Nick Giongco
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Viloria gets turn to thrill Filipino fans
By Nick Giongco
IT’S THE turn of Brian Viloria to make the country proud. Viloria makes the second defense of his World Boxing Council (WBC) light flyweight crown on Aug. 10 as he squares off…
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Pacquiao-Morales III is on
By Nick Giongco
TOP RANK big boss Bob Arum has formally announced that the much-awaited rubber match between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales will push through on Nov. 18 with the Thomas and Mack Center…
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No more mistakes this time – Morales
By Nick Giongco
THE PARTY’S over for Erik Morales. The Mexican boxing star is set to undergo a four-week weight program in Los Angeles as he prepares for the crossroads third fight with Filipino punching…
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7 Filipino pugs in WBC ranking
By Nick Giongco
SEVEN FILIPINO fighters ? led by superstar Manny Pacquiao ? made it to the latest ratings released by the World Boxing Council (WBC) from its headquarters in Mexico City. Pacquiao is listed…
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Next for Pacquiao: Poker in Las Vegas
By Nick Giongco
WITH HIS much-anticipated grudge match with Mexican Erik Morales still four months away, Manny Pacquiao plans to try his hand at a new passion ? poker, a popular card game that requires…
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Roach, Pacquiao agree on Morales fight training sked
By Nick Giongco
TRAINER FREDDIE Roach had no specific instructions to Manny Pacquiao before heading back to Los Angeles on board a Philippine Airlines flight late Tuesday night. Instead of the master leaving behind a…
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No respite for people?s champ
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO is going places, literally. Hours after beating up Oscar Larios of Mexico early-Sunday afternoon, Pacquiao was on the road, signing autographs and posing for pictures with his admirers at the…
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‘Larios hurt Manny’
By Nick Giongco
While the rest of the nation was shrieking over Manny Pacquiao’s 12-round win over Oscar Larios of Mexico last Sunday, Roach was a bit disappointed that Pacquiao did not follow the gameplan…
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Roach and Pacquiao: ?Love? at first sight
By Nick Giongco
FREDDIE ROACH vividly remembers the first time Manny Pacquiao showed up at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood in mid-2001. It was ?love? at first sight. Well, that would have been…
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Pacquiao wins, retains title
By Nick Giongco
Survives third-round scary moment What had been initially perceived as a tuneup fight ? a showcase of Manny Pacquiao?s supreme punching power ? produced one of the scariest moments in the Filipino…
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Morales is next
By Nick Giongco
MOVE OVER Oscar Larios, Erik Morales is next. Despite putting on a splendid showing, Larios will have to be just content with the fact that he went 12 rounds with Manny Pacquiao.…
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Pacquiao nervous but ready for fight
By Nick Giongco
YOU?D think Manny Pacquiao had never been into the big fights if you saw him yesterday morning at the official weigh in. Pacquiao looked nervous and pale as though he was a…
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Roach wants a first round KO
By Nick Giongco
GONE IN 30 seconds? Why not, says trainer Freddie Roach. Roach might be thinking that it pays to be savage and brutal once in a while. "If you can go out there…
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Heat shortens Pacquiao?s final workout
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO was stopped dead on his tracks yesterday afternoon by the scorching tropical heat. Having fought mostly in the US where summers are a lot cooler, Pacquiao was apparently affected by…
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Calm before the storm
By Nick Giongco
THEY sat beside each other, shared a few laughs and even shook hands as if they were being presented to the media to kick off a concert tour. At yesterday?s press conference,…
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Pacquiao?s weight not really a weighty matter
By Nick Giongco
Four days before the fight and one suspects Manny Pacquiao may have over done his weight loss regimen. It?s because he looks gaunt and underweight as he prepares for the big fight…
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Larios decides on a private workout
By Nick Giongco
THE CAMP of Mexican Oscar Larios is playing mind games five days before Sunday morning’s much-awaited showdown with Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao at the Araneta Coliseum. Larios was a no-show at…
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Pacquiao, Larios take a break as showdown nears
By Nick Giongco
WHILE MANNY Pacquiao was belting out the newest cut from his album, Mexican Oscar Larios was probably catching up on his sleep at his plush room at the Discovery Suites yesterday afternoon…
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Oscar came here to win, says Mexican’s manager
By Nick Giongco
THE FIRST thing that Oscar Larios’ agent Rafael Mendoza did minutes after checking in at the upperclass Discovery Suites in Pasig yesterday was tell hotel executives to get rid of the food…
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No rest for Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
AFTER A hard training, celebrated American trainer Freddie Roach ordered Manny Pacquiao yesterday to sit back and relax while on a whirlwind visit to Gen. Santos City. But it won’t happen as…