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Donaire plans more fights this year
MANILA, Philippines - WBO/IBF superbantamweight titlist Nonito Donaire Jr. said the other day he?s looking forward to appearing in two more fights this year and it doesn?t matter who is lined up…
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Donaire overcomes cramps to unify titles
MANILA, Philippines - Nonito Donaire Jr. endured cramps in both legs starting the sixth round and put on a dominating performance over hapless South African Jeffrey Mathebula to unify the WBO and…
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FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT FOR THE FLASH
The three judges? scorecards underscored Nonito Donaire?s dominance. It was not his most aesthetically pleasing win but he?ll take it. I guess Jeffrey Mathebula already knew he was in with a guy…
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DONAIRE BEATS A TOTALLY OUTCLASSED MATHEBULA
Last Tuesday at the Los Angeles media workout held at the Fortune Gym in West Hollywood I asked Nonito Donaire Jr., if there is a chance Jeffrey Mathebula of South Africa will…
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World title Sunday for Pinoy pugs
Two Filipino fighters see action in world title bouts in opposite corners of the globe today as local fans anxiously await the redemption of Pinoy pride after Manny Pacquiao was robbed of…
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Donaire-Mathebula referee Pat Russell among the most controversial boxing officials of 2011; Donaire-Mathebula Fight Analysis
Referee Pat Russell. Pat Russell, the third man in the coming Donaire-Mathebula clash, is the same referee who just eight months ago was at the center of an intense storm of controversy…
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Excuses from a winner
WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley Jr. is in a no-win situation. He took the WBO title away from Manny Pacquiao on a highly disputed split decision in Las Vegas last June 9…
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THE FILIPINO FLASH IS PACQUIAO’S HEIR APPARENT
As the incredible career of pound for pound king, ?Fighter of the Decade? and eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao winds down, millions of Filipinos and fight fans around the world continue…
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Ioka undecided on Cuello defense
MANILA, Philippines - Unified minimumweight champion Kazuto Ioka was given up to yesterday to decide whether or not to accept the WBC order to make a mandatory defense against No. 1 contender…
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A Jubilant July for Philippine Boxing?
WBC Silver superflyweight champion Sylvester Lopez (19W-3L-1D, 15 KO's) of Zamboanga Sibugay is set to wage the fight of his life when he challenges Japanese WBC world superflyweight champion Yota Sato (24W-2L-1D,…
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Another Pinoy pug for Tim?
MANILA, Philippines - If Manny Pacquiao declines his option to fight WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley Jr. in a rematch on Nov. 10, another Filipino may be in line to face the…
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Did WBO shoot itself in foot?
The WBO?s decision to review the recent Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley Jr. fight with five independent judges proved only one thing ? that the so-called governing body is as inane as Duane Ford…
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Arum picks Manny next to Ali
MANILA, Philippines - The man who has been involved in promoting big-time professional boxing for over 45 years with lords of the ring is on the record for choosing Manny Pacquiao as…
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Julaton dares Nava to duel
MANILA, Philippines - Ana (Hurricane) Julaton has issued a public challenge for WBA female superbantamweight queen Jackie (La Princesa Azteca) Nava to stake her crown in a showdown anytime, anywhere but according…
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Filipino Ardin Diale vs Mexican Juan “El Gallo” Estrada This Saturday in Hermosillo, M?xico
Filipino flyweight Ardin "The Spoiler" Diale (second from left) and Mexican rising star Juan Francisco "El Gallo" Estrada (second from right) pose during yesterday's presscon announcing their coming non-title fight as one…
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Hern?n “Tyson” M?rquez-Juan Carlos Reveco to Unify WBA Flyweight Title; Brian Viloria vs Milan Melindo, Etc.
Tyson Marquez (L) and Juan Carlos Reveco. The exciting unification bout between WBA flyweight champion Hern?n "Tyson" M?rquez of Mexico and interim champ Juan Carlos Reveco of Argentina will have a purse…
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Survey picks Bradley as Manny’s next foe
MANILA, Philippines - A random poll of Filipino promoters, boxing managers and fighters revealed a slight preference for Timothy Bradley Jr. over Juan Manuel Marquez as Manny Pacquiao?s next opponent but the…
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NBA FINALS — Heat look to take formidable 3-1 lead
MIAMI -- After two games in Oklahoma City, where they salvaged a split, going home to the friendly confines of the AmericanAirlines Arena didn't necessarily squeeze the best out of the Miami…
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Filipina Jujeath Nagaowa to Fight for WBC World Title Today in Japan
Filipina boxer "Bad Girl" Jujeath Nagaowa (right) of Baguio City will have the toughest fight of her life when she battles durable Japanese world champion Momo Koseki for the WBC Atomweight (102…
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Donaire girds to face lanky foe
MANILA, Philippines - It won?t be easy facing an opponent who?s at least four inches taller but WBO superbantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. isn?t intimidated by IBF titlist Jeffrey (The Marvelous Mongoose)…
