Mike T. Limpag
131 articles · Sunstar Cebu
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Limpag: GAB no longer just amusement
THE two stood out from among the rest of the passengers. It was an eight-hour bus ride bound for Davao and the college student in me couldn?t help but notice the expensive…
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Limpag: Is it time for Omega vs. ALA?
JUST hours after watching Jeo Santisima batter Goodluck Mrema in just one round, undefeated boxer Jhack Tepora wrote a curious update in his Facebook account: Tepora vs. Santisima. He deleted it after…
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Limpag: Changing PHL boxing mindset
MILAN Melindo hasn?t even warmed his seat as the new IBF junior flyweight champion and in comes a challenge from Randy Petalcorin for a title fight. Filipino vs. Filipino for the world…
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Limpag: Horn: ?The perfect guy Pacquiao could lose to?
FORMER Cebu-based coach Graeme Mackinnon is back down under and one of the things we talked about during a brief meeting the other night with Dan Palami was Manny Pacquiao?s fight against…
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Limpag: P3 billion for Pacman fight? No way, Jose!
BOB Arum said the other day that Manny Pacquiao will have a farewell tour in 2017, which could see the fighting senator see action as many as four times in the year.…
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Limpag: Busy Pacman eyes another part-time gig
MANNY Pacquiao, the eight-time champion boxer elected to the Senate last May on the promise that he would devote his full time to his new job, broke that promise when he suited…
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Limpag: Quite a show in Omega?s Uptown card
I HAVEN?T seen Jason Canoy nor his foe Jestoni Autida fight before, so I just cheered for local boy Canoy, of the revamped IPI boxing stable, during Saturday night?s Uptown Rumble. Canoy,…
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Limpag: The curious case of Johnreil Casimero
THERE?S a wonderful photo of new champion Johnreil Casimero circulating online of his recent victory against Amnat Ruenroeng. Casimero, who burst into Philippine boxing?s consicousness in that melee-marred fight in Argentina, stopped…
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Limpag: Forget people?s consent Manny, just fight in Rio
MANNY Pacquiao said during the campaign period that he would drop all of his ?other? activities and concentrate on his legislative work should he be elected as senator. And of course, playing…
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Limpag: It?s time to give Manny the benefit of the doubt
MANNY Pacquiao shouldn't have been elected as senator of the Philippines, that's what I and a few other sportswriter friends I know. He has no track record to speak of, not even…
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Limpag: Here?s to more boxing events at CCSC
ANY doubts on whether Cebu is the boxing meccah of the Philippines was erased last Saturday when a mamoth crowd showed up for the Nonite Donaire Jr. vs. Zsolt Bedak fight at…
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Limpag: Kid Magnifico steals show in Donaire fight
NONITO Donaire Jr.?s elaborate entrance for his fight against Zsolt Bedak lasted longer than the fight itself. After he was introduced, Donaire got into the ring and launched into a series of…
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Limpag: Nonito Donaire Jr. turns a new leaf
WHEN Nonito Donaire Jr. burst into the consciousness of Filipino fans, not a few were turned off by his cockiness, and in roundtable discussions all over the country, that attitude would always…
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Limpag: Will 1Pacman be the right one for sports?
THE Partido ng Bayaning Atleta partylist was a big dud and right now, there's another partylist hoping to become the representative for athletes in the House of Congress. It's the 1Pacman, and…
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Limpag: Nicaraguan runner, lost in translation
DURING the pre-match press conference for the visiting fighters, Nicaraguan Yesner Talavera vowed to take undefeated Albert Pagara to boxing school in the main event of Pinoy Pride 35. During the pre-match…
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Limpag: Boxing legends in Pinoy Pride
EDITO ALA Villamor was the first Filipino fighter I truly followed. My interest in the sports pages had just started, and I remember reading the results of some of his fights. As…
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Limpag: Chad, Doc Rhoel join Omega Sports
WHEN Omega Pro Sports International approached Robinsons Galleria for support of their Who?s Next boxing series, Joan Salazar had no hesitation in backing the event because of the stories she learned from…
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?Omega?s new punch?
OMEGA Pro Sports International launched its Who?s Next Pro-boxing series powered by Hyundai, a six-part series the boxing arm of the IPI hope will discover the next big star in the Philippines.…
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Pacquiao adds star power to PHL bid
BOXING hero Manny Pacquiao said Wednesday he would promote the Philippines? bid to host the 2019 International Basketball Federation Fiba World Cup. ?Yes, I?m going to Tokyo with the Philippine delegation to…
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Limpag: Donnie?s legend continues
WHAT more can Donnie Nietes do? This unassuming guy from Negros, who fights out of the ALA boxing stable of Cebu City, just ran through what was supposed to be his biggest…