Nick Giongco
3,473 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Pacquiao defends Koncz
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao shielded his Canadian adviser Michael Koncz from criticisms from various sectors of the fight game over the weekend, telling an assembled media in a luxurious hotel that he…
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Baguio ready for Pacquiao’s training
Reporting from Baguio City, trainer Buboy Fernandez said the City of Pines and the facilities available up there is suited for Manny Pacquiao’s training camp for the Nov. 14 fight with Miguel…
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Another Pinoy boxer is world champion
The search for the new Manny Pacquiao could be over. Thousands of miles away in Canada, Filipino Marvin Sonsona, a heavyhanded southpaw like Pacquiao, captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super-flyweight crown…
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Pacman slates tour
Manny Pacquiao is embarking on a whirlwind cross-country tour of five cities in the US and Puerto Rico starting with a press conference for his November 14 super fight with Miguel Cotto…
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Pacquiao overrules Roach
Manny Pacquiao is bringing Freddie Roach to the country whether he likes it or not. “Kailangan n'ya pumunta (He has to go),” Pacquiao said during a press conference yesterday at the Crowne…
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Pacquiao rules out early training
Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday said he worries being burned out if he trains too early and explained that an eight-week training before his fight has been tried, tested and proven to be…
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Cotto?s right on track
Miguel Cotto is not taking any chances in so far as his preparation for the Nov. 14 super fight with Manny Pacquiao is concerned. Phil Landman, who is Cotto?s conditioning coach, told…
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Fil-Am Viloria beats Mexican foe
Hawaii-born Filipino puncher Brian Viloria made a rousing Aloha homecoming last Saturday night (Sunday afternoon in the Philippines) by repulsing the spirited challenge of Mexican challenger Jesus Iribe before a roaring crowd…
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Cotto a tough nut to crack, says Roach
Freddie Roach doesn?t want Manny Pacquiao to have the illusion that Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto is just going to roll over and die on November 14. While most ringsiders see Cotto as…
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Roach wants Mexico
Top trainer Freddie Roach wants to bring Manny Pacquiao to a secluded training camp up in the mountains of Toluca in Mexico in preparation for the Nov. 14 fight with Miguel Cotto.…
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Donaire laughs off Darchinyan’s dare
While Nonito Donaire is training his sights on a pair of Mexicans as possible foes in the near future, Australian Vic Darchinyan remains on his radar screen, although at this juncture, the…
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Nothing left to chance for Cotto
Miguel Cotto’s eyes are now burning with desire, the Puerto Rican’s conditioning coach Phil Landman disclosed on Tuesday. Landman told the newspaper Primera Hora that Cotto “is strong, happy and very motivated”…
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Pacquiao eyes Baguio as training site
As the hunt for the venue that will host his training camp steps into high gear, Manny Pacquiao said the country’s summer capital looks like a perfect choice to hold his preparation…
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Cotto vows ‘unforgettable fight’
An unforgettable fight and a victory for Puerto Rico. That’s what Miguel Cotto said in an on-line video chat conducted by the Puerto Rican newspaper Primera Hora on Friday, 85 days before…
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De La Hoya pays tribute to Pacquiao
Oscar De La Hoya lists Manny Pacquiao not only as one of the greatest fighters he has fought but the guy with the fastest hands. The Golden Boy, in his weekly blog…
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Donaire not inclined to train under Roach
Nonito Donaire acknowledges Freddie Roach as a world-class trainer but it is unlikely that he is going to sign up the American ace as his full-time trainer in light of Roach’s many…
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Donaire fails to impress Arum
As members of Nonito Donaire’s entourage whooped it up after being declared winner over the overweight and tough-as-nails Rafael Concepcion of Panama, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum wasn’t as ecstatic as…
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Cotto’s training goes full blast
The arrival of a conditioning coach and a nutritionist signal the start of Miguel Cotto’s full-blast training for his November 14 clash with Manny Pacquiao. The past two weeks, Cotto has been…
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While Pacman frolics, Cotto is all business
Told about his adversary’s seemingly happy-go-lucky ways, Miguel Cotto said Saturday he doesn’t care about Manny Pacquiao’s decision to continue filming a movie as the Puerto Rican prepares to enter the second…
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Pacman to Mexico?
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum said Mexican president Felipe Calderon will roll out the red carpet for Manny Pacquiao if the Filipino pound-for-pound king decides to spend the first half of…
