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KLITSCHKO BROTHERS COLLECT HEAVYWEIGHT BELTS
When Manny Pacquiao and Oscar de la Hoya fought the ?Dream Match? last December 6, 2008, there was no title belt at stake and it landed in the top ten pay-per-view all-time…
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IT?S THE FOURTH WEEK OF TRAINING AT THE WILD CARD GYM
Manila, Philippines:- It?s Wednesday again and as usual I was supposed to be reporting and posting photos from the Wildcard Gym with regards to the activities at the Pacquiao training camp. But…
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All’s well that ends well
MANILA, Philippines - On the verge of divorce just a few days ago, Manny Pacquiao and Solar Entertainment are back in each other?s arms. Last Wednesday, Pacquiao announced from his Los Angeles…
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Nietes and Melindo: Little Guys Come Up Big
Nietes (L) and Melindo. The minimumweight or strawweight division, whose weight limit for pro boxers is 105 pounds, was created in 1987. The IBF had the first world minimumweight world bout on…
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VALERO-PITALUA IN ?LIGHTWEIGHT LIGHTNING?
Knockout artist Edwin Valero faces Antonio Pitalua for the vacant WBC lightweight title on April 4 on Austin, Texas. It will be for the WBC interim lightweight title in the main event…
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Pacquiao has no ABS-CBN contract
MANILA, Philippines - Even as Manny Pacquiao announced his decision to switch media loyalties to ABS-CBN, it appears the boxing icon has not signed a contract with the giant media network. A…
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Top executives off to US, rue Manny distraction
MANILA, Philippines - Solar Entertainment president Wilson Tieng and chief operating officer Peter Chaliong left last night for Los Angeles to assure Manny Pacquiao that Solar and GMA, not ABS-CBN, will telecast…
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Solar under fire
Whether or not a smear campaign was orchestrated to tarnish Solar Entertainment?s image is now an academic issue because surely, the damage has been done. Those who insist there was no such…
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ABS-CBN CREW: THEY ARE BACK, BUT DID THEY EVER LEAVE?
Los Angeles, CA:- This is our third Wednesday report from the Wildcard and we are pleased to say that unlike yesterday, the day was relatively uneventful. The 24/7 crew from HBO was…
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Magandang Simula
LOS ANGELES ? Magandang, magandang araw po sa inyong lahat, mga giliw kong tagasubaybay. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan man kayo naroroon sa lahat ng sulok ng mundo. Sa pagpasok…
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WILL IT BE DREAM COME TRUE FOR Z GORRES?
Z ?The Dream? Gorres had shown world championship caliber when he castigated Roberto ?Mako? Leyva en route to a seventh round stoppage when the Mexican?s corner threw in the towel. He won…
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Balweg in big Vegas break
Another Filipino fighter will get an opportunity to showcase his skills in the lucrative US market. WBC International superbantamweight champion Balweg Bangoyan of Caburan, Davao del Sur, is making his overseas debut…
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PACMAN?S HANDS PACK A WALLOP
Los Angeles, CA: Yesterday, (Tuesday, LA Time) thanks to Team Pacquiao, PhilBoxing, was able to produce a ?scoop? and post photos concerning the first day of sparring of Manny Pacquiao at the…
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PACQUIAO DOWNS SPARRING PARTNER IN 1ST DAY OF SPARRING (Updated with Photos)
Los Angeles, California -- DARN, IT?S ONLY THR FIRST DAY! At the rate things have started at the Wildcard Gym, Freddie Roach, the famed guru at the gym may have a hard…
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Pro boxers to invade Olympics?
MANILA, Philippines - There?s a plan in the works for professional boxers to fight in the Olympics as early as the London Summer Games in 2012 and if implemented, it will open…
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What’s next for ALA Boys?
MANILA, Philippines - After scoring ?statement? victories the other night, Z (the Dream) Gorres and Milan Melindo of Cebu?s fabled ALA (Antonio Lopez Aldeguer) stable are looking forward to bigger game as…
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Lopez rues suspension but backs AIBA
MANILA, Philippines - Former ABAP president Manny Lopez said yesterday he couldn?t dispute his three-year suspension as an AIBA Executive Committee member before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) because of…
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Ruiz in Gorres’ gunsight
IBF and WBO No. 10 superflyweight Z (The Dream) Gorres faces Mexico?s Roberto Carlos Leyva in a 12-round bout at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City tomorrow night but even as he?s…
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ABAP to bid for Olympic qualifier
MANILA, Philippines - The minimum bid is $50,000 for a country to host an Olympic boxing qualifier and ABAP president Ricky Vargas said recently the Philippines is prepared to make an offer…
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Kahalagahan ni Buboy Fernandez
LOS ANGELES?Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan mang dako ng mundo kayo naroroon. Kung ako ang inyong tatanungin, ako po ay mabuting-mabuti naman at puspusan…
