Jingo Quijano
525 articles · Sun.Star Cebu
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Quijano: Tyson Fury?s issues
LIKE many of you, I was quite looking forward to Tyson Fury-Wladimir Klitschko 2. Not that the first fight was a thing of beauty, really. Klitschko-Fury 1 was no fight of the…
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Quijano: Pacquiao?s greatest opponent
WATCHING Manny Pacquiao look dapper in his suit and appear almost credible during Senate hearings, I am lulled into forgetting that underneath all that expensive haute couture is the DNA matrix of…
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Quijano: Nietes announces arrival at flyweight division
JUST as we hoped, Donnie Nietes (39-1, 22 KOs) won via unanimous decision against Edgar Sosa (52-10 , 30KOs) last Sunday in his first fight at the flyweight division. And exactly as…
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Quijano: It?s the Philippines vs. Mexico again
IF it?s not too much to ask, please include our longest reigning world champion in your prayers today if you go to mass early on Sundays. The Donnie Nietes-Edgar Sosa will take…
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Quijano: Ahas or Alas for Chocolatito?
ON THE same day that middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin was trading leather with IBF welterweight champ Kell Brook who had moved up two weight classes, the sport's reigning pound -for-pound king Roman…
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Quijano: Best performances of Pinoys against Mexicans
DONNIE NIETES vs Edgar Sosa this Sept. 24 will be another great chapter in the storied Phillipines vs Mexico boxing rivalry. Nietes himself is a prominent figure in this war, as he…
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Quijano: It?s Manny?s fight to lose
AFTER vacillating and giving us mixed signals, Sen. Manny Pacquiao will officially "unretire" and fight Jessie Vargas (27-1, 10 KOs) on November 5 at Las Vegas, Nevada. Who is Jessie Vargas, by…
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Quijano: Manny returns, expectedly
WELL, that didn?t last long. And it certainly didn?t come as a surprise to most, considering that when Manny Pacquiao announced his ?retirement? in April, he added two words that would ultimately…
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Quijano: The rise of the Maranding Nightmare
THE first time I saw Marlon Tapales (29-2, 12KOs) fight live was on an undercard match at the Cebu City Watefront Hotel and Casino back in August 2013. He was up against…
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Quijano: Let drug dependents take up boxing (conclusion)
INDONESIA and Thailand, two of our Southeast Asian neighbors plagued by the drug menace have come up with two noteworthy models we can emulate or take a page from. In Bandung, a…
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Quijano: Let drug dependents take up boxing
PRESIDENT Rody Duterte?s rise to the Philippine presidency is truly unprecedented. A reluctant candidate with no definite campaign apparatus in place, he was up against the formidable political machinery of the previous…
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Quijano: Johnreil ruins Ruenroeng
I?VE always believed in a few articles of faith that I live by when predicting big fights. One is that substance trumps form and this is where John Riel Casimero always had…
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Quijano: Congrats Manny, now please sit this one out
NOW that he has won a seat in the Senate?a feat many still hang their heads upon?perhaps we can finally write finis to Manny Pacquiao?s glorious boxing career and end all talks…
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Quijano: Bucket list event this Saturday
ALL roads lead to the Cebu City Sports Center this Saturday night as Nonito Donaire faces off against Zsolt Bedak of Hungaria for the WBO Super bantamweight title. It?s not every day…
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Quijano: The Death of Common Sense
THERE?S a book by Philip Howard entitled ? The Death of Common Sense:How Law is suffocating America? which came to mind after I read with interest ( and relief) the news that…
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Quijano: Sitting ringside for Tepora?s rocket launchers
THERE'S no such thing as an overload of boxing for us fight fans. Some days when I need to get my fight fix, I hit the heavy bag or revisit my favorite…
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Quijano: ?Prince? Albert Pagara and the division rankings
DUE to a family anniversary last Saturday, I had to settle for television replays for Pinoy Pride 35. There is always something so primal and elemental about watching a fight live at…
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Quijano: A message to Team Pacquiao
I?VE always been very fond of waiters. To me there?s something so fascinating about all the fussing and bustling. Especially if the wait staff are exceptionally knowledgeable about the menu items, those…
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Quijano: Omega Pro Sports International joins the fray
LOOKS like there?s a new player in Philippine boxing and I must say it couldn?t have come at a better time. Well, new isn?t exactly the correct term as IPI?s Omega Boxing…
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Quijano: Pagara, Magsayo headline a Pinoy Pride card
THERE they were, the next generation of ALA Gym fighters. Presented to the boxing media last week were the young, proud warriors who would dare step up to the plate and lead…