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“KING OF THE RING 2” @ PAGCOR AIRPORT CASINO FILIPINO THIS SATURDAY IN PARA?AQUE
A new world class "King of the Ring" boxing card will be back on stage featuring three 12-round title fights for the entertainment of Manila boxing fans. After the successful first installment…
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Tu?acao bids for second title
MANILA, Philippines - It was 13 years ago when Malcolm Tu?acao captured the WBC flyweight crown on a seventh round knockout over Medgeon 3-K Battery and now at 35, the Cebuano nicknamed…
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ONE YEAR AFTER, HAS ANYTHING CHANGED?
Maquinto. One year ago, one of the darkest days of Philippine boxing occurred. Twenty one year old bright prospect Karlo Maquinto succumbed to injuries he suffered in the ring after an eight…
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Donaire hits Golden Boy for ruse
MANILA, Philippines - WBO superbantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday he was never given a copy of the contract that Golden Boy Promotions supposedly sent to a Top Rank lawyer promising…
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Roach targets Bradley payback
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach gets a chance to avenge Manny Pacquiao?s undeserved loss to Timothy Bradley when he works Russian challenger Ruslan Provodnikov?s corner in a fight against the unbeaten…
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Playing hard to get
Juan Manuel Marquez claims he?s not interested in a fifth meeting with Manny Pacquiao because in his mind, there?s nothing more to prove after his knockout win last December. The disclosure comes…
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TOUGH BATTLES AHEAD FOR SABILLO AND VILLANUEVA
In the next couple of months, two top prospects from Bacolod City, Negros Occidental will be tested in fights that will reveal their true worth and could very well determine the course…
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Dodie Boy Jr. cited as global rising star
MANILA, Philippines - Unbeaten superbantamweight Dodie Boy Pe?alosa Jr. was recently named among 15 fighters from seven different countries in the list of the ?Stars of 2015? by the editors of the…
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Casimero unfazed by hostile crowd
MANILA, Philippines - IBF lightflyweight champion Johnriel Casimero of Ormoc City isn?t disappointed that he won?t stake his title against Panamanian mandatory challenger Luis Alberto Rios here even as his Uruguay representative…
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Nietes in toughest fight ever
MANILA, Philippines - WBO lightflyweight champion Donnie (Ahas) Nietes has never lost to a Mexican in seven fights and expects to keep his record clean in facing WBO minimumweight titlist Moises Fuentes…
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Cuello waiting for title shot
MANILA, Philippines - WBC No. 1 minimumweight contender Denver Cuello has been assured of a title shot within 90 days of defending champion Xiong Zhao Zhong?s defense against Thailand?s Wanheng Menayothin in…
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The greatest boxer ever
Two English writers recently named Manny Pacquiao as one of the greatest fighters ever in separate books about boxing. While Pacquiao?s legacy is now firmly established, he?s not done fighting and the…
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APOLINARIO’S SECOND DATE WITH DESTINY WILL BE IN PANAMA
PANAMA CITY, Panama - Many talented fighters in the history of boxing, even some awesome warriors, never get the golden chance of battling for a world title. There are reasons for that.…
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Gorres back to gym
Z Gorres will never become a world boxing champion. At 30 today, he would?ve still been active in the ring if not for a dreadful incident that ended his career in Las…
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Ex-Olympic coach to train Pe?alosas
MANILA, Philippines - Former US Olympic boxing coach Terry (Bubba) Stotts is in town to train the Pe?alosa brothers Dodie Boy Jr. and Dave who are set to face Mexican opponents at…
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Donaire gets more good news
MANILA, Philippines - As if there?s not enough good news for WBO superbantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. who?s sweeping Fighter of the Year honors in various polls recently conducted by authoritative organizations…
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Somodio back to work at Wild Card
MANILA, Philippines - Hall of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach recalled his Filipino assistant Marvin Somodio a week early from home leave to report back to the Wild Card Gym in Los…
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Mosley plans Manila visit before bout
MANILA, Philippines - Former IBF lightweight, WBC welterweight and WBC/WBA lightmiddleweight champion Sugar Shane Mosley said the other day he?s planning to visit Manila for a few days before starting heavy training…
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WBC stand firm to support Xiong
WBC president Jose Sulaiman isn?t backing down on his commitment to support minimumweight champion Xiong Zhao Zhong of China at the expense of No. 1 contender Denver Cuello who has waited two…
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DENVER?S TITLE SHOT IN DIRE STRAITS
Boxing fans who frequent this website are already familiar with the story. Denver ?The Excitement? Cuello (32W-4L-6D, 21 KO's) earned the mandatory challenger status in the WBC?s 105 lb division last May…
