Nick Giongco
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Ancajas all pumped up vs Sultan
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Down south the 110 Freeway in Redondo Beach on Thursday, Jerwin Ancajas shows up for another round of evening workout at his hotel?s fitness center. Ancajas had already trained…
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Ancajas flies to LA sans IBF title belt
By Nick Giongco
Jerwin Ancajas immediately made himself comfortable as soon as he slid into the comfy business class seat of the Philippine Airlines Boeing 777-300 for the 14-hour trip to Los Angeles. The reigning…
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PH boxers hold 5-4 edge over Argentines
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao?s attempt to dethrone Lucas Matthysse on July 15 in Malaysia will mark only the 11th time that the Philippines and Argentina will figure in a world title fight. While the…
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Barriga, Colombia?s Mendoza tangle for world title shot
By Nick Giongco
London Olympian Mark Anthony Barriga moves a step closer to a world title shot tonight when he battles Colombian Gabriel Mendoza in an International Boxing Federation minimum weight title eliminator at the…
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Floyd heads to Samal Island
By Nick Giongco
Smitten by the beauty of the Philippines, Floyd Mayweather traveled to Pearl Farm in Samal Island in Davao yesterday, his second beach destination after spending the night in El Nido, Palawan, the…
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Nietes-Palicte set for August 11 in Cebu
By Nick Giongco
The fight for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) super-flyweight crown between Donnie Nietes and Aston Palicte will be held on August 11 in Cebu. This will mark only the third time…
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Ancajas hopes to meet Pope in Italy
By Nick Giongco
A meeting with Pope Francis will be the main agenda of world super-flyweight king Jerwin Ancajas when he travels to Italy late this month. Sean Gibbons, Ancajas? American agent, told the Bulletin…
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Pacquiao-Floyd 2 over dinner table
By Nick Giongco
Floyd Mayweather is willing to meet Manny Pacquiao. Not in the ring though, but over lunch or dinner. Even in a basketball court. Claiming that youth no longer is on his side,…
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Mayweather in town, reunion with Pacquiao set?
By Nick Giongco
Floyd Mayweather, whose 2015 super showdown with Manny Pacquiao is the richest fight in boxing history, is scheduled to arrive Monday midnight to explore the country?s best beaches, and possibly meet up…
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Sultan, Nietes arrive in LA
By Nick Giongco
Mandatory challenger Jonas Sultan, who challenges reigning champion Jerwin Ancajas in the first all-Filipino world title fight in 100 years on May 26, arrived in Los Angeles yesterday, eager to enter the…
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Sultan confident vs Ancajas
By Nick Giongco
On the eve of his arrival in the US, Jonas Sultan was a picture of utmost confidence, sounding as though he was travelling for rest and recreation, and not to wage a…
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Matthysse crafts blueprint for Pacquiao downfall
By Nick Giongco
Argentine champion Lucas Matthysse is now working with top cornerman Joel Diaz in Southern California to bring about Manny Pacquiao?s downfall on July 15 in Malaysia. Ten weeks before risking the World…
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Another all-Filipino world title fight in the works
By Nick Giongco
Talks are ongoing for Donnie Nietes and fellow Negros Occidental native Aston Palicte to figure in a fight for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior-bantamweight crown, Nietes? promoter Michael Aldeguer said…
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IBF to fete Ancajas
By Nick Giongco
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is giving an award to Jerwin Ancajas for his spectacular performance in 2017 when the US-based governing body holds its 35th convention from May 28 to June…
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Sultan goes full blast in training
By Nick Giongco
Jonas Sultan, the mandatory challenger to Jerwin Ancajas? International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight crown on May 26 in Fresno, California, has entered the most crucial phase of his buildup. Reporting from his…
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Paras shoots for IBF crown
By Nick Giongco
Teenager Vince Paras, a baby-faced puncher from General Santos City, attempts to win a world title on May 20 in Tokyo, against fellow unbeaten Hiroto Kyoguchi for the International Boxing Federation (IBF)…
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Ancajas, WBA champ on collision course
By Nick Giongco
A unification fight in late-August awaits Jerwin Ancajas if he gets past Filipino mandatory challenger Jonas Sultan in their International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight title fight on May 26 at the Selland…
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Matthysse decides my future, says MP
By Nick Giongco
His legacy may be secured. But the finishing touches to a masterful boxing career for Manny Pacquiao depends largely on how his fight against Lucas Matthysse on July 15 in Malaysia would…
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Pacquiao aware of risks facing Matthysse
By Nick Giongco
KUALA LUMPUR ? Manny Pacquiao is a firm believer in the ?Big Risk, Big Reward? dictum that he chose a livewire foe in Lucas Matthysse to be his dancing partner when he…
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Matthysse says Pacquiao not to last 12 rounds
By Nick Giongco
KUALA LUMPUR ? Jet-lagged and all, World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse still managed to make one thing clear: Manny Pacquiao won?t go 12 rounds when they face off at…