Philip Ella Juico
69 articles · ABS-CBN News
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Sharing one?s thoughts
It?s still a good 43 days from the Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana rematch and a little more than four months from the November 23 (November 22 in the United States mainland) fight at…
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Donaire vs roughhousing opponent, inept referee
It wasn?t the best way to win, but it goes into the record books as Nonito Donaire?s sixth world title in four different weight divisions. By defeating defending titlist Simpewe Vetyeka of…
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Donaire-Vetyeka: Interesting match-up
Exactly a month ago, on March 30, we bumped into three-division world boxing champion Nonito Donaire Jr and wife Rachel at the hallway of the EDSA Shangri-La hotel. The Donaires were with…
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Boxing injuries and alleged doping
The 16-year old fourth year high school student, Jonas Joshua Garcia of San Miguel, Bulacan, who has gone into a coma (and declared ?brain dead?) after competing in boxing at the Central…
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Mayweather and Abner Mares
Say what you want to say about Floyd Mayweather Jr and his obnoxious behavior outside the ring prior to his defense of his WBC welterweight title Saturday evening (Sunday morning) at the…
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Pacquiao in for severe test vs Alvarado
If news reports are correct, Manny Pacquiao?s next fight is on September 14 in Macao against Mexican-American, Denver-born Mike Alvarado. Alvarado, 32, holds the Interim WBO junior welterweight title. Alvarado is one…
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?Rigodon? in the ring
Top Rank?s Bob Arum was right all along: the Nonito Donaire-Guillermo Rigondeaux super bantamweight unification fight would go the distance. Arum, who has been in the boxing business for as long as…
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onaire faces another worthy opponent
HANOI ? This city which was the capital of North Vietnam when the country was still divided into north and south, has markedly changed since we visited it for the first time…
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Larry Holmes and boxing glory
An Associated Press (AP) report over the weekend stated that former heavyweight boxing champion Larry Holmes recently checked out of the St. Luke?s Hospital in Bethlehem Township in Easton, Pennsylvania after being…
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Of PED?s and Manny?s alleged Parkinson?s
A number of hot issues competed for media attention as we ushered in 2013. In sports, as 2012 came to a close, there was talk (and may we emphasize the word ?talk?)…
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A time to reflect for Manny, all of us
SAN FRANCISCO ? This is our last column for the year and lest we forget, let me greet everyone a belated Blessed Christmas and Prosperous New Year in advance. From the Philippine…
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Donaire: Tit for tat and exciting options
World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire easily disposed of Mexican four-division champion Jorge Arce in three rounds at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas Saturday night (Sunday in Manila).…
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A new Viloria and his latest dream
For a while Fil-American Brian Viloria?s historic flyweight title unification fight Saturday evening (Sunday morning in Manila) at the Los Angeles Sports Arena looked like it was going the way of his…
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Donaire opponent Mathebula, unknown but dangerous
With the brouhaha over the Manny Pacquiao ?loss? to Timothy Bradley behind us, it?s time to turn attention to the other Filipino boxing wonder, Nonito Donaire, World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight…
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Unseen hands behind travesty?
Worldwide condemnation is the reaction to the travesty of justice in sports in general and boxing in particular that transpired Saturday night (Sunday morning in the Philippines) during the fight between Filipino…
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Putting one’s money where one’s mouth is
With a few days to go from the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley showdown for the former?s World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight crown, there are many questions being asked about Bradley, especially by those…
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Pacquiao certain of fighting Floyd Jr
It?s unfortunate but expected that convicted boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has rejected Filipino boxing icon, eight division champion Manny Pacquiao?s proposed 50-50 sharing of the purse of the fight that everyone is…
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Marquez let it slip away
Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez part III ended in a way no one wanted: in a narrow, albeit controversial, manner. As a friend, Mon Abad, put it: ?It wasn?t convincing, but Pacquiao deserved…
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‘Narvaez sucks!’
In many respects, what Omar Narvaez of Argentina did (or better still, did not do) in his much-hyped bout with Nonito Donaire for the latter?s WBC and WBO bantamweight title before 4,425…
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Donaire: All set to move up to featherweight
On Saturday, Oct. 22 (Oct. 23 in the Philippines),Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KOs) defends his World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight titles at the 4,500-seat Madison Square Garden?s…