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Jerwin shrugs off pressure
Former IBF superflyweight ruler Jerwin Ancajas realizes there’s a heavy load on his shoulders when he faces WBA bantamweight titlist Takuma Inoue at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on Feb. 24 because…
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Munguia vs. Ryder: Styles Ignite Flash-Bang
If deployed near combustible or flammable materials, a flashbang can start a fire or cause an explosion. Seems like a good definition for this Saturday night’s main event streaming live on DAZN.…
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Natasha Jonas vs. Mikaela Mayer: Moving On Up
More than just a belt is at stake heading into this equally matched fight at welterweight between Natasha Jonas and Mikaela Mayer. Natasha can add yet another name to her fighter resume…
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Beterbiev vs. Smith: Age and Inactivity
When Artur Beterbiev and Callum Smith meet in the ring on Saturday, age and inactivity will play a major role in the outcome. Artur is 38 years old and hasn’t step through…
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Pinoy fighters to watch
Among the 26 Filipino fighters rated in the top 10 by the four major world boxing governing bodies, five promising title prospects stand out. They are IBF No. 7 superfeatherweight Charly Suarez,…
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World title report card
Marlon Tapales (L) and Melvin Jerusalem (R). It was a lean year for Philippine boxing in world title matches in 2023 as only eight bouts were held with six Filipino fighters compiling…
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Don’t cry for Pinoy boxing
The year 2023 ends today with no Filipino reigning as world boxing champion. But there is hope for the future as 26 Filipinos are ranked in the top 10 of the four…
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Short break for Tapales
Marlon Tapales is back in his Lanao del Norte home, reunited with his wife and three-year-old daughter after a three-month training camp to prepare for his fight against Naoya Inoue but it…
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Vargas elected to World Boxing Executive Board
ABAP chairman Ricky Vargas was elected as Executive Board member of World Boxing during the 27-nation federation’s inaugural Congress in Frankfurt recently. Vargas was the second highest vote-getter with 56.1 percent of…
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It’s not over for Marlon
Marlon Tapales could’ve taken a safe route in defending his WBA and IBF superbantamweight titles against a no-risk challenger but opted to go for all the marbles in a bid to make…
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Tapales credits sparmates for toughness
For over a month, WBA/IBF superbantamweight champion Marlon Tapales worked out with a platoon of sparmates in Baguio to get ready for the fight of his life against unbeaten WBC/WBO titlist Naoya…
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Joshua/Wallin and Wilder/Parker: No Time To Play
The time has come, well technically the moment boxing fans have waited for is almost here (hopefully). One final hurdle to jump thru then us fans will get the matchup that’s eluded…
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Tapales unfazed by odds
It won’t be a cakewalk for WBA/IBF superbantamweight champion Marlon Tapales to defeat WBC/WBO titlist Naoya Inoue in their scheduled 12-round bout for undisputed recognition at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo on…
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All or nothing
There’s only one Filipino reigning as world boxing champion today and he’s risking everything to become the undisputed 122-pound champion. Five titles will be at stake when Marlon Tapales battles Naoya Inoue…
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Bam Rodriguez vs. Sunny Edwards: Flyweight Separator
This Saturday night live from the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona Jessie Rodriguez takes on Sunny Edwards streaming live on DAZN. This unification bout will help as a separator of sorts…
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No rest for Magsayo
Magsayo delivers a crushing right at Avelar. Former WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo is taking no break for the holidays and was set to jump back into training at the Wild Card…
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Devin Haney vs. Regis Prograis: Talking All That Jazz
The back and forth between the fighters and camps of Devin Haney and Regis Prograis has only added hype to what was already great matchup at the junior welterweight division. Haney is…
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Ryan Garcia vs. Oscar Duarte: All Jokes Aside
Boy oh boy did things get ugly at the prefight presser on Thursday for Ryan Garcia versus Oscar Duarte. All jokes aside did we see more drama outside the ring than what…
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David Benavidez vs. Demetrius Andrade: Just To Get A Rep
On Thanksgiving weekend here in the states David Benavidez faces Demetrius Andrade in a main event on a stacked Showtime PPV card. The word stacked gets thrown around all too often these…
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Stevenson/De Los Santos & Navarrete/Conceicao: Do The ‘B’ Sides Have The Formula To Be The One?
On a rare Thursday night, Shakur Stevenson takes on Edwin De Los Santos in the main event on ESPN/ESPN+ from Las Vegas, Nevada. The co-feature pits the always entertaining Emanuel Navarrete versus…
