Nick Giongco
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U.S. officials tapped for Suarez title shot
By Nick Giongco
The roster of referee and three judges working Charly Suarez’s world title shot this Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in San Diego, California, has been released by Top Rank. Hall of Fame promoter…
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Suarez: I’m coming to win
By Nick Giongco
As soon as his visa gets delivered on Monday, top-rated super-featherweight Charly Suarez will head to the airport to catch the latest available flight for the United States. His team had originally…
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Japanese outfits scramble over ‘Lover Boy’
By Nick Giongco
There is a mad scramble among Japanese promoters to sign up newly-crowned Orient-Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight king Kenneth “Lover Boy” Llover, the country’s newest boxing sensation. Llover’s manager and promoter Gerry…
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Araneta battles Thai for vacant IBF throne
By Nick Giongco
World No. 1 light-flyweight Christian “The Bomb” Araneta will soon find himself gunning for a world title shot. With the International Boxing Federation (IBF) 108-pound throne now vacant, efforts are under way…
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Shigeoka reinventing fighting style
By Nick Giongco
Defending champion Pedro Taduran is facing the same Japanese slugger he battered into submission last year but could end up facing a vastly-improved version when they rumble on 24 May at the…
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REGULAR BRIX: Flores is Philippine boxing’s Mr. Congeniality
By Nick Giongco
The way to the boxing gym of Brix Flores in Cebu province requires the visitor to worm his or her way through a labyrinthine alleyway that is either paved with cement or…
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LOCKED AND LOADED — Singson to Suarez: Win at all cost
By Nick Giongco
Charly Suarez and his team are already sounding like winners a little over a month before the shot at the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super-featherweight crown in the United States. From the…
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WBC lauds Jerusalem
By Nick Giongco
The World Boxing Council (WBC) leadership lauded Filipino champion Melvin Jerusalem for retaining the straw-weight crown last week in Tokoname, Japan. No less than Mauricio Sulaiman, the governing body’s president, sent Jerusalem…
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Shigeoka declares war on Filipino fighters
By Nick Giongco
Ginjiiro Shigeoka, brother of the Japanese fighter Melvin Jerusalem soundly beat last Monday, has made a declaration of war on him and International Boxing Federation minimumweight champion Pedro Taduran. Reports reaching the…
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Jerusalem, Collazo want to unify belts
By Nick Giongco
The day after Melvin Jerusalem’s clear-cut victory over Yudai Shigeoka, Filipino promoter JC Mananquil was already mapping out the World Boxing Council minimumweight titleholder’s next move. Jerusalem had just been proclaimed winner…
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WBC taps officials for Jerusalem defense
By Nick Giongco
The World Boxing Council (WBC) has appointed Hong Kong’s Raymond Chang as referee for this Sunday’s minimumweight title clash featuring defending champion Melvin Jerusalem and Japanese challenger Yudai Shigeoka at the Aichi…
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An answered prayer
By Nick Giongco
Charly Suarez had just attended Sunday service when he got a call from a major player in his team. “I just came from church when he called,” Suarez said. “This is the…
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Llover gets tempting offer
By Nick Giongco
There is already an offer for the country’s latest knockout sensation Kenneth Llover to fight for one of the world bantamweight titles. But it is not going to be in his next…
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LETHAL LEFTY: Llover takes Japan by storm with sensational KO
By Nick Giongco
Knockout artist Kenneth Llover didn’t mince any words when asked who he wants next. Moments after dismantling defending champion Keita Kurihara in less than a round Monday to snatch the Orient-Pacific Boxing…
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K.O. OR NOTHING: Singson urges Suarez to deliver a knockout
By Nick Giongco
Ilocos political kingpin, businessman and sportsman Luis “Chavit” Singson believes Filipino fighter Charly Suarez is a live underdog against Mexico’s magnificent champion Emanuel Navarrete, who defends his World Boxing Organization (WBO) crown…
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Rally for Charly
By Nick Giongco
Charly Suarez is 36 years old. That’s pretty old for someone who is fighting and challenging for a world title. But the 2016 Rio Olympics veteran is a young 36. He doesn’t…
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Jerusalem dusts off underdog status
By Nick Giongco
Defending champion Melvin Jerusalem brushed off his being installed as underdog in his second defense of the World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight crown on 30 March in Japan. “Those are just numbers.…
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‘Lover Boy’ promises war
By Nick Giongco
Kenneth Llover believes he has Keita Kurihara all figured out that his team seems to be gushing over what’s on the horizon for the hard-hitting Filipino southpaw who is being likened to…
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Suarez, Navarrete dispute WBO crown
By Nick Giongco
Barring any last-minute changes, Charly Suarez is going to get his long-awaited shot at a world crown on 10 May in San Diego, California. The task is going to be daunting; the…
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Jerusalem underdog in WBC title defense
By Nick Giongco
Believe it or not, defending champion Melvin Jerusalem is the clear underdog when he meets Japanese challenger Yudai Shigeoka in their 30 March showdown for the World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight crown.…