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WPC Update: Taiwanese, Japanese Take First Two Qualifiers
MANILA -- Lu Hui-Chan of Chinese Taipei and Kenichi Ichigaki of Japan took the first two spots of the WPC qualifying tournament at the Star Billiards Center on Saturday, October 27. Lu…
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WPC Qualifiers Starts Today with Record Number of Entries
MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- The qualifying tournament for the 2007 World Pool Championship opens today (Saturday, Oct. 27) at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City with a record 180 players competing for…
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Reyes, Alcano, Bustamante To See Action on Day 1 of World Pool
MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- Billiards Hall-of-Famer Efren "Bata" Reyes will see action on Day 1 of the 2007 Philippines World PoolChampionship at Araneta Coliseum, along with two other Filipino bets, according to the…
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DENR ROLLS OUT RED CARPET FOR PACMAN
MANILA -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) headed by Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao's long-time friend and supporter, Secretary Lito Atienza, is scheduled to host a heartwarming victory party today as…
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LONSDALE OF LONDON SPONSORS FLORES, FRANCISCO
Lonsdale execs at Tuesday's presscon. MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- WORLD BOXING ORGANIZATION (WBO) Inter-Continental light flyweight champion Rexon Flores (17-3, 9 KOs) and WBO Asia Pacific flyweight champion Drian Francisco (12-0, 9 KOs)…
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Verano Handlers Call for Rematch with Escaner After a Controversial Draw
MANILA, PHILIPPINES---A REMATCH looms between reigning Philippine super bantamweight champion Alex Escaner and challenger Jake Verano after their 12-round title showdown ended in a controversial majority draw Sunday in the Fiesta Fistiana…
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PE?ALOSA ENDORSES FIESTA FISTIANIA
MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- GERRY PE?ALOSA, a former world super flyweight champion has endorsed the Fiesta Fistiana set Sunday at the Rajah Sulaiman Park in Malate, Manila, one of the biggest boxing event…
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SOLAR SPORTS WILL AIR THE PACQUIO VS SOLIS BOUT
MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- Solar Sports, the country's leading sports channel, will air the much-anticipated bout pitting Filipino boxing idol Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten Mexican slugger Jorge Solis on April 14 (April 15…
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BREAKING NEWS: MANNY PACQUIAO TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE
PASIG CITY, PHILIPPINES -- People's champ Manny Pacquiao is planning to enroll in college after he passed the Accreditation and Equivalency test (A&E) for high school. In a press conference held at…
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Pacman pool event draws Negros bets
MANILA, Philippines -- The Negros Billiard Stable is joining the Manny Pacquiao 10-ball Panersera Pababa set Feb. 26-29 in General Santos City. Offering a total purse of P500,000, the event promoted by…
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Pacquiao heads contenders for PSA top award
(MANILA) FROM Manny Pacquiao, Ronnie Alcano to Leo Oracion, just about everybody who made 2006 a bumper crop for Philippine sport stand as a strong contender for Athlete of the Year honor.…
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OFFENSE COULD BE BRIAN VILORIA’S BEST DEFENSE
OFFENSE could be Brian Viloria's best defense when he takes on Mexican challenger Omar Nino Romero in their World Boxing Council (WBC) light flyweight title fight Thursday night (Friday morning in Manila)…
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Viloria vs Romero on Solar Sports
Solar Sports, home of Filipino boxing champions, will telecast the fight between Brian "Hawaiian Pinoy Punch" Viloria" versus Omar Ni?o Romero of Mexico starting at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 11 (PI time)…
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PACQUIAO BARES AUGUST TRAINING IN SMC “PAINOM” TREAT
PASIG CITY, PHILIPPINES---A scant three days after carving a masterful 12-round victory Sunday for the WBC International Super Featherweight Championship, Manny Pacquiao is raring to go back in training for his anticipated…
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Vilora Sees Fight with Arce as Fight of the Year Material
THE much-awaited encounter between Filipino-American Brian "Hawaiian Pinoy Punch" Viloria and Jorge "El Traviseo" Arce of Los Mocis, Sinaloa, Mexico is expected to be a "fight of the Year" candidate aside from…
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WHAT IS NEXT FOR BRIAN VILORIA?
IF plans push through, Brian Viloria will be defending his title on the same card as the peppery champion who fought before him last Sunday (in Manila) at the Aladdin Hotel and…
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VILORIA WILL STOP AGUIRRE — PACQUIAO
Manny Pacquiao has no doubt in his mind that Brian Viloria will stop Jose Antonio Aguirre of Mexico in their World Boxing Council (WBC) light flyweight title fight on Saturday (Sunday morning…
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Pacquiao, Morales may find themselves on opposite corners again
MANNY PACQUIAO and Erik Morales will be on opposite corners again when Brian Viloria and Jose Antonio Aguirre slug it out for the World Boxing Council (WBC) light flyweight crown this Saturday…
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MANNY’S WIN IS DIVINE INTERVENTION-DIONESIA PACQUIAO
MANDALUYONG CITY, PHILIPPINES---WITH THE help of his mother far away from his native Labangal, General Santos City, national treasure Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao of the Philippines knocked down twice in the 10th stanza…
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FIL-AM NONITO DONAIRE WINS VACANT NABF CROWN
FILIPINO-AMERICAN Super flyweight Nonito Donaire won a split decision over American Kahren Harutyunyan to win the vacant North American Boxing Federation (NABF) title at the Pechanga Casino Resort in Temecula, California late…
