Nelson Beltran
28 articles · The Philippine Star
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Philippines ecstatic for possible Olympic gold rush
TOKYO – Surreal but real. That’s the strange sweet feeling pervading right now in the Philippine camp here — and perhaps back home in the country — in the heat of the…
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Petecio shines as Philippines marks long-awaited multi-medal Olympic bid
TOKYO – Two days after the golden breakthrough, Team Philippines punched its way to a sure bronze medal and a guaranteed first multi-medal Olympic showing in 89 years. Team Philippines bounced back…
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Magnificent Magno overwhelms foe but stays grounded
TOKYO – Irish Magno found the range early and connected with bombs after bombs against hapless Kenyan foe Christine Ongare for an overwhelming unanimous decision that sent her to the Round of…
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Touted Philippine boxing team raring to go
JAKARTA ? The Philippine boxing team, a traditional medal source for the country in any sports meet, has joined the other Phl bets in the Athletes Village here, with each boxer eager…
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Filipino Flash sees knockout win over Bedak
MANILA, Philippines - WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. braces himself up for a ?duel of left-hookers? with Hungarian challenger Zsolt Bedak in their April 23 fight he dedicates to his…
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PBA family to miss Pacman, cheer for him
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao?s PBA peers and foes will all be with him in spirit as the boxing icon puts aside his duties as the KIA Carnival playing coach to focus…
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Nietes unsatisfied despite surpassing Elorde
MANILA, Philippines ? Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes wasn?t satisfied how he won over Mexican opponent Carlos Velarde Saturday in Cebu City, believing he could have knocked him out in the succeeding rounds and…
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Pacquiao happy to get win despite uneventful PBA debut
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao?s stats line in his PBA debut raised doubts on whether the boxing icon can really cope with the pro basketball play. The celebrated eight-division world boxing champ…
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Pacquiao to take break from training for PBA debut
MANILA, Philippines ? Boxing idol Manny Pacquiao will fly in from Gen. Santos City at around noontime Saturday then heads straight to Bocaue, Bulacan to make his PBA debut with Kia Motors…
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Kia confirms Pacquiao talks but nothing final yet
MANILA, Philippines - Columbian Autocar Corp. has confirmed talks with boxing icon Manny Pacquiao for his possible participation in the formation of Team KIA which debuts in the PBA next season. CAC…
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Pacquiao to see action in PBA All Star Week
MANILA, Philippines -- Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao may join as celebrity participant in the highlight event ? Legends Game -- in the All-Star Friday of the PBA All-Star Week in Digos, Davao…
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Mexican confident of dethroning Nietes
MANILA, Philippines - Former WBF light flyweight champion Felipe Salguero said he came over to the Philippines to strip Donnie Nietes of his WBO light flyweight crown and bring it home in…
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Sonsona decks rival in 5th round
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines ? Though still working to get back to his old shape, former WBO world super flyweight champion Marvin Sonsona pounded out a remarkable win Saturday night, staying on the…
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Stronger Viloria faces Mexican
MANILA, Philippines - Having learned his lesson in his last fight, former two-time champion Brian Viloria yesterday said he?s ready to fight the whole night when he slugs it out with Mexican…
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Clottey made The Event uneventful – fans
MANILA, Philippines - Ordinary Filipino fight fans labeled Ghanaian Joshua Clottey as an unworthy challenger, giving Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao a boring fight in their title duel at the Cowboys Stadium in…
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Confident Brian ready to thwart tough Mexican
MANILA, Philippines - Brian Viloria feels he’s never been in better shape for a fight, making him confident he can handle Carlos Tamara in his second defense of his IBF junior flyweight…
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Pacquiao top choice of fans, scribes: Fighter of year a third time
MANILA, Philippines - Pound-for-pound world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao continued to reap honors, getting the nod of BoxingScene.com and ring fans from the world over as Fighter of the Year. Pacquiao was…
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Pacman donates P1 million; leagues also help
MANILA, Philippines - Boxing champ Manny Pacquiao has donated P1 million in cash to typhoon victims even as he enjoined his fellow Filipinos to continue praying for Divine help while he was…
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Pacman ‘sweet-talked’ to TV deal
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao yesterday assailed ABS-CBN for what he claimed was ?a conscious and well-planned grand design to malign him.? Pacquiao spoke to the media via phone patch from Los…
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Fans cheer Pacman in victory motorcade
Thousands braved the rain to catch a glimpse of and cheer boxing hero Manny Pacquiao in a victory motorcade with a convoy of over 50 vehicles that brought traffic to a crawl…
