Ed de la Vega, DDS
1,328 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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RAMIREZ STOPS KARPENCY IN 4
Former WBO super middleweight champion and now fighting as a light heavyweight for the first time, Gilberto Ramirez of Mazatlan, Mexico stops Tommy Karpency of Adah, Pennsylvania in the 4th round. Karpency…
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BARBOSA KNOCKS OUT ALVARADO IN 3RD ROUND
Undefeated NABF junior welterweight champion Arnold Barbosa Jr of Los Angeles knocked out former world champion Mike Alvarado of Denver, Colorado in the 3rd round of their 10 round scheduled fight on…
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LOMA-CROLLA UNDERCARD RESULTS
Below are the undercard results of the Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Anthony Crolla WBA/WBO world lightweight championship at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles Friday night (Saturday in Manila) promoted by Top…
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Timothy ‘Kid Hollywood’ Ortiz Continues the Family Tradition
Fans in Southern California witnessed Saturday night the fourth generation from the Ortiz Family of Simi Valley, California, continue the family tradition in combat sports. Twenty-year old Timothy Ortiz made his successful…
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Jhon Gemino KO’s Carlos Ornelas
Jhon Gemino, an experienced journeyman from Lipa City?s Kambal Kamao Gym at Barangay Tambo, many times fights abroad on short notice. He is a favorite of foolish promoters who do their best…
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SMART MOVE? DONNIE NIETES DROPS WBO SUPERFLYWEIGHT TITLE
Donnie Nietes, the WBO Superflyweight World Champion dropped the title he recently won at Macao against Kazuto Ioka of Japan instead of being forced to submit to a purse bid and fight…
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KARLOS BALDERAS SCORES SEVENTH WIN
Slowly but surely, ex-US 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympian Karlos Balderas (7-0-0, 6KO) of the Balderas Boxing School at Sta. Maria, California is creeping up the ladder of the world?s best lightweights.…
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TAPALES WINS USING A 7-YEAR OLD MOUTHGUARD
Properly designed, fabricated and fitted mouthguards don?t necessary guarantee a win in boxing. They do not assure that the boxer wearing them will not get knockout either. But a proper mouthguard can…
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Genisis Libranza -The Saga of a Boxing Prospect
Boxing is a sport that is funny in many ways. It is brutal and sometimes deadly but it brings out many stories from the good, the bad and the ugly. Take for…
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GERVONTA DAVIS MISSES WEIGHT BUT FIGHT WITH RUIZ STILL ON
WBA super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis (20-0-2, 19KO) of Baltimore Maryland almost threw his future out of the window at the Dignity Health Sports Park In Carson, CA Friday when he missed…
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De La Vega: Can We Please Improve GAB’s Health Clearance Procedures?
It's is so sad in spite of efforts to continually call the attention of the leadership at Games and Amusement Board (GAB) of the Philippines regarding the dental condition of our boxers…
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De La Vega: Palicte wins but is a rematch with Nietes the way to go?
Tonight at a remote casino in Alpine, California not too far from the city of San Diego, Aston Palicte made short work of his overhyped opponent from Puerto Rico, Jose Martinez. The…
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IS BRONER’s THICK BEARD REALLY A CONCERN?
LAS VEGAS -- At the undercard press conference this morning, one of the issues discussed on the side bar is Adrien Broner?s very thick beard. Buboy Fernandez, Pacquiao?s chief trainer indicated that…
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Pinoy Pugs on the Pacquiao-Broner Undercards Arrives in LA
They should have been in Los Angeles a lot earlier had it not been for the ?US government shut down? brought about by bitter political bickering between US President Donald Trump and…
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New Year’s Eve is Just Another Day in the Office for Manny Pacquiao
Typically, December 31st is a day of rest, to mingle around with friends and relatives and set of some fireworks to greet the coming year. That is true in most parts of…
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The New Pacquiao Mouthguard: The First Look
It seems that every time Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino boxing legend, trains for his fights, inevitably, some of the discussions regarding the fight would eventually involved his supposed ?lucky charm? ? his…
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Mandirigma – The Quiet Warrior
When the great Filipino boxing legend trains for his fights, one of the regimens that he likes to do is run early in the morning. He runs around the streets close to…
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PACQUIAO SKIPS TRAINING
LOS ANGELES -- For the last three days since Manny Pacquiao arrived in LA to continue his intense training for his January 19th fight with Adrien Broner, I have not had a…
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HBO Boxing Drops Curtain For the Last Time
HBO Boxing was an institution for the last 45 years. They have presented more than 100O fights and for a while they were the top banana of boxing shows. But as they…
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BREAKHAUS DOMINATES LOPES, RETAINS TITLES
CARSON, CA -- Cecilia Braekhus of Oslo, Norway (35-0-0, 9KO) kept her record clean with a win by unanimous decision over a very determined Aleksandra Lopes (18-5-3,1) of Marshfield, MA at the…
