Nick Giongco
3,473 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Mexican boxer Jonathan Rodriguez will bank on heart vs Jerwin Ancajas
By Nick Giongco
Mexican challenger Jonathan Rodriguez maybe lacking in skills but he has one thing that has made him click since turning professional in 2015. ?He?s a tough guy, not so much skills but…
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Closed-door workout set for Jerwin Ancajas
By Nick Giongco
Jerwin Ancajas is being kept behind closed doors going into the final days of the Filipino champion?s buildup for his eighth defense of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight crown on Nov.…
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Jerwin Ancajas settles down in the US
By Nick Giongco
Jerwin Ancajas arrived in the US on Friday night (Saturday in the Philippines) expressing utmost confidence in his skills as he stakes the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight crown against Jonathan Rodriguez…
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Ancajas right on target; won?t be overconfident vs Rodriguez
By Nick Giongco
Jerwin Ancajas said yesterday he is on the lookout for one of boxing?s most treacherous enemies: Overconfidence. While it is paramount in every fighter that he oozes with confidence, having too much…
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Manny Pacquiao clears air with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
By Nick Giongco
Sean Gibbons relayed Manny Pacquiao?s message to Floyd Mayweather straight during a chance encounter in Las Vegas recently. ?I told him Sen. Pacquiao is not fighting an exhibition,? said Gibbons on Saturday.…
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Ancajas stakes world title for 8th time versus Mexican
By Nick Giongco
Jerwin Ancajas, currently the longest reigning Filipino world champion, tangles with Jonathan Rodriguez of Mexico on Nov. 2 at the Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly StubHub Center) in Carson, California. It will…
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It?s London for Casimero?s next fight against Tete
By Nick Giongco
LONDON will be the site of John Riel Casimero?s crack at the World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight crown of Zolani Tete on Nov. 23. Queensberry Promotions, representing Tete, won the purse bid…
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Salva cleared after savage TKO defeat
By Nick Giongco
The scene at ringside was eerily familiar: Paramedics scampering to place a boxer on a stretcher. The boxer?s cornermen, fight officials and even the promoter attending to the stricken fighter. And the…
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IBF execs ? bringing with them ?Errol Spence?s belt? ? pay Pacquiao visit at Senate
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao welcomed two personages from the International Boxing Federation (IBF) at the Senate on Wednesday and teased about taking Errol Spence?s welterweight belt. ?We?ll win it,? Pacquiao answered when his right-hand…
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All-Pinoy duel for IBF crown slated
By Nick Giongco
The first all-Filipino world title fight in the Philippines since Pancho Villa?s 1925 flyweight defense in Manila happens on Sept. 7 when Samuel Salva and Pedro Taduran clash for the vacant International…
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Pacquiao eyes Casimero-Tete fight in the US
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao was so impressed by John Riel Casimero?s dramatic knockout win late Saturday night that he will move heaven and earth to bid for the staging of the Filipino puncher?s shot…
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Casimero flattens Ramirez to keep WBO interim belt
By Nick Giongco
John Riel Casimero scored a brutal tenth-round knockout of tall and rangy Mexican challenger Cesar Ramirez late Saturday night to remain on course for a showdown with World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight…
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Casimero faces tall order versus Mexican rival
By Nick Giongco
Filipino champion isn?t looking past Mexican challenger Cesar Ramirez. Casimero, the interim World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight titlist, held the first half of his training alongside Manny Pacquiao in the US before…
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Pacquiao presents: Casimero vs Ramirez
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao is staging a world title fight that is free to the public on Aug. 24 at the San Andres Sports Complex in Malate, Manila. Headlining the Pacquiao-promoted slugfest is Filipino…
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PSA Forum: Gibbons asserts Pacman is greater than Floyd
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao is the more accomplished fighter compared to Floyd Mayweather, one of boxing?s most influential people declared on Tuesday during a lively Q&A with Filipino sportswriters in Manila. ?His 62-7-2 (win-loss-draw)…
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Garcias, Porter are in Pacquiao?s radar
By Nick Giongco
Danny Garcia, Mikey Garcia, Shawn Porter. The names are just some of those under the radar of boxing legend Manny Pacquaio for his next possible opponent when he returns to the ring…
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Ancajas defends crown versus Mexican fighter
By Nick Giongco
Mexican Carlos Cuadras is being groomed by Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum to challenge International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight Jerwin Ancajas in October. Arum said that Cuadras, formerly the World Boxing…
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Arum to Pacquiao: Watch yourself
By Nick Giongco
Bob Arum was among those who marveled at the way 40-year-old Manny Pacquiao handled his business against Keith Thurman last month in Las Vegas. ?He performed very well,? admitted Arum on Monday…
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Roach, Buboy at odds
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? World Boxing Association welterweight king Manny Pacquiao has a daunting job ahead of him that he has to straighten out right away to prevent hell from breaking loose. The…
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Pacquiao trunks sells for over P1.2 million
By Nick Giongco
SACRAMENTO, California ? The white trunks Manny Pacquiao wore during his dramatic victory over Keith Thurman last July 20 in Las Vegas sold for $24,750 (rough P1.2 million) during a charity auction…