Nick Giongco
3,473 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Roach arrives for training job
MANILA, Philippines ? Freddie Roach arrives Tuesday morning to start the eight-week build-up for Manny Pacquiao?s May 7 showdown with Shane Mosley in Las Vegas. Roach will be joined by super-welterweight Shawn…
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Pacquiao braces for tough showdown with Mosley
MANILA, Philippines - In between handing out trophies to four Filipino athletes who shone bright in 2010, Manny Pacquiao said he remains wary of what he will encounter when he faces Shane…
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Trainer is a huge fan of Pacquiao
MANILA, Philippines ? Shane Mosley?s chief trainer is a huge Manny Pacquiao fan. Naazim Richardson told boxingscene that Pacquiao didn?t reach his superstardom status by sheer luck as the cerebral cornerman defended…
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Don King is vital piece in Pacquiao-Floyd fight
MANILA, Philippines ? The quickest way to make Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather fight each other is through Don King, his longtime rival Bob Arum said during a teleconference call Friday. ?If…
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Pacquiao not taking Shane lightly, starts roadwork
MANILA, Philippines ? Who says Manny Pacquiao is taking Shane Mosley lightly? Pacquiao?s fans might be the ones belittling Mosley?s chances but the pound-for-pound king is not biting the impression that his…
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Roach set for Manila camp
MANILA, Philippines ? Freddie Roach is getting ready to head to the Philippines to kick off the eight-week training camp of Manny Pacquiao, who collides with Shane Mosley on May 7 at…
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US sportswriters to join Arum in Baguio
MANILA, Philippines ? Bob Arum is bringing in US media outfits next month when he pays a visit to Manny Pacquiao's high-altitude training camp in Baguio City. Arum is arriving in the…
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Donaire’s next fight also in May
MANILA, Philippines ? Nonito Donaire?s much-awaited ring return might take place in his adopted home of San Francisco, California, sometime in May, according to reports coming out of Las Vegas. Top Rank…
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Pacquiao to decide if Ariza is in or out
MANILA, Philippines ? The fate of conditioning coach Alex Ariza is in the hands of Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach, the Filipino fighter?s adviser told the Bulletin Saturday. ?That?s between Manny…
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Bring ’em on, says Donaire
MANILA, Philippines ? Newly crowned WBC and WBO bantamweight king Nonito Donaire just can?t wait to lay his hands on another foe. Days after sending a strong signal to the world with…
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King wants Mayorga for Pacquiao
MANILA, Philippines ? The man on the other line sounded over-the-top. When the guy you?re talking with is Don King, you just give way, pull out a pen and a paper, listen…
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Montiel admits mistake
MANILA, Philippines ? Mexican Fernando Montiel admitted to Top Rank publicist Ricardo Jimenez that he committed a grave mistake when he fought rising Filipino star Nonito Donaire last Saturday in Mandalay Bay,…
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Donaire is Pacquiao?s heir apparent ? Arum
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum believes Top Rank's newest hot property Nonito Donaire, fresh from scoring a head-turning second-round knockout over Fernando Montiel, could win more world titles and become the…
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Trouble in paradise?
LOS ANGELES ? Freddie Roach is flying to the Philippines on March 6 to jumpstart the preparation for Manny Pacquiao?s eight-week training camp even as trouble is brewing in Pacland. Roach told…
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Vegas bigwigs put Mosley 7-1 underdog
LOS ANGELES ? Shane Mosley felt slighted that oddsmakers have installed him a whopping 7-1 underdog in his bid to unseat Manny Pacquiao from his lofty perch on May 7 in Las…
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Pacquiao ecstatic after viewing White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. ? After having a sumptuous Valentine?s Day dinner, boxing icon and Sarangani Lone District Rep. Emmanuel ?Manny? Pacquiao and his wife Jinkee were escorted to the roof-top of the Hay-Adams…
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Shane’s trainer is star-struck with Pacquiao
NEW YORK ? The way Naazim Richardson raved about Manny Pacquiao on Monday, you would have thought the Filipino fighter had descended from the clouds. Richardson, who will train Shane Mosley for…
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Pacquiao hits DC
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao arrived in Washington, DC after a two hour and 49 minute train journey from New York City on Monday. Pacquiao, who faces Shane Mosley on May 7 in…
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Pacquiao ready to push hard in training vs Shane
NEW YORK ? Even though Shane Mosley doesn?t sound and appear like a thug, a trait that boxers use as motivation to pump themselves to train hard, Manny Pacquiao remains committed to…
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Pacman looks beyond May 7; Mosley expects a rematch
LAS VEGAS ? Emmanuel ?Manny? Pacquiao said he is not retiring after his next fight on May 7 at the MGM Grand. Shane Mosley may have provided the reason Saturday during a…
