Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
1,712 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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PINOY BOXERS IN CRUCIAL WEEKEND BOUTS OVERSEAS
It will be an eventful weekend for Filipino boxing fans who will be following the fortunes of four fighters figuring in crucial overseas fights. Genesis Servania (29W-0L,12KO?s) will have to wage the…
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PROMOTER MANIATIS WANTS MELINDO VS PETALCORIN IN FEBRUARY
Three days after Milan Melindo retained his IBF world light flyweight title by fighting through blood in the closing rounds against South African Hekkie Buddler, Australian Promoter Peter Maniatis bared his intention…
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GGG-CANELO LIVES UP TO THE HYPE
Gennady ?GGG? Golovkin vs. Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez did not disappoint. It wasn?t Hagler-Hearns but fans certainly would want to see a rematch. There was a lot of Internet chatter going into the…
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SU YINHUAN WINS WBO GREATER CHINA SUPER FLY TITLE
JINAN,CHINA ? Su Yinhuan used hand speed and lateral movement against Zhao Jun to win the 115 lb division finals of the Major League Boxing tournament. Su also earned the WBO Greater…
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SALUDAR BROS., PARAS WIN IN CDO
Vince Paras. Fight fans in Cagayan de Oro City got to see three world caliber boxers score impressive wins in a fight card held last August 30. Froilan Saludar utilized a hard…
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SERVANIA UNFAZED BY VALDEZ?S REPUTATION
Filipino featherweight contender Genesis Servania (29W-0L,12KO?s) is bracing for the toughest opponent in his eight year pro-career when he challenges WBO world featherweight champion Oscar Valdez (22-0,19KO?s) of Mexico. Servania was one…
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PETALCORIN RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA IN NOVEMBER
Filipino light flyweight Randy Petalcorin is penned to see action at the Malvern Town Hall against Indonesian Oscar Raknafa on November 10. Petalcorin (26W-2L-1D,19KO?s) is the reigning IBF Pan Pacific light flyweight…
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ONLY TWO BOXING GOLDS FOR THE PHILS. IN SEAG 2017
The Philippine amateur boxing team failed to match the five gold haul and the dominant performance they showed two years earlier in Singapore. But considering the conditions that they had to face…
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WANG WINS WBO GREATER CHINA MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
JINAN, CHINA ? Wang Jianjing bucked a cut on his right eyebrow to win the middleweight finals of the Major League Boxing tournament against Huang Juxiang by unanimous decision. Both southpaws were…
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MUMBAI NAILBITER: SINGH EDGES MAIMAITIALI
MUMBAI, INDIA ? Vijender Singh of India won a hard fought razor-thin unanimous verdict over Zulipikaer Maimaitiali of China after ten grueling rounds inside a packed NSCI Stadium. The early rounds were…
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BATTLEGROUND ASIA: SINGH AND ZULIPIKAER MAKE WEIGHT
MUMBAI, INDIA ? Two unbeaten super middleweights are set to battle on August 5 to decide who is really the best in the Asian region. Hometown hero Vijender Singh (8W-0L,7KO?s), the WBO…
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SHANGHAI SHOCKER: SHO STUNS SHIMING
Sho Kimura. SHANGHAI, CHINA ? Japanese Sho Kimura proved to be a tough customer and dethroned China?s boxing hero Zou Shiming in front of a near sellout crowd at the Shanghai Oriental…
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ZOU AND KIMURA MAKE WEIGHT
SHANGHAI, CHINA ? The WBO world flyweight title fight between defending champion Zou Shiming of China and Sho Kimura of Japan is on. Both boxers easily made the division limit during the…
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ZOU AND KIMURA FACE TO FACE
SHANGHAI, CHINA - Zou Shiming (9W-1L,2KO?s) will make the first defense of his WBO world flyweight title this Friday against Japanese challenger Sho Kimura (14W-1L-2D,7KO?s). The protagonists were civil towards each other…
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SANMAN LIVE GETS POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM BOXING FANS
Sanman Promotions of Gen.Santos City staged a fight card Sunday that was broadcast live on the internet on their Facebook page. This is part of their effort to bring the fight cards…
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LOOKING BACK AT SOME INTERESTING PINOY VS. PINOY PROSPECT BATTLES
Most Filipino boxing fans are resistant to the idea of having two Filipino boxers fight for a world title. Or so I?ve been told. They are also not keen with the idea…
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EX-CHAMP MAYOL FINDS NEW CALLING AS A TRAINER
Former WBC light flyweight champion Rodel Mayol?s career as a boxer ended in 2012 when he was knocked out by then IBF junior bantamweight champ Juan Carlos Sanchez of Mexico in nine…
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OPINION: ANCAJAS, PACQUIAO AND PHILIPPINE BOXING?S FUTURE
Ancajas wins in Brisbane. For the most part of his eight year pro career, Jerwin Ancajas toiled in obscurity. He built his resume away from the television cameras and encountered a bump…
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ANOTHER HOT BOXING WEEKEND IN JINAN
JINAN,CHINA ? Temperatures have been soaring into the mid-30?s but this did not stop the fifth Major League Boxing fight card held here in Jinan for the past two months. This was…
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CASIMERO BEATS BUHAWE IN ILIGAN
Former two-division IBF world champ John Riel Casimero had his first fight since relinquishing the IBF flyweight crown and beat Jecker Buhawe by unanimous verdict in Iligan City last June 25. Casimero…
