Alex P. Vidal
282 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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ROLLY MATSUSHITA’S RIVAL IS PANAMA’S NATIONAL HERO
Like Roberto Duran, reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight champion Anselmo Moreno is being hailed in Panama as national hero. "Pero hindi po ako natatakot sa kanya. Ito na po kasi ang…
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‘WE WILL WIN THE TITLE IN REMATCH’
Promoter and manager Aljoe Jaro vowed that his ward Sonny Boy Jaro ?will win the World Boxing Council (WBC) light flyweight title in rematch? with champion Edgard Sosa of Mexico. ?Makakabawi tayo…
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MANNY PACQUIAO TRIVIA (Part 8)
1) As a teenager in the 90's, Manny Pacquiao was a regular performer in the main events of which regular popular TV boxing show in Mandaluyong City? a. In This Corner b.…
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BAILOUT SUCCESS COULD HELP STABILIZE BUSINESS IN BOXING
Now that the US Lower House has okayed in the second round of voting the economic rescue bill it had earlier junked and which was approved by the Senate, fears of decline…
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DE LA HOYA-PACQUIAO TRILOGY ‘FEARED’
Some avid boxing observers in Iloilo City have aired their suspicion that promoters of both Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya are actually cooking up a re-make of the Pacquiao-Juan Manuel…
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‘PACQUIAO HAS SET MEDIA-SALES RECORDS’<br>SPORTS ILLUSTRATED HAILED FOR FEATURING PACQUIAO
For the first time in its July 7, 2008 issue, New York-based Sports Illustrated, the world's most prestigious sports magazine, featured World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao. It described the…
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THE RISE OF NABF KING BERNABE CONCEPCION
It was in 2004 when boxing manager and promoter Aljoe Jaro discovered the then skinny 15-year-old Bernabe Concepcion, who is from Virac, Catanduanes. Concepcion was brought to Jaro's gym in Binangonan, Rizal…
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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN MEXICO: FILIPINO CHALLENGER TOLD TO STAY IN FRONT OF WBC CHAMP
The trainer of world championship mandatory challenger Juanito Rubillar (46-10, 22 KOs) has cautioned compatriot Sonny Boy Jaro (28-6, 17 KOs) to always stay in front of Edgar Sosa (32-5, 17 KOs)…
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PACQUIAO AND PANCHO VILLA HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON
Manny Pacquiao will not be the first Filipino world champion to fight a former Olympic gold medalist in the person of Oscar De La Hoya, who pocketed the United States? lone gold…
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JARO BATTERS 2 HEAVIER SPARRING PARTNERS
Sonny Boy Jaro impressed a small corwd that gathered at the Jaro Boxing Gymn in Binangonan, Rizal yesterday (Sept. 8) when he battered two heavier sparring partners who took turns in measuring…
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PREM AND WENG ENCARNACION FIL-AM COUPLE: MANNY PACQUIAO IS OUR KID
Unknown to most spectators who watched the 12-round World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight championship fight between David Diaz and Manny Pacquiao at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada…
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ILONGGO COLLEAGUES SEE JARO BRINGING HOME SOSA?S WBC TITLE
Ilonggo colleagues of world title challenger Sonny Boy Jaro at the Jaro Boxing Stable in Binangonan, Rizal said they are confident that the 26-year old Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) light flyweight…
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JOAQUIN HAGEDORN JR: ‘WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA’ OF TEAM PACQUIAO
He is among the regular faces in the Team Pacquiao. But despite his closeness to the Pacquiao family, he does not throw his weight around literally and figuratively; and can be mistaken…
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GUIDE TO MANNY PACQUIAO: HOW ARMSTRONG AND DURAN FARED WELL AS LIGHWEIGHT BOMBERS WHO FOUGHT MIDDLWEIGHT TERRORS
Armstrong (L) and Duran. Manny Pacquiao after all will not be the first world lightweight champion who has agreed to fight an opponent who has campaigned in the middleweight division like Oscar…
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PACQUIAO FULFILLS PROMISE TO PINOY BOXERS<br>PACQUIAO AT RINGSIDE IN SAN DIEGO SLUGFEST
True to his promise, World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao has given opportunity to at least three Filipino boxers to display their talents in American rings this year and next…
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‘OSCAR DELA HOYA COULD DERAIL PACQUIAO’S POLITICAL PLANS’
Manny Pacquiao's fight against Oscar De La Hoya on December 6 is a must win for the Filipino boxing icon and he should come out with his main faculties intact so he…
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JARO TARGETS 170 ROUNDS IN SPARRING FOR WBC FIGHT
Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) light flyweight titlist Sonny Boy Jaro plans to log at least 170 rounds in sparring before flying to Mexico City via Los Angeles, California on September 14…
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FILIPINO-CANADIAN FANS EXPRESS CONCERN FOR MANNY PACQUIAO
VANCOUVER, Canada ? Several Filipino-Canadian fans of World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao have openly expressed their opposition for the Filipino boxing icon to trade mitts with Oscar De La…
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BRITISH COLUMBIA?S 150TH BIRTHDAY<br>CANADA HONORS WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONS, SPORT HEROES
VICTORIA, Canada ? Among those honored by authorities of British Columbia during its week-long celebration of its 150th Birthday that culminated with a big celebration on August 4 were British Columbia?s sports…
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PINOY PUG NOW CONSIDERS CANADA HIS ?PERMANENT? HOME
VANCOUVER, Canada ? Twelve years after his last fight at the Convention Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Jonavin Valero (not his real name), a former TNT (tago ng tago) is now a Canadian…
