Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
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CAN SONSONA SILENCE THE SCEPTICS TONIGHT?
Team Jacobo drew some attention inside a local pharmacy here in Cebu City Tuesday night. Together with fellow boxing scribe Carlos Costa and the ever-ready cornerman for Latino fighters, Mike Lopez, we…
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?HE’S BACK WITH A VENGEANCE? WEIGH-IN AND PRESSCON HIGHLIGHTS
Mandaue City ? Marvin Sonsona of Gen. Santos City and Carlos Jacobo faced the Cebu sports media before they stepped on the scales during the official weigh-in and press conference held Friday…
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SONSONA VS.JACOBO PRESSCON IN MAKATI
Makati City ? ?Marvelous? Marvin Sonsona and Carlos ?Relampago? Jacobo met for the first time Wednesday at the Mactan Cebu International Airport and left on the same flight going to Manila. The…
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‘FLASH OF LIGHTNING’ JACOBO HITS CEBU WITH TROPICAL STORM
Cebu City- Carlos Jacobo and trainer Miguel Angel Meza Salazar spent their first day in the country's boxing capital under cloudy skies and rain showers brought about by Tropical Depression ?Ramon?. The…
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TAPALES, DEMECILLO-SINGWANGCHA WOW CROWD IN LILOAN, CEBU
TAPALES OUTGUNS DURABLE MUBIRU Liloan, Cebu ? For ten fast paced rounds, Marlon Tapales (19W-1L, 6 KO?s) of Lanao del Norte and Mobile Martin Mubiru (8W-3L, 5 KO's) of Uganda engaged in…
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PINOY PRIDE IX: NIETES OUTPOINTS GARCIA HIRALES; CAPTURES 2ND DIVISION TITLE (PHOTOS)
Bacolod City ? Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes and Ramon ?Principe? Garcia Hirales started tentatively; with a lot of probing and feinting. Nietes threw more punches and took the opening round. Nietes tried to…
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EARLY RESULTS FROM PINOY PRIDE 9; SABILLO WINS OPBF TITLE
Bacolod City - Merlito ?Tiger?Sabillo gave the hometown fans an early reason to celebrate as he pressed and pounded Rodel Tejares Singwangcha for twelve rounds. Sabillo was relentless in his attack with…
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ASENJO PUMMELS TADENA IN BACOLOD CHINATOWN SQUARE
Rommel Asenjo. Bacolod City ? Rommel ?Little Assassin? Asenjo pounced on Arnel Tadena and pounded him with hard hooks to the body and head from the opening bell. The southpaw Asenjo, a…
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PINOY PRIDE 9: WEIGHTS FROM BACOLOD
Bacolod City ? Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes easily made the light flyweight division limit of 108 lbs on his first attempt but defending WBO champion Ramon ?Principe? Garcia Hirales of Mexico weighed 108…
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THE PANTHER VS THE PRINCE
Bacolod City ? ?I am here to change the story,? vowed Shabani ?Black Panther? Madilu during the PINOY PRIDE IX press conference held at the L?Fisher Hotel Thursday afternoon. The list of…
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PINOY PRIDE IX PRESSCON: EXPECT A KNOCKOUT
Bacolod City ? The Philippines vs Mexico rivalry has captured the imagination of fans worldwide. Two days from now, boxing fans from the island of Negros will get to see their first…
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ALL SET FOR ALA-COBRA FIGHT CARD IN BACOLOD CHINATOWN
Bacolod City ? Former WBO Oriental minimumweight champion Rommel Asenjo weighed in at 107 lbs while Arnel Tadena stepped in at 109 lbs during the official weigh-in held Thursday for the ALA-Cobra…
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?OUR PLAN IS TO WIN? ? TEAM GARCIA
Bacolod City - Leo Camacho,the trainer of WBO light flyweight champion Ramon Garcia Hirales, spoke with this writer Wednesday evening together with Notifight.com Asia editor Carlos Costa and Team Garcia member Alexander…
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BRIONES NOT IMPRESSED WITH BANAL
Bacolod City - Mario ?Maca? Briones of Mexico is in Bacolod City together with countryman and defending WBO light flyweight champion Ramon ?El Principe? Garcia Hirales for the highly anticipated Pinoy Pride…
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PP9: GARCIA HIRALES VS NIETES LIVE ON PPV IN CEBU
Cebu City ? Boxing fans in Cebu can watch the highly anticipated world title bout between WBO light flyweight champion Ramon 'El Principe' Garcia Hirales of Mexico and challenger Donnie 'Ahas' Nietes…
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ALL SET FOR ?DUGONG KAMPEON? AT THE HOOPS DOME
Cebu City - Michael Fare?as (32W-3L-3D, 26 KOs) of the Pe?alosa stable tipped the scales at the division limit of 126 lbs while defending champion Edgar Gabejan (22W-25L-4D, 6 KO's) of the…
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TWO BROTHERS, TWICE THE WORRY
Dave Pe?alosa will make his debut as professional boxer roughly an hour before his elder brother, Dodie Boy Pe?alosa,Jr starts his seventh pro bout. Both have won medals as amateur fighters, but…
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Fare?as, Pe?alosa brothers all set for Oct. 1 fight card
Cebu City ? Michael Fare?as (32W-3L-3D, 26 KOs) is in the final stages in his training for his Philippine featherweight title bout against defending champion Edgar Gabejan (22W-25L-4D, 6 KO's) of the…
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An Interview with Ramon ?El Principe? Garcia Hirales (Photos)
Mabolo, Cebu City ? The defending WBO light flyweight champion from Mexico has been here for a week preparing for his title defense in Bacolod City against Donnie'Ahas' Nietes. Hirales has sparred…
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Francisco outpoints Domingo in a Fork in the Road Battle (Photos)
Drian Francisco (L) connects to the head of Domingo. Makati City ? Drian ?Gintong Kamao? Francisco engaged Michael ?Bruce Lee? Domingo in a chess match for ten rounds. Francisco?s awkwardness proved to…
