Nick Giongco
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The Ring ranks Taduran at No. 2
By Nick Giongco
After rocking the Japanese boxing scene over the weekend, newly-crowned International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight king Pedro Taduran is now ranked No. 2 on the list of the world’s best in the…
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Taduran’s tenacity
By Nick Giongco
As Manny Pacquiao was battling the gigantic Rukiya Anpo in Saitama, Pedro Taduran was beating up Ginjiro Shigeoka in Otsu City. Though the focus was mainly on Pacquiao’s exhibition, it was Taduran’s…
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‘Doberman’ title chance under fire
By Nick Giongco
The world title crack of Filipino flyweight Dave “Doberman” Apolinario in Mexico is in danger of not pushing through. Originally booked to fly out of Manila about 10 days ago, Apolinario has…
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New world champ rues denied vitamins request
By Nick Giongco
Before his sensational victory on hostile ground last Sunday, Pedro Taduran asked his mother to reach out to municipal leaders in his hometown of Libon in Albay for a small budget meant…
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Gibbons plots Marcial’s pro return
By Nick Giongco
After his heartbreaking Paris Olympics stint, Eumir Marcial will resume his professional career in October with his American chief handler vowing to award him with a world title fight after six more…
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New world champ rues denied vitamins request
By Nick Giongco
Before his sensational victory on hostile ground last Sunday, Pedro Taduran asked his mother to reach out to municipal leaders in his hometown of Libon in Albay for a small budget meant…
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Taduran battles Shigeoka for IBF plum
By Nick Giongco
TOKYO — In a slambang southpaw showdown, Filipino challenger Pedro Taduran attempts to dethrone Japanese puncher Ginjiro Shigeoka in their International Boxing Federation minimumweight title match Sunday night in Otsu City. During…
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Filipino boxers locked and loaded
By Nick Giongco
The five-man Philippine boxing team is ready to rumble with no less than the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) making that guarantee as they enter the final phase of…
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‘Doberman’ set for daring Mexico mission
By Nick Giongco
Dave “Doberman” Apolinario will have a little over two weeks to get acclimatized to Mexico City’s sickening 2,240-meters (7,349-feet) elevation as the Filipino southpaw battles Angel “Camaleon” Ayala for the vacant International…
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Taduran braces for rough challenge
By Nick Giongco
It’s going to be a hard climb to the top for Pedro Taduran, who challenges an undefeated Japanese knockout artist for the International Boxing Federation minimumweight crown on 28 July in Otsu…
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Phl squad coach wary of Cuban super fighter
By Nick Giongco
MADRID, Spain — Cuba’s two-time Olympic champion Arlen Lopez — and not China’s Asian Games gold medalist Tuohetarbieke Tanglatihan — is the biggest threat to Filipino bet Eumir Marcial’s gold medal bid…
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Despite minor issue, Marcial right on target
By Nick Giongco
MADRID, Spain -- Almost every time Eumir Marcial lands a solid punch using his right hand while training, it gives the Filipino banger a bit of a problem. “He says he feels…
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Boxing team finalizes Olympic blueprint in German camp
By Nick Giongco
LISBON, Portugal — Members of the Philippine boxing team immediately settled in their new environ in Germany where they will be finalizing the blueprint for the gold medal drive in the fast-approaching…
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HARD LABOR: Marcial, ABAP head to German camp
By Nick Giongco
BERGAMO, Italy — Two of the three female fighters revving up for the Paris Olympics are going to get imported sparring from the Philippines. The guys being called up are not typical…
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Filipino boxers brace for tough Olympic debut
By Nick Giongco
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Four members of the five-man Philippine boxing team might find themselves slamming against a brick wall when they make their respective debuts in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Excluding…
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HAPPY CAMPERS: Final push sends Filipino boxers to German camp
By Nick Giongco
DRESDEN, Germany — The border city of Saarbrücken, an hour away from the Philippine team’s temporary residence in Metz, France, will play a pivotal role in the boxer’s gold medal bid in…
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THE GOOD SON
By Nick Giongco
Lawyer-boxing official Danrex Tapdasan fell in love with the fight game at the tender age of five. Back in his hometown of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, little Danrex regularly watched boxing while…
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Pacquiao’s two loves
By Nick Giongco
There were a lot of things on Manny Pacquiao’s mind when I came to visit him a few days ago. Just hours after arriving from Tokyo where he formally announced his 28…
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YOUNG GUNS
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao actually has got two options as he gears up for an intriguing comeback. Aside from Mario Barrios, also on the radar screen of promoters is Brian Norman. Barrios is the…
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PAC A PUNCH
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao came out of his swanky Forbes Park residence clad in a black track suit late Tuesday afternoon looking like a kid about to raid a candy store. As the sun…