Ed de la Vega, DDS
1,328 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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NONITO DONAIRE SR. TALKS ABOUT MARVIN SONSONA
It was a pleasant surprise to hear from one of the top, if not the very best boxing trainer from the Philippines nowadays, Nonito Donaire, Sr. “I am here up north and…
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MARVELOUS SONSONA – CAN WE SLOW DOWN THE HYPE?
Recent news reports indicate that the “worst kept secret” in Philippine boxing will finally get on the world stage. Marvin “The Marvelous” Sonsona who built his record and reputation fighting mostly in…
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ANTONIO ESCALANTE THRIUMPS OVER CORNELIUS LOOK
At a fight card held at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas and presented on ESPN?s Friday Night Fights, hometown boy Antonio Escalante beat Cornelius Lock of Detroit, Michigan via…
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WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NIETES TITLE FIGHT POSTPONED AGAIN!
Los Angeles, CA: - Word just got in from very reliable sources that the 3rd title defense fight of Donnie “Ahas” Nietes against Mexican challenger Manuel Vargas has been postponed again! The…
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GREAT BUT SCARY KNOCKOUTS HIGHLIGHT TACHI PALACE CASINO’S MIXED EVENT
Lemoore, CA: - Goossen-Tutor Promotions and the Tachi Palace Casino held a mixed event Thursday night featuring some local talents and a sprinkling of out of town fighters. The endings, from the…
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TWO REGIONAL HEAVYWEIGHTS HEADLINE TACHI CASINO
Lemoore, CA:- At a mixed event (boxing and MMA) put up by the good people that handles sports events at this central California resort and casino known at Tachi Palace and the…
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KING KONG AGBEKO PROVES THEM ALL WRONG
CANOGA PARK, CA -- The gods must be smiling on Ghana these days. First, they have Barack Obama visiting the country. That in itself is very significant for reasons obvious to everyone.…
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THE HAVOC II AT HARD ROCK SAN DIEGO, RESULTS AND PHOTOS
San Diego, CA:- Rogue Boxing Promotions presented their second “Havoc at the Hard Rock” yesterday and much like the first one, it almost lived up to everyone’s expectations except for one minor…
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ORTIZ HITS A ROADBLOCK NAMED MAIDANA (WITH PHOTOS)
Los Angeles, CA:- Tonight at the Staples Center in this city, in a slugfest reminiscent of the classic Vazquez-Rafa Marquez battles to the finish, Victor Ortiz hit a roadblock named Marcos Rene…
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MAYOL-CALDERON – A REMATCH IS THE ONLY FAIR THING TO DO
In most cases as the saying goes, ?the third time is a charm?. But tonight for Rodel Mayol it wasn?t so. Mayol traveled to the Madison Square Garden in New York to…
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DAVID RODELA BARELY ESCAPES JUAN GARCIA
Thursday night at the Club Nokia located at the trendy downtown LA Live area of the City Los Angeles right next to the Staples Center, David Rodela, the lightweight prospect from Oxnard,…
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VILLANUEVA-MACAS FIGHT RESULT- A DETERRENT TO PHILIPPINE BOXING
When the brouhaha about the Villanueva-Macas fight first surfaced on the internet a few days ago, my gut reaction was to simply dismiss it as a ?given? - one of those fight…
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CHAVEZ JR.?S DREAM FIGHT WITH PACQUIAO SHOULD STAY THAT WAY- JUST A DREAM.
Why would a guy who is a legitimate junior middleweight even harbor the dream of having a fight with Manny Pacquiao whose highest fight weight was less than 147lbs.? It is simply…
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AUSTRALIAN FILIPINO SPORTS GROUP HOPES TO HOST PACQUIAO
Through PhilBoxing.com, the Filipino Australian Sports Association (FASA) has formally sent an invitation for Manny Pacquiao and his family to visit their community when the Filipino spitfire visits Australia on the first…
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THE ?GREAT FILIPINO MATCH UP? IS GOOD BUT?
Recently ABS-CBN , the giant media and entertainment conglomerate in the Philippines brought out the idea of matching the very best from the Braveheart Gym of Vice Gov. Manny Pinol versus those…
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GESTA WINS ?THE HAVOC AT HARD ROCK? IN 44 SECONDS (WITH PHOTOS)
San Diego, CA:- Amidst a near sell out crowd at the Woodstock Terrace of San Diego?s Hard Rock Hotel, Rogue Promotions held their inaugural fight card. It was Thursday, May 21st and…
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WEIGHTS FROM THE ?HAVOC AT THE HARD ROCK SAN DIEGO
They held the official weight-in yesterday at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego, California for the inaugural fight card promoted by Derek Pierce of the Rogue Boxing Promotions. Mercito Gesta of…
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STITCH DURAN SAVED THE DAY FOR ANDRE WARD
One of the most commonly overlooked part of boxing is the performance of the cutman, the person responsible for among other things, the management of cuts and swellings a boxer may suffer…
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CHEER UP RICKY, THERE IS NO SHAME LOSING TO THE PACMAN
Part of being successful in what people do is the fact that sometimes they get so caught up with the accolades that they get fully deflated when things turn sour. Case in…
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TRASH ?TALKING MAYWEATHERS ARE AT IT AGAIN, WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN?
The Mayweather father and son duo are really something to behold. It?s not often that fight fans and pundit alike run into a couple of brazen big mouths like them. The duo…
