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Ancajas gets PSC ‘help’

Former world champion Jerwin Ancajas is back working with a team of nutritionists to address his weight difficulties. About six weeks before…

Sun, 28 Aug 2022

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Marcial opens LA buildup

Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Marcial is flying to the United States next week in preparation for his third professional fight in Oct…

Fri, 26 Aug 2022

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Phl boxers set up U.S. camp

A three-man boxing squad led by 2016 Rio Olympics veteran Rogen Ladon is in Colorado Springs for high-altitude training and competition. Lad…

Fri, 26 Aug 2022

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Filipino banger terrorizes Thailand

There’s a new boxing sensation in Thailand and he is not even a native Thai. Actually, he’s a Filipino. World-ranked super-flyweight Adrian …

Wed, 24 Aug 2022

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Tapales seeks title shot

Former world champion Marlon Tapales is packed and ready to go back to the United States to expedite his shot at the title. After spending a…

Tue, 23 Aug 2022

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Ancajas eyes payback in LA

Revenge is foremost on Jerwin Ancajas’ mind when he battles Argentine Fernando Martinez in their 8 October rematch in Los Angeles. While reg…

Mon, 22 Aug 2022

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Bornea stops Mexican rival

Jade Bornea remained unbeaten after 18 fights as the world No. 1 super-flyweight stopped Mexican Ivan Meneses in the seventh round in La Paz…

Sun, 21 Aug 2022

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Apolinario’s one-two punch

Dave Apolinario, the heavy-handed flyweight who put an end to the string of heartbreaking losses of Filipino fighters overseas, was busy as …

Wed, 10 Aug 2022

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‘Dobermann’ bites back

Give credit to Dave “Dobermann” Apolinario for putting an exclamation point to the string of losses suffered by Filipino fighters stretching…

Thu, 04 Aug 2022

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Gibbons vows huge ring comeback

By this time next year, at least four Filipino fighters will have straps around their waist. This was the bold claim of American kingmaker S…

Wed, 03 Aug 2022

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Pacquiao vows to help hopefuls

Manny Pacquiao knows his time is up. This was the keen observation made by a longtime member of his training team who spent dinner with the …

Tue, 02 Aug 2022

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Jerwin, Eumir eye October fights

Boxing buddies Jerwin Ancajas and Eumir Marcial might find themselves fighting on the same night in October in the United States. Ex-world c…

Sat, 23 Jul 2022

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Temporary setback

Who would have thought that halfway through 2022, the Philippines will be without a world boxing champion? A few days ago, the last man stan…

Wed, 13 Jul 2022

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Magsayo: Last man standing

In about six months, Philippine boxing got decimated by a string of misfortunes. From five world champions at the start of 2020, the Philipp…

Wed, 06 Jul 2022

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ABAP reaches out to Cebu, Cagayan de Oro

The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is set to ramp up its talent search nationwide after making the rounds of two …

Tue, 05 Jul 2022

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Magsayo targets stardom

Mark Magsayo leaves for the site where Manny Pacquiao’s legend was born on 5 July, four days before making a mandatory defense of his World …

Fri, 01 Jul 2022

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Pinoy sparmates marvel at Inoue

Three Filipino fighters recruited to help Nonito Donaire’s foe on 7 June swear Naoya Inoue is a monster. Veteran Genesis Servania, who first…

Sun, 08 May 2022

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ABAP: Marcial will bounce back

Despite coming close to being knocked out in his last showing, heavy-handed middleweight Eumir Marcial remains a big favorite to bag a gold …

Wed, 04 May 2022

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Marcial slows down

The coaching staff of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is not rushing Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Marc…

Wed, 27 Apr 2022

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Butler to WBO: Strip Casimero

Paul Butler believes John Riel Casimero deserves to be stripped of the World Boxing Organization bantamweight title with the British fighter…

Fri, 22 Apr 2022