Ed C. Tolentino
183 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Nights getting longer for Pacquiao
Additional discus-sions on the controversial decision Australian Jeff Horn received in his recent 12-round brawl with Manny Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight title will only be a waste of saliva. Amid the…
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Three?s not a crowd as Nietes joins Pacquiao, Donaire Jr. in list of three-division champs
TO understand the historical significance of Donnie Nietes? recent ascension to a third division throne, simply consider this timeline: From June 1923 (when Pancho Villa won the world flyweight title and became…
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Tough to trumpet Jeff Horn as a worthy adversary for Manny Pacquiao
IT looks like we are bound to experience a Manny Pacquiao overdose this year. For the record, Pacquiao initially announced his 'retirement' in April 2016 after he hammered out a decision win…
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Chasing Gonzalez
The feeling is comparable to what a treasure hunter feels when he opens the chest and sees nothing much in it. Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes gave up his World Boxing Organization (WBO) light…
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Johnriel wants to be nonpareil
Coming off an impressive ten-round demolition of British challenger Charlie Edwards, International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight (112 lbs.) champion Johnriel ?Quadro Alas? Casimero has issued a direct challenge to World Boxing Council…
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‘Pretty Boy’ Ancajas looks much better with world title belt wrapped around his waist
IN professional boxing, it is the belt and not the catchy nickname that makes a champion. The latest Pinoy world titleholder Jerwin Ancajas can proudly say he has both. From the time…
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A move long overdue
Doing the math, Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes has been a world champion since 2007, when he won the World Boxing Organization (WBO) minimumweight (105 lbs.) championship. He sat at the minimumweight throne for…
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No heart blockage for Tapales
Filipino fight fans are quite familiar with Punluang Sor Singyu. Some four years ago, the Thai mauler dropped by at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City to shop for a…
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Pagara can learn from Pacquiao
The first cut is the deepest, but in the case of super bantamweight ?Prince? Albert Pagara, we are talking Marianas Trench deep as he has never tasted defeat both as an amateur…
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Royal pains as ‘Prince’ Albert Pagara deals with first pro career loss
ALREADY ranked No. 2 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) in the junior featherweight (122 lbs.) division, 'Prince' Albert Pagara was in a position to take his sweet time and wait for…
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Test of fire for Pagara
Super bantamweight (122 lbs.) prospect ?Prince? Albert Pagara has never tasted defeat as an amateur or pro, but the jury is still out on his true worth because of the glaring absence…
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Prostituting amateur boxing
The purity of Olympic amateur boxing, sullied in the past by crooked officials and bum decisions, made a complete turn to the red-light district with the recent decision of the International Amateur…
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Nietes facing the better twin
It?s one of the strange twists in pro boxing, a champion defending against the twin brother of the fighter he had previously defeated. For his own safety, World Boxing Association (WBO) light…
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Finally, a test for Pagara
ALA Boxing Promotions started something that Filipino boxing fans hope will become a permanent fixture. In April, the head honchos at ALA paired unbeaten prospect Mark Magsayo with former world title contender…
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Can Amir make ?Canelo? disappear?
This Sunday?s (Manila time) showdown between World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and chal-lenger Amir ?King? Khan is undeniably the biggest fight in pro boxing since last year?s welterweight…
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Donaire?s ?choice cuts?
Following his three-round annihilation of Hungarian challenger Zsolt Bedak, reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior featherweight (122 lbs.) champion Nonito Donaire Jr. raised the clarion and called out the other champions in…
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Donaire-Bedak shapes up as chess match
All roads lead to the Cebu City Sports Complex this Saturday as reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight (122 lbs.) champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire Jr. defends the title for…
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Mayweather comeback only a matter of time
Retirement is easier said than done, especially if you happen to be a prizefighter. Manny Pacquiao had previously announced that his upcoming showdown with American Timothy Bradley Jr. is already his swan…
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Hands of stone
At least seven Filipino world boxing champions have been picked to take part in a special ?casting of fists? that will take place in the 16th Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde Memorial Awards set…
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Fistic fiesta in Cebu
Not a few local fight fans applauded the decision of ALA Boxing Promotions to change the venue for Nonito Donaire, Jr.?s April 23 defense of the WBO (World Boxing Organization) junior featherweight…