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NEXT PACQUIAO?
ANAHEIM, California (AFP) - Filipino bantamweight star Nonito Donaire stopped Ukranian Wladimiro Sidorenko in the fourth round on Saturday to set up a February 19 world title showdown with Mexico?s Fernando Montiel.…
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Katsidis inspired by late brother in Marquez fight
LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? Barely a month after the death of his older brother, Australian Michael Katsidis faces the biggest fight of his life on Saturday in a double world title showdown…
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Pacquiao a willing ?poster boy? for PH
MANILA, Philippines ? (UPDATE 2) Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is willing to serve as a "poster boy" for the country's tourism industry and in peace talks with Muslim separatist rebels in the…
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Pacquiao pays courtesy call to Aquino
MANILA, Philippines ? (UPDATE) Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao paid a courtesy call to President Benigno Aquino III Saturday, following his arrival from the US earlier in the day, according to radio and…
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Unbeaten Alexander eyes Pacquiao after Bradley
ST. LOUIS, Missouri ? Unbeaten World Boxing Council (WBC) light-welterweight champion Devon Alexander is already talking about fighting Manny Pacquiao, even though he has another foe to face first. Alexander told the…
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More legal headaches loom for Mayweather
LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? Unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather, already facing criminal charges that could put him behind bars for 34 years, is in trouble again after a confrontation involving a security guard.…
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Pacquiao’s mother suffers panic attack
Dionesia Pacquiao, mother of Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao, suffered an apparent panic attack during her son's title fight against Antonio Margarito on Saturday, promoter Bob Arum said. The mother was among…
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Pacquiao beats Margarito
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao captured the vacant WBC super welterweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Antonio Margarito at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas on Saturday. The 31-year-old Pacquiao won on all…
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Pacquiao beats Margarito
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao captured the vacant WBC super welterweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Antonio Margarito at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas on Saturday. The 31-year-old Pacquiao won on all…
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Pacquiao hopes to extend legacy, streak against Margarito
DALLAS, Texas, (AFP) - Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao hopes to extend his legacy as he goes for his eighth belt in as many weight classes when he and Antonio Margarito clash in…
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Unbeaten Mayweather skips arraignment hearing
LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? Unbeaten former world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jnr did not appear Tuesday at a scheduled arraignment hearing on eight criminal charges that could bring him up to 34…
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Manny Pacquiao steps up training for Margarito
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao says preparations for his upcoming title fight against Antonio Margarito are going smoothly after getting off to a rocky start in the Philippines. "Training is going good,"…
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Searchers find empty campsite of Arum’s son
LOS ANGELES ? A search and rescue team is combing the mountainous terrain around Seattle on foot and in helicopters to look for the missing son of international boxing promoter Bob Arum.…
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Marquez keeps boxing crown, wants Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez kept his World Boxing Association lightweight throne with a unanimous 12-round decision over Juan Diaz, then called out Filipino star Manny Pacquaio. Marquez took…
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Cotto stops Foreman in Yankee Stadium boxing bout
NEW YORK ? Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto stopped a game but injured Yuri Foreman in the ninth round Saturday to seize Foreman's World Boxing Association junior middleweight title at the new Yankee…
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Philippine boxing champ Pacquiao taken to hospital
MANILA (AFP) ? World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao was taken to a hospital on Sunday for a stomach ailment, but his lawyer said it was not serious and that he would likely…
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Pacquiao rekindles Mayweather fight hopes
MANILA (AFP) ? Manny Pacquiao has rekindled hopes for a dream fight with Floyd Mayweather Jnr after agreeing to a tough drug-test demand by his only serious rival for the title of…
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Pacquiao: I?ll fight as boxer, congressman
GENERAL SANTOS CITY?World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao believes he can continue his phenomenal career in the ring while fulfilling his dream of helping his poor countrymen as a politician. ?It just needs…
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Congressman Pacquiao ready for one last fight: reports
MANILA (AFP) ? World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is ready for one last professional fight after securing a seat in the Philippine Congress by a landslide, local media reported Wednesday. "I asked…
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Aquino set for landslide win in Philippines vote
AFP - Benigno Aquino was set to be confirmed as the next Philippine president on Tuesday after steamrolling his rivals in national elections with a promise to reduce massive poverty by fighting…
