Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
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REBUILDING REY BAUTISTA
Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista will be in the undercard of a high profile televised bout this coming Sunday morning Manila Time when he faces Mexican FECOMBOX bantamweight champion Heriberto ?Cuate? Ruiz. Bautista…
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LAPU-LAPU CITY FIGHT REPORT
Rodolfo ?Sting? Sumabong remained undefeated and scored a knockout win in the third round over veteran Daniel Diolan in the main event of a fight card held in the Lapu-lapu City Sports…
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MANDAUE FIGHT RESULTS: ALLANIC-MAGALE ENDS IN DRAW; DENOY, GASCA WIN
The rains failed to dampen the enthusiasm of Mandaue City fight fans who witnessed the SUMMIT FIGHT NIGHT Boxing Tour last Saturday night at the Mandaue City Plaza. The open air fight…
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GAME of the GENERALS: Roach vs. Beristain and Dundee
Freddie Roach and Ignacio ?Nacho? Beristain will be facing each other for the third time in a high profile battle in Las Vegas this December. Beristain will have the advantage of having…
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CALZAGHE BEATS JONES, RETAINS LIGHT HEAVY CROWN
Joe Calzaghe successfully defended the linear light heavyweight world title by beating Roy Jones, Jr. by unanimous decision. The bout held in Madison Square Garden in New York was also billed as…
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TANZANIAN FLASHBACK
I never thought I would be talking in Swahili again one month after coming back from a two year stint as a medical volunteer in Tanzania. Milan Melindo, the reigning WBO Asia-Pacific…
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Melindo KO?s Fundi to retain WBO Asia- Pacific Title
Undefeated Milan Melindo (17-0-0, 5KOs) made a successful defense of his WBO Asia Pacific Minimumweight title by knocking out Juma Fundi of Tanzania in three rounds last Thursday at the Atrium of…
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GEJON’S ROUGH RETURN
Eriberto "Yukka" Gejon was once tagged as a future world champ. He may not have been as popular as his contemporaries like Randy Suico, Rodel Mayol or Malcolm Tunacao but any boxing…
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GEJON WINS COMEBACK FIGHT
Eriberto ?Yukka? Gejon, former two time world title challenger, beat Brix ?Bomb? Ray of Davao City by unanimous decision in his comeback fight at the Island City Mall car park in Tagbilaran…
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EXCELLENT EXECUTION
Many boxing pundits, including myself, thought Bernard ?The Executioner? Hopkins showed his real age in his ugly loss against Joe Calzaghe. I also thought Kelly ?The Ghost? Pavlik had the perfect opportunity…
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SCINTILLATING SAGA IN NAGA
It was an exciting night of boxing at the Naga Sports Complex in Cebu. Ramie Laput scored a devastating third round TKO win over Mongkolchai Singmanassak of Thailand and grabbed the interim…
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NIGHT OF KNOCKOUTS IN TALISAY
CEBU CITY -- Anthony ?Rocky? Marcial won the interim WBO Oriental superfeatherweight title via third round technical knockout over his Thai opponent Thongthai Rajanond. Marcial walked through the punches of the smaller…
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A GOLDEN SPECTACLE?
Oscar dela Hoya versus Manny Pacquiao will be a huge sports event. Boxing has seen its share of circuses before. We have seen a woman fight a man inside the ring and…
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Wesley So tops Board One and Leads Philippines U-16 Chess Team to Third Place
Finally we have something to smile about. The Philippine Under-16 Chess Team scored a total of 27 points after ten rounds at the World Youth Under 16 Chess Olympiad held in Turkey…
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QUO VADIS, ABAP?
The generation that witnessed Anthony Villanueva being robbed of a gold medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics is aging now. Many have passed away. The generation that saw Onyok Velasco?s Robbery in…
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OLYMPIC THOUGHTS
Should I watch the Olympics? I have been asking myself this question for the past few months. We only have one boxer who managed to qualify ? light flyweight Harry Tanamor. A…
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MY PACQUIAO WISH LIST
When Manny Pacquiao knocked out Erik Morales in their second bout more than two years ago, I remember telling myself that Manny doesn?t have to prove anything anymore. I felt that Morales…
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BLOODY MASTERPIECE
Manny Pacquiao grabbed his second world title belt in a four month span in devastating fashion. The big difference was speed. David Diaz was like an ill-prepared student trying to find answers…
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AJ BANAL: FASTRACK TO CENTER STAGE
William Shakespeare wrote: ?It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.? Boxers know that their destiny is not in the stars but in their fists. AJ Banal,…
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PACQUIAO’S DRIVE FOR FIVE
For the past ten years Manny Pacquiao has distinguished himself in four weight divisions. He has won three alphabet titles namely the WBC flyweight title (1998), IBF superbantamwieght title (2001) and the…
