Ryan Songalia
800 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Donaire vs Viloria Rivalry Builds as Robert Garcia Bolts
With a little under three weeks before his ring return on July 10, former two-time light flyweight champion Brian Viloria has split with head trainer Roberto Garcia. Garcia says he left Viloria's…
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Cotto’s camp ready for possible rematch with Pacquiao
Emanuel Steward, trainer of World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, expressed confidence that his ward will come out a better fighter if given a chance for a rematch with…
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Foreman, Cotto: More Questions than Answers
A blind man could tell the difference between Yuri Foreman and Miguel Cotto. Literally. One only needs use of his ears to see the cultural divide between the current junior-middleweight champ Foreman…
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Manny Pacquiao: A Decade of Dominance Honored
Ironically enough, of all of Manny Pacquiao's great wins, this writer considers his 2005 fight with Hector Velasquez to be his most significant. Though it was a tuneup bout for Pacquiao's rematch…
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Joe Greene: A Contender To Be?
Junior-middleweight contender Joe Greene Jr is not the type of fighter that generates much hype. It's not that he doesn't know how to fight - he's simply a low-key guy that doesn't…
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Carlos Tamara Gets Hunger-Boost For Easy Lazarte Defense
Carlos Tamara is not the first world champion that Nelson Fernandez has managed. In 30 years of boxing experience, the New Jersey-based manager has guided the careers of Andrew "Six Heads" Lewis,…
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Shaw: Darchinyan Has Signed Donaire Rematch Contract, Waiting On Top Rank
Gary Shaw, promoter of WBC/WBA super-flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan, says he has a signed contract from Darchinyan to fight a rematch with Nonito Donaire Jr on August 21 at the Home Depot…
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Nonito Donaire Jr Unsure of Immediate Future
The popular rumors circulating have it that Nonito Donaire Jr will fight a tuneup in May, followed by a rematch with arch-nemesis Vic Darchinyan in the Summer. To Donaire, all of that…
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Determined Carlos Tamara No Easy Task for Viloria
It would be a stretch to say that Carlos Tamara is a well-known figure in boxing. While his name may not strike a chord with boxing fans, many insiders believe Tamara will…
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Pacquiao vs Margarito Clash is Possible, Says Arum
Promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank told BoxingScene.com that he is considering hosting a Manny Pacquiao fight at the new Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ in the Summer. Arum mentioned Antonio…
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Malignaggi Keeping Fingers Crossed For Pacquiao Clash
These past holidays were much happier for Paulie Malignaggi than last year's. Not that Malignaggi had trouble buying gifts for anyone on his list in 2008. Quite the contrary, as he was…
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Shane Mosley: Defying Time, Time and Again
Both Shane Mosley and Andre Berto share the same birthday, September 9, twelve years apart. When the two meet up on January 30th in Las Vegas, Mosley will once again have to…
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Nino Out, Carlos Tamara Next for IBF Champ Viloria
Tamara. Looks like IBF light flyweight champion Brian Viloria will not get a chance at redemption against former conqueror Omar Nino Romero as scheduled on December 5. Negotiations with the IBF #4…
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Gato Figueroa Reacts to Cotto Camp Expulsion
As was reported Wednesday by BoxingScene.com's T.K. Stewart, Miguel Cotto has sent Francisco "El Gato" Figueroa home after just a week of sparring at his Tampa, FL training camp. Three days later,…
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“Cotto Clone” Omar Henry Turns Down Pacquiao Invitation
For the last week or so, the boxing internet forums have been abuzz about a relatively unknown prospect under the Top Rank banner named Omar Henry. Henry's pro debut video has already…
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Henry Crawford, A Prime Time Player or Stuck in Neutral?
An unbeaten record often leads to the question, "Who has he fought?". Still, sometimes it isn't who, but rather how they fight that is important. Henry Crawford of Paterson, NJ has been…
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Brian Viloria Wants Calderon but Nino Trilogy is First
It's been more than 16 years since Michael Carbajal and Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez thrilled the boxing world in the greatest fight to ever take place in the 108 pound division. That fight,…
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Rodel Mayol Intends to Make Most of “Last Chance”
World title opportunities do not typically grow on trees, a fact Rodel Mayol is all too cognizant of heading into his second fight with unbeaten pound for pound candidate and WBO light…
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To Drink The Mayweather-Marquez Kool Aid, or Not?
There is no media market in the world as unforgiving, as competitive and as skeptical as New York City. Particularly in regards to sports, where the Yankees and Knicks routinely dish out…
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Abraham-Miranda II: A Rematch Worth Waiting For
Controversy breeds rematches. Five point deductions, one broken jaw, two lengthy reprieves and many low blows later, we're still trying to pick apart and analyze what happened nearly two years ago in…
