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MEXICAN CHAMP SAMMY GUTIERREZ IS DONNIE NIETES’ CHALLENGER
WBO Vice-President for Asia Pacific Leon Panoncillo has named Mexican Sammy Gutierrez as the next challenger of WBO minimumweight champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes for his first voluntary defense. The choice of the…
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Boxers face brain injury, death in ring
THE health hazards of boxing get very little media attention. But tragic incidents do land on sports and news pages about ring casualties and fatalities. The late Lito Sisnorio, who was once…
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Bounce: Pacquiao up next for Marquez?
Who's next for boxer Juan Manuel Marquez after his victory Saturday at Desert Diamond Casino? It appears to be Manny Pacquiao, the self-proclaimed "Mexican Killer" who fought to a draw last time…
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Darchinyan wants hometown advantage
Vic Darchinyan has been guaranteed the support of Sydney's large Armenian community in securing his world title eliminator with Z Gorres on home soil. Elias Nasser, Darchinyan?s manager, has put together a…
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Calzaghe top of the world
JOE CALZAGHE became the ruler supreme of boxing's super-middleweight division in the early hours of this morning after defeating Mikkel Kessler on a unanimous points decision. After 12 abrasive rounds in front…
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Past Filipino greats in world boxing
PINOY fighters have been reaping international victories in the United States since the early 1900s. Francisco ?Pancho Villa? Guilledo was the first to electrify the world in The Great Pinoy Boxing Era.…
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Marquez-Juarez, Guerrero-Honorio Weigh-in Results & Photos
After making weight, Juan Manuel Marquez and Rocky Juarez pose for the cameras following Friday?s weigh-in. Marquez defends his WBC 130 pound title against Juarez, Saturday, Nov. 3 live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP…
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CISO MORALES SCORES ANOTHER KNOCKOUT
Highly promising Talibon, Bohol boxing prospect Ciso "El Terrible" Morales scored another first round knock out against Jun Vista on October 30th in Maranding, Lanao del Norte, overwhelming the challenger with thunderous…
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DE LA HOYA RECEIVES WBO ‘FIGHTER OF THE DECADE’ AND ‘PROMOTER OF THE YEAR’ AWARDS
San Juan, Puerto Rico -- It's the fistic version of a daily double, and a distinction no other boxer has ever achieved, but yesterday at the World Boxing Organization (WBO) convention in…
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Playtime?s over as Calzaghe and Kessler prepare to enter their dark zone
An American TV executive assessing tomorrow's mega-bout between Joe Calzaghe and Mikkel Kessler in Cardiff thinks it will determine which unbeaten gladiator has the greater "bragadoccio-ness". In plainer terms, the promoter Frank…
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Marquez defends crown after hand injury delay
TUCSON, United States (AFP) ? Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez defends his World Boxing Council super featherweight crown here Saturday against US veteran Rocky Juarez in a fight delayed seven weeks by a…
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Gorres’ chin makes Darchinyan favourite
A crushing KO loss suffered by Z Gorres, pictured, four years ago will be a crucial factor in the Filipino?s southpaw showdown with Vic Darchinyan, according to the Aussie slugger?s agent Angelo…
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Pacman shows concern for Southern Mindanao’s water contamination
He's WBC super featherweight champion and unarguably the most famous Filipino athlete today. He's also a loyal son of Sarangani Bay. Last week, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao helped score a 'hard hit' against…
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SPORTS COMEBACK OF THE YEAR? IT’S A NO CONTEST
LOS ANGELES -- For a sport that has taken more than its share of slings and arrows over the last few years, boxing has proven to be as resilient as its greatest…
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TRICK OR TREAT? ‘SUGAR’ SHANE MOSLEY TO HOST LOS ANGELES MEDIA WORKOUT OCT. 31
Before three-division world champion SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY heads to the Big Apple for his welterweight championship fight against undefeated welterweight champion, Miguel Cotto, (30-0, 25 KOs), from Caguas, Puerto Rico, Mosley will…
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Darchinyan: Gorres will be one of my toughest fights
Vic Darchinyan admits Filipino southpaw Z Gorres will be one of the toughest fights of his career ? a fit and talented boxer who should have held a world title by now.…
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Boom Boom gears up for bout with Mexican
CEBU CITY ? The Philippines? Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista has taken the first crucial steps on the road to redemption. The Boholano boxing sensation has embarked on a thrice-a-week sparring session at…
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World Boxing Championships
FLYWEIGHT VIOLITO Payla tries to move closer to an Olympic berth today when he tangles with Khalid Said of England in the round-of-32 of the AIBA World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007 in…
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Camp Notes: Marquez/Juarez, Guerrero/Honorio
MEXICO CITY ? Juan Manuel Marquez is in the final stages of training camp for his bout against 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Ricardo Rocky Juarez for the WBC World Super Featherweight Title…
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Marquez, Juarez, Guerrero Interview Transcript
Golden Boy Promotions is bringing one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year to Southern Arizona when Juan Manuel Marquez will face Ricardo Rocky Juarez for the World Super Featherweight…
