Nick Giongco
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Astrolabio, Moloney Clash
By Nick Giongco
STOCKTON, California — The mood inside hotel room No. 2234 of the Great Wolf Lodge, which doubles as a water amusement park standing in the middle of nowhere in the sleepy city…
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Astrolabio Shrouds Strategy In Secrecy
By Nick Giongco
MANTECA, California — Australian Jason Moloney feels his Filipino rival Vincent Astrolabio will be lucky to go eight rounds with him in their clash for the vacant World Boxing Organization bantamweight crown…
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Astrolabio Plots Aussie Downfall
By Nick Giongco
MANTECA, California — Heavy-handed Filipino puncher Vincent Astrolabio knows the odds are stacked against him in his bold bid to win a world title Saturday night (late-Sunday morning in Manila) in the…
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Astrolabio Plots Aussie Downfall
By Nick Giongco
MANTECA, California — Heavy-handed Filipino puncher Vincent Astrolabio knows the odds are stacked against him in his bold bid to win a world title Saturday night (late-Sunday morning in Manila) in the…
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Tapales cited by WBA
By Nick Giongco
For winning two world title belts, Filipino southpaw super-bantamweight Marlon Tapales was cited by the Panama-based World Boxing Association. In its latest ratings, the WBA picked Tapales as honorable mention for upsetting…
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Jerusalem’s training intensifies
By Nick Giongco
A month before the mandatory defense of his title, Melvin Jerusalem on Thursday expressed readiness for Puerto Rican Oscar Collazo, who will be attempting to knock the World Boxing Organization minimumweight crown…
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Astrolabio heats up Vegas
By Nick Giongco
World title hopeful Vincent Astrolabio hasn’t been missing a beat in his buildup for a crack at the vacant World Boxing Organization bantamweight crown on 13 May in Stockton, California. In fact,…
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Pacquiao visits Vegas-based boxers
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao went to see a small group of Filipino boxers getting ready for their respective world title bids over the weekend in Las Vegas. The day after attending the Gervonta Davis…
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The body shot
By Nick Giongco
Ask any boxer — as in any fighter — how would he prefer getting hit: A blow to the head or a shot to the body? I previously asked this question some…
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Pacquiao at ringside for Davis-Garcia duel
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao will be at ringside in Las Vegas when lightweight stars Tank Davis and Ryan Garcia slug it out Saturday night (Sunday in the Philippines). The last time he was in…
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Tapales wants 2 more straps
By Nick Giongco
Marlon Tapales didn’t mind telling a group of reporters how he pulled off a landmark victory almost two weeks ago in San Antonio, Texas. By year’s end, the low-key Filipino fighter would…
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It’s Memo time!
By Nick Giongco
In a bold move to resuscitate the career of Jerwin Ancajas, renowned strength and conditioning coach Memo Heredia has been called in to turn the former world champion into a lean and…
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Dethroned Uzbek wants rematch
By Nick Giongco
The camp of Murodjon Akhmadaliev wants the World Boxing Association and the International Boxing Federation — and even the Texas Boxing Commission — to force Marlon Tapales to face the fallen Uzbek…
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Tapales victory fires up Bornea
By Nick Giongco
Fresh from seeing stablemate Marlon Tapales pull off an epic win, Jade Bornea swore yesterday that he is all pumped to score a similar performance. Bornea is penciled to face Fernando Martinez…
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Wild Card goes low-key
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — The Wild Card Boxing Club and the usual haunts in Hollywood look exactly the same way it did when Manny Pacquiao fought the last time 19 months ago. Freddie…
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Three-and-oh
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — Given that Marlon Tapales was up against the house fighter, I felt that the decision would favor Uzbekistan’s Murodjon Akhmadaliev on Saturday night in their title clash in San…
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PROMISE DELIVERED
By Nick Giongco
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — In a stunning upset, Marlon Tapales of the Philippines fulfilled his promise of stealing Murodjon Akhmadaliev’s twin titles by scoring a controversial 12-round split decision victory Saturday night…
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EYE OF THE NEEDLE
By Nick Giongco
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Marlon Tapales was pretty much like Manny Pacquiao on the eve of a big fight. Like the eight-division champion, Tapales was a picture of utmost confidence as he…
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Filipinos rally behind Marlon
By Nick Giongco
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The lobby and coffee shop of the Hyatt Regency-Riverwalk had a vibrant vibe Friday. Though the buzz is nothing compared to a Manny Pacquiao fight in Las Vegas,…
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Uzbek champ belittles Tapales
By Nick Giongco
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Uzbek champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev didn’t say exactly how his clash with Filipino challenger Marlon Tapales would end. But there was one thing Akhmadaliev said would happen Saturday night…