Nick Giongco
3,473 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Olympic send-off planned for Marcial
By Nick Giongco
A rousing send-off party for Tokyo Olympics-bound Eumir Marcial is in the pipeline. The affair won’t be an ordinary event. It’s going to be one big night where celebrities and other A-listers…
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Marcial welcome to rejoin ABAP ranks
By Nick Giongco
Eumir Marcial is more than welcome to rejoin the ranks of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) in the event he is tapped to represent the country in a…
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Dasmariñas revs up for Inoue
By Nick Giongco
Negotiations are underway for Michael Dasmariñas to get a coveted shot at Naoya Inoue’s twin world bantamweight titles in March or April of 2021, according to the Filipino mandatory challenger’s official representative.…
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Marcial eyes ABAP stint
By Nick Giongco
Tokyo Olympic qualifier Eumir Marcial is not burning bridges with the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) as his much-awaited professional debut looms on the horizon. Even as he makes…
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Show of farce
By Nick Giongco
Boxing was supposed to get a treat over the weekend with the return of Mike Tyson. What fight fans got instead was an exhibition. A heated sparring session was better. Yeah, even…
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Peñalosa vouches for Pacquiao’s power
By Nick Giongco
Though often dismissed as not being the best fighter in his division, Manny Pacquiao is very much capable of messing up anyone’s tactics and strategy, according to a major backer of the…
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Marcial taps Kazakh amateur connection
By Nick Giongco
Filipino middleweight Eumir Marcial, who is bound for the Tokyo Olympic Olympics in 2021, isn’t totally turning his back on amateur-style boxing even as he makes his much-awaited professional debut next month.…
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Title duel moved
By Nick Giongco
Top local promoter Gabriel “Bebot” Elorde has decided to move the fight for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight crown from its original date of 5 December to 30 January next…
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Casimero’s other big fight
By Nick Giongco
If John Riel Casimero doesn’t get the fight he wants in the first quarter of 2021, he could end up tangling with the division’s other marquee name. And that’s going to be…
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Magsayo works with dietitian
By Nick Giongco
Sports nutritionist Jeaneth Aro has added another marquee name to her growing list of topnotch clients. The latest marquee name to tap the services of Aro is undefeated Filipino featherweight Mark ‘Magnifico’…
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Wild Card trembles from Marcial’s power punches
By Nick Giongco
Freddie Roach’s able Filipino assistant at the Wild Card Boxing Club swears Tokyo Olympics qualifier Eumir Marcial packs dynamite on both hands. “Madiin at mabigat ang suntok (Strong and heavy punches),” Marvin…
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Big fights remain on hold
By Nick Giongco
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum believes the coronavirus pandemic will play a pivotal role in the staging of boxing’s biggest bouts in 2021. With promoters like himself and other big outfits…
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Nietes rejoins Villamor brothers
By Nick Giongco
Four-division champion Donnie Nietes is teaming up with brothers Edito and Edmond Villamor in his pursuit of becoming a world champion again. Nietes reported for training camp on Monday at the newly-opened…
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‘Sparring partners’
By Nick Giongco
I had the chance to speak with a couple of my former “sparring partners” recently. During the mid-1990s while spending quite some time at the old L&M Gym on Paquita Street near…
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Pacman cares
By Nick Giongco
The footprints of Manny Pacquiao were all over a portion of Marikina’s waterworld last week when the boxing legend dispatched his emissary to provide assistance to those in dire need of help.…
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Pacquiao to Crawford: Let’s go!
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao isn’t running away from a fight — even if it is against one whom many consider as the best welterweight in the world. Just hours after American champion Terence Crawford…
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Filipino puncher faces tall odds
By Nick Giongco
A little-known but gutsy Filipino fighter is traveling more than 30 hours, including layovers in two cities, next month as he bids to become the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight king. Ranked…
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Marcial inflicts pain, punishment
By Nick Giongco
A sparring partner of Tokyo Olympics qualifier Eumir Marcial recently wondered if the Filipino puncher had something concealed inside his gloves. “One guy went around asking if Eumir had something hidden,” an…
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‘Hot and Spicy’ next for Inoue?
By Nick Giongco
Don’t look now but Naoya Inoue might already have found a challenger for his planned March 2021 return. As per the International Boxing Federation (IBF), Inoue is mandated to make a must-defense…
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Pacquiao still packs a punch
By Nick Giongco
Even at age 42 and almost two years removed from his last fight, Manny Pacquiao will remain a threat to anyone who will dare challenge him in 2021, two leading Filipino two-division…