Nick Giongco
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Nietes shoots for 4th world crown
By Nick Giongco
Denied the last time in Los Angeles, Donnie Nietes gets another chance to become a four-division Monday when he meets Kazuto Ioka of Japan for the vacant World Boxing Organization super-flyweight crown…
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Nietes upbeat in world title try
By Nick Giongco
Donnie Nietes is expected to conquer the scales when the official weighin of his World Boxing Organization superflyweight title fight takes place Sunday in Macau. ?He trains hard and he?s always in…
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VADA gets Pacquiao blood samples
By Nick Giongco
A team from the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) showed up unannounced Wednesday at Manny Pacquiao?s residence in Los Angeles and got blood samples from boxing?s eight-division champion. Pacquiao was headed home after…
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All?s well in Pacquiao camp
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao?s travelling circus has settled down at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood amid fears that team members would feel uneasy with the new training setup. With the elevation of…
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Pacquiao, Roach kick off LA training
By Nick Giongco
Jetlagged and all, Manny Pacquiao buckled down to work on a day when most people take a break to feast on holiday treats and exchange pleasantries. Barely four weeks before he meets…
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Pacquiao to spar on Christmas Day
By Nick Giongco
It was business as usual for Manny Pacquiao on Christmas Eve as the Filipino eight-division champion woke up early for a trek to Griffith Park and reported for his first gym session…
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Nietes flies to Macau for WBO title fight
By Nick Giongco
Donnie Nietes flies to Macau on Christmas Day upbeat that by the time he gets back to the country on the first day of 2019, he?d be a four-division world champion. Nietes…
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Pacquiao remains a force at welter
By Nick Giongco
For George Kambosos, the Australian sparmate of Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino icon remains a tough guy to beat even at age 40. Pacquiao, who puts the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight crown…
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Pacquiao looks more a 30 than 40 ? Gibbons
By Nick Giongco
In the eyes of a keen observer of the fight game, it doesn?t look as though Manny Pacquiao is 40 years old. US boxing man Sean Gibbons, who spent some time watching…
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Fortune sets up gym for Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
Australian conditioning coach Justin Fortune is going ahead of Manny Pacquiao and his team to set the stage for the Filipino star?s arrival in Los Angeles this Saturday, exactly four weeks before…
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Bigwigs descend on GenSan for Pacquiao bash
By Nick Giongco
Well-wishers came in droves to greet Manny Pacquiao on the occasion of his 40th birthday in General Santos City on Monday. Even on the eve of his special day, Pacquiao was neck-deep…
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More PH pugs to fight in US
By Nick Giongco
As promised, Manny Pacquiao?s MP Promotions has opened the doors for other Filipino fighters to showcase their wares on US soil. Joe Ramos, assigned by Pacquiao to run his outfit, told the…
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Broner out to shock the world
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao is in for a mega jolt when he steps into the ring against Adrien Broner on Jan. 19 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. ?He?s preparing to shock the…
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New sparmates force Nietes out of his comfort zone
By Nick Giongco
Less than three weeks before gunning for a fourth world crown in four weight classes, Donnie Nietes has stepped out of his comfort zone to train with new sparring mates. Holed out…
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Manny Pacquiao sits out Tuesday training
By Nick Giongco
MANILA, Philippines?Manny Pacquiao skipped training on Tuesday to rest after a long day in Senate, as per his longtime friend and trainer Buboy Fernandez. Pacquiao, the reigning WBA welterweight titleholder, was supposed…
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Broner nears peak form
By Nick Giongco
As Manny Pacquiao turns up the heat in his Manila training camp, Adrien Broner is doing the same thing in West Palm Beach in Florida as the two punchers prepare to lock…
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Pacquiao sparring phase intensifies
By Nick Giongco
The quality of Manny Pacquiao?s sparring session went up a notch Thursday when he added five rounds at the Elorde Gym. Two days after commencing with the crucial sparring phase with four…
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Split decision defeat against Licona denies Barriga bid to become a world champ
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Mexican-American Carlos Licona pounded out a 12-round split decision over Filipino Mark Anthony Barriga in their fight for the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight throne on Saturday at…
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Roach prepping for Pacquiao?s return
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach has an idea who will make up the list of Manny Pacquiao?s sparring partners for the Adrien Broner title defense in January 2019.…
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Roach set to tap Broner clone to spar with Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES?Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach has an idea who will make up the list of Manny Pacquiao?s sparring partners for the Adrien Broner title defense in January 2019. Roach, who…