Nick Giongco
3,473 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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INVASION IMMINENT — Tapales Holds Key To The Monster’s Destruction
By Nick Giongco
The camp of Marlon Tapales believes it has the secret code that will enable the Filipino southpaw to run his winning record on Japanese soil to five-and-oh. As Tapales keenly awaits the…
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Eumir’s Knockout Victory Rocks Vegas
By Nick Giongco
The Gibbons household in Las Vegas sounded as though Manny Pacquiao was on television fighting Wednesday afternoon (around midnight of Tuesday in the US). But it was already way past midnight and…
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Tapales-Inoue Almost A Done Deal?
By Nick Giongco
Negotiations for the mouthwatering four-belt unification super-bantamweight clash between Filipino Marlon Tapales and Japanese Naoya Inoue have been progressing and both camps appear headed to an agreement for a December date. Reporting…
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Tapales Fast-Tracks Vegas Training
By Nick Giongco
Marlon Tapales is training in Las Vegas as though his proposed super-bantamweight title unification showdown with Naoya Inoue in December is already a done deal. “I’m doing light sparring,” Tapales said Saturday…
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Manny Pacquiao confirms boxing return after being ‘forced to fight’
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao will embark on a boxing return at 45 after stating he was forced to fight as a professional from the age of sixteen. “Pac-Man” wanted to compete as an Olympian…
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Ancajas Goes Extra Mile
By Nick Giongco
Jerwin Ancajas is going the extra mile — literally — in his buildup for his crack at the World Boxing Association bantamweight crown in November in Japan. The lack of suitable sparring…
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ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES — Mananquil emerges as Phl boxing’s top power broker
By Nick Giongco
When boxing promoter-manager Jim Claude Mananquil is not attending to his stable of fighters, he can be seen just before daybreak minding his family’s tuna export business in General Santos City. “This…
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Kei Is Okay
By Nick Giongco
TOKYO — I ran into a dear friend while dining on succulent deep-fried Japanese treats at Ueno’s pulsating Ameyoko area late Tuesday. It was supposed to be just a quick food grab…
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DEAL OR NO DEAL? Inoue Camp Offering Filipino Champ Crumbs?
By Nick Giongco
TOKYO, Japan — At first glance, Naoya “Monster” Inoue didn’t appear as if he is the boxing game’s most feared puncher. Standing a shade below 5-foot-5 inches, Inoue is not just the…
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Gibbons, Honda Hold Vegas Talks
By Nick Giongco
The lead promoters of Naoya Inoue and Marlon Tapales — the world’s leading super-bantamweights –are holding talks in Las Vegas next week to determine if a mouth-watering and megabuck matchup between the…
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BOLD BID | Diagan Hopes To Do A Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
Garen Diagan faces a daunting task when he attempts to win a world boxing crown on 26 August in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ranged against defending World Boxing Organization minimumweight champion Oscar…
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Pacquiao To Tapales: Use Footwork Vs Inoue
By Nick Giongco
Marlon Tapales paid homage to the great Manny Pacquiao in his palatial residence in General Santos City on Thursday night and came home armed with a bagful of tips on how to…
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Phl-Puerto Rico Box Rivalry Erupts Anew
By Nick Giongco
Boxing’s other fancied rivalry — Philippines versus Puerto Rico — takes the spotlight late this month when Oscar Collazo makes the first defense of the World Boxing Organization minimumweight crown against Garen…
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Inoue Unification Fight Talks Collapsing?
By Nick Giongco
If the proposed mouth-watering matchup with Naoya Inoue doesn’t materialize, a solid Plan B is on standby for Marlon Tapales. Though both camps have agreed to unify the world super-bantamweight belts, an…
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Marcial Skipping Asian Games?
By Nick Giongco
Eumir Marcial may have to give up on his dream of winning an Olympic gold medal. Sean Gibbons, who represents the Filipino middleweight via the Manny Pacquiao-owned MP Promotions, told Daily Tribune…
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Tapales: Me, Scared? No Way!
By Nick Giongco
Marlon Tapales swears he won’t turn into a deer caught in the headlights when he gets the opportunity to face pound-for-pound king Naoya Inoue later this year in Tokyo. Fresh from watching…
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Tapales Aims For Rare Feat
By Nick Giongco
Marlon Tapales will attempt to win a title that eluded even the great Manny Pacquiao. While a deal has yet to be signed, the camps of Tapales and Japanese Naoya Inoue are…
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Inoue Massive Favorite Vs Tapales
By Nick Giongco
Just hours after Naoya Inoue dismantled American Stephen Fulton to become a four-division world champion and two-belt super-bantamweight king, oddsmakers immediately installed the Japanese as the massive favorite against Filipino Marlon Tapales.…
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IBF Names Officials For Bornea Title Fight
By Nick Giongco
The International Boxing Federation has released the names of the officials working the 24 June world title fight starring defending champion Fernando Martinez of Argentina and Jade Bornea of the Philippines. The…
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Jade Glows In Vegas Training
By Nick Giongco
In the words of ring announcer par excellence Michael Buffer, Filipino challenger Jade Bornea is ready to rumble. Not only is Bornea physically in razor-sharp form. ‘All day long, my gym is…