Nick Giongco
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Tokyo temblor
By Nick Giongco
Patience is truly a virtue. After months and months of waiting while camping out in Los Angeles, Jerwin Ancajas was finally rewarded with a big one. On 31 December at the New…
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Ancajas eyes Ioka unification
By Nick Giongco
MP Promotions chief Sean Gibbons is moving heaven and earth to book Jerwin Ancajas a slot on a massive New Year’s Eve card in Japan. Ancajas has been training in the United…
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Sultan: I can beat Inoue
By Nick Giongco
Jonas Sultan, the current toast of Philippine boxing, believes he has what it takes to bring down the top bantamweight in the world. “I have full confidence in myself,” Sultan said during…
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Casimero wants Donaire scalp
By Nick Giongco
John Riel Casimero won’t hesitate to pull the plug on Paul Butler’s bid when they square off in Dubai on 11 December. The reason? “I will finish the fight early so I…
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Casimero taps Manny’s expertise
By Nick Giongco
John Riel Casimero is frighteningly strong. But with six weeks before he faces Paul Butler in Dubai on 11 December, the reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion has way too much…
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Amiable Ablaca
By Nick Giongco
Philippine boxing lost a “heavyweight” last week with the passing of trainer Juanito Ablaca. I know Ablaca personally from his days as the chief trainer of the once-fabled ALA Boxing Club of…
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The Marcial Plan
By Nick Giongco
In less than three years, Paris is going to host the Olympic Games and just a few days ago, the leadership of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) met…
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Donaire carefully charts career
By Nick Giongco
Four-division world champion Nonito Donaire is joining hands with the highly-respected Richard Schaefer in charting the remainder of the Filipino-American boxer’s Hall of Fame career. The promotional contract involving Donaire and Schaefer,…
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ABAP eyes Turkish female worlds
By Nick Giongco
After skipping the world championships for men in Serbia owing to Covid-19 restrictions, the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is keen on fielding a squad to the women’s tournament…
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Magsayo gets ready for war
By Nick Giongco
Unbeaten Filipino featherweight Mark Magsayo, whose violent knockout victory provided the shining moment on the night Manny Pacquiao’s star flickered, is back at the Wild Card Boxing Club. Already assured of a…
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‘Bob the Builder’
By Nick Giongco
For 13 years from 2004 until 2017, Manny Pacquiao figured in several of boxing’s most memorable matches. Recently retired from the fight game, Pacquiao took on all comers during that period, engaging…
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Marcial has big shoes to fill
By Nick Giongco
Among the current crop of Filipino fighters, one guy stands out for two-division world champion Gerry Peñalosa. Following the retirement of Manny Pacquiao, Peñalosa believes the next big star could be the…
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Phl punchers invade Wild Card
By Nick Giongco
Who says Philippine boxing is heading back to dormancy following the retirement of Manny Pacquiao? Based on what’s taking place every single day at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Philippine…
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Buboy shocked by Manny’s retirement
By Nick Giongco
Buboy Fernandez was caught flat-footed when Manny Pacquiao made a startling announcement about his retirement from boxing a few days ago. “I was stunned because all the while, I thought he still…
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Gaballo goes gung-ho
By Nick Giongco
Reymart Gaballo knows what he will be up against in December in the United States. Well, who doesn’t? The unbeaten Gaballo is facing a future Hall of Famer in Nonito Donaire for…
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Slow bus ride starts new Pacman battle
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao rode a big black bus inspired by the ones that he used to ride for the 300-mile journey from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in the not-so-distant past. This time,…
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Beristain, Marquez salute Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
Just how great is Manny Pacquiao? Ask Ignacio “Nacho” Beristain, Mexico’s foremost trainer and the guy who guided Juan Manuel Marquez to a definitive knockout of the Filipino legend. Regarded as one…
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Pacman: Irreplaceable gem
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao was given up for dead after bowing to Jeff Horn in Australia in 2017. But there was one guy who didn’t take it as gospel truth. Sean Gibbons admits he…
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Ancajas nears Elorde’s feat
By Nick Giongco
Jerwin Ancajas is on the cusp of matching a revered record set by a fabled Filipino fighter of yesteryears. Though a date for his next fight is still being arranged, Ancajas has…
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Casimero to settle for crumbs?
By Nick Giongco
John Riel Casimero’s bid to land a high-profile two-belt bantamweight bout with Nonito Donaire suffered a big blow yesterday when the World Boxing Organization (WBO) ordered him to make a mandatory defense…