Nick Giongco
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Triple treat
By Nick Giongco
The 50th year celebration of the Thrilla in Manila will be extra special. Eight-division legend Manny Pacquiao is leading the way in putting up a blockbuster show that will have three world…
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Laurente sharpens skills at ‘Monster’ gym
By Nick Giongco
Unbeaten Criztian Laurente continues to toughen himself up as he bangs bodies with world No. 1 super-lightweight Andy Hiraoka at the Ohashi Gym in Yokohama, Japan. A former national team standout, Laurente…
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Let’s do it!
By Nick Giongco
Charly Suarez might get another shot at Mexican slugger Emanuel Navarrete after all. This was the news relayed by Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum to DAILY TRIBUNE on Saturday. Their fight…
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‘Monster’ taps Tapales as sparmate
By Nick Giongco
Former unified world super-bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales is getting premium preparation for his impending shot at a world crown. While he doesn’t have a scheduled fight yet, the Filipino southpaw is serving…
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Manny matters: December date most likely for Pacquiao return
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao and his American representative Sean Gibbons are meeting this week to decide what’s on the horizon for the Filipino eight-division legend. But in all likelihood, Pacquiao’s return to the ring…
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A draw! Really?
By Nick Giongco
The cat is out of the bag. I scored the Manny Pacquiao versus Mario Barrios world welterweight title fight held over the weekend at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas a draw.…
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Long and hard
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao admitted Sunday that he would have knocked Mario Barrios out and snatched the World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight crown if only he had trained longer. “Just trained…
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Pacman likes ‘Panda’
By Nick Giongco
BARSTOW, California — Manny Pacquiao made a quick stop at a popular fast food joint specializing on American-Chinese fare on Sunday on the way back to Los Angeles. Pacquiao, who battled Mario…
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Hot hands
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS — Mario Barrios is getting impatient. Make that very impatient. The reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion, who meets Manny Pacquiao this Saturday at the MGM Grand, told the…
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Fortune begs Pacman to stop
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — “One more (round),” Manny Pacquiao shouted Monday after another session with the mitts ended at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood. “No more,” barked Justin Fortune, the Australian…
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AGAINST ALL ODDS
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao blew into fight town Monday greeted by the tall odds. At 46 and four years removed from his last fight, Pacquiao understood why it was so. “We’ve…
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The one and only
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — Sean Gibbons thought he had seen it all. He’s been to all the continents except Antarctica while portraying the role of a fighter, trainer, matchmaker, manager and promoter for…
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Blast from the past
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — A weapon that brought down Ricky Hatton more than 15 years ago would be brought back next week when Manny Pacquiao guns for the World Boxing Council welterweight crown…
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Storm warning
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — After getting valuable work from a clone of his 19 July opponent, Manny Pacquiao told sparring partner Saul Bustos that a bonus awaits him if he beats Mario Barrios…
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Mr. Pure Energy
By Nick Giongco
Regardless where he’s training, Manny Pacquiao is always joined by a bevy of young fighters, many of them belonging to his promotional outfit. And every time the going gets tough, he asks…
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Formidable foe
By Nick Giongco
In the eyes of the ever-influential American boxing man Sean Gibbons, Manny Pacquiao isn’t exactly fighting just Mario Barrios on 19 July in Las Vegas. Gibbons, who has been attending the training…
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Llover collides with Panamanian puncher
By Nick Giongco
Kenneth Llover, one of the country’s brightest hopes for a world title, makes his much-awaited return after scoring back-to-back first-round knockout wins when he battles Panamanian two-division champion Luis Concepcion on 17…
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Don’t count him out
By Nick Giongco
The rave reviews continue to pour in for comebacking Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao, who is less than two weeks away from his grand plan of gaining widespread acclaim at age 46. “He…
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No turning back
By Nick Giongco
Two weeks before the boxing world grinds to a screeching halt, Manny Pacquiao had just reached the summit of his buildup for Mario Barrios with the highly-discriminating American boxing man Sean Gibbons…
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Thurman gives Barrios ‘slight’ edge
By Nick Giongco
Keith Thurman is the common denominator of Filipino challenger Manny Pacquiao and reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Mario Barrios. Pacquiao beat him in 2019 but Thurman defeated Barrios in 2022,…