Ed de la Vega, DDS
1,328 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Shumenov Suffers Eye Injury in Training – Fight with Dorticos is off
Beibut Shumenov, the WBA cruisherweight interim world champion by virtue of his victory last July against BJ Flores was set to defend his title on the April 29th at the Sam?s Town…
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Carlos Balderas Wins on His Pro Debut
LA Live, Los Angeles:- Carlos Balderas the Ex- US Olympian who represented the USA Boxing Team as a lightweight, tonight won his first fight as a pro. Balderas (1-0-0,1KO) of Sta. Maria,…
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US Olympian Carlos Balderas Signs with Schaefer, debuts as Pro on Sunday at LA
Sta. Maria, California?s pride, Carlos Balderas, the first boxer to make it as a member of the USA Boxing Team that represented the USA at last summer?s Olympic Games at Rio de…
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DE LA VEGA: TWO ERRORS LED TO AN UNNECESSARY BRUTAL KNOCKOUT
LOS ANGELES -- As we waited near the bar of the Belasco Theater for the TV crew to give us the signal to start walking towards the ring for the Gonzalez vs.…
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GONZALEZ, DUNO MAKE WEIGHT
Buena Park?s Christian ?Chimpa? Gonzalez and Romero ?Ruthless? Duno of the Philippines both made weight today for their main event bout tomorrow at the LA Fight Club slated at the Belasco Theater…
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DENTAL CARE SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THE NEW REGULATIONS IN PH SPORTS
Reports indicate that Senator Manny Pacquiao is introducing or has introduced proposed legislation that will revamp our sports system and improve the lot of our athletes so that they can advance their…
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ROMERO DUNO IS ON TRACK IN HIS TRAINING
Tagum City?s Romero Duno (12-1-0-11KO?s) who fights for the first time in California against the well-promoted Christian ?Chimpa? Gonzales (16-0-0, 14KO) of the famed Golden Boy Promotions for the WBC Youth InterContinental…
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ASTON PALICTE MAKES A SMASHING LAS VEGAS DEBUT
?The winner by split decision is from Bago, Cebu, Aston Palicte? so said the ring announcer after 10 hard fought rounds of boxing that featured heavy exchanges phone booth style last night…
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PALICTE AND CANTU MAKE WEIGHT
Downtown Las Vegas:- Filipino boxer, Aston Palicte (21-2-0,18 KO) and Oscar Cantu (14-0-), 1KO of Texas, both made weight today at the official weigh-in for tomorrow?s fight card at the Downtown Las…
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ASTON PALICTE ALL SET FOR HIS LAS VEGAS DEBUT
Whether or not boxing is dying, or already dead in the Philippines as mentioned by renowned Pinoy sportswriter, Recah Trinidad in a recent article he penned for PhilBoxing.com, mean nothing to Filipino…
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OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST CONCEICAO WINS PRO DEBUT
In the undercard of Pacquiao-Vargas WBO world welterweight title bout at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas Saturday night, Brazilian Olympic gold medalist Robson Concei??o won his professional debut by…
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EARLY RESULTS FROM LAS VEGAS: BESPUTIN, LOPEZ, FUENTES VICTORIOUS
THOMAS & MACK CENTER, Las Vegas, NV -- Three of the preliminary bouts of the Manny Pacquiao-Jessie Vargas WBO world welterweight championship were completed here this Saturday afternoon as a fitting warming…
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PACQUIAO-VARGAS COMPLETE WEIGHIN RESULTS AND PHOTOS
Wynn Casino Resort, Las Vegas: After all the talk the seemingly much awaited return of the legend and the reigning WBO champion finally got its real start. Never mind what was all…
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WELL PREPARED PACQUIAO ALL SET FOR NOV 5 FIGHT WITH VARGAS
Manny Pacquiao, the fighting Senator from the Philippines, concluded his sparring Sunday afternoon and is pronounced to be in a 100% shape to exchange leathers with WBO Welterweight champion Jessie Vargas of…
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PACQUIAO WILDCARD MEDIA DAY
Hollywood, CA:- Top Rank Promotions early Wednesday afternoon held the final ?media day? for the Southern California to give the pundits one more chance to talk to Manny Pacquiao and try to…
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THE NEW PACQUIAO MOUTHGUARD – SIMPLE YET SYMBOLIC
Mouthguards we make for Manny Pacquiao, the 8 divisions World Boxing champion, were always colorful, decorative and even funky. In fact, the one he used for the Mayweather fight was the funkiest…
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Valley Fight Night Results: Jose Felix Jr Stops Alan Herrera in 3 Rounds (Photos)
Just hours ago, Top Rank Promotions in cooperation with Bash Boxing and Unimas SoloBoxeo returned to the San Fernando Valley with their Valley Fight Night Series. The event was held at the…
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Is the Philippines Ready for Tapales vs. Villanueva WBO Title Fight?
Boxing is indeed a strange sport and sometimes the gods of boxing do certain things that are not exactly palatable and it forces stakeholders to do things they rather not do or…
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De La Vega: When Sportsmanship Rules Supreme
Over the years that I have dealt with Filipino boxers fighting both in the US and the Philippines, I always made sure they use a custom made mouthguard I fabricate for them.…
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NIETES?SOSA FIGHT CARD PROMOTIONS: ONWARD TO SUCCESS, ONE SMALL STEP AT A TIME
Someone once said that if you are in the dark with just a small flashlight to light up your path provided you know where to go, it would be foolish to sit…
