Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
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Melindo says he?s ready for Seran
MACAU? Undefeated ALA Gym prospect Milan ?El Metodico? Melindo arrived in Macau Wednesday with trainer Edito Villamor and ALA Promotions VP Dennis Canete. Melindo (28W-0L, 11 KOs) will stake his unbeaten record…
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CAN ZOU LIVE UP TO THE HYPE?
MACAU - Images of Zou Shiming loomed large on electronic billboards all over Cotai. The music video of his ?Fists of Gold? theme song was played over and over inside the local…
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A HEAVYWEIGHT LEGEND IN MACAU
MACAU - It was hard not to notice George Foreman when he entered the press conference hall for ?FISTS OF GOLD?. The former two time heavyweight champion is part of the HBO…
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CUELLO AND JARO ARRIVE IN JAPAN
Former WBC flyweight champion Sonny Boy Jaro and WBC top strawweight contender Denver ?The Excitement? Cuello Singwangcha arrived in Narita, Japan Thursday for their April 7 bouts in Osaka. Promoter Aljoe Jaro,…
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POTENTIAL SHOWSTOPPER: MARTINEZ VS MAGDALENO
Martinez (L) and Magdaleno. MACAU- Diego Magdaleno (23W-0L, 9 KO?s) will get his first world title shot this Saturday against WBO super featherweight champion Roman ?Rocky? Martinez (26W-1L-2D, 16 KO?s) at the…
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WILL VILORIA?S WINNING STREAK VS. MEXICAN FIGHTERS CONTINUE?
MACAU ? WBO/WBA flyweight champion Brian ?The Hawaiian Punch? Viloria (32W-3L, 19 KO?s)and Mexican challenger Juan Francisco ?El Gallo? Estrada (22W-2L, 18 KO?s) sized each other up and had a rather civil…
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CUELLO AND JARO GEAR UP FOR OSAKA
WBC top strawweight contender Denver ?The Excitement? Cuello Singwangcha and former WBC flyweight champion Sonny Boy Jaro are all set for their April 7 bouts in Osaka, Japan. Cuello will face Takashi…
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Bautista-Ramirez bout headlines Pinoy Pride 19
THE 19th edition of ?Pinoy Pride? billed as the ?Mexican Invasion? will be held at the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) gym in Davao City on April 20. ALA Promotions? top crowd…
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ANOTHER TRIUMPHANT HOMECOMING FOR CASIMERO
MANDAUE CITY,CEBU - The gambit played by the boxer known as ?Cuadro Alas? has paid off once again. For the third straight time, Johnriel Casimero made the long trip to Latin America…
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ALA pug ?Prince? Pagara to face Tuyor on April 6
UNDEFEATED prospect ?Prince? Albert Pagara of the ALA Gym is penned to face Jessie Tuyor in a ten-round, non-title bantamweight slugfest on April 6, in the municipality of Dauin, Negros Oriental. The…
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Mikeala Calamba is Cebu?s Athlete of the Year
CEBU CITY- A petite Cebuana teenager who is a gold medal winning practitioner of the Korean Martial Art Taekwondo was chosen by Cebu sportswriters as the recipient of the Athlete of the…
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Casimero retains IBF title, Cebu Boxing packs a wallop at 31st SAC-SMB Awards
CEBU CITY? Johnriel Casimero retained his IBF junior flyweight world title in Panama a few hours before he was scheduled to receive his award from the Sportswriters Association of Cebu. Ian Colina,…
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THE NEW CHAMP IS HOME
CEBU CITY - Merlito Sabillo is back in the Philippines after winning the vacant WBO minimumweight interim world title in Colombia. Together with trainers Edito Villamor and Michael Domingo, the champ went…
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FARE?AS FIGHTS IN TEXAS APRIL 27
Michael Fare?as will fight in Austin, Texas on April 27 against Hardy ?El Huracan? Paredes in a ten round superfeatherweight bout. Former two division world champion and budding promoter Gerry Pe?alosa informed…
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SABILLO IS NO TOOTHLESS TIGER
The first time I saw Merlito Sabillo up close was when he won the vacant Philippine minimumweight title. That was three years ago in his home town of Bacolod City. His fight…
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VALERO, PAEL WIN IN LILOAN
LILOAN,CEBU ? Gerpaul Valero utilized a variety of combinations to the body and head to pick apart Jonathan Ricablanca in the first three rounds. Valero unleashed a hard right uppercut to the…
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?CHAMPIONS OF THE FUTURE? FIGHT CARD IN LILOAN SATURDAY
CEBU - The prospects billed as ?CHAMPIONS OF THE FUTURE? will see action this Saturday at the Panphil B. Frasco Memorial Sports Complex in Liloan, Cebu. This card will feature boxers who…
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CASIMERO TAPERS DOWN IN TRAINING
IBF light flyweight Johnriel Casimero is less than ten days away from defending his world title in Panama City against mandatory challenger Luis ?Pan Blanco? Rios. The 23 year old Casimero (17W-2L,…
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2 world kings lead SAC-SMB boxing awardees
Cebu has long been touted as the country?s boxing hotbed. And the number of awardees for this year?s SAC-SMB Cebu Sports Awards on March 17, underscores the continuing growth and popularity of…
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NIETES VS FUENTES: A CLASSIC DRAW
CEBU CITY - It was the see-saw tactical battle everyone expected. The two champions started their fight probing and feinting. Donnie 'Ahas' Nietes, the defending WBO light flyweight champion, landed with his…
