Ed de la Vega, DDS
1,328 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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JUAN FRANCISCO ESTRADA STOPS VICTOR MENDEZ IN 7
CARSON, CA -- Juan Francisco Estrada (38-4-0, 25KOs) of Hermosillo, Mexico forces Victor Mendez (28-4-2, 20KO) also of Hermosillo, Mexico, to quit on his stool at the end of round 7 at…
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SHIELDS SHUTS OUT HERMANS TO RETAIN HER TITLES
CARSON, CA -- Claressa Shields (8-0-0, 2KOs) of Flint, Michigan stayed unbeaten after a unanimous decision win over Femke Hermans (9-2-0,3KO) of Belgium to retain her IBF, WBA and WBC world female…
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HAWTON STOPS VILLALOBOS
CARSON, CA -- Filipina-Aussie Louisa Hawton (9-2-0, 5KOs) of Perth, Australia stops Lorraine Villalobos (2-2-0, 0KOs) of the United States to win the WBC Atom weight Interim belt. After a slam bang…
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EARLY RESULTS FROM CARSON, CA (PHOTOS)
Below are the early undercard results of the double female unified world championships headlined by the Cecilia Breakhaus vs Aleksandra Lopes IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC, WBO World Female welterweight titles and the…
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THEY DON’T CALL IT A ‘PRIZE-FIGHT’ FOR NOTHING
For the longest time in the ?sports? they call boxing, fighters at the lowest spectrum of the ?weight divisions? had been ignored. Although these puny little guys also sacrifice and at times…
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WEIGHTS FROM T-MOBILE ARENA: CANELO – 159.4 LBS., GGG – 159.6 LBS. (PHOTOS)
LAS VEGAS -- The official weigh-in for the huge Canelo vs GGG2 was held moments ago at the swank T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The venue is the same place where tomorrow?s (Saturday's)…
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DE LA VEGA: TEAM ASTON PALICTE – AN EPITOME OF CLASS
As most everyone knows, particularly boxing fans from the Philippines, I have the honor of being the cutman for both Donnie Nietes and Aston Palicte. Needless to say, their recent fight put…
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DE LA VEGA: A NIETES-PALICTE REMATCH? I DON’T THINK SO!
Donnie Nietes and Aston Palicte, two of Philippines? world class super flyweights, gave it their all at a fight at the Forum on 360 Promotions? Superfly3 Series last Saturday night. Both fighters…
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DE LA VEGA: NIETES vs PALICTE FROM THEIR CUTMAN’S POINT OF VIEW
For the longest time that I was involved with boxing, not once was I handed the rare opportunity to see two fighters I helped get to a world title fight battle each…
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ASTON PALICTE SECURES FIRST COMMERCIAL SPONSOR IN FIGHT VS. DONNIE NIETES
?Salamat po sa tulong sa akin,? states Aston Palicte when news was relayed to him that he has landed his first sponsor. ?Malaking tulong po sa akin yan,? he added. (Thank you.…
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PALICTE ARRIVES IN L.A.; PRESSCON WITH NIETES SET TOMORROW
LOS ANGELES -- Moments ago, Aston Palicte arrived in LA full of pep and enthusiasm and very excited about his coming title with his province-mate, Donnie Nietes. For a while there, his…
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MIKEY GARCIA DROPS EASTER IN 3RD EN ROUTE TO A UD VICTORY TO UNIFY WBC/IBF LIGHTWEIGHT BELTS
STAPLES CENTER, LOS ANGELES -- Mikey Garcia drops Robert Easter Jnr late in round three with a right left combo but could not finish the job. Easter survived by his long left…
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The Value of a Cutman
More than a handful of friends and acquaintances asked me if I was really Manny Pacquiao?s cutman during his fight with Lucas Matthysee at Kuala Lumpur a few days ago. ?It was…
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LU BIN — THE CASE OF A BOXER PUSHED TOO EARLY
It will not be a great surprise if a young boxer from China will still be in a hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia when this article is finally posted. That will be…
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PACQUIAO WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SPIT HIS MOUTHGUARD EVEN IF HE WANTED TO
As the end came rushing in for Lucas Matthysee after the third knockdown he suffered from Manny Pacquiao at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, the famed hard hitting Argentinean spat out…
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The Corner Crew – Their Jobs and Responsibilities
More than enough has been written about the end of the 15 year relationship between Filipino boxing idol, Manny Pacquiao and his long-time US-based trainer, Freddie Roach of the Wildcard Gym in…
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MANNY PACQUIAO’S NEW MOUTHGUARD IS A PIECE OF ART
For his fight against WBA Welterweight World champion, Lucas Matthysee of Argentina, Senator Manny Pacquiao will have two mouthguards specially crafted for him by this writer. The main mouthguard has a simple…
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SULTAN SPENDS LAST DAY BEFORE FIGHT WEEK JUST RELAXING
The huge all Filipino IBF title fight involving Jerwin Ancajas and Jonas Sultan enters the so-called ?fight week? starting tomorrow Monday, May 21st. Team Sultan will be driving to Fresno tomorrow after…
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ANCAJAS-SULTAN FILIPINO COMMUNITY ?MEET AND GREET? (PHOTOS)
Just before noon today the ?Meet and Greet? cum presscon held and hosted by the Filipino American Cultural Center near downtown Los Angeles and put together by Jhay Otamias finally happened. The…
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FILIPINO-AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN LOS ANGELES TO HOLD ANCAJAS?SULTAN ?MEET AND GREET?
It is increasingly getting apparent that there will be no Top Rank Promotions ?Media Day? planned in Los Angeles to hype the Jerwin Ancajas-Jonas Sultan championship fight on May 26th at Fresno,…
