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INSIDE SPORTS: A TOAST TO JB BAYLON
JB Baylon is one of the nicest people you could meet. Warm, friendly and honest, JB was a major force behind the emergence of the Powerade basketball team as a championship contender…
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ALEXANDER VS. MAIDANA: A CLASSIC BOXER VERSUS PUNCHER MATCH UP
Saturday night?s fight between Devon Alexander and Marcos Maidana will be fought at welterweight, but both fighters have proven their worth even in defeat at the junior welterweight division. One uses his…
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THIS PACIFIC STORM SHALL NOT PASS, NOT YET
PACQUIAO ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT RETIREMENT AND THE BIG FIGHT THAT CAN?T SEEM TO HAPPEN New York -- ?Is this your last fight Manny?? This question will always come out whenever Manny Pacquiao…
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CASIMERO?S TRIBULATION AND TRIUMPH
Johnriel Casimero?s resolute stand against all odds mirrors the lives of the Filipino boxers. He had a 1 win ? 2 loss record in his last three fights. He had to travel…
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IS THE FIRE FINALLY BEGINNING TO DIM?
I sat at the very front row at the Pacquiao-Bradley presscon Tuesday noon at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Front row center in fact. Thus I had a very close look at Manny…
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Pinoys to dispute vacant ‘world’ title
MANILA, Philippines - There?s a not-so-new kid on the world boxing block and in a bid to gain recognition from the country that produced Manny Pacquiao, the Universal Boxing Organization (UBO) has…
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Viloria to face Mexican nemesis
MANILA, Philippines - In what could be the climax of an intriguing trilogy, WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria takes on Mexican archrival Omar Ni?o Romero in a scheduled 12-round title defense in…
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Lewkowicz coming to set Casimero’s defense
MANILA, Philippines - Las Vegas-based Uruguay matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz is arriving here March 7 to confer with newly crowned interim IBF lightflyweight champion Johnriel Casimero of Ormoc City on the option of…
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The race for next world champ
Newly crowned IBF lightflyweight champion Johnriel Casimero of Ormoc City is the latest Filipino fighter to join Manny Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire, Brian Viloria, Donnie Nietes and Ana Julaton as world titlists. There…
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Power, weight could hamper Manny’s foe
MANILA, Philippines - Timothy (Desert Storm) Bradley has two issues to address in preparing for his fight-of-a-lifetime against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas…
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WILLIAMS VS. ISHIDA: THE DEFINITION OF A CROSSROADS FIGHT
I've heard some complaints from the boxing world when the Paul Williams versus Nobuhiro Ishda fight was first announced. The main issue with the matchup was that it would take up a…
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Casimero next fight vs Japanese challenger
MANILA, Philippines - It will likely be Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) champion Ryo Miyazaki stepping up as newly-crowned IBF lightflyweight titlist Johnriel Casimero?s first challenger, according to the Filipino?s business…
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Jeremy Lin: From Harvard to NBA stardom
WITH a degree of economics from Harvard University, Jeremy Lin has all the tools to help save the world from financial armaggedon. But the world sometimes makes a mysteriously unexpected turn. And…
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THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN!
The Philippine House of Representatives Committee on Games and Amusements will conduct an inquiry on the death of Karlo Maquinto today in Quezon City. They will likely look into procedures, most importantly…
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Lazarte, promoter apologize to Pinoys
MANILA, Philippines - Newly crowned IBF lightflyweight champion Johnriel Casimero, business manager Sammy Gello-ani and trainer Christopher Tepura survived a riot after hometown fans went berserk in the wake of local hero…
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Donaire cleared of major injuries
MANILA, Philippines - Newly crowned WBO superbantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. suffered no major injuries in hammering out a win over Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. via a split 12-round decision at the Alamodome…
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CAN CASIMERO MAKE A CAREER TURNAROUND?
We?ve all heard the old boxing adage that a boxer is just one punch away from turning his life around. Johnriel Casimero traveled all the way to Argentina to get that chance.…
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Jaro’s pugs close in on titles
Two of boxing manager Aljoe Jaro?s fighters are zeroing in on world titles with Sonny Boy Jaro of Silay City taking a crack at WBC flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam of Thailand in…
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Maquinto’s dream never came true
MANILA, Philippines - Karlo Maquinto?s dream of someday becoming a world boxing champion was shattered when he lost his fight for life in the wake of a brain injury suffered during a…
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Donaire wants public apology
MANILA, Philippines - Nonito Donaire Jr. isn?t satisfied with Wilfredo Vazquez Jr.?s personal apology after the Filipino Flash outpointed the Puerto Rican to capture the vacant WBO superbantamweight champion at the Alamodome…
