Ed de la Vega, DDS
1,328 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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TIMOTHY COLEMAN SCORES A THUNDERING KO AT CHUMASH
Sta.Ynes, CA:- Timothy Coleman, the Roger Mayweather-trained, Baltimore, Maryland-based USBA junior welterweight champion defended the title he won from Mike Arnaoutis in December 2009 with a thundering KO of Patrick Lopez of…
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AT THE STAPLES IN L.A.- UNDERCARDS OUTSHINE THE MOSLEY-MORA MAIN EVENT
Canelo Alvarez downs Carlos Baldomir. Golden Boy Promotions promised a sizzling fight card and a bombshell of a main event. They were only partial right. Tonight at the Staples Center in downtown…
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YOU CAN?T WIN THEM ALL
Edrin Dapudong was expected to win. Well, at least by all the people who follow boxing particularly those who lurk on forums such as Pacland. Sadly however and no offense meant, a…
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BATAWANG FAILS MEDICAL TEST FOR FIGHT IN L.A., MAY FINALLY HANG UP GLOVES
Beverly Hills, CA.:- Not too many, save for his family, a few friends, the GAB people at Cebu and of course the travel agent that arranged his flight knew that Bert Batawang…
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FLOYD HAS THE MEDIA LOCKED IN HIS HANDS
Floyd Mayweather Jr maybe a jerk but he may not be totally stupid. He knows how to keep himself on the limelight when he is almost down and out. Unfortunately, the media…
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ABAP BOXERS WIN FOUR WEIGHT DIVISION TITLES AT MAYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
Maywood, CA: - For all intents and purposes, the members of Team Boksing Pilipinas from the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) did very well at the Maywood Boxing Tournament held…
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RIOS, OROSCO WIN AT NOKIA FIGHT NIGHT
LA Live, Downtown Los Angeles:- You know that the fight card will be fairly exciting overall when you see that one of the judges assigned by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC)…
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WEIGHTS FROM DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
Golden Boy Promotions held the official weigh-in for tomorrow night?s fights at the Club Nokia at its swank offices located at 626 Wilshire Boulevard at downtown Los Angeles. The results are as…
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CHARGIN?S PLAN FOR GESTA – IS IT HUGE ENOUGH TO LURE KATSIDIS?
After Mercito Gesta showed ?no mercy? for Genaro Trazancos and knocked him out after toying with him for 6 plus rounds last Friday night at the open air amphitheater of the Casino…
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GESTA WINS WITH A BOOMING KNOCKOUT
Casino del Sol, Tucson, Arizona:- Mercito ?No Mercy? Gesta, the most promising fighter amongst all the present day crop of Filipino gladiators, once again proved that he is one to reckon with…
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THE POTENTIAL MISMATCH INVOLVING A FILIPINO – A FOLLOW-UP
Yesterday, I wrote a story about a potential mismatch scheduled in Mexico City on the undercard of the Erik Morales vs. Willie Limond on September 11th involving Joan de Guia, a Filipino…
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ANOTHER MISMATCH INVOLVING A FILIPINO — WHEN WILL IT EVER END?
I don?t particularly enjoy posting stories critical of boxing sanctioning bodies and promoters. After all, it?s none of my business what they do to their reputation by putting together senseless matches to…
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THE REASONS BEHIND THE ?UNUSUAL EVENTS? AT THE NIETES TITLE DEFENSE AT GUASAVE
Los Angeles, CA. To begin with, Donnie Nietes indeed deserves all the praises for his heady and gutsy performance last Saturday night at Guasave, Mexico. It was a tough fight but it…
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THE NIETES-RODRIGUEZ TITLE FIGHT – WHAT A HOT AND AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE!
Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico:- Whoever said that fights at the Cebu Coliseum are unbearably hot, temperature hot that is, has not experienced what we had last night at the Auditorio Luis Estrada Medina…
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THREE BEERS WITH THE MASTER
Guasave,Sinaloa, Mexico -- One of the many great things about being involved with the inner sanctum in boxing besides witnessing many scintillating fights up close and personal and traveling to many interesting…
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TID BITS FROM THE WEIGH-IN IN GUASAVE
Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico: The promoters of Saturday?s big event, Eric Morales? Box Latino, in cooperation with Sampson Lewkowicz Promotions, LLC and the ALA Promotions held the weight in midday today near a…
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NIETES TITLE FIGHTS – THE FOURTH, JUST LIKE THE FIRST THREE, COULD ALSO BE A CHARM
Guasave, Sinoloa, Mexico: Diego Morales, the brother of one of the greatest Mexican fighters, Erik Morales, in cooperation with his co-promoters Sampson Lewkowicz LLC and the ALA Promotions of Cebu held the…
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ABU DHABI, MONTEREY AND ARLINGTON ARE JUST SMOKE SCREENS
With all the brouhaha about the venue selection for the proposed fight between the Congressman from Sarangani, Philippines, Manny Pacquiao versus the ?cheater? from Tijuana, Mexico, Antonio Margarito, when all is said…
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MARQUEZ READY TO VACATE WBO LIGHTWEIGHT CROWN; KATSIDIS VS GESTA EYED TO FIGHT FOR TITLE
Katsidis (L) and Gesta. Reports indicate that WBO ordered Juan Manuel Marquez to defend his title against Australian Michael Katsidis and has given both sides 30 days to reach an agreement or…
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WHEN REFEREES ARE A TAD LATE, BOXERS SUFFER
Being involved with boxing either as part of a team or up near the rafters armed with a 300mm F 2.8 lens is always fun. There is no substitute for the natural…
