Nick Giongco
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Unknown PH pug guns for title
By Nick Giongco
Ernesto Saulong gets the chance to become one of the boys on March 1 when he battles defending champion Ryosuke Iwasa of Japan for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-bantamweight crown in…
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Training intensifies for Ancajas
By Nick Giongco
Less than a month before he struts his stuff before US fans, Jerwin Ancajas is steadily racking up quality sparring rounds against the best talent available in his remote training camp in…
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The fight which almost made Manny Pacquiao quit boxing
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao showed up just once in a pair of boxing boots and shorts in 2017 but his decision defeat to Australian Jeff Horn remained a hot topic in the weeks after…
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Ancajas wary of mysterious Mexican foe
By Nick Giongco
World champion Jerwin Ancajas has a bit of a problem. Exactly a month before he makes his US debut, Ancajas, the reigning International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight titlist, has yet to see…
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Shorter reach hurts Melindo in Tokyo loss
By Nick Giongco
Banking on his height and reach advantage, Ryoichi Taguchi ruined Milan Melindo?s plans on New Year?s Eve as the Japanese carved out a 12-round unanimous decision in Tokyo. The 5-5 Taguchi won…
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Melindo vs Taguchi on
By Nick Giongco
The stage is set for International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Milan Melindo?s bold bid to annex the World Boxing Association (WBA) crown of Japanese Ryoichi Taguchi in their light-flyweight title fight tonight…
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Ancajas foe vows victory
By Nick Giongco
Top ten Mexican contender Israel Gonzalez has vowed to rain on International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight king Jerwin Ancajas?s parade on Feb. 3 in Corpus Christi, Texas. ?Don?t miss my fight, (this)…
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Gesta begins PH ring campaign in ?18
By Nick Giongco
It will be a hectic first two months for Filipino boxers in 2018. First to take the floor is US-based Mercito Gesta (31-1-2 with 17 KOs), who challenges Venezuelan Jorge Linares (43-3…
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No holiday break for Ancajas
By Nick Giongco
Not even the Christmas revelry could force world super-flyweight king Jerwin Ancajas from showing up at the gym. Ancajas, who defends the International Boxing Federation 115-lb crown against Israel Gonzalez of Mexico…
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Melindo: My goal is to unify all world championship belts at 108
By Nick Giongco
Milan Melindo wants to keep out of the shadow of the country?s premier punchers as he revs up for his world light-flyweight title clash in Tokyo on New Year?s Eve. ?My goal…
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Taguchi vows to ruin plans of Melindo
By Nick Giongco
Japanese champion Ryoichi Taguchi believes movement will play a crucial role when he faces fellow titleholder Milan Melindo in their world light-flyweight unification fight on Dec. 31 in Tokyo. ?The midrange is…
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Pacquiao paints rosy picture for ?18
By Nick Giongco
General Santos City ? On the occasion of his 39th birthday last Dec. 17, before a sizeable crowd that included President Rodrigo Duterte, Manny Pacquiao made an official announcement. Despite being endorsed…
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Arum has grand plans for Pacquiao, Ancajas
By Nick Giongco
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum has grand plans for Manny Pacquiao and rising star Jerwin Ancajas for 2018. The Top Rank chief told the Bulletin yesterday from his Las Vegas home…
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Melindo braces for Tokyo war
By Nick Giongco
Heated sparring sessions with ALA Boxing stablemates have been helping Milan Melindo get sharp and focused for his landmark unification world light-flyweight title fight on Dec. 31 in Tokyo. Melindo, the International…
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Ancajas risks IBF title vs Mexican
By Nick Giongco
Israel Gonzalez of Mexico has been pin-pointed as Jerwin Ancajas challenger when the Filipino champion stakes his International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight crown for the fourth time on Feb. 3 in Corpus…
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Pacquiao to fight in Mexico City?
By Nick Giongco
The date April 21, 2018 is being targeted as Manny Pacquiao Day in Mexico City. Fernando Beltran, Mexico?s premier promoter, has expressed his desire to bring over the Filipino eight-division champion, a…
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Melindo risks IBF title vs Japanese
By Nick Giongco
NAGASAKI, Japan ? It?s going to be champion versus champion on New Year?s Eve when Filipino Milan Melindo meets Ryoichi Taguchi in a light-flyweight unification battle in Tokyo. Melindo will be risking…
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Ancajas gets to meet Duterte
By Nick Giongco
A courtesy call to President Rodrigo Duterte has been arranged for world super-flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas in Malaca?ang on Wednesday. Ancajas earned the trip to the Palace following his sixth-round stoppage of…
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Melindo on track for Tokyo unification fight
By Nick Giongco
Milan Melindo is right on track in his buildup for his world light-flyweight unification battle with Ryoichi Taguchi of Japan scheduled Dec. 31 in Tokyo. Melindo (37-2 with 13 KOs) is the…
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Ancajas starts revving up
By Nick Giongco
Less than two weeks after electrifying the United Kingdom, Jerwin Ancajas is already checking back to training camp in Cavite, to prepare for his much-awaited US debut being eyed for February 2018.…