Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
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ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR “BAKABAKAN SA SINULOG”
The ALA Gym's Milan Melindo and defending champion Anthony Villareal of the U.S. easily made the required catch weight of 110 lbs for their WBC Youth Intercontinental Flyweight title bout this Thursday…
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“BAKBAKAN sa SINULOG” Presscon Updates: Melindo and Banal vow KO wins
Milan “Melinyo” Melindo and WBC Youth Intercontinental Flyweight Champion Anthony “Baby Assassin” Villareal of California, USA met face to face during the press conference held at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino in…
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MELINDO IN FOR A ROUGH NIGHT?
Milan Melindo will move up a couple of divisions heavier when he challenges the ?Baby Assassin? Anthony Villareal of California for the WBC Youth Intercontinental Flyweight title this Thursday January 14. The…
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Villareal and Santos stage Public Work out at ALA gym
WBC Youth Intercontinental Flyweight Champion Anthony Villareal of California, USA and Cecilio “Boga” Santos of Mexico had a public workout at the ALA Gym at the Banilad town Center Monday afternoon as…
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JOSHUA CLOTTEY: THE NEXT BEST THING?
Joshua Clottey was visibly shocked when the verdict of his fight with Miguel Cotto was announced. He thought he did enough to win and many will agree with him. But despite the…
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Morales and Sonsona start training in California
Renowned trainer Nonito Donaire,Sr. has started whipping Ciso ?Kid Terrible? Morales and ?Marvellous? Marvin Sonsona into championship caliber form in time for their crucial bouts next month. They have opened training camp…
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Edito Villamor on Gorres? recovery
I had a chance to talk with ALA Gym?s chief trainer Edito Villamor regarding the post-operative progress of Z Gorres. Villamor was in Gorres? corner on that fateful day when he underwent…
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VILLAREAL AND SANTOS VOW TO BEAT ALA BOYS
WBC Youth Intercontinental Flyweight Champion Anthony Villareal of the USA is in town and confident of victory against challenger Milan Melindo of the ALA Gym of Cebu when they face off this…
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Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes gets new opponent for title defense
WBO minimumweight world champ Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes will be getting a new opponent for his fourth title defense this January 23, 2010 at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. Nietes (25W (14…
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PEDIGREE AND PROMISE: DODIE BOY PE?ALOSA, JR. PRO DEBUT ON JAN. 23
He bears a surname that is an institution in Philippine boxing. His grandfather, Carl is a former Philippine lightweight and jr.welterweight champ during the 1960’s, his uncle Jonathan was a former WBC…
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“RAPID FIRE…BINUKBOKAY!” SET IN TALISAY CITY JAN. 23
The Tabunok, Talisay Sports Complex will host an exciting fight card this January 23, 2010 organized by the “Dynamic Talisay Triumvirate” or DTT Events and Promotions,Inc. Headlining the event will be a…
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Not so Marvellous Soap Opera : Sonsona now in Manila
If it wasn?t for the Pacquiao-Mayweather blood feud, the developing story of ?Marvellous? Marvin Sonsona?s whereabouts would have grabbed the sports headlines in the Philippines. The former WBO superflyweight champion was scheduled…
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Four National Team Boxers Featured in “Bakbakan sa Sinulog” undercard
Four members of the Philippine amateur boxing training pool will be showcased in the upcoming big boxing event dubbed as “Bakbakan Sa Sinulog!” this January 14 at the Waterfront Hotel. The fight…
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Opponents of Banal and Melindo arrive Friday
Boxing fans will be treated to Cebu?s first big fight card for 2010 when Milan ?Melinyo? Melindo will move up in weight to challenge WBC Youth Intercontinental Flyweight Champion Anthony Villareal of…
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MARVIN SONSONA GOES FOR MORE RECORDS
Former WBO superflyweight champ Marvin Sonsona will move up two divisions higher and face Wilfredo Vasquez,Jr. of Puerto Rico for the vacant WBO superbantamweight world title. If Sonsona beats Vasquez on February…
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Rey Labao to fight for WBO Asia-Pacific title in China
Rey Labao will be making his second attempt to win the vacant WBO Asia-Pacific superfeatherweight title when he squares off against Yulio Moro of Indonesia this January 15, 2010 in Yinchuan, China.…
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My Personal Picks: Best of Cebu Boxing 2009
The island of Cebu, long considered the capital of Philippine professional boxing, did not get to host a world title fight in 2009. But it still had enough big fight cards involving…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather: STALEMATE or ZUGZWANG?
Zugzwang ? a situation in a chess game in which a player is forced to make a disadvantageous or undesirable move. It nearly always leads to the loss of the game. Stalemate…
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Melindo-Fuentes Sparring Session in Summit Fight Night Series
Twelve exciting amateur bouts were featured last Sunday evening at the Gaisano Country Mall Carpark in Talamban, Cebu City as part of the continuing SUMMIT Drinking Water Fight Night Amateur Series. The…
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?GOLDEN? BUT WE CAN STILL DO BETTER
?Are we living in the golden age of Philippine boxing?? This question has frequently popped up not just due to the continuing epic career of Manny Pacquiao but also because of the…
