Ed de la Vega, DDS
1,328 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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JETLAG SHOULD NEVER BE AN EXCUSE!
Fernando Lumacad recently challenged Hernan ?Tyson? Marquez at the latter?s home turf in Mexico. He ended on the short end of the stick. Mexico, as we all know because of its geographic…
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KHAN-GARCIA FULL FIGHT CARD RESULTS AND PHOTOS
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas:- People are still buzzing at the results of the fight Saturday night in this cavernous multi-purpose events center - particularly the upset of the last British…
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GARCIA?S LEFT HAND ENDS KHAN?S MONEY DREAMS (PHOTOS)
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas:- At 8 to 1 odds, not too many gave the Philadelphia kid, Danny Garcia (23-0-0, 15KO) a chance to beat the highly touted and much hyped…
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DOPING ISSUE: BOXING AUTHORITIES SHOULD FOLLOW THOSE IN CLYCLING
Lance Armstrong. Reports indicate that two doctors and a team trainer with Lance Armstrong?s cycling teams during his seven consecutive Tour de France title run received lifetime ban from the US Anti-Doping…
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DONAIRE vs. ARCE: WILL IT MAKE CENTS?
Soon after new unified super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr., (29-1-0, 18KO) easily beat the much-hyped but truly awkward former IBF champion, Jeffrey Mathebula of South Africa last Saturday at the Home…
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DONAIRE?MATHEBULA FIGHT CARD COMPLETE RESULTS AND PHOTOS
Pavlik (R) connects on Rosinsky. Carson, California: The fight card put up by Top Rank and aired on HBO started early afternoon under the bright California summer sun. 3:30 PM, in fact.…
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DONAIRE BEATS A TOTALLY OUTCLASSED MATHEBULA
Last Tuesday at the Los Angeles media workout held at the Fortune Gym in West Hollywood I asked Nonito Donaire Jr., if there is a chance Jeffrey Mathebula of South Africa will…
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COMPLETE FIGHT CARD FOR THE DONAIRE-MATHEBULA FIGHT
Top Rank provided the media with the complete fight card last Tuesday at the Media Day held at the Fortune Gym in West Hollywood. Although the list is still subject to change…
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EXCLUSIVE: FINAL LINEUP OF OFFICIALS FOR DONAIRE-MATHEBULA FIGHT
Late this afternoon, this writer received a call from Russ Heimerich, the spokesman for the California State Department of Consumer Affairs. Heimerick?s call was in response to my request to provide me…
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WILL DONAIRE NEED A KNOCKOUT TO WIN AGAINST MATHEBULA?
Reports indicate that IBF Chairman Lindsey Tucker announced the officials that will work the Donaire vs. Mathebula Super bantamweight unification fight. Three Californians were given the assignment: Pat Russel (referee), Lou Morret…
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DONAIRE vs MATHEBULA: BATTLE OF FASHION STATEMENTS
Early Tuesday afternoon, WBO super bantamweight world champion Nonito Donaire Jr and his opponent IBF super bantamweight world champion Jeffrey Mathebula of South Africa attended the LA media work out at the…
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DONAIRE LOS ANGELES MEDIA WORK OUT (PHOTOS)
LOS ANGELES -- Four-division world champion and Top Five pound for pound fighter, Nonito Donaire Jr (28-1-0, 18KO) was present at the final Los Angeles Media Workout held at the gym of…
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LOPEZ’S DAZZLING VICTORY WAS A TRIFECTA
Los Angeles, CA:- Nobody gave Jossesito Lopez an ounce of a chance to beat the very popular Victor Ortiz, the ?Golden Boy? amongst Oscar de la Hoya?s crew of fighters. Except perhaps…
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ORTIZ-LOPEZ FULL FIGHT CARD RESULTS (WITH PHOTOS)
Staples Center, Los Angeles: It was night to remember and depending on how you looked at it, the fight card held by Golden Boy Promotions tonight at this home court of the…
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BRAD COONEY’S SUGGESTION TO RELEASE FLOYD WITH CONDITIONS STINKS
CANOGA PARK, CA -- There is a reason why we have a justice system in this country. Roughly, one of these is to serve notice that if ?you can?t do the time,…
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THE PACQUIAO DEBACLE – WHO REALLY IS TO BLAME?
CANOGA PARK, CA: It was a long 5 hour drive from Vegas to Canoga Park and along the way I have plenty of time to think about Saturday night at the MGM…
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5th Fight: RIGONDEAUX TKO 5 KENNEDY
MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS -- Guillermo Rigondeaux of Miami, FL (10-0-0, 8K0) kept his WBA superbantamweight title and an undefeated record with a knockout win over Teon Kennedy of Philadelphia,…
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4th Fight: ERNIE SANCHEZ UD WILTON HILARIO
MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao's hand picked boxer Ernie Sanchez, left, above photo, (14-3-0, 5KO) of General Santos City debuted successfully in Las Vegas by scoring a unanimous…
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3rd Fight: ZEWSKI TKO 3 GRIMALDO
MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS -- Mikael Zewski of Trois-Rivieres, Canada (15-0-0, 11KO) knocks out John Ryan Grimaldo of Fort Collins, CO at 59 seconds of the third round.
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2nd Fight: RUIZ UD TAYLOR
MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS -- Andrew Ruiz (Oxnard, CA) 2-0-1, 1KO wins via UD over Taylor Larson (Las Vegas NV) 0-3-1,OKO Taylor was down in Round 1. Judges' scores were…
