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ILANG SAGLIT NA LANG
LAS VEGAS--Sa araw ng Martes, mga apat na araw na lang ang nalalabi, handang-handa na ako upang makipagsabayan sa lakas at dunong ng tinaguriang kampeon ng 140 pounds division na si Ricky…
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Manny to be a fighting congressman?
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao is definitely running for Congress in next year?s elections but even if he wins, it won?t mean the end of his boxing career. ?He?ll be a fighting…
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Ojeda’s intriguing theory
Former boxing judge and retired Philippine Airlines purser Jose Mari Ojeda has an intriguing theory in analyzing what could happen in the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton duel in Las Vegas this weekend. Ojeda…
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It’s not over for Gerry
MANILA, Philippines - Gerry Pe?alosa lost the fight but his courageous effort was worthy of a purple heart as he took a severe beating from WBO superbantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez but…
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Viloria predicts hard fight for Manny
MANILA, Philippines - Newly crowned IBF lightflyweight champion Brian Viloria predicted the other day a difficult fight for Manny Pacquiao against Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas on May 2 but picked the…
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PENALOSA WAS TRUE TO HIS NAME
They called him ?Fearless? and tonight at Bayamon, Puerto Rico Gerry Penalosa gave true meaning to the name. Penalosa went to the island paradise at the Caribbean to challenge the incumbent WBO…
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MASAYANG PAGTITIPON
LOS ANGELES ? Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan man kayo naroroon. Dumating na po ang mga huling sandali ng pagsasanay at masasabi kong…
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BUHAY ANG PHILIPPINE BOXING
LOS ANGELES?Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat, mga minamahal kong tagasubaybay. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan man panig ng mundo kayo naroroon. Excited na po ako sa labang ito…
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DONAIRE VS. VILORIA NO MORE
Filipino-Americans Nonito Donaire, Jr. and Brian Viloria lived up to the expectations of their countrymen when they clobbered separate rivals last Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum. Donaire (21-1, 14 KO's) successfully defended…
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Responsibilidad Ko sa Boksing
LOS ANGELES -- Kumusta na po kayong lahat, mga ginigiliw kong mambabasa at tagasubaybay ng kolum na ito. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan mang panig ng mundo kayo naroroon. Dalawang…
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Make or break for Viloria
MANILA, Philippines - It took a lot of soul-searching for Brian Viloria to decide that he still wants to become a world champion after a series of ring setbacks where his desire…
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Hatton to go down like Diaz, says Arum
MANILA, Philippines - Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said yesterday there?s no doubt in his mind that Ricky Hatton will go out like a light in his IBO lightwelterweight title defense against…
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BYE BYE GOLDEN BOY
It was the end of the road for the number one boxing personality in the whole world. But at least this time, only as a fighter. Oscar ?Golden Boy? de la Hoya…
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Global supremacy
In the Philippines, Solar Sports and Top Rank are calling Sunday?s double championship blockbuster card ?The Flash and the Furious,? referring to IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. ? dubbed the ?Filipino…
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TIDBITS FROM THE MEDIA DAY
Los Angeles, CA:- Yesterday, the promoters of the Pacquiao-Hatton rumble on May 2nd held the lone media conference for Manny Pacquiao at the Wildcard Gym. They had to have one as the…
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SALAMAT, OSCAR DE LA HOYA
LOS ANGELES ? Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat mga ginigiliw kong mga kaibigan, pamilya at fans. Mahigit dalawang linggo na lang at magbabakbakan na kaming dalawa ni Ricky Hatton ng…
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PAALAM, OSCAR AND THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
Los Angeles, CA: Today at a well-planned press conference that was opened to the public and held at the posh LA Live near the Staples Arena, Oscar de la Hoya said goodbye…
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Weight no problem for confident Donaire
MANILA, Philippines - IBF lightflyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. isn?t worried about making the 112-pound limit and vowed to crush undefeated challenger Raul (Cobra) Martinez in his third title defense at the…
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Forget the odds
Manny Pacquiao is favored to beat Ricky Hatton in their Las Vegas duel on May 2 but according to writer Phil Woolever of Boxing Digest, anything can happen because they?re big punchers…
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Manny must focus on here and now
MANILA, Philippines - Sports psychologist Dr. Francis Santamaria said yesterday Manny Pacquiao?s spirituality and sense of purpose are his biggest abstract weapons that will lift him to victory over Ricky Hatton in…
