Nick Giongco
3,473 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Jerusalem gets WBO pressure
By Nick Giongco
The World Boxing Organization is determined to compel Melvin Jerusalem to make a compulsory defense of the minimumweight crown against mandatory challenger Puerto Rican Oscar Collazo. Since both sides failed to come…
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Eumir Marcial wants ABAP, Gibbons to find middle ground
By Nick Giongco
Eumir Marcial is hoping that his professional team and the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines meet halfway so he can still fulfil his lifelong dream of becoming an Olympic champion.…
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Dual status bothers Eumir Marcial
By Nick Giongco
Just moments after scoring his most impressive victory to date, Filipino middleweight Eumir Marcial raised the possibility that he might skip the 32nd Southeast Asian Games and even the 19th Asian Games…
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Tapales oozing with confidence
By Nick Giongco
Every time Marlon Tapales thinks about his fast-approaching shot at two world title straps, he could not help but go the extra, extra mile in training. “Training has been going well,” Tapales…
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Japanese plot Jerusalem’s fall
By Nick Giongco
Despite the World Boxing Organization’s order to defend against Puerto Rican mandatory challenger Oscar Collazo, newly-crowned minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem could still end up making a choice defense against one of three…
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Marcial fights Argentine
By Nick Giongco
Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Marcial faces Argentine Ricardo Ruben Villalba on 11 February at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The southpaw Marcial, unbeaten in three fights with one knockout, runs…
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Bantamweight bonanza
By Nick Giongco
The prospects of seeing four Filipino fighters reigning as world bantamweight champions at the same time surfaced yesterday when the International Boxing Federation formally ordered Vincent Astrolabio and Puerto Rican Emmanuel Rodriguez…
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Jerusalem ranged against Collazo
By Nick Giongco
It doesn’t look as if newly-crowned Melvin Jerusalem will get the luxury of defending his minimumweight crown against a handpicked rival after the World Boxing Organization ordered his team to begin negotiations…
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KO artist next for Jerusalem?
By Nick Giongco
Newly-crowned World Boxing Organization minimumweight king Melvin Jerusalem might end up colliding with a crack Puerto Rican contender if the boxing body rules that he makes a mandatory defense. This came into…
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Tapales oozes with confidence
By Nick Giongco
Marlon Tapales feels he has two-belt world super-bantamweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan all figured out. In the eyes of the Filipino challenger, Akhmadaliev is the ultimate punching machine, fundamentally sound and…
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Boxing’s not savage after all
By Nick Giongco
Just moments ago, Lawrence Dumam-ag and Christian Gagarin were trying to kill each other. But following the inconclusive ending to their scheduled six-round flyweight fight Saturday night in Mandaluyong City, I saw…
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Former Pacquiao trainer passes away
By Nick Giongco
Ben Delgado, who joined Freddie Roach in the corner when Manny Pacquiao made his rousing United States debut in June 2001, passed away Tuesday morning in San Jose, California. According to relatives…
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Marcial faces ‘solid’ foe
By Nick Giongco
Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Marcial won’t be fed with a nightclub bouncer when he fights for the fourth time as a professional next month in San Antonio, Texas. Even as Sean…
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Pacquiao fighting British banger?
By Nick Giongco
After a string of failed attempts, efforts are under way for Manny Pacquiao to bring his act to the Middle East again this year. The opponent being targeted is former world champion…
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Jerusalem’s unforgettable trip
By Nick Giongco
Newly-crowned World Boxing Organization minimumweight king Melvin Jerusalem admitted he was as shocked and stunned as the Japanese fighter he knocked out Thursday night in Osaka. “I was very surprised,” Jerusalem told…
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Vegas beckons Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao is fighting in Las Vegas. Junior, that is. Emmanuel Pacquiao Jr., nicknamed Jimuel, is bringing his act to Sin City when he fights on 4 February at the Westgate Resort…
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Jerusalem gets first crack
By Nick Giongco
Melvin Jerusalem attempts to give the Philippines a headstart in its quest to regain its once lofty stature on the world stage when he battles Masataka Taniguchi for the World Boxing Organization…
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Eumir Marcial eyes SEAG, Asiad golds
By Nick Giongco
Eumir Marcial assured the Philippine Olympic Committee of his commitment to fight for flag and country as the Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist vowed to compete in two major meets in 2023, including…
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Memo to Marcial: Go pro
By Nick Giongco
In the eyes of strength and conditioning coach Memo Heredia, it would be extremely beneficial if Filipino middleweight Eumir Marcial abandons plans of rejoining the Philippine national team so he can fully…
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Pacquiao: I feel young
By Nick Giongco
Just days after turning 44, Manny Pacquiao reached out for his smartphone while lying in bed and told his caller he felt great. “I don’t feel like I am 44 years old,”…