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OH, YES! THERE WILL STILL BE LIFE AND EXCITEMENT IN PHILIPPINE BOXING AFTER GERRY, MANNY AND NONITO
On a night when World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa fought before Cebu boxing fans for the last time, three young bantamweights from the Southern Philippine Island of Mindanao proved…
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Roach in Gerry’s corner for Lopez
MANILA, Philippines - Gerry Pe?alosa said yesterday trainer Freddie Roach will be in his corner when he challenges WBO superbantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez in Puerto Rico on April 24 and announced…
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COTTO IS BACK ON TRACK
It was his first fight after his first loss to Antonio Margarito, and Miguel Angel Cotto won the WBO welterweight title on February 21, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York…
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MARAON IS THE BEST FIGHTER OF THE BEST BANTAMWEIGHTS
It was the most spectacular performance of the evening, in the event dubbed ?Battle of the Best Bantamweights.? Undefeated Jundy Maraon of Braveheart Boxing stable showed his class and the rationale why…
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Ang Kahalagahan ng Sports
Kumusta na po sa inyong lahat mga ginigiliw kong kababayan, fans at mga kaibigan. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan mang panig ng mundo kayo naroroon. Katatapos ko lang matanggap ang…
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Abalang-abala Bago Lumaban
MANILA?Kumusta na po kayong lahat? Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan mang panig ng mundo kayo naroroon. Bago po kami tumulak papuntang Los Angeles kasama ang aking koponan, United Kingdom at…
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FREDDIE ROACH AND THE WILD CARD GYM (PART II)
Freddie Roach was born on March 5, 1960 in Dedham, Massachusetts and he will be turning 49 next month. There were seven kids in their family and his dad was an ex-pro…
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Happy Valentine?s Day Sa Lahat
GENERAL SANTOS CITY?Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Happy Valentines Day din sa aking mga tagasubaybay, mga kapwa Filipino at mga fans ng boxing sa buong mundo. Kahit na siguro lumabas na…
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FREDDIE ROACH AND THE WILD CARD GYM
The term ?wild card? in American slang refers to something unpredictable. The name perfectly fits the Wild Card Gym, in Hollywood, the ideal place to train Manny Pacquiao and other prominent fighters.…
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Donaire dedicates fight to dad
MANILA, Philippines - In a major step towards reconciliation, IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said the other day he is dedicating his next defense against unbeaten Mexican Raul (Cobra) Martinez to…
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Boxers, doctors and the Cebu Public Library
I remember a scene in one of the Rocky movies where fictional heavyweight champ Rocky Balboa gets asked by reporters for his comment regarding the doctors? findings pertaining to brain injuries in…
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Salamat sa mga sportswriters
GENERAL SANTOS CITY ? Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan gaya ng inyong abang lingkod na abalang-abala sa pagtatapos ng mga proyekto bago tuluyang magsimulang mag-promote…
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CALIFORNIA BOXING COMMISSION?S DECISION IS A COP-OUT
Los Angeles, CA:- Reports indicate that the California State Athletic Commission, after a hearing at Van Nuys, California, suspended Antonio Margarito and his trainer, Javier Capetillo. The suspension is the aftermath of…
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DONAIRE RUNNING OUT OF QUALITY OPPONENTS
Nonito Donaire, Jr. was scheduled to face Mexican Fernando Montiel in a WBO super flyweight championship, but things went sour when Montiel could not make the weight limit anymore. The replacement was…
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Who is Chris John?
JAKARTA ? He?s often on the cover of a lot of Indonesian sports and fitness magazines. He endorses a slew of products, particularly a local energy drink. He?s a symbolic version of…
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THE DONAIRE FATHER-SON SAGA: THE SEQUEL
Hurting words were traded between world flyweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. and his father-trainer, Nonito Sr., following a bitter break-up a few months earlier. But if the latest words floated were to…
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THE REAL DREAM MATCH: PACQUIAO VS. MAYWEATHER
After Oscar de la Hoya, the number one pay-per-view earner in boxing, was beaten by Manny Pacquiao in the Dream Match that turned out to be his nightmare, the name of Floyd…
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Masayang Paglalakbay sa Guam
GUAM ?- Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. It is nice to be back in Guam, this time being part of GMA Network and a group of entertainers who are connecting with…
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DARCHINYAN HAS MORE BRAVADO THAN GARY SHAW?
Anaheim, California:- Vic Darchinyan did what he said he will do to Jorge Arce but the result was not quiet as he expected. Darchinyan promised to KO Jorge Arce. He punished Arce…
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Ex-world champion to invade Cebu
JAKARTA ? Former IBF minimumweight champion Muhammad Rachman is confident his experience will carry him to victory over unbeaten Cagayan de Oro fighter Milan Melindo when they face off at the Waterfront…
