Joey Villar
34 articles · The Philippine Star
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Pe?alosa son, Fil-Aussie spark Olympic gold medal hopes
BACOLOD ? Cebu City?s Dave Pe?alosa and Australia-based Robin Palileo sparkled like gems as the host city and Army hauled the biggest harvest of medals at the close of the 2009 Smart…
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MVP offers P12 million for Olympic gold
BACOLOD ? Amateur boxing chair Manny V. Pangilinan said yesterday Smart Communications is offering no less than P12 million for a Filipino boxer who will win a gold medal in the 2012…
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Young brothers of RP fighters also rise
BACOLOD City ? Kin of national team mainstays hogged the spotlight with the fancied bets from Mandaue City and Cebu City as action in the Smart National Amateur Boxing Championships heats up…
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National pug tows first round winners
BACOLOD City ? RP team mainstay Godfrey Castro breezed through the first round of the 2009 Smart National Amateur Boxing Championship, overwhelming Jake Barbieto of Nueva Vizcaya in their bantamweight showdown here…
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ABAP to renew ties with AIBA, hire referees, judges
BACOLOD City ? The Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines yesterday stressed the need to improve its relationship with the AIBA and at the same time have more judges and referees in…
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National boxing tiff under way
Bacolod City ? The Smart National Amateur Boxing Championship, the first major event under the new leadership of the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines, unwraps today at the Negros Occidental Multipurpose…
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ABAP mulls computerized ranking system
The Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines is working out a computer ranking system where all Filipino amateur boxers from different weight classes will be rated and ranked accordingly. ABAP secretary-general Patrick…
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Pacquiao to grace RP amateur boxing opener
World champion Manny Pacquiao has been invited to grace the opening of the the National Amateur Boxing Championship slated Jan. 17-24 in Bacolod. Incoming ABAP secretary-general Pato Gregorio yesterday said Rep. Monico…
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Exec director eyed to run ABAP affairs
The new group set to take over amateur boxing reins is looking at the possibility of tapping an executive director to handle the day-to-day affairs and technical work of the Amateur Boxing…
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Manny not lone non-participant to carry flag
The Philippines is not the only country with a non-participant flag bearer in the 2008 Beijing Games. Marshall Islands? Waylon Muller, Djibouti?s Salah Houssein Ahmed and Ethiopia?s Miruts Yifter joined Manny Pacquiao…
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Beijing okays Pacman as RP flag-bearer
The Beijing Olympic Games Organizing Committee (BOGOC) yesterday approved Manny Pacquiao?s accreditation, officially making the boxing icon as the country?s flag-bearer in next month?s Beijing Olympics. Moying Martelino, who heads the country?s…
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Pacquiao may face Larios next
Manny Pacquiao may take on former world champion Oscar Larios or another Mexican fighter in May here as part of his tune-up for a third match with Erik Morales in September in…
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Sorry, business closed today
Work, life and everything else stopped for millions of Filipinos who watched the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales fight. For a street somewhere in Rizal that usually go abuzz with almost everything on a…
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Pacquiao kayoed in 9-ball billiards
On the boxing arena, Manny Pacquiao is almost invincible. On the billiards table, he was easy prey. Gandy Valle overcame a slow start and turned back people?s featherweight champion Pacquiao, 9-4, yesterday…
