Jingo Quijano
525 articles · Sun.Star Cebu
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Quijano: Kambosos, Donaire’s old man power
Looks like we have a lot to go by in the next few days, boxing fans. Today, Australian George Kambosos (20-0, 10 KOs) faces off against Devin Haney (27-0, 15 KOs) for…
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Quijano: A seminal moment for Philippine boxing
Just a few days after the huge announcement was made regarding a seminal moment in Philippine boxing, the drama has already begun. I’ll chalk it up as the typical Pinoy’s penchant for…
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Quijano: Is Lomachenko done?
OMACHENKO vs. Lopez was exactly what the sport of boxing needed, amidst these uncertain times. The sport’s erstwhile pound-for-pound king facing off against a young, brash, undefeated, up-and-coming star with all the…
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Quijano: 3 scenarios for Thurman-Pacquiao
FIRST. Keith Thurman storms out of the gate as promised. He launches an all-out assault but the Pacman however, is only too happy to oblige. It?s a brutal slugfest the first three…
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Quijano: Canelo will have to be at his best
IT?S superfight time once more and I think this one is going to be close and controversial. Everybody is high on Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and he probably sits in the third or…
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Quijano: Rematch might be interesting after all
LOOKS like the rematch between Donnie Nietes and Aston Palicte will become a fruition after all. It?s not really the most attractive option for Nietes at this point in his career but…
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Quijano: What?s left of Krusher Kovalev?
ON SUNDAY, one of the most eagerly anticipated rematches in the light heavyweight division will take place. In August of last year, Sergey Kovalev was leading on the scorecards and had the…
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Quijano: Santisima learning the hard way
JEO SANTISIMA engaged in war with Uriel ?Yuca? Lopez to emerge victorious via unanimous decision in the 45th iteration of the Pinoy Pride series. I was only able to catch the replay…
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Donnie Nietes moves on
THERE was nary a hint of despondence etched in Donnie Nietes?s face when he faced the local Cebu sports media in a welcome-home press conference at the Summit Circle yesterday. You would…
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Quijano: Pinoy vs. Pinoy Part 2
JUST last week, reigning IBF flyweight champion Donnie Nietes held a press conference and bade Cebu sports media goodbye as he left for the US early to prepare for his September clash…
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Quijano: Will Pacquiao and Arum reunite?
I, through MP Promotions, will be handling any and all negotiations for my next fight. Nobody is authorized to speak on my behalf. You know my number, call me.?- Manny Pacquiao?s Twitter…
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Quijano: That Jhack Tepora interview though
KIDS say the darndest things indeed, but I think boxers can?t be too far behind. Interviews with fighters are oftentimes interesting- whether they are trying to hype up an upcoming fight, or…
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Quijano: Somebody stop this man
JEFF Horn?s trainer Glenn Rushton is a man seemingly out of touch with reality. Bordering on delusional, actually. And that?s bad for his fighter. MISMATCH. Horn was totally outclassed for nine rounds…
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Quijano: A meritocracy of fists
FOR some reason, a simple tweet I sent the other day about Donnie Nietes facing off against Aston Palicte in an all-Pinoy battle garnered several retweets and drew some likes from boxing…
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Quijano: Donaire?s decline
ONCE again the styles make fights aphorism in boxing held sway last Sunday. Nonito Donaire (38-5, 24 KOs) had his moments in spurts but overall, Carl Frampton ( 25-1, 14 KOs) put…
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Quijano: Ahas poised for bigger prey at superfly
YESTERDAY, Donnie Nietes (41-1, 23KOs) the reigning IBF world champion at the flyweight division announced before the assembled Cebu sports media that he was vacating the belt as he was moving up…
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Quijano: Forced to be great
WHILE doing the commentary for HBO during the Donnie Nietes- Juan Carlos Reveco matchup, analyst Max Kellerman offered an interesting assessment of Nietes. There was something that Kellerman said which made me…
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Quijano: Donnie Nietes, Brian Viloria this weekend
IT?S not everytime that you see the small guys take centerstage but this weekend at HBO?s ?Boxing After Dark,? the best fighters at the flyweight and the superflyweight divisions will duke it…
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Quijano: Mercito has to fight with no mercy
FOR a while back in 2012 Mercito ?No Mercy? Gesta (31-1, 17 KOs) hogged the headlines as a promising young fighter with the potential to be another boxing world champion. But he…
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Quijano: Fights that must be made in 2018
CANELO ALVAREZ VS GENNADY GOLOVKIN 2. Not to belabor the obvious, but there?s no reason for the rematch not to happen this year. The first fight was our Fight- of- the Year…