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Doctors clear Donaire for December fight
MANILA, Philippines - Orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Jose Raul Canlas and hand specialist Dr. Noel Carillo said the other day interim WBA superflyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. should be ready to fight Mexico’s…
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Pag-asinta sa WBC Diamond Belt
MANILA—Isang magandang araw ang aking inihahandog sa inyong lahat, mga masusugid kong tagasubaybay ng kolum na ito. Malapit na namang matapos ang isang linggo at sa pagdating ng Setyembre ay magsisimula na…
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Sonsona ready for title bout
MANILA, Philippines - “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona leaves Manila tomorrow to keep his appointment with WBO superflyweight champion Jose (Carita) Lopez of Puerto Rico at Casino Rama, Ontario, Canada, on Sept. 4 and…
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Donaire honored by Aquino family, too
MANILA, Philippines - It was supposed to be newly crowned interim WBA superflyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr.’s tribute to the late Sen. Ninoy Aquino and former President Cory Aquino but to his…
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FOR FLOYD JR – CAN A SHRINK PERHAPS HELP?
Recent published reports indicate that Floyd Mayweather Jr stated that he is fighting Juan Manuel Marquez on September 19th because Marquez “beat Manny” and Junior sees Marquez as a “better fighter” than…
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Trademark: Manny Pacquiao
MANILA — Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat, kayong mga minamahal kong fans, tagasubaybay at lahat ng nagmamahal sa boxing. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan man kayo naroroon. Kung…
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Arce looms as Donaire’s next rival
MANILA, Philippines - Former WBC lightflyweight champion Jorge (Travieso) Arce of Mexico appears to be the leading candidate as newly crowned interim WBA superflyweight titlist Nonito Donaire Jr.’s next opponent and Top…
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Donaire’s victim a Manny fan
Panamanian boxing fan Carlos Costa travels the world to watch his favorite fighters in action. He owns a company that deals in industrial safety machines and construction equipment, buying in China and…
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Reunion in ‘Pinoy Power 3’
Nonito Donaire Jr. and Brian Viloria faced separate opponents in “Pinoy Power: The Flash and the Furious” which was a huge box office success at the Araneta Coliseum last April. Last Saturday…
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Donaire calls foe ‘a dirty fighter’
MANILA, Philippines - Newly-crowned interim WBA superflyweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. said yesterday if he weighed anywhere close to what Rafael Concepcion did in their Las Vegas fight, the Panamanian would’ve been…
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Melligen not coming home
LAS VEGAS – For close to a year now, welterweight prospect Mark Jason Melligen has lived here, training with Britisher Tony Martin who is married to a Filipina and used to reside…
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ON HYPING MELLIGEN AND ABE’S UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE
Las Vegas NV - Mark Melligen had a distinguished PPV debut on world wide TV. He finished off his opponent, Ernesto Zepeda of Tijuana, Mexico, in 4 rounds. His performance is enough…
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Two title belts up for Manny
LAS VEGAS – When Manny Pacquiao takes on Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena here on Nov. 14, there will be two titles on the line and if the Filipino…
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Disqualification a blessing for Pinoy?
LAS VEGAS – Bernabe Concepcion struck WBO featherweight champion Steven Luevano of Los Angeles with a right hook to the jaw after the bell ended the seventh round and referee Jay Nady…
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THE CONCEPCION FIGHT: WAS IT WORTH THE EFFORT FOR DONAIRE?
Las Vegas, NV:- As most people now know, the “Filipino Flash”, Nonito Donaire Jr won convincingly over the mis-matched and bloated slugger from Panama, Rafael “El Torito” Concepcion and won another belt…
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More RP champs to emerge – Arum
LAS VEGAS – Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said yesterday he’s building a strong Filipino army of fighters that will shake up the boxing world and even when Manny Pacquiao finally decides…
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Dodie Boy out for revenge
LAS VEGAS – For former two-time world champion Dodie Boy Pe?alosa, the fight between Nonito Donaire Jr. and Rafael Concepcion has a special meaning because it’s his chance to exorcise the ghost…
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Donaire sets goal to be like Manny
LAS VEGAS – Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday his fight against Panama’s Rafael (El Torito) Concepcion for the interim WBA superflyweight title is the first step towards achieving his goal of becoming…
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Pinoy Power
MANILA — Magandang, magandang araw po sa inyong lahat mga ginigiliw kong mga kababayan at mga sumusunod sa kolum na ito. Umaasa akong sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan gaya ng inyong…
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HEY TIMOTHY, GET ON THE QUEUE
After being declared as the “winner” over Nate Campbell last Saturday night at the Agua Caliente Casino Resort, Timothy Bradley, the WBO light welterweight champion declared: “Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather, Cotto- I want…
