Nick Giongco
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Arum targets future US fight for Ancajas
By Nick Giongco
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum sounded yesterday as though he was on the verge of unearthing a major archaeological find. While the eighty-something Top Rank chief is notorious for hyperbole, he…
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Pinoy vs Pinoy is awkward ? Aldeguer
By Nick Giongco
Michael Aldeguer, one of the country?s leading promoters, admits to feeling off at the mere idea of pitting two Filipinos in a world title fight. But the Cebu-based boxing man swears that…
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Ancajas to face Sultan?
By Nick Giongco
An all-Filipino world title showdown looms on the horizon after champion Jerwin Ancajas scored a savage sixth-round stoppage of Jamie Conlan over the weekend in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Moments after Ancajas retained…
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Unification bout: Melindo faces Taguchi
By Nick Giongco
International Boxing Federation (IBF) light-flyweight king Milan Melindo of the Philippines eyes to annex the World Boxing Association title when he faces Ryoichi Taguchi on Dec. 31 in Tokyo. Taguchi, holder of…
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?Beat Horn and retire?
By Nick Giongco
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach wants to see Manny Pacquiao exact vengeance against Australian Jeff Horn then ride into the sunset. ?I hope that he goes forward with that fight and…
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Ancajas is solid
By Nick Giongco
Filipino champion Jerwin Ancajas is the heavy favorite going into his third defense of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight crown on Nov. 18 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Odds from challenger Jamie…
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Arum says it?s up to Pacquiao to fight again
By Nick Giongco
Top Rank is more than willing to bring Manny Pacquiao back into the spotlight provided that the Filipino legend commits to a fight. Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum told the Bulletin…
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Nietes vs Reveco
By Nick Giongco
Filipino defending champion Donnie Nietes and Argentine mandatory challenger Juan Carlos Reveco have come to an agreement to face each other. The venue won?t be the Philippines nor Argentina. Promoter Michael Aldeguer,…
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Juarez fight for Tapales looms
By Nick Giongco
Former world bantamweight king Marlon Tapales might end up fighting Mexican banger Cesar Juarez for the interim World Boxing Organization super-bantamweight title, Tapales? chief handler Wakee Salud said yesterday. A fight for…
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Nietes neck-deep in training as handler works on defense
By Nick Giongco
World flyweight king Donnie Nietes might find himself defending his International Boxing Federation (IBF) 112-lb crown for the first time on hostile ground. Michael Aldeguer, whose ALA Promotions has Nietes under its…
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Ancajas off to Belfast
By Nick Giongco
Jerwin Ancajas resumes his globe-trotting ways when he defends the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight crown for the third time against unbeaten puncher Jamie Conlan of Northern Ireland on Nov. 18 in…
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Arum in the dark on Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum remains in the dark as to what Manny Pacquiao wants to do with his boxing career. ?Manny is not concentrating as a fighter,? Arum said yesterday…
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Arum: Pacquiao fight in Manila slim
By Nick Giongco
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is not closing the door on staging a Manny Pacquiao fight in the Philippines but makes it clear that Top Rank won?t have any participation in…
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Valdez swears Servania is no pushover
By Nick Giongco
Mexican puncher Oscar Valdez isn?t looking past Filipino challenger Genesis Servania even though Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum has something dandy in store for his fast-rising prospect. ?I am prepared for…
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Servania faces Arum champ for WBO title
By Nick Giongco
Filipino challenger Genesis Servania makes an ambitious attempt at winning a world title Friday night (Saturday morning in Manila) when he faces a fair-haired boy of Top Rank chief Bob Arum in…
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Ancajas ready to face ?Monster? in Japan
By Nick Giongco
A mouthwatering matchup ? a battle between two reigning world champions at super-flyweight ? looms on the horizon for Japanese Naoya Inoue and Filipino Jerwin Ancajas. According to reports from Japan, Inoue,…
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Arum eyes Nov. 12 for Pac-Horn 2
By Nick Giongco
Taking into account Manny Pacquiao?s Senate schedule, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum has penciled Nov. 12 as the date of the fighting Filipino lawmaker?s rematch with Australian banger Jeff Horn. The…
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Melbourne or Sydney?
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao has provided pertinent details to Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum about his preferred dates for his rematch with Jeff Horn late this year. ?I talked with Manny this morning…
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Bob Arum gets Pacquiao?s OK
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao has provided Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum pertinent details about his preferred dates for his rematch with Jeff Horn late this year. ?I talked with Manny this morning and…
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Pac-Horn 2 in the works
By Nick Giongco
Jeff Horn, the newly-crowned World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight king, is positive that a rematch with Manny Pacquiao is almost signed, sealed and delivered, declaring yesterday that the fight will be held…