Boxing
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‘People’s champ’ wants a belt to go with title
By John Whisler
He wears a crown. He wants the belts. But for at least one more fight, Marco Antonio Barrera said he is more than content with his one, and only, unofficial title. People's…
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Pacquiao: ?I am ready for Barrera?
The road to the Big Day gets closer today as pound-for-pound titan Marco Antonio Barrera and IBF super-bantamweight king Manny Pacquiao will officially face international media today to formally announce their 12-round…
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Pacquiao, Barrera promote Nov. 15 fight
IBF superbantam king Manny Pacquiao and Mexico's Marco Antonio Barrera face the international media on Friday to formally announce their 12-round People's Championship of the World fight on Nov. 15 at The…
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Barrera or Pacquiao, take your pick
IT?S 30 nights to go before the day of reckoning when two of the world?s brightest pound-for-pound fighters today, Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico and Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines, test each…
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Klitschko v Johnson, Barrera v Pacquiao WBC eliminators
By Ant Evans
The upcoming bouts between heavyweights Vitali Klitschko and Kirk Johnson and featherweights Marco Antonio Barrera and Manny Pacquiao will be final eliminators for the relevant World Boxing Council championships, WBC President Joe…
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Barrera looking forward to fight with Brody or Chi
MARCO Antonio Barrera, el supercampe?n mundial supergallo de la Organizaci?n Mundial de Boxeo (OMB), anunci? ayer que su agenda de trabajo para sus siguientes combates incluye el pleito del 15 de noviembre…
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Pacquiao tiff next big thing in Texas
The Manny Pacquiao?Marco Antonio Barrera fight on Nov. 15 at the Alamodome in San Antonio may rank up with some of the biggest fights ever staged in Texas in the last 20…
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Arthur on tenterhooks with Roach arrival in doubt
One of Roach?s leading fighters, Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines, is currently preparing for his eagerly awaited match with Mexican superstar Marco Antonio Barrera, the world?s No1 featherweight, in San Antonio on…
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Alamo City again in the limelight with Barrera bout
San Antonio once again is playing host to big-time boxing next month. Featherweight king Marco Antonio Barrera (57-3, 40 knockouts) will face Manny Pacquiao (37-2-1, 29 KOs) at the Alamodome on Nov.…
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Winner of Pacquiao vs Barrera to fight for WBC ‘feather’ crown
By Nick Giongco
THE World Boxing Council (WBC) has mandated the winner of the November 15 featherweight clash between Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera and Filipino Manny Pacquiao as the official challenger to the soon-to-be-crowned WBC…
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Bigger challenge up for Pacquiao
By Rey Danseco
THE WINNER of the Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera fight on Nov. 15 at the Alamodome in San Antonio will challenge the World Boxing Council featherweight champion who will succeed Erik Morales on…
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Barrera-Pacquiao superfight officially announced
By John Whisler
De La Hoya also announced he will fight again. Speaking by phone from his home in Puerto Rico on a conference call to officially announce the fight between Marco Antonio Barrera and…
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Pacquiao, Barrera to meet press
A PRESS conference to formally announce the November 15 featherweight showdown between Filipino southpaw Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera will be held in San Antonio, Texas, on October 16. This…
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The color of money
We have, through the years, admired IBF junior featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao for his indomitable courage and his skills as a genuine ring gladiator. From his early days as a wild and…
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Pacquiao unfazed by odds
A Las Vegas betting line recently installed Marco Antonio Barrera a 3-1 pick to beat Manny Pacquiao in their 12-round fight for the "people?s" world featherweight boxing championship at the Alamodome in…
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S.A. right choice for De La Hoya
By John Whisler
If he hasn't already, Oscar De La Hoya might soon learn a thing or two about unpopular decisions in boxing. The victim of one three weeks ago as a fighter in Las…
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Pacquiao-Barrera tiff still in San Antonio
The San Antonio Express News reports that thanks to Oscar de la Hoya, San Antonio has been able to fight off serious competition from San Francisco, Portland and even Laredo to stage…
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Barrera-Pacquiao fight still being ironed out
By John Whisler
Citing "a couple of small delays," a spokesman for Los Angeles-based Golden Boy Promotions said the company was not able to formally announce the Marco Antonio Barrera-Manny Pacquiao fight as planned Thursday.…
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Pacquiao in LA, starts buildup for Barrera
Filipino world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao arrived in Los Angeles, USA Thursday morning and quickly buckled down to work at the Wild Card gym in Los Angeles in preparation for his much-awaited…
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Barrera to fight in S.A.
By John Whisler
There was serious opposition, from such places as San Francisco and Portland, Ore., and even from down the road in Laredo. But in the end ? thanks to Oscar De La Hoya…