Nelson Beltran
28 articles · The Philippine Star
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Pacquiao gets hero’s welcome
Home is the world?s best pound-for-pound fighter. Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao received a grand welcome befitting a sports hero as he arrived from Los Angeles, California before dawn yesterday, three days after…
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ABAP prefers coaches from Europe, not Cuba
SINGAPORE ? With the improvement of European boxers in the last Olympics, the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines, which will be under new president Manny V. Pangilinan and chairman Ricky Vargas…
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Pinoy fans more relieved than thrill
As the ring announcer barked the emergence of Manny Pacquiao as the new world featherweight champion, there was a subdued celebration and some sighs of relief. It was the scene inside Robinson?s…
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PBA fetes Pacquiao, Paeng in inaugurals
The Philippine Basketball Association is planning to invite Philippine sports heroes Manny Pacquiao and Paeng Nepomuceno as special guests during its 33rd season opening ceremonies Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum, toasting them…
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Pacquiao-Morales III earns $17.5 M in PPV
Manny Pacquiao stands to get another huge windfall aside from his guaranteed $3 million cash purse as HBO Sports reported yesterday that the Pacquiao-Morales Grand Finale has become the highest grossing lighter…
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Viloria dons RP colors in title defense
Brian "The Hawaiian Punch" Viloria will carry the national colors as he stakes his WBC Light Flyweight crown against Mexican challenger Jose Antonio "El Jaguar" Aguirre on Feb. 19 at the Aladdin…
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‘Hawaiian Punch’ ready to mix it up
Brian "The Hawaiian Punch" Viloria felt he’s in his best shape ever in his young career and nobody in his division can withstand his power at the moment. Viloria exuded with so…
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Fight paralyzes traffic in Metro
Not that it was a weekend but the nation stood still yesterday noon as it cheered for Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao in his grudge match with Mexican rival Erik Morales in…
