Nick Giongco
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Pinoy boxer Fernandez OK after KO
By Nick Giongco
JAKARTA ? The punch that you don?t see is the punch that knocks you out. That?s exactly what happened to Filipino bantamweight Mario Fernandez on Saturday night against his rangy Iraqi rival…
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Eddie Hearn / DAZN to rival Bob Arum for Manny Pacquiao signature
By Nick Giongco
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum arrived in General Santos City on a private plane over the weekend to discuss the future with Manny Pacquiao. Though Arum had announced a few weeks…
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Arum: 2019 fights to be Pacquiao?s last hurrah
By Nick Giongco
Three more fights ? one before the end of 2018 and two in 2019 ? and Manny Pacquiao rides off into the sunset. Just before flying back to the US on Saturday…
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Arum, Hearn battling to promote Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum arrived in General Santos City on a private plane Friday morning to discuss the future with Manny Pacquiao. Though Arum had announced a few weeks ago…
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Nietes, Palicte size each other up
By Nick Giongco
Pound-for-pound entry Donnie Nietes finally came face-to-face with a major roadblock to his quest for a fourth world title in as many weight categories yesterday in Los Angeles. The 5-foot-2 Nietes didn?t…
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Mexican eyed to challenge Pinoy champ
By Nick Giongco
Alejandro Santiago Barrios of Mexico is being eyed to challenge International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight king Jerwin Ancajas on Sept. 29 in Temecula, California. Barrios, who hails from the border town of…
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Amir Khan puts ball in Manny Pacquiao court regarding super-fight
By Nick Giongco
Amir Khan is not only interested in facing Manny Pacquiao, the British fighter wants to beat him as well. Khan and Pacquiao, fresh from crowning himself WBA welterweight king, used to be…
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Saludar targets ring history
By Nick Giongco
Froilan Saludar is raring to make history as he attempts to dethrone Sho Kimura of Japan as World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight king Friday night in Qingdao, China. If Saludar (28-2 with…
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Juan Manuel Marquez trainer advises Manny Pacquiao to avoid Vasyl Lomachenko or Terence Crawford
By Nick Giongco
Legendary Mexican Ignacio ?Nacho? Beristain, the man credited for Juan Manuel Marquez? meteoric rise, believes that Manny Pacquiao deserves a graceful exit from boxing, stressing that a proposed clash with undefeated American…
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Bob Arum says Manny Pacquiao heart problem is no biggie, ‘Roberto Duran had the same thing’
By Nick Giongco
Despite reports saying that Manny Pacquiao has medical issues, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is travelling to Manila early next month to discuss with the Filipino legend two possible fights. Obviously…
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Saludar eyes history
By Nick Giongco
After the recent success of younger brother Vic in Japan, Froilan Saludar will attempt to join him as world champion when he faces Sho Kimura of Japan for the World Boxing Organization…
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Pacquiao, not Bob Arum, will call the shots
By Nick Giongco
Following the rousing success of his fight in Malaysia, Manny Pacquiao declared yesterday that he will be the one calling the shots as to plans to stage his next fight. ?I, through…
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Pacquiao underwent heart tests before Matthysse fight
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao defied doctors?s advice after he was diagnosed with a heart condition a week before his victorious comeback against Argentine Lucas Matthysse last Sunday, the fighting senator?s publicist said yesterday. An…
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Argentine Scribe: Event was too big for Matthysse
By Nick Giongco
Lucas Matthysse had already lost the fight even before he stepped into the ring against Manny Pacquiao Sunday noon in Kuala Lumpur. ?The way he looked,? said legendary boxing scribe Carlos Irusta…
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Movements factor in MP?s showdown with Matthysse
By Nick Giongco
KUALA LUMPUR ? Two Filipino fighters ? a current world champion and a former titleholder ? share the same opinion regarding Manny Pacquiao?s bid to dethrone World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight king…
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Pacquiao expecting action-packed showdown with Matthysse
By Nick Giongco
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia ? Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao said Thursday he is prepared for an action-packed fight against aggressive Argentinian Lucas Matthysse in Sunday?s world title bout that could put his…
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Matthysse: I will bring title back to Argentina
By Nick Giongco
KUALA LUMPUR ? While it is not as extensive as its head-to-head showdown with Mexico, the Philippines also has a storied rivalry with Argentina with no less than Lucas Matthysse out to…
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Team Pacquiao happy with referee choice
By Nick Giongco
KUALA LUMPUR ? American Kenny Bayless, acknowledged as the world?s top referee, will work the world welterweight title fight between champion Lucas Matthysse and Manny Pacquiao this Sunday at the Axiata Arena.…
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Matthysse determined to keep focus
By Nick Giongco
KUALA LUMPUR ? Lucas Matthysse has kept himself surrounded with familiar faces since arriving in the Malaysian capital as the Argentine world welterweight king psyches himself up for this Sunday?s clash with…
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Matthysse training for Pacquiao?s left
By Nick Giongco
For the last two months in the United States, all Lucas Matthysse has been eating for breakfast, lunch and dinner is a steady stream of southpaws. In preparation for his first defense…