ?The Hurricane? Julaton and his team had big plans prior to her August 17th bout against Celina Salazar in Cancun, Mexico. There were talks that she would fight for another world…
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Bernard Hopkins entertains the crowd in winning against Karo Murat
Atlantic City, NJ - The ageless wonder of boxing, 48 year old IBF Light Heavyweight champion, Bernard Hopkins entered the historic Boardwalk Hall Arena with a green alien mask and a bug…
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QUILLIN STOPS ROSADO, WILDER KO’S FIRTHA IN ATLANTIC CITY
Quillin. Atlantic City, NJ - Defending WBO Middleweight champion, Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin and challenger, Gabriel Rosado produced a crowd pleasing action fight for the fans that gathered at The Boardwalk Hall…
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Local fighter Joebert Alvarez to possibly train in the US after Saturday bout at Elorde
Alvarez. An addition to this Saturday?s boxing card at The Flash Grand Ballroom of the Elorde Sports Complex in Paranaque City is undefeated light flyweight prospect, Joebert Alvarez from General Santos City.…
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“The Filipino Freddie Roach,” Marvin Somodio is humbled by the recognition
Ace HBO boxing announcer Jim Lampley erroneously called him Marvin SONSONA, (a former Filipino world champion), two weekends ago during the Miguel Cotto- Delvin Rodriguez fight. Last Saturday, newly minted WBO junior…
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ARTURO GATTI AND MICKY WARD: LEGENDARY
How do you stamp a lasting mark of yourself in your chosen craft? How do you make people remember your name and your body of work, long after you stop doing it?…
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Sugar Ray Leonard?s ?No Mas?
October has so far provided two great shows that took boxing fans to the rich history of the sport. HBO released this month a movie that chronicled the legal battle of the…
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Pinoy trainer Marvin Somodio and Ruslan Provodnikov are ready for the big task ahead of them
After the dominating win of Miguel Cotto two weeks ago, another star boxer from the Wild Card Gym of Hollywood is bound for another headliner this weekend. Ruslan ?The Siberian Rocky? Provodnikov…
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Jun ?Hercules? Doliguez stops Giovanni Caro in 6
Jun ?Hercules? Doliguez of Sarangani Province, the lone Pinoy fighter in the Tim Bradley-Juan Manuel Marquez card in Las Vegas, wins via an impressive 6th round TKO over Giovanni Caro of Mexico.…
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Marvin “Good Boy” Mabait KO’s Johnny Garcia in 1
Marvin "The Good Boy" Mabait made good on his promise and knocked out his opponent, Johnny Garcia in only the first round of their 12 round bantamweight bout in Mexico City. The…
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Talks of “spies” force Team Pacquiao to hold training camp behind closed doors
When Freddie Roach arrived Thursday in General Santos City to train his most successful pupil, Manny Pacquiao, the renowned trainer together with key members the boxer?s team immediately laid rules for their…
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Zamboanga City?s Marvin ?Good Boy? Mabait fights a different war tonight in Mexico City
Marvin Mabait weighed in at 53.500 kilograms (117.7 pounds) at yesterday?s weigh-in ceremonies, one day before his North American debut in Mexico City. His opponent, Mexican Johnny Garcia (18-4-1, 9 KOs) also…
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Pacquiao believes fights with Mayweather and Marquez can still happen
Manny Pacquiao may have his hands full when he?ll face tough Mexican-American welterweight Brandon Rios on November 24th (23rd in North America), but the Filipino boxing star is not entirely shutting down…
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Daddy duties delay Pacquiao?s sparring with new spar mate
Manny Pacquiao was unable to test the mettle of Ghanaian welterweight and new spar mate Fredrick Lawson yesterday (Tuesday), because of more pressing issues- parenthood. Pacquiao, wife Jinkee and their children celebrated…
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THRILLA IN MANILA
Thirty eight years ago today, the greatest boxing fight of the century derived its name from a poem recited by one of its participant, the great Muhammad Ali. ?It will be a…
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Wake me up when this September in boxing ends
September has not been kind to boxing. Yes we have the biggest fight of the year in Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul Alvarez but that was not spared by what to me…
