Nick Giongco
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US agent says Ancajas deserves main event status
By Nick Giongco
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas ? International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas made a lot of heads turn Saturday that his well-connected US agent insists that his fighter deserves to headline a…
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Trainer gives Ancajas a ?7?
By Nick Giongco
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas ? Despite his A1 performance against Mexican challenger Israel Gonzalez on Saturday, the lead trainer of Filipino champion Jerwin Ancajas insists he wasn?t totally satisfied with the tenth-round knockout…
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Pundits see him as next flag-bearer of PH boxing
By Nick Giongco
Corpus Christi, Texas ? Rising world boxing sensation Jerwin Ancajas put on a sizzling show Saturday night (Sunday in Manila) that prompted just about everyone to agree that he is destined to…
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Pacquiao to fight in NY
By Nick Giongco
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas ? Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum said on Friday that an announcement on Manny Pacquiao?s next fight? scheduled April 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York City…
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Ancajas dismisses rival?s scare tactics
By Nick Giongco
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas ? It was a totally different Israel Gonzalez whom Jerwin Ancajas met Thursday during the official press conference drumbeating their scheduled 12-round International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight title fight…
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Gonzalez belittles Ancajas style
By Nick Giongco
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas ? Israel Gonzalez, the last of ten children from the renowned Mexican resort town of Cabo San Lucas, firmly believes the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight title will change…
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Mexican challenger says pressure on Ancajas, not on him
By Nick Giongco
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas ? Israel Gonzalez, the last of ten children from the renowned Mexican resort town of Cabo San Lucas, firmly believes the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight title will change…
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Ancajas? corner watches scales as fight draws nears
By Nick Giongco
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas ? Jerwin Ancajas found an unlikely ally in a standing torch that was placed inside the Neighborhood Boxing Center as he battled the cold air that came rushing into…
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Ancajas checks out foe
By Nick Giongco
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas ? Jerwin Ancajas found himself a few rows away from the most interesting co-passenger on the Southwest Airlines jet that ferried him here late Sunday from Houston. At the…
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Ancajas all set for US debut
By Nick Giongco
REDONDO BEACH, California ? Jerwin Ancajas, who makes his US debut next week in Texas, made a special request to the hotel staff and his wish was granted. The Homewood Suite Redondo…
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Ancajas in 7th heaven on stepping inside Wild Card gym
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Jerwin Ancajas? fulfilled his childhood dream when he finally set foot at the Wild Card Boxing Club on Friday and met the two personages who played major roles in…
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Ancajas leaves for Los Angeles
By Nick Giongco
Armed with almost 100 rounds of sparring and the burning desire to fulfill his dreams, world champion Jerwin Ancajas flies to Los Angeles today for his much-awaited US debut on Feb. 3.…
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Arum tours Ancajas at Wild Card
By Nick Giongco
World champion Jerwin Ancajas will look into the early days of Manny Pacquiao when he is warmly welcomed by Top Rank chief Bob Arum this Friday at the Wild Card Boxing Club…
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Arum rolls out red carpet for IBF champ Ancajas
By Nick Giongco
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is rolling the red carpet for Jerwin Ancajas, the fast-rising Filipino star who makes his US debut on Feb. 3 at the American Bank Center in…
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Ancajas slows down in training
By Nick Giongco
A little over two weeks before his US debut, Jerwin Ancajas has applied the brakes on his high-octane training in Magallanes, Cavite. ?We are starting to slow it down,? said Ancajas, who…
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Pacquiao, Arum near mega deal
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum are close in getting a deal done for a two-fight package for 2018, the Top Rank big boss said yesterday. ?We are very…
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Paranoia now grips Ancajas and handlers
By Nick Giongco
There is a prevailing sense of paranoia over at world champion Jerwin Ancajas?s training camp in Magallanes, Cavite. Ten days before Ancajas flies to the US where he will risk the International…
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Pumped-up Ancajas ready to rumble now
By Nick Giongco
The camp of Jerwin Ancajas feels the Filipino world champion is ready to rumble with Mexican challenger Israel Gonzalez now even though his fourth defense of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight…
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Ancajas foe bares how he?ll prevail
By Nick Giongco
Mexican challenger Israel Gonzalez will rely on two Ds when he attempts to upset Filipino champion Jerwin Ancajas in their International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight title fight on Feb. 3 in Texas.…
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Ancajas foe bares how he?ll prevail
By Nick Giongco
Mexican challenger Israel Gonzalez will rely on two Ds when he attempts to upset Filipino champion Jerwin Ancajas in their International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight title fight on Feb. 3 in Texas.…