Ed C. Tolentino
183 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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A Broner for Pacman
After all the wheeling and dealing, Manny Pacquiao has finally found an adversary in Cincinnati, Ohio native and former four-division world boxing champion Adrien ?The Problem? Broner. The two are booked to…
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?Pretty Boy? Ancajas ready to put on game face
Jerwin ?Pretty Boy? Ancajas has been firmly entrenched on the International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior bantamweight (115 lbs.) throne for the last two years. The run has been magnificent, but not a…
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‘Two blind mice’ deny Ahas of victory
ASTON ?Mighty? Palicte offered size and power, but the older, smaller Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes executed to perfection a fight plan that should have earned him the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super flyweight…
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Ain?t shy to be a super fly
For some time now, local fight fans have been monitoring the developments in the super flyweight (115 lbs.) division, what with the strong presence of Filipino fighters in the weight class. For…
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Why Nietes and Palicte must ?hate? each other
THE third All-Filipino world title showdown in pro boxing history is all set to take place in Inglewood, California on September 8, when Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes takes on Aston ?Mighty? Palicte for…
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All-Pinoy flavor
The first time two Filipino boxers battled for a world title was in May 1925, when Pancho Villa successfully defended his world flyweight title with a decision over Clever Sencio in Manila.…
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Whether he likes it or not, resurgent Pagara’s road to prominence goes through Juarez
A THUNDEROUS roar fit for a conquering king welcomed ?Prince? Albert Pagara as he returned to his roots, Maasin City, Southern Leyte, in the latest edition of the popular boxing series Pinoy…
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Final act in great boxing career may be the hardest to write for Nonito Donaire
WHILE he had money to burn, Carl ?The Jackal? Frampton did not buy the idea that Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire Jr. had seen better days going into their recent 12-round showdown…
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It’s ‘win or go home’ for Nonito Donaire in tricky fight against Carl Frampton
YOU have to borrow a line from the opening sequence of the Star Wars movie to know the last time Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire Jr. looked good in the boxing ring.…
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Here’s why Manny Pacquiao is already a free agent, contrary to Bob Arum’s claim
NOT a few saw ?smoke billowing from the chimney? when Manny Pacquiao and his camp announced that they are joining forces with Oscar De La Hoya?s Golden Boy Promotions to bring about…
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So who’s insulting who in Pacquiao’s camp?
IT is not yet downloadable on the internet, but you can say that it is likely to be a big hit if it is turned into a game and made available to…
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‘Small but terrible’ Donnie Nietes, fellow super flyweights take turn in spotlight
DON'T look now, but boxing?s little warriors are about to get their share of the spotlight in the United States. On February 25 (Manila time), cable giant HBO will beam ?Super Fly…
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Champion for a decade, Donnie ‘Ahas’ Nietes finally faces his defining moment
GOING by the numbers, it is hard to deny Donnie 'Ahas' Nietes his place in Philippine pro boxing history. Nietes has been a world champion since 2007, inclusive of a Philippine record…
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‘Beast’ yet to come for Jerwin Ancajas
PINCH your cheek and keep telling yourself this: "It's just his first fight in the United States." Carrying the weight of his countrymen's huge expectations squarely on his shoulders, International Boxing Federation…
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Why Pacquiao vs Lomachenko is more smoke than actual fire
YOU can understand the trepidation boxing fans felt when Manny Pacquiao announced that his team was negotiating for a possible showdown with Vasyl Lomachenko, the reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior lightweight…
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‘Pretty Boy’ Ancajas poised to inherit mantle from Pacquiao as PH boxing’s poster boy
OUT with the old, in with the new. The New Year credo perfectly captures the impending changing of the guard in Philippine pro boxing. The popular opinion is that the ?passing of…
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‘King Arthur’ Villanueva rolls the dice, takes on world champion Luis Nery
WITH his boxing career on the line, former two-time world title challenger ?King? Arthur? Villanueva has decided to take the long trip to Tijuana, Mexico to challenge this Sunday (Manila time) reigning…
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Blockbuster weekend for fight fans
Boxing fans are in for a fistic fiesta when two big fights unfold this weekend. Over in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gennady Golovkin and Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez will finally slug it out Sunday…
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Glove and love, Milan Melindo?s chief weapons as he defends world title against Hekkie Budler
FOR Milan Melindo Jr., the gloved fairy tale started when he was six years old, when his father Milan Sr. gifted him with a pair of boxing gloves. The younger Milan was…
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Who has what it takes to inherit mantle from Pacquiao as flagbearer of Philippine boxing?
WITH the boxing career of Manny Pacquiao knocking on heaven?s door, it?s not a bad idea to rate the country?s incumbent world boxing champions and ascertain if anyone of them has a…