Alex P. Vidal
282 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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LTFRB chief wants to be a boxing promoter
ILOILO CITY -- The sudden death of Bebot Zulueta, son of the late Oton mayor Lazaro “Nene” Zulueta, in later part of 1996, dashed to pieces the sports program Bebot and Land…
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Media not Morales made Pacquiao a larger than life hero
There is nothing wrong if Filipinos will lionize like demigod boxing icon Emmanuel ?The Pacman? Pacquiao for his scintillating three-round shellacking of Erik ?El Terrible? Morales for the World Boxing council (WBC)…
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BOXING TRILOGIES IN HISTORY
ILOILO CITY -- The Nov. 19 ?Grand Finale? showdown between Emmanuel ?Pacman? Pacquiao and Erik ?El Terible? Morales is being dubbed as one of the biggest boxing trilogies in the history. The…
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Ilonggos remember Pancho Villa’s 105th birthday
ILOILO CITY – The Ilonggo community here and in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental commemorate today (August 1) the 105th birthday of the great ring immortal Franciso Guilledo popularly known as “Pancho Villa.”…
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PABA TITLE FIGHT IN ILOILO EYED: Elorde throws support behind GAB Iloilo office
ILOILO CITY—The son of the late legendary former World Boxing Council (WBC) jr. lightweight champion Gabriel “Flash” Elorde” has vowed to support the programs and projects of the newly built Games and…
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GAB’s Buhain, Iloilo governor forge MOA for extension office
ILOILO CITY -- The Games and Amusement Board (GAB) and the Iloilo Provincial Government through their respective leaders have pledged to continue supporting each other in terms of professional sports development here.…
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SPECIAL REPORT: How the GAB Iloilo office was conceived
ILOILO CITY -- It was in the afternoon of May 6, 2006 when Games and Amusement Board (GAB) Commissioner Alex Paglumotan broached the idea to a group of Ilonggo professional sports leaders…
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BOXER-TURNED-REBEL AN EXPLOSIVE EXPERT: <br>Ex-pug turned ?Magdalo? soldier captured in raid
ILOILO CITY -- The father of captured Navy Lt. senior grade Kiram Sadava, a former RP lightweight contender, has expressed shock over reports that his son was among those ?Magdalo? rebel soldiers…
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Speeding truck ends Robert?s dream to become the next Manny Pacquiao
ILOILO CITY -- His dream is first, to watch his idol Manny Pacquiao fight Oscar Larios on TV this coming July 2; and, second, to someday become a champion like Pacquiao. But…
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This time, Mike A says he will miss Pacquiao?s fight
He did not miss Manny Pacquiao?s most dramatic fights especially when the pugilist lost to Erik Morales on March 19, 2005 in the MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas; Pacquiao?s conquest of Hector…
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PRE-FIGHT ANALYSIS: Larios will frustrate Pinoy fans lusting for his blood
Like Elorde, 132 lbs, the 27-year-old multi-millionaire from General Santos City will climb the ring with intense homicidal intent. Elorde wrecked the visitor and as Gomes lay on the canvas writhing in…
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Iloilo experts predict KO win for Pacquiao
ILOILO CITY – For most boxing experts here, the only way for Oscar Larios to upset Manny Pacquiao on July 2 at the Araneta Coliseum is for the Mexican heartthrob to bring…
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P1-M pot money mulled for ‘Manny Pacman of Panay’
ILOILO CITY – If plans do not miscarry, Panay Island (composed of the provinces of Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, Antique) in Western Visayas could be the first island in the Visayas to produce…
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‘WE ARE PRODUCERS OF WORLD CHAMPS’<br>Iloilo boxing trainer to GAB: How about us?
ILOILO CITY – The Games and Amusement Board (GAB) successfully staged the first GAB boxing convention in Manila last April 19-22 and awarded plaques of recognition to 33 Filipino former world champions,…
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2 ILOILO TEENERS SEEK TO TERRORIZE ‘MIDDLE’ CLASS
ILOILO CITY -- The farthest that a Filipino boxer can reach in the professional weight category in the country today is only superwelterweight or junior middleweight (Rey Pelonia is the reigning champion),…
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Iloilo governor gives go signal for GAB, Liga to sign MOA
ILOILO CITY – Everything but the signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Makati-based Games and Amusement Board (GAB) and the Liga ng mga Barangay (league of villages) Iloilo Chapter…
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FROM PUNCHING BAG TO SLOT MACHINES<br>Homesickness wears down ex-OPBF champ Santillan
ILOILO CITY -- “Kasubo man gyud di kaayo. Gina agwanta ko lang (I feel so sad here but I’m trying to overcome my homesickness).” This was the terse remark in mixed Cebuano…
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‘Black Mamba’ Released from Jail<br>EX-WORLD CHAMP MAGAHIN GEARS UP FOR COMEBACK AT 35
ILOILO CITY -- Like a biblical prodigal son, former World Boxing Federation (now Foundation) welterweight titlist William “The Black Mamba” Magahin, has reunited with his estranged foster father, Roland, here and is…
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GAB SETS NEW OFFICE IN ILOILO
FUTURE GAB ILOILO OFFICE. The Iloilo Province Liga ng mga Barangay building on Brgy. Magsaysay, La Paz district, Iloilo City will soon accommodate in the ground floor the proposed Iloilo extension office…
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GAB awards cash to ex-WBF champ and ex-convict Magahin (updated)
ILOILO CITY, Philippines -- Instead of condemning him and treating him as a social outcast, the Games and Amusement Board (GAB), in an unprecedented Board resolution last May 10, awarded P10,000 cash…
