Nick Giongco
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Gibbons comes to Taduran’s rescue
By Nick Giongco
All is not lost for International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight titleholder Pedro Taduran, whose scheduled bout in about two weeks just got scrapped. After his first defense of the IBF 105-lb title…
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Jerusalem braces for Japan fightback
By Nick Giongco
Japan is hell-bent in getting back the World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight crown of Melvin Jerusalem. In fact, it was revealed that Jerusalem’s second defense of the WBC 105-lb strap will take…
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KO artist Araneta resurfaces next month
By Nick Giongco
World-rated light-flyweight Christian Araneta is poised for a much-awaited return on 30 November at the Hoops Dome in Lapu Lapu, Mactan Island, Cebu. A crack foreign foe is being eyed to test…
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Shigeoka brothers target Jerusalem
By Nick Giongco
Melvin Jerusalem will face either one of the fighting Shigeoka brothers when he makes the second defense of the World Boxing Council (WBC) ninimumweight crown. JC Mananquil, who promotes Jerusalem, told DAILY…
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GAB to Casimero: Shape up, please
By Nick Giongco
The leadership of the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) said it is hoping that the one-year suspension slapped by the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) on Johnriel Casimero should make the Filipino fighter…
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Casimero stays unrepentant
By Nick Giongco
Unbeknownst to his diehard followers, Johnriel Casimero has a long history of troubling weight issues. In fact, his latest escapade in Yokohama over the weekend was his fourth time failing to make…
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Casimero: Wasted talent
By Nick Giongco
Long before he became a huge hit on social media, I had been following the career of Johnriel Casimero, whose fighting style and attitude made him a crowd-favorite. Recently, Casimero remains in…
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Casimero not on Top Rank’s radar
By Nick Giongco
It doesn’t look like three-division world champion Johnriel Casimero is on Top Rank’s radar screen even after his smashing first-round knockout win over the weekend in Yokohama, Japan. “Nope,” Top Rank’s vice…
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Filipino boxing personages tell Casimero to shape up
By Nick Giongco
Amid the revelry over Johnriel Casimero’s sensational first-round knockout win in Yokohama, Filipino boxing personages expressed the belief on Monday that the heavy-handed fighter has to shape up. Moments after crushing Saul…
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Busy boxing weekend Read more at: https://tribune.net.ph/2024/10/10/busy-boxing-weekend
By Nick Giongco
It’s going to be quite a busy weekend for Philippine boxing. Two sites — oceans apart — will stage these fights involving four Filipino boxers on Sunday. Leading the cast is three-division…
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Magramo, Flores clash for OPBF crown
By Nick Giongco
One-time world title challenger Giemel Magramo and Judy Flores dispute the vacant Orient-Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) super-flyweight crown during Manny Pacquiao’s Blow-By-Blow headliner on 20 October at the Okada Manila. Armed with…
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ON ACTIVE DUTY: Suarez stays sharp, hopes for last-minute call
By Nick Giongco
Instead of getting heartbroken, world ranked super-featherweight Charly Suarez will remain in training mode. The rationale behind this is simple. “We don’t want to be caught off-guard,” Delfin Boholst, Suarez’s lead trainer…
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Filipino trainers plot Taduran’s downfall
By Nick Giongco
Two China-based Filipino trainers are plotting the downfall of reigning International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight champion Pedro Taduran. Cebuanos Rodel “Kid” Orais and Jing Jing Tepora are training Chinese knockout king Zhu…
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NO DICE: Suarez’s planned Manila world title fight fizzles out
By Nick Giongco
It doesn’t look as if Charly Suarez is going to get his world title shot as planned this December. Top Rank vice-president for operations Carl Moretti told DAILY TRIBUNE that Emanuel Navarrete,…
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Hot prospect Paras fights in Tokyo
By Nick Giongco
World-rated flyweight Vince Paras is a fighter worth watching. In fact, Filipino fight fans can size him up next week when he sees action underneath John Riel Casimero’s headliner at the Ariake…
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Pacquiao to enter Hall of Fame
By Nick Giongco
Eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao is expected to be formally inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as part of the Class of 2025. The IBHOF, based in Canastota, New York,…
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Singson goes all out for Suarez, Filipino boxers
By Nick Giongco
Chavit Singson is a boxer’s dream benefactor. The seasoned and influential Ilocos Sur politician, who is the de facto manager of fast-rising Filipino fighter Charly Suarez, is more than willing to go…
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Chavit has Charly’s back
By Nick Giongco
Charly Suarez has a legit heavyweight in his corner as he targets a world title clash in the country in December. Fresh from a smashing third-round knockout of Jorge Castañeda in Arizona,…
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IBF champ plots successful title defense
By Nick Giongco
The camp of reigning International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight title holder Pedro Taduran is not leaving any stone unturned in its quest to repulse the bid of Chinese knockout artist Zhu Dianxing…
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Casimero faces stern test
By Nick Giongco
Three-division champion John Riel Casimero figures in a crossroads fight on 13 October at the Yokohama Budokan in Japan. Still rated in the world in the super-bantamweight class, Casimero battles Saul Sanchez…