Emmanuel B. Villaruel
505 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Mayol to defend WBC title today
CEBU, Philippines - Rodel ?Batang Mandaue? Mayol (26-4-2, 20KOs) will defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) light flyweight title in what is expected to be a grudge rematch of sort against former…
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ALA boys ready for Dubai war Pacquiao gets invite from Arab emirate’s Crown Prince to grace ‘RP vs. Rest of the World’ card
CEBU, Philippines - The ALA Boxing Gym stalwarts led by three-division regional champion Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista are all primed up for ring war in the desert through the “Philippines vs. The…
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Clottey a pure disappointment
CEBU, Philippines - The Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey bout attended by a mammoth crowd of close to 51,000 that packed the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas to the rafters drew negative reviews from…
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Cebuano boxing, gurus pick Pacman to win by knockout
CEBU, Philippines - They may differ in the number of rounds but some of Cebu’s boxing pundits were unanimous in tabbing a knockout victory for seven-division world champion Manny Pacquiao against Joshua…
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IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES TODAY: Mayol to defend WBC crown, Sonsona shoots for WBO title
CEBU, Philippines - Filipino fighters Rodel “Batang Mandaue” Mayol and Marvin “Marvelous” Sonsona climb up the ring at different venues today, both bearing tough mission not only for personal glory but also…
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‘Miracle kid’ is back home: Z Gorres thanks fans for love and prayers; Wants to be trainer someday
CEBU, Philippines - The fear and sadness that gripped the nation after the ring tragedy that beset him was transformed into overwhelming joy as a grateful Z “The Dream” Gorres returned home…
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Welcome home, Z “The Dream” Gorres
CEBU, Philippines - He was loved by fans for his being a gentle, humble and unassuming person. Following his miraculous recovery from a serious head injury he sustained in a fight that…
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‘Bakbakan sa Sinulog!’: ‘Baby Assassin’ to detonate secret weapon against Banal
CEBU, Philippines - Anthony ?Baby Assassin? Villareal brings along with him a secret weapon he vows to detonate when he defends his WBC Intercontinental Youth flyweight title against two-division regional champion Milan…
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Mayol perseveres in chasing dream
CEBU, Philippines - “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Cebuano boxer Rodel Mayol is the best epitome of this timeless maxim by the…
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Gorres has dramatically improved, says surgeon
CEBU, Philippines - The condition of Z Gorres has dramatically improved five days after he went through the knife at the University Medical Center in Las Vegas to remove a blood clot…
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Salud: Cotto won’t last 7 rounds vs. Pacquiao
CEBU, Philippines - Even though the dotted lines have yet to be signed, Cebuano topnotch promoter Rex ?Wakee? Salud made an early prediction that Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Angel Cotto won?t last…
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Gorres, Melindo stake future against former world champions
MANILA, Philippines - What future holds for Z ?The Dream? Gorres and Milan Melindo of Cebu?s fabled ALA Boxing Gym will be known tonight when they take on dangerous foes who are…
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Gorres, Leyva promise war
CEBU, Philippines - Cebuano ring star Z ?The Dream? Gorres and former IBF minimumweight champion Roberto Carlos ?Mako? Leyva were both cordial and civil to each other during their first face-to-face encounter…
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BRAVEHEART FIGHTERS SHINE
Although Pe?alosa was the headliner of the slambang event, rising stars Rolando Magbanua and Jundy Maraon of the North Cotabato-based Braveheart Boxing Gym came to be the stars of the night with…
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PE?ALOSA TELLS JUANMA: “BE READY”
Juan Manuel Lopez. WBO bantamweight champion Gerry "Fearless" Pe?alosa formally sealed a grand showdown with WBO super bantamweight titlist Juan Manuel "Juanma" Lopez after easily punching his way to a lopsided unanimous…
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Katsidis, Ramirez ready for ‘War’
Cebu - Declaring that he came here for war, Australian braveheart Michael ?The Great? Katsidis (23-2-, 20KOs) told Angel Hugo ?El Tren? Ramirez (19-4-2, 8KOs) at point-blank range that the Argentina-born Spanish…
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PACQUIAO CONQUERS NEW ‘HEIGHTS’
Philippine boxing superhero Manny Pacquiao absolutely had a blast as he joined thousands of devotees, tourists and revelers in the Sinulog celebration the other night. And in doing so, the world's pound-for-pound…
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PACQUIAO VISITS CEBU FOR SINULOG
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao quietly slipped into town yesterday to pay homage to Cebu's beloved patron Se?or Sto. Ni?o and join, in his own special way, thoundands of devotees and tourists in…
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New ABAP chief to regionalize training of RP amateur boxers
CEBU - Hall of Famer sportsman Antonio "Bidoy" L. Aldeguer had long been pushing for the regionalization of training of the Filipino pugilists, which he deemed the best and most effective way…
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Diaz says Hatton will also be easy prey
CEBU CITY ? Former WBC lightweight champion David Diaz said Ricky Hatton?s fighting style is tailor-made for Manny Pacquiao?s awesome firepower. Diaz, who was dethroned by Pacquiao last June, is in town…
