Beth Celis
125 articles · The Manila Bulletin
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Did GAB drop the ball lately?
By Beth Celis
This corner received an e-mail a couple of days ago saying that 21-year-old boxer Eugene Lagos recently fought in Russia and Mexico accompanied by only his manager. He fought without a trainer.…
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Pacman bill right on track
By Beth Celis
The pet bill of Sen. Manny Pacquiao creating the Philippine Boxing Commission (PBC) that will regulate professional boxing in the country was interpellated in the Senate a couple of weeks ago. Senate…
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A PSC warning
By Beth Celis
This month of December alone, PSC chair William ?Butch? Ramirez has issued statements to national sports associations and national athletes on how the country will handle the hosting of 2019 Southeast Asian…
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Ronnie?s last tweet
By Beth Celis
A week before he left for the United States, my good friend and colleague Ronnie Nathanielsz called to inform me that he was covering the Manny Pacquiao-Jessie Vargas fight in Las Vegas.…
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Nietes cements No. 1 fly status
By Beth Celis
LONGEST reigning Filipino world champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes, who scored a unanimous victory against Mexican Edgar Sosa in California over the weekend, cemented his position as the No. 1 contender for the…
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Nietes all set to begin ?fly? journey
By Beth Celis
IT?S ONLY a few days left before Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes, the longest-reigning Filipino world champion, faces former champion and No. 4?ranked Mexican Edgar Sosa on Sept. 24 at StubHub Center in Carson…
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Bargain tickets for Pacquiao?s Vargas fight
By Beth Celis
SEN. MANNY Pacquiao was placed in the unrestricted free agent list of the PBA?s Mahindra team before he flew to Los Angeles for his one-stop press conference with his foe Jessie Vargas…
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Expect major changes in Abap, PH team
By Beth Celis
RICKY Vargas, who has been the president of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (Abap) for eight years now, was so devastated when his two boxers came home from the…
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No celebrating for Jason Pagara
By Beth Celis
JASON Pagara just couldn?t get himself to celebrate his knockout victory over Mexican opponent Abraham Alvarez in in Carson, California, last weekend. The older of the Pagara brothers, he easily knocked out…
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Will Pacquiao go for Rio gold?
By Beth Celis
AFTER his proclamation last Thursday along with 11 other newly-elected senators, Manny Pacquiao surprised everyone when he announced on national television that he was considering a stint in this year?s Rio de…
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Magsayo takes on different persona
By Beth Celis
It took a while for the sportswriters to recognize the boxer seated across their row in the long dining table of a popular restaurant in Quezon City. With his new image, Mark…
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Red-letter day for boxing
By Beth Celis
IF ONLY the schedules weren?t directly conflicting, the Philippine media group that will be sent by ALA Promotions to the United States to cover Pinoy Pride 33 on Oct. 17 would have…
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WBO head both a chef, gourmand
By Beth Celis
MANDAUE, Cebu?WBO president Francisco ?Paco? Valcarcel, Pinoy Pride 31?s guest of honor for last night?s event, arrived early for the prefight dinner hosted by ALA patriarch Tony Aldeguer and his son Michael,…
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Big discrepancy in CompuBox figures
By Beth Celis
To check on the accuracy of CompuBox, which gave out extremely lopsided figures in favor of Floyd Mayweather Jr. during his fight with Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, an associate who works…
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Pacquiao injury issue divides fans
By Beth Celis
Filipino boxing fans, who tuned in to BBC News the day after the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., must have been shocked to hear the report of the British…
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3 ex-Pacquiao men now work for Mayweather
By Beth Celis
THERE are at least three men in the training staff of Floyd Mayweather Jr. who used to work in Manny Pacquiao?s camp. One is a Filipino videographer while the other two are…
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Pacquiao as ?Kid Kulafu?
By Beth Celis
Who can blame the sports media if none of them is too excited over the prospects of another Manny Pacquiao bio flick? Personally, I?ve seen a couple of these films?one produced by…
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Another boy for Rachel and Nonito
By Beth Celis
Rachel Donaire was unable to join husband Nonito Donaire Jr. here in Manila for Pinoy Pride 30 last Saturday. Rachel skipped the card, which featured her husband and Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes, the…
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All set for Pinoy Pride
By Beth Celis
Practically the entire staff of ALA Promotions, led by Michael Aldeguer?s two lovely and hardworking angels Lucille Ballori and Chelna Locaylocay, have flown in from Cebu to prepare for the staging of…
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Confident ?Prince?
By Beth Celis
There was no trace of doubt on the face of IBF intercontinental super bantamweight champion ?Prince? Albert Pagara when the Inquirer asked him to assess his Mexican opponent, Rodolfo ?Fofo? Hernandez in…