Emmanuel B. Villaruel
505 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Banal turns tough test into easy demolition job
CEBU, Philippines - What was expected to be a tough test in preparation for another world title shot turned out to b e an easy demolition job for AJ "Bazooka" Banal as…
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Hidalgo ready to rumble vs Banal
CEBU, Philippines ? Mexican power-puncher Raul ?El Bule? Hidalgo has nothing but words of respect for AJ ?Bazooka? Banal but assured he is ready to put up a good fight when he…
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Retirement only in my dream – Pacman
CEBU, Philippines ? In a dream, God told him to retire. But it seems Manny Pacquiao won?t heed that Divine calling, for now. The boxing icon yesterday said he doesn?t have any…
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Tu?acao raring to be world champ again
CEBU ,Philippines ? Comebacking Cebuano boxer Malcolm Tu?acao is itching to be world champion again and hopefully join the elite list of Filipino fighters who won at least two world titles in…
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Sonsona vows convincing win vs Dominican Rep foe
CEBU, Philippines ? Former WBO super flyweight titlist Marvin Sonsona will be a man on a mission as he slugs it out with Carlos Fulgencio of Dominican Republic in the main event…
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Ana Julaton to defend WBO title in Argentina
CEBU, Philippines - She defended her throne three times already in Canada, United States and Mexico. Now, she is set to invade another unfamiliar territory which coincidentally got embroiled recently in a…
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Suico to make ring comeback
CEBU, Philippines ? Former world title challenger Randy Suico comes out of a 16-month hiatus next month as he fights Japanese Takayuki Hosokawa in a junior middleweight bout in Osaka, Japan. Suico,…
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Casimero gets IBF belt, to defend crown in Cebu
CEBU, Philippines ? Johnriel Casimero finally received his world championship belt one month after winning the IBF light flyweight title that had a tumultuous ending in Argentina with Cebu?s Omega boxing gym…
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Mayol seeks KO win over Mexican
MANILA, Philippines - Thinking it would be very difficult to win by decision on a hostile turf, Cebuano fighter Rodel ?Batang Mandaue? Mayol vowed to go all-out for a knockout when he…
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Kameda brothers of Japan train in Cebu gym
CEBU, Philippines ? The Kameda brothers of Japan ? Koki and Daiki ? are currently in town to train for at least a week at the RWS Gym of Cebuano promoter Rex…
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Bautista easily dismantles wrong Mexican opponent
TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines ? Bohol?s pride Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista easily dismantled ?fake? Mexican rival Genaro Garcia, who was in poor form and had no fighting style, to the dismay of the…
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Make-or-break fight for Banal vs Mexican
CEBU, Philippines - ALA Boxing Gym stalwart AJ ?Bazooka? Banal will definitely fight for a world title this year, according to ALA Promotions president and CEO Michael Aldeguer. But Banal (26-1-1,19KOs) needs…
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‘Z’ pursues new dream
CEBU, Philippines ? A little over two years since he survived the biggest fight of his life, things are now getting back to normal for retired Cebuano boxer Z ?The Dream? Gorres.…
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Triumph bittersweet for Casimero
CEBU, Philippines - ? Newly crowned IBF light flyweight champion Johnriel Casimero wept after he arrived at the Mactan International Airport here yesterday. But it wasn?t tears of joy but of sorrow…
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“I will beat the best fighter in the world”
CEBU, Philippines - After firing verbal shot at trainer Freddie Roach, Tim Bradley trained his guns next on Manny Pacquiao, telling fans all over the world that they will soon get a…
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‘Boom Boom’ offers title tiff to Bohol fans
MANILA, Philippines - Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista (32-2, 24KOs) has vowed to put on a show his Boholano fans will not forget when he defends his IBF International featherweight title against Mexican…
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Melindo TKOs Mexican, closes in on Viloria
CEBU, Philippines ? Milan Melindo scored a seventh round TKO win over his Mexican challenger Juan Esquer to retain his WBO Intercontinental flyweight title the other night at the Waterfront Hotel here.…
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Salud favors Bradley
CEBU, Philippines - Of all the high-profile fighters being eyed as Manny Pacquiao's next opponent, WBO light welterweight champion Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley has the biggest chance of hiting the jackpot to…
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Ni?os KO Team Pacman: M. Lhuillier-backed squad completes semis cast in TOP
CEBU, Philippines ? The M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu Ni?os hit back at the team that halted their previously unbeaten 30-game winning streak in style, knocking out Manny Pacquiao's GenSan-Pacman MP Warriors with…
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Pacquiao insists on 50/50 split
MANILA, Philippines - Unless a 50/50 purse split will be put in place, a Manny Pacquiao superfight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. will not take place. This was Pacquiao?s stand on the issue,…
