Friday, 18 September 2026 · Philippines

Nick Giongco

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Olympic send-off planned for Marcial

A rousing send-off party for Tokyo Olympics-bound Eumir Marcial is in the pipeline. The affair won’t be an ordinary event. It’s going to be …

Fri, 11 Dec 2020
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Marcial welcome to rejoin ABAP ranks

Eumir Marcial is more than welcome to rejoin the ranks of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) in the event he is t…

Fri, 04 Dec 2020
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Dasmariñas revs up for Inoue

Negotiations are underway for Michael Dasmariñas to get a coveted shot at Naoya Inoue’s twin world bantamweight titles in March or April of …

Thu, 03 Dec 2020
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Marcial eyes ABAP stint

Tokyo Olympic qualifier Eumir Marcial is not burning bridges with the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) as his much-…

Wed, 02 Dec 2020
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Show of farce

Boxing was supposed to get a treat over the weekend with the return of Mike Tyson. What fight fans got instead was an exhibition. A heated s…

Wed, 02 Dec 2020
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Peñalosa vouches for Pacquiao’s power

Though often dismissed as not being the best fighter in his division, Manny Pacquiao is very much capable of messing up anyone’s tactics and…

Tue, 01 Dec 2020
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Marcial taps Kazakh amateur connection

Filipino middleweight Eumir Marcial, who is bound for the Tokyo Olympic Olympics in 2021, isn’t totally turning his back on amateur-style bo…

Fri, 27 Nov 2020
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Title duel moved

Top local promoter Gabriel “Bebot” Elorde has decided to move the fight for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight crown fr…

Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Casimero’s other big fight

If John Riel Casimero doesn’t get the fight he wants in the first quarter of 2021, he could end up tangling with the division’s other marque…

Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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Magsayo works with dietitian

Sports nutritionist Jeaneth Aro has added another marquee name to her growing list of topnotch clients. The latest marquee name to tap the s…

Fri, 20 Nov 2020
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Big fights remain on hold

Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum believes the coronavirus pandemic will play a pivotal role in the staging of boxing’s biggest bouts in 2021. …

Thu, 19 Nov 2020
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Nietes rejoins Villamor brothers

Four-division champion Donnie Nietes is teaming up with brothers Edito and Edmond Villamor in his pursuit of becoming a world champion again…

Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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‘Sparring partners’

I had the chance to speak with a couple of my former “sparring partners” recently. During the mid-1990s while spending quite some time at th…

Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Pacman cares

The footprints of Manny Pacquiao were all over a portion of Marikina’s waterworld last week when the boxing legend dispatched his emissary t…

Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Pacquiao to Crawford: Let’s go!

Manny Pacquiao isn’t running away from a fight — even if it is against one whom many consider as the best welterweight in the world. Just ho…

Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Filipino puncher faces tall odds

A little-known but gutsy Filipino fighter is traveling more than 30 hours, including layovers in two cities, next month as he bids to become…

Mon, 16 Nov 2020
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Marcial inflicts pain, punishment

A sparring partner of Tokyo Olympics qualifier Eumir Marcial recently wondered if the Filipino puncher had something concealed inside his gl…

Fri, 13 Nov 2020
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‘Hot and Spicy’ next for Inoue?

Don’t look now but Naoya Inoue might already have found a challenger for his planned March 2021 return. As per the International Boxing Fede…

Thu, 12 Nov 2020
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Pacquiao still packs a punch

Even at age 42 and almost two years removed from his last fight, Manny Pacquiao will remain a threat to anyone who will dare challenge him i…

Thu, 12 Nov 2020