
Ed de la Vega, DDS
1,328 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Gerry Pe?alosa Update and Sparring Session Photos
While many articles have been written about the upcoming Gerry Pe?alosa-Ponce de Leon WBO super bantamweight title fight 10 days from now at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, not too many “training…
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Rafael Marquez Survives Knockdown, Snatches Crown from Israel Vasquez!
Carson, California:-Rafael Marquez of Mexico went one notch up in weight to super bantamweight and challenged WBC Super bantamweight champion Israel Vasquez of Los Angeles for the latter?s title. The fight was…
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ROBERT ALLANIC MAKES AN INAUSPICIOUS DEBUT IN THE USA
LOS ANGELES, California--ALA boy Robert ?Cliff Smart? Allanic ( 14-5- 0 (7KO) dreams of making a big splash in his US debut against a former Mexican Olympian, Abner Mares (11-0-0 7K0). His…
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MOSLEY BEATS COLLAZO VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION
Las Vegas, NV.- Shane Mosley, picking up from where he left off from his last fight, where he battered Fernando Vargas to submission, proved once again that in boxing, sometimes age and…
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Penalosa Arrives in LA to Prepare for Ponce de Leon
Los Angeles, CA.- Gerry Penalosa, the crafty former WBC and WBF super flyweight champion blew in to town Thursday night. The following day he immediately started training at the Wildcard Gym in…
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JUAREZ STOPS LUCERO!
Rocky Juarez, a fighter whose name has been dropped as a potential opponent for Manny Pacquiao got back on the winning track tonight at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona. Juarez…
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THE ALA BOYS: ON THE WAY HOME AND PRIMED TO RUMBLE!
The ALA Boys, Z Gorres and Rey Boom Boom Bautista broke camp early this afternoon and prepared to fly home to Cebu. The final day of training however, was not anything different…
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BRIAN VILORIA TO GET ANOTHER SHOT AT TITLE
LOS ANGELES--Breaking news reports from the wire service indicate that the WBC has finally stripped Omar Nino of Mexico of the light flyweight title he won from Filipino American Brian Viloria. Nino…
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Gorres, Bautista Set to Break Camp in L.A.!
LOS ANGELES--The two very likeable young and determined prize fighters from the famed ALA Gym in Cebu who had been in deep training at the Wildcard Gym of Freddie Roach in Hollywood,…
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Villamor Assures Fans Not to Worry
Now that the celebrated trainer of Manny Pacquiao, Freddie Roach, has been chosen to train Oscar de la Hoya for his fight against Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May and much…
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ColumnGorres and Bautista are Primed and Ready
I visited the Wildcard Gym today after a long absence on account of the past holidays. Actually, I wanted to check out our two young sensations from the famed ALA Gym ,…
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Ana Julaton Win a Close One at the 2006 West Wind Challenge
Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton, the pride of the Box Fu Gym in Berkeley, California today won the 2006 West Wind Challenge held in her home gym before an adoring sell out crowd…
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Pinay Boxer in 2006 West Wind Challenge
This Sunday, December 10, 2006 Ana "Hurricane" Julaton, the #4 female bantamweight boxer in the US and California and a former San Francisco Golden Gloves and Diamond Belt Champion will face Teresa…
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Welcome Home, Boss and Salven!
In many news organization, be it the print media, the internet or television, it is very seldom that the boss himself and his chief writer will leave the office and travel to…
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PHILBOXING and PACLAND HEAD IN THE US TO COVER PACQUIAO-MORALES TRILOGY
The brain trust, originator and creator of PhilBoxing.Com and Pacland officially landed in Los Angeles today to begin covering the Pacquiao-Morales Trilogy which is slated to happen on Saturday, November 18th. Dong…
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Pe?alosa: The end could have come earlier
Back at dressing room last night Pe?alosa revealed to this writer that he hurt his left hand soon after the first knockdown of Mauricio Martinez last night. “Sana doc, mas-aagang natapos yun…
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Breaking News … Pacman’s New Benz
Manny Pacquiao went shopping couple of days ago and bought a well-deserved treat for himself and his family. The treat is a brand new Mercedez Benz SL 550. Congratulations, Pacman! Manny pulled…
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An up and down day at the Wildcard
Talk about a frustrating day for a boxing photo buff like myself! I usually go to the Wildcard Gym on Wednesdays which is my day-off, but today, I had a patient who…
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Viloria? Loses WBC Crown; Gabi KO’s Opponent in 1 Round
Las Vegas, Nevada - Brian Viloria, the 25-yearold Filipino-American? WBC junior flyweight champion from Hawaii who now makes his home in North Hollywood, California proved to his detractors that the victory he…
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ColumnA quick peek at the Viloria-Gabi Training Camp
I was in midtown LA for a meeting this afternoon and had half an hour to spare so I decided to check out the “happening” at the Wildcard Gym. As usual, the…