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MVP sees gold at rainbow’s end
BACOLOD ? Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) chairman Manny V. Pangilinan admitted the other day he knows little about the complexities of the sport but his motivation in getting involved…
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SPLIT PERSONALITY
I have known Ronnie Nathanielsz for over three decades now and saw him from a distance many years before that when he worked as one of the propagandists of former President Ferdinand…
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Likas na Yaman ng Pilipinas
BACOLOD CITY?Kumusta po kayong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan gaya ng inyong abang lingkod. Sa wari ko, tinututukan ninyo pa rin ang pinakasariwang balita tungkol sa susunod na laban ko…
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Noli’s night with Manny
SBP executive director and Liga Pilipinas president Noli Eala will never forget his night with Manny Pacquiao in General Santos City last Friday. Eala was in Pacquiao?s hometown for Liga?s inaugural leg…
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Ultimatum for Hatton
British brawler Ricky Hatton isn?t as marketable as he insists he is, even in his homeland. That?s the word from a boxing expert, who declined to be identified, in analyzing if a…
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Pangunahing Prayoridad
GENERAL SANTOS CITY?Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan gaya ng inyong abang lingkod na kasalukuyang naghahanda para sa susunod nating laban. Pero bago ang lahat ng…
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Amonsot, Banal seek comeback in Bohol tiffs
After suffering his first pro loss to Panama?s Rafael Concepcion last July, world-rated superflyweight contender A. J. (Bazooka) Banal returns to the ring against Indonesian champion Nouldi Manakane in Tagbilaran City on…
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Sugar and Spice at the Crossroads
Sugar Shane Mosley turned 37 last September. He was known for his smooth style and hand speed. He has big fight experience and used to be compared to his predecessors named Sugar…
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Concepcion to fight for world title this year
Bernabe Concepcion is looking forward to challenging WBC featherweight champion Oscar Larios of Mexico sometime this year but first, he?s got to dispose of Kenya?s dangerous Sande Otieno in a 12-round duel…
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ABAP to set up training centers
Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) chairman Manny V. Pangilinan said the other day four regional training centers will be established to support a widespread talent identification program that is the…
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2009: Malaking Pagsubok
LOS ANGELES?Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat, mga ginigiliw kong tagasubaybay ng kolum na ito. O kay bilis talaga ng panahon, at sa isang iglap ay tapos na naman ang isang…
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ABAP okays two champs’ training in Baguio
WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa and IBF/IBO flyweight titleholder Nonito Donaire Jr. were given the go-signal the other day to train at the ABAP gym in Teachers Village, Baguio City, and are…
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Donaire, Pe?alosa join forces in Baguio
Two Filipino world champions are setting up a joint training camp in Baguio City starting Monday to prepare for title fights and they?re eager to learn from each other. WBO bantamweight titlist…
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Pride, money to delay Oscar’s retirement?
Losing to Manny Pacquiao wasn?t exactly Oscar de la Hoya?s idea of a retirement party and at 35, the Golden Boy might just come back to fight, if only to salvage the…
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Roach, Fernandez perfect pair for Pacman
Manny Pacquiao admits he wouldn?t be the fighter he is today without Freddie Roach and Buboy Fernandez in his corner. No doubt, the pair has done wonders in propelling Pacquiao to the…
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THE HUNT FOR THE NEXT PACMAN
2009 promises to be another exhilarating year for Philippine boxing. Every name fighter in the 135 to 147 lb. weight range has his sights set on Manny Pacquiao. He has a wide…
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The Year of Pacquiao
2008 will go down in sports history as the year Manny Pacquiao affirmed his supremacy as the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound champion. No Filipino fighter ? or athlete, for that matter ?…
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Different Hatton to face Manny
It?ll be a ?new? Ricky Hatton up against Manny Pacquiao when they square off on May 2 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas and the Filipino icon is forewarned…
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Pro Boxing Yearender: Pacquiao wipes away the blues
Florante Condes lost his IBF minimumweight title, five Filipinos were thwarted in bids for world crowns and at least four highly-regarded contenders blew their chance to advance to the global stage but…
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Maligayang Pasko sa Lahat
LOS ANGELES -- Isang maligayang Pasko ang aking ipinahahatid sa inyong lahat at sana, madama ninyong lahat ang tunay na diwa ng Kapaskuhan at sana, kayo pong lahat ay nasa mabuting kalagayan…
