Nick Giongco
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A glove affair
By Nick Giongco
The stuff you often thought of as crappy is actually the thing that sells these days. Case in point is Floyd Mayweather’s hyped exhibition bout with YouTube star Logan Paul. Last week,…
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Is Inoue invincible?
By Nick Giongco
Filipino challenger Michael Dasmariñas spoke highly of Japanese super champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue but made it perfectly clear he has a legitimate chance of scoring an upset. “Inoue is a very good…
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Boxing Phl boxers brace for tough camp
By Nick Giongco
The Philippine national boxing team training in Thailand will remain there until the runup to the Tokyo Olympics, the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) said yesterday. Secretary general Ed…
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Paying homage
By Nick Giongco
Time was when Dominador Cepeda was an influential and powerful member of the World Boxing Council (WBC), the world’s foremost governing body for the sport. Cepeda, who passed away over the weekend…
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Casimero eyes early U.S. buildup
By Nick Giongco
John Riel Casimero didn’t mind showing up for the first day of training camp looking like he had been spending a lot of time raiding the buffet table. “Shedding off weight is…
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Casimero to Rigondeaux: I will retire you
By Nick Giongco
World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero believes he will be the one to hand the retirement papers of Cuban legend and reigning World Boxing Association ruler Guillermo Rigondeaux on…
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Boxing Ripped and ready
By Nick Giongco
It didn’t take Eumir Marcial long to prove that his training stint at the Wild Card Boxing Club under Feddie Roach was the right decision. “Batak na batak (He is ripped and…
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Phl boxing guns for KO
By Nick Giongco
Nonito Donaire, Michael Dasmariñas, John Riel Casimero, Eumir Marcial. These are the names that will keep Philippine boxing up on its feet in the next four months. Obviously, there is one marquee…
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Tokyo Project
By Nick Giongco
American boxing man Sean Gibbons is using his strong Japanese connections so Filipino middleweight Eumir Marcial could set up camp in Tokyo in the run-up to the Olympic penciled 23 July to…
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Phl boxer Dasmariñas in landmark US fight
By Nick Giongco
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum told Daily Tribune on Wednesday that the 19 June world bantamweight title fight between Japanese champion Naoya Inoue and Filipino mandatory challenger Michael Dasmariñas at the…
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Casimero faces ‘The Jackal’
By Nick Giongco
Filipino knockout king John Riel Casimero finds himself caged with a jackal on 14 April with two world bantamweight title belts at stake. Casimero, holder of the World Boxing Organization crown, battles…
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Band of brothers
By Nick Giongco
Jerwin Ancajas wants to see his handprints on Eumir Marcial’s gold medal drive in the Tokyo Olympics. Moments after repulsing the ninth challenger to his throne, Ancajas expressed his desire to lend…
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Pacquiao aims to extend shelf life
By Nick Giongco
In about three months, Manny Pacquiao will mark his second year of inactivity from the sport. To guarantee that he remains in shape, Pacquiao works out from time to time in his…
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All roads lead to GenSan
By Nick Giongco
A boxing trainer was recalled from his Davao City home a few days ago to lend a VIP a helping hand. In a snap, the tactician packed his bags and immediately made…
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Job well done, Jerwin
By Nick Giongco
Jerwin Ancajas swore Sunday he could have handed over his cherished International Boxing Federation super-flyweight crown on a silver platter to Mexican challenger Jonathan Rodriguez. “If I didn’t train long and hard…
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John Riel is for real
By Nick Giongco
John Riel Casimero is the cockiest fighter I know outside of Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali. The way Casimero sizes up an opponent and the manner by which he belittles a foe…
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Pacquiao gets juicy offer
By Nick Giongco
A mouthwatering offer to fight Mikey Garcia in Dubai is on the desk of Manny Pacquiao waiting to be signed. Requesting anonymity, a Daily Tribune source said the amount “is not usually…
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Ancajas gets Covid jab
By Nick Giongco
World boxing champion Jerwin Ancajas got a shot in the arm — quite literally — when he got inoculated recently with Pfizer vaccine. The jab came at a time when the Filipino…
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‘Signature fight’ awaits Ancajas
By Nick Giongco
World champion Jerwin Ancajas is poised to figure in what his chief handler labeled “a signature fight” down the road if he succeeds in retaining the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight crown…
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Boxing Date with the ‘Monster’
By Nick Giongco
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum has already marked the date 19 June as a red-letter day for diehard boxing fans. On that day in a Las Vegas (LV) venue to be…