Robert Belen
38 articles · fightgameasia.com
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Brotherhood Before Belts: Honorio Banario has No Interest in Going Against Teammate Eduard Folayang
By Robert Belen
Riding high on a five-bout winning streak, former ONE Featherweight World Champion Honorio ?The Rock? Banario appears that he is inches away from securing a world title shot in the stacked lightweight…
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Srisaket Sor Rungvisai on Manny Pacquiao: ?He is my Hero?
By Robert Belen
It is instinctive for people to look for someone to idolize, look up to and imitate. Someone from whom they draw strength and inspiration from, to go on with their lives towards…
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Spectator to Star: Joshua Pacio Went From Sitting in the Stands to Challenging for World Championships
By Robert Belen
For the second time in his young career, Filipino strawweight contender Joshua ?The Passion? Pacio will be challenging for the ONE Strawweight World Championship. At ONE: CONQUEST OF HEROES on 22 September…
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Remember the name: Iran Diaz Ready to Shock the World at ONE: KINGDOM OF HEROES
By Robert Belen
World title contender Iran ?MagniKO? Diaz is one of the fastest rising talents in today?s boxing scene of Mexico, a country known for its passionate adulation for pugilism. Throughout boxing?s illustrious history,…
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Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Faces Off with Iran Diaz at ONE: KINGDOM OF HEROES Open Workout
By Robert Belen
August 28, 2018 ? Bangkok, Thailand: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship? (ONE), recently held the official ONE: KINGDOM OF HEROES Open Workout at Nakornloung Promotion Gym…
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WBC Champ Srisaket Sor Rungvisai to Duke it Out With Iran Diaz in ONE Championship ring
By Robert Belen
The World Boxing Council (WBC) has given its stamp of approval for ONE Championship to use its five-rope ring in Srisaket Sor Rungvisai?s defense of his sought-after super flyweight crown against Mexican…
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Iran Diaz is Bent on Becoming Mexico?s 187th Boxing World Champion
By Robert Belen
World title contender Iran ?MagniKO? Diaz is one of the fastest rising talents in today?s boxing scene of Mexico, a country known for its passionate adulation for pugilism. Throughout boxing?s illustrious history,…
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Pinoy Standout Danny Kingad Credits Blossoming Career to ?Second Father? Mark Sangiao
By Robert Belen
Danny ?The King? Kingad is focused on becoming an elite mixed martial artist in ONE Championship as he has made enormous strides towards achieving his goal to be one of the top…
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Asian Games Veterans Have Made Their Mark on ONE Championship
By Robert Belen
The 18th edition of the Asian Games officially opened this past Saturday, 18 August in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang. The Asian Games, also known as the Asiad, is a…
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Former Sor Rungvisai Foe Lends Helping Hand to Mexican Challenger Iran Diaz
By Robert Belen
Mexican contender Iran Diaz?s training camp for the first world title bout of his professional boxing career is already in high gear. The 28-year-old native of Sonora, Mexico made no secret of…
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Folayang, Catalan Laud Chances of Philippines to Bring Home Asian Games Gold in Wushu
By Robert Belen
Many of the celebrated superstars in the constantly-evolving world of mixed martial arts have come from different martial arts backgrounds such as boxing, Muay Thai, wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. However, the extraordinary…
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Juan Manuel Marquez Takes Role as Adviser in Iran Diaz?s Prep for World Title Bout
By Robert Belen
Mexican contender Iran ?MagnifiKO? Diaz receives an invaluable assistance from a famous boxing legend as he prepares for his scheduled 12-round encounter with WBC Super Flyweight World Champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. Both…
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Man vs. Food: Going Deep Into Srisaket Sor Rungvisai?s Comfort Food
By Robert Belen
WBC Super Flyweight World Champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai may be the hardest puncher in today?s well-entrenched boxing scene of Thailand, but his angst inside the ring melts when his favorite food becomes…
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Srisaket Sor Rungvisai?s Perseverance Turned Him From Nothing to Celebrated Boxing Superstar
By Robert Belen
The life of a professional boxer is never easy as the path to greatness is typically laden with a myriad of seemingly impossible challenges. For WBC super flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai,…
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ONE Championship?s Venture Into Sweet Science May Spark Boxing Reawakening in Asia
By Robert Belen
If there is one athlete who put Asia on the map of the international sporting scene, it is boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao?s in-ring achievements speak for itself as he is the…
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WBC Super Flyweight World Champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Makes Debut in ONE Championship
By Robert Belen
July 9, 2018 ? Bangkok, Thailand: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship? (ONE), held a kick-off press conference on Monday, July 9 at the W Hotel in…
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Filipino Boxing Warrior Denver Cuello Eyes Ring Return This 2018
By Robert Belen
After being out of the ring for three years, Filipino boxer Denver ?The Excitement? Cuello eyes a ring return later this year to continue his quest of fulfilling his dream of becoming…
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Viloria Ready To Make Case As Best Flyweight In The World
By Robert Belen
Former two-division world champion Brian ?The Hawaiian Punch? Viloria (38-5, 23 KO?s) is all set on capturing his 5th world title with less than three-weeks before facing undefeated Artem Dalakian (15-0, 11…