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SI JINKEE, ANG AKING PINAKAMAMAHAL
Jinkee Pacquiao. LOS ANGELES ? Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan mang panig ng mundo kayo naroroon. Sa pagpasok ng huling limang linggo ng paghahanda…
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OLYMPIC GOLD IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME
Manny Pangilinan. There is a new sense of hope and optimism that engulfs people involved deeply with amateur boxing with the ascension of new and respectable faces to the hierarchy of the…
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Is Melindo for real?
When unassuming Milan Melindo beat Panama?s highly-regarded Carlos Melo to win the WBA Intercontinental lightflyweight title in Cebu last July, word spread like wildfire that the ALA stable had discovered another diamond…
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TODAY’S ABAP ELECTION: MANNY P TO REPLACE MANNY L?
Manny Pangilinan. It looks like the overstaying president of the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP), Manny Lopez, may be giving way to a new face after all. But with defacto…
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Donaire ready to get it on
With his title defense against South Africa?s Moruti (Babyface) Mthalane just three days away, IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. said yesterday he?s ready for the cocky challenger and optimistic of retaining…
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ABAP polls crucial to sport?s future
The Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) will hold elections for officers in Makati tomorrow and sources said yesterday a reorganization is in the offing to bolster the country?s bid for…
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GEJON’S ROUGH RETURN
Eriberto "Yukka" Gejon was once tagged as a future world champ. He may not have been as popular as his contemporaries like Randy Suico, Rodel Mayol or Malcolm Tunacao but any boxing…
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“TATAY” FREDDIE
LOS ANGELES ? Pitong taon na pala ang nakakaraan mula nang ako ay dumating sa Los Angeles at kumatok sa pinto ng Wild Card gym ni Coach Freddie Roach. O kay bilis…
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7 Pinays to vie in world boxing tilt
The Philippines will be represented by seven fighters at the fifth World Women?s Championships in Ningbo City, Zhejiang province, China, on Nov. 22-29 and national coach Roel Velasco said the other day…
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Ta?amor to fight in World Cup
Two-time Olympic lightflyweight boxer Harry Ta?amor is not finished fighting despite a disappointing elimination in his first bout in Beijing last August. He?s back training in the Amateur Boxing Association of the…
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MALAKING SAKRIPISYO, 24/7
LOS ANGELES ? Kumusta po sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan mang bahagi ng mundo kayo narooon. So far, so good. Ako rin po ay nasa mabuting kalagayan…
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TO SAVE RP AMATEUR BOXING: ONE MANNY MUST STEP ASIDE, ANOTHER MANNY MUST STEP IN
Floirendo (L) and Pacquiao. There is no denying that Philippine Amateur Boxing is in the doldrums. From being one of the regional superpowers in the sport, the country now struggles to produce…
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Wakee says Pacquiao no Pavlik
Manny Pacquiao will move up in weight to battle Oscar de la Hoya just as Kelly Pavlik did to fight Bernard Hopkins but the similarity ends there, said boxing promoter Rex (Wakee)…
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Role model for Manny
Two-time world welterweight champion Jimmy McLarnin is a perfect role model for Manny Pacquiao because the Irish ?Baby-Faced Assassin? did what the Filipino icon will try to do against Oscar de la…
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Epic proportions
Sportscaster extraordinaire Ed Picson can?t get any busier these days. His plate is so full that you wonder if there is time left to sleep ? which by the way, he assures…
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PATOK ANG MAKABAGONG PAGSASANAY
LOS ANGELES ? Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan mang panig ng mundo kayo naroroon. Kung ako ang inyong tatanungin, ang physical condition natin ay…
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BAKBAKAN, PAINIT NA NANG PAINIT!
LOS ANGELES ? Habang lumalamig po dito sa Los Angeles, siya namang painit nang panit sa loob ng Wild Card gym ni coach Freddie Roach para sa paghahanda nating lahat sa laban…
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Kenyan offers $13,000 rematch
DAVAO CITY ? Dethroned WBC International superbantamweight champion Sande Otieno of Kenya offered his tormentor Balweg Bangoyan a $13,000 purse and four plane tickets for a rematch in Nairobi the morning after…
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Bangoyan wrests WBC crown in lucky break
DAVAO CITY ? Hard-hitting Balweg Bangoyan scored a first round knockdown but couldn?t dispose of durable WBC International superbantamweight champion Sande Otieno and in the end, settled for a win by a…
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WALANG MISMATCH NA MAGAGANAP
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Kumusta po ulit sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan gaya ng inyong abang lingkod. Walong linggo na lang po ang nalalabi bago namin bigyang-wakas ni…
