Ryan Songalia
800 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Nietes-Eaktawan set for April 29 in Cebu
MANILA, Philippines - Donnie Nietes will have the hometown advantage when he attempts to win a world title in a third division. The former strawweight and junior flyweight champion from Murcia, Negros…
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‘Zorro’ Sultan faces ex-champ Jaro in intriguing domestic clash
MANILA, Philippines - Rising Filipino prospect Jonas Sultan will try to enhance his credentials as a legitimate title contender when he faces former world champion Sonny Boy Jaro in an intriguing 12-round…
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Pacquiao says next fight in UAE; Horn promoter says Australia
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao announced on his Twitter account that his next fight will take place in the United Arab Emirates. No exact venue was listed for the April 23 fight,…
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?Unknown diamond? Khonco to face stern test against Jerusalem
Promoter Rodney Berman believes he has an ?unknown diamond? in the strawweight division in South Africa?s Simphiwe Khonco. Berman will get a better idea of just how bright Khonco can shine when…
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Drian Francisco to end year-long layoff vs Mateo Handig
MANILA, Philippines ? Former top contender Drian Francisco will return to the ring for the first time in over a year when he faces Mateo Handig on Saturday, February 18, at the…
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Jerwin Ancajas can bring excitement back to PH boxing ? trainer
MANILA, Philippines ? After hurdling his first title defense in Macau, IBF junior bantamweight champion Jerwin Ancajas and his trainer/manager Joven Jimenez want his next fight to be in the Philippines. Ancajas…
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Ancajas retains IBF title with eighth round TKO of Rodriguez
MANILA, Philippines - Jerwin Ancajas navigated his first title defense successfully, retaining the IBF junior bantamweight championship when challenger Jose Alfredo Rodriguez was deemed unfit to continue after the seventh round on…
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Raw Filipino puncher Gaballo gets experience sparring Yamanaka
MANILA, Philippines ? How do you compensate for a lack of amateur experience in a promising young fighter? That?s the question promoter Jim Claude Manangquil was faced with when trying to move…
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Ancajas not intimidated by Rodriguez before first title defense
MANILA, Philippines - There were no hitches as IBF junior bantamweight titleholder Jerwin Ancajas and challenger Jose Alfredo Rodriguez both made weight on Saturday ahead of their fight on Sunday, January 29.…
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Marquez says he won’t fight Pacquiao again – not even for $100 million
MANILA, Philippines - Juan Manuel Marquez seems content to let his knockout win over Manny Pacquiao in 2012 be the final chapter written in their saga. The 43-year-old Marquez tells ESPN Deportes…
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Boxing: Randy Petalcorin returns with eye on IBF belt
MANILA, Philippines - Top-rated junior flyweight contender Randy Petalcorin will take the ring for the third time in 5 months on February 25 when he faces Mark Anthony Florida in an 8-round…
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Fight has just begun for boxer Jerwin Ancajas
CAVITE, Philippines - Emerging from a tricycle is the last place you?d expect to see a boxing world champion. But for Jerwin Ancajas, little has changed since that night last September in…
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?Jeff who?? Jeff Horn on why he deserves to fight Pacquiao
Jeff Horn?s phone has been buzzing with text messages from friends and family, and his face has been all over television newscasts and the sports pages in his native Australia, over the…
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Filipino boxer Jerusalem to challenge Menayothin for WBC belt
MANILA, Philippines - Filipino prospect Melvin Jerusalem will try his hand at winning a world title when he faces Thailand?s Wanheng Menayothin for the WBC minimumweight title on January 25 at Phitsanuloke…
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Hekkie Budler to face ?tough? Filipino Joey Canoy in South Africa
Former WBA strawweight titleholder Hekkie Budler will continue his campaign three pounds north when he faces Filipino banger Joey Canoy at Emperors Palace in Gauteng, South Africa on Feb. 4. The fight…
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Naoya Inoue dominates Kono to first ever KO defeat
Naoya Inoue proved himself the indisputable king of Japan?s junior bantamweight division ? and perhaps the best in the entire world ? with a six-round demolition of compatriot Kohei Kono on Friday…
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Ref bungles Murata-Sandoval knockout in Japan
A bizarre scene played out on the undercard of one of Japan?s year-end boxing cards in Tokyo. Ryota Murata (12-0, 9 knockouts), the 2012 Olympic middleweight gold medalist from Nara, Japan, found…
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2016: The best of Philippine boxing
From barangay covered courts to the Las Vegas strip, another year of Philippine boxing has entered the books. By all accounts it was an eventful, entertaining year, but you had to pay…
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Ancajas to defend title against Mexico’s Rodriguez
MANILA, Philippines - IBF junior bantamweight titleholder Jerwin Ancajas will make the first defense of his title against Mexico's Jose Alfredo Rodriguez on January 29 at Studio City Casino in Macau, Ancajas'…
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Hozumi Hasegawa announces retirement
Hozumi Hasegawa, who resurrected his career after capturing the WBC junior featherweight title earlier this year, has decided to go out on top. The Japanese three-division champion announced his retirement, according to…