Ed de la Vega, DDS
1,328 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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EARLY RESULTS FROM LAS VEGAS: JESSE HART DRAWS FIRST BLOOD
MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS -- Debuting Jesse Hart of Philadelphia, PA stops Manuel Eastman of Albuquerque, NM (0-2-0) by TKO at 33 seconds on first round. The referee waived off…
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WHEN NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK, TRY PLAYGROUND INTIMIDATION
Las Vegas, NV:- Top Rank held the official weigh-in of the Pacquiao vs. Bradley super fight Friday afternoon at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Everyone in the fight card, from the lowly…
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WHAT HAPPENNED TO JUANITO RUBILLAR?
LAS VEGAS -- Two weeks after Manny Pacquiao came to the Wildcard Gym to resume training for the fight with Tim Bradley I visited the gym to check things out. As soon…
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COMPLETE WEIGHTS FROM THE HARD ROCK LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas, NV:- Top Rank late this afternoon held the official weigh-in for the boxers involved on Friday?s Top Rank Boxing which will be televised live on ESPN. Headlining the fight card…
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PACQUIAO COMPLETES FINAL TRAINING FOR THE BRADLEY FIGHT
Top Rank Gym, Las Vegas:- WBO Welterweight Manny Pacquiao just moments ago finished his final training at this world renown gym in glitzy Las Vegas. It was not training per se. It…
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PACQUIAO-BRADLEY UNDERCARD PRESSCON AT MGM
Las Vegas, NV:- The Pacquiao vs. Bradley presscon yesterday was too big to accommodate the boxers fighting in the undercard so there was a need to have a separate presscon for them.…
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BRADLEY?S CONFIDENCE DRAWS LAUGHTER AND SUBTLE JEERS
Las Vegas, Nevada: At the final press conference held Wednesday for the Pacquiao-Bradley fight on Saturday at the Grand Garden Arena, Tim Bradley not only spoke of his future upset victory over…
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FINAL PACQUIAO-BRADLEY PRESSCON (PHOTOS)
LAS VEGAS -- WBO Welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and his challenger Tim Bradley of Palm Springs, CA met the Press Corps for the final time prior to their big fight on Saturday…
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BEIBUT SHUMENOV STAYS ON THE WINNING TRACK
Beibut Shumenov (13-1-0, 8KO) of Las Vegas via Kazakhstan kept his WBA Light Heavyweight title via a unanimous decision over old veteran Enrique Ornelas (33-7-0, 21KO) of Guanajuato, Mexico last Saturday night…
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PACQUIAO WILL USE A NEW HIGH-TECH MOUTHGUARD FOR THE BRADLEY FIGHT
Back in February when Freddie Roach was asked by Examiner?s Chris Robinson if he saw anything special in Tim Bradley, Roach replied- ?He is a dirty fighter, well, a physical fighter. He…
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PACQUIAO MEETS THE LA PRESS CORPS (WITH PHOTOS)
Filipino congressman and boxing icon, Manny Pacquiao today met the Los Angeles Press Corps for the final time leading to his fight with challenger Tim Bradley at the MGM Grand on June…
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WHY CAN’T ABAP CONCENTRATE ON OLYMPIC WEIGHT CLASSES?
My staff and I would like to congratulate Josie Gabuco for the spectacular gold medal win at the past Women?s World Boxing Championships at Qinhuangdao, China! Modesty aside, Gabuco, like most of…
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BANNING PACQUIAO AT THE GROVE IS FOOLISH
?Based on news reports of statements made by Mr. Pacquiao, we have made it known that he is not welcome at The Grove and will not be interviewed here now or in…
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DENVER CUELLO ALL PRIMED AND READY TO RUMBLE
WBC Silver and International Minimum weight champion, Denver Mayo Cuello (30-4-6, 20KO) of Iloilo and Rizal flew in to LA last night with his trainer-manager, Aljoe Jaro for a quick stop-over and…
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TEAM VILORIA SHOULD WATCH FOR NINO ROMERO?S DIRTY TACTICS
The fight between Brian Viloria and Omar Nino Romero will be held in the Philippines. For that I salute Solar Sports for bringing it to the country. Filipinos, to say the least…
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THE PETERSON CASE DEMONSTRATES THE NEED FOR COMMISSIONS TO INSTITUTE MORE ASTRINGENT ?GET TOUGH? POLICIES
Peterson. Reports indicate that the big re-match between World Champion Lamont Peterson and former champion Amir Khan has been canceled. It was canceled because Lamont Peterson tested positive for testosterone use. The…
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MAYWEATHER BEATS COTTO BUT FIGHT WAS A RUDE AWAKENING FOR THE MONEY MAN
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas:- No one doubted the outcome of the fight even before it got started. Otherwise it would not been made. That is just the case in fights…
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JESSIE VARGAS DOMINATES STEVE FORBES, WINS BY WIDE UD
Jessie Vargas of Las Vegas (19-0-9, 9K0) beat old veteran Steve Forbes, also of Las Vegas, via a lazy uneventful unanimous decision. Scores are 100-90, 97-93 and 98-92. In the 5th fight…
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EARLY RESULTS FROM LAS VEGAS
Omar Figueroa (16-0-1, 13KO) of Weslaco, TX TKO Robbie Cannon (12-7-2, 6KO) of Pevely, Mo at 2:08 of Round 2 in the night's third fight (above photo). Figueroa dropped Cannon in Rd…
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LET?S FACE IT, MOSLEY AIN?T WHAT HE USED TO BE
MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas:- I would like to start by saying that for no rhyme or reason other than the terrific odds, I put my money at the sports…
