Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
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Banal and Cave make weight for Mactan Battle
Lapu-Lapu City ? AJ 'Bazooka' Banal and Tyson 'The Prince of Hali' Cave both weighed in at 117 ? lbs during the official weigh-in held Friday noon at the Gaisano Grand here…
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PINOY PRIDE VII: Battle at Mactan Presscon Highlights
Lapu-lapu City ? Tyson Cave and AJ 'Bazooka' Banal met and sized up each other for the first time in the final press conference before their WBO Asia-Pacific bantamweight title showdown July…
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Bacon goes for Philippine super featherweight title July 29
James Bacon of the ALA Gym and Elmer Legaria made weight during the official weigh-in Thursday morning paving the way for their twelve round battle for the vacant Philippine superfeatherweight championship this…
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SALUDAR VS. PUMAR HEADLINE THE NEXT PROSPECTS XI
The twelve round battle for the WBO Asia-Pacific flyweight title between Froilan ?The Sniper? Saludar and Gabriel ?BoomBoom Toei? Pumar will be held at the Island Cove Resort Hotel & Leisure Park…
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R.P. title fight at the Hoops Dome July 29
One day before AJ ?Bazooka? Banal trades punches with Tyson Cave of Canada, boxing fans will be treated to a free to the public fight card still at the Hoops Dome in…
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?Where?s AJ? He should be worried about me.? ? Tyson Cave
Cebu City - Tyson Cave had the Cebu Press Corps eating out of his hands in one of the more animated and entertaining press conferences seen in recent years. Cave will face…
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?Buhay Boksingero’ Finals in Bohol July 30
GMA Television's boxing tournament and reality series ?Buhay Boksingero? will reach its climax this July 30 Saturday in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. The championship for the five weight categories will be decided by…
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Pe?alosa, Jr, Mayol and Jaca headline ?Dugong Kampeon? in Mandaue
The past, present and future of Philippine boxing were represented Friday noon at the Sports Exchange Bar and Grill during the press conference and launching of the ?Laban ng Lahi: Dugong Kampeon?…
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PBF title fight in Sibonga August 7
The southern municipality of Sibonga, Cebu will host the Philippine Boxing Federation bantamweight title fight between unbeaten prospect Marco Singwangcha of the RWS Gym of Cebu and rugged veteran Nelson Llanos of…
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Casimero goes for IBO flyweight title
Johnriel Casimero (14W-2L, 8 K0?s) of the Omega boxing gym of Cebu will get another world title shot in Zambia, Africa against hometown boy Kennedy Kanyata (11W-0L, 9 KO?s). This bout for…
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Another toast to the Hawaiian Punch
For twelve rounds, Brian Viloria and Julio Cesar Miranda were tested. The punches that landed were questions whose answers required resiliency and courage. Viloria immediately sent a message in the first round…
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Cuello blitzes Soto
World ranked Denver ?The Excitement? Cuello (27W-4L-6D, 17 KO?s) of Iloilo scored so many knockdowns in his second round TKO win against Omar ?El Pastor? Soto (15W-8L-1D, 6 KO?s) of Puerto Rico…
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Pinoy Pride 7: Lapu-lapu City Public Sparring and Amateur bouts
Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu - The recognized stars and up and coming prospects of the ALA Gym of Cebu had a public sparring session Saturday evening at the Lapu-lapu City covered court to…
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Hawaiian Redemption?
On the eve of his IBF title defense against Carlos Tamara, I asked Brian Viloria if he can surpass his performance against Ulises Solis. ?It will be hard to top the Solis…
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SALUDAR VS PUMAR MOVED TO CAVITE
The WBO Asia-Pacific flyweight title fight between Froilan ?The Sniper? Saludar and Gabriel ?BoomBoom Toei? Pumar will be held at the Island Cove Resort Hotel & Leisure Park in Cavite this August…
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Can Gesta thrive under the microscope?
When Luisito Espinosa fought in San Francisco, California and Honolulu, Hawaii during the late 1980?s, his exploits were followed by only a few Filipino fans. Only the established boxing writers here in…
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REMEMBERING ESPINOSA-SOTO I
July 6, 1996 ? Fidel V. Ramos was President of the Philippines, Roy Jones was the best pound for pound boxer in the world, Mike Tyson wore the WBC Heavyweight crown, Oscar…
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Mayol back in the gym, but can he get a title shot?
Former WBC light flyweight champion Rodel Mayol responded to this writer?s e-mail query yesterday regarding his intention to fight WBA flyweight champion Hernan 'Tyson' Marquez of Mexico, which was posted in an…
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Cuello to fight on the Miranda vs. Viloria undercard
Denver ?The Excitement? Cuello will face Omar ?El Pastor? Soto of Puerto Rico this July 16 at the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, on the undercard of the WBO Flyweight title bout…
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PUMAR VS KAMEDA FOR WBC YOUTH BANTAM CROWN
Boy Dondee Pumar will travel to Fukuoka, Japan to challenge Tomoki ?El Mexicanito? Kameda for the WBC Youth Bantamweight title this July 8. Pumar (8W-1L-3D, 2 KO?s) , who also fights under…
