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No clear winner
At hindsight, the consensus among fight fans is the Floyd Mayweather, Jr.-Oscar de la Hoya bout should?ve been declared a draw because there just wasn?t a clear winner. Judging a boxing match…
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Boom Boom in gutsy win over Medina
Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista survived a knockdown in the seventh round, a cut over his left eye from a headbutt, referee Robert Byrd?s misguided calls on blows below the belt and a…
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Banal to go for broke in US debut
Superflyweight prospect A. J. Banal is out to prove he deserves trainer Freddie Roach?s billing as the Filipino fighter with the most potential to become a world champion. Banal, 18, takes on…
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Boom Boom faces acid test
Whether Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista is the real thing or just a passing fancy will be known when he takes on unbeaten Sergio (Rocky) Medina of Argentina in a WBO superbantamweight 12-round…
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Boom Boom, Banal to go for knockouts
For ALA boxing stable owner Tony Aldeguer, it won?t be enough for Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista and A. J. Banal to win for the sake of winning in the undercard of the…
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Sparmate says Manny getting better than ever
Rising welterweight prospect David Rodela is paid at least $500 a week for sparring every other day with boxing icon Manny Pacquiao at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood and doesn’t mind…
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Bobby vows fight of his life
Former WBC Continental Americas superfeatherweight champion Bobby Pacquiao said yesterday he will be 100 percent ready to upset highly favored Humberto Soto of Mexico in their 10-round bout at Madison Square Garden…
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Koncz says it’s 50-50 in Bobby-Soto bout
WBC No. 2 superfeatherweight contender Humberto Soto of Mexico is heavily favored to beat Bobby Pacquiao in their 10-round bout at Madison Square Garden in New York on June 9 but Canadian…
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Crazy about fitness boxing
Tomorrow from 4 p.m. to midnight, a third of the Greenhills promenade parking lot will be transformed into a battleground for 10 fitness gyms as 86 novice fighters – including eight ladies…
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WBC ignores legal cases
If WBC president Jose Sulaiman has his way, he’ll throw lawyers out the window for interfering in the process of determining the deserving challengers for the world championship. Sulaiman made a cameo…
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BREAKING NEWS: JUSTIN FORTUNE TO BRANCH OFF ON HIS OWN, BUT WILL CONTINUE WORKING WITH ROACH
Famed fight trainer Freddie Roach, and his conditioning coach/assistant trainer Justin Fortune contacted me this evening to inform me that Justin will be branching out on his own in the near future.…
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Dreaming about Manny
Two 40-year-old former world champions conjured visions of fighting Manny Pacquiao in their prime but neither speculated on what would or could have happened if they battled the Filipino boxing icon. First…
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Row over Manny to be settled amicably?
SAN ANTONIO – Manny Pacquiao’s lawyer Franklin (Jeng) Gacal said recently he expects the legal battle between Top Rank and Golden Boy over the Filipino boxing icon’s promotional rights to be settled…
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Solis tougher than Larios
SAN ANTONIO – Take it from Manny Pacquiao. His latest victim Jorge Solis was a tougher opponent than Oscar Larios whom he outpointed in a 12-round bout at the Araneta Coliseum last…
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Weight blamed for Viloria’s loss
SAN ANTONIO – Brian Viloria ran out of steam in the late going and his manager Gary Gittlesohn said yesterday the draining effort to make the 108-pound limit contributed to a poor…
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‘Travieso’ getting married
SAN ANTONIO – A bloodied and battered Jorge Arce lost to defending WBC superflyweight champion Cristian Mijares at the Alamodome here Saturday night but won the heart of beauteous Carima Gutierrez who…
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Roach busy in Puerto Rico
SAN ANTONIO – Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach took the day off from training Oscar de la Hoya in Puerto Rico for his coming fight against Floyd Mayweather and worked Manny Pacquiao’s corner…
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Mexican says his wife hits harder than Manny
SAN ANTONIO – Despite two trips to the canvas, Mexican loser Jorge Solis said his wife Fabiola Janet hits harder than Manny Pacquiao ironically after he was knocked out by the Filipino…
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Where was Barrera?
SAN ANTONIO – Former WBC superfeatherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera was a no-show at the Alamodome here Saturday night. Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said earlier he expected the Baby-Faced Assassin to…
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Goosen upbeat on Viloria’s bid
SAN ANTONIO – The man tasked to bring back the fury in Brian Viloria’s fists is confident the former WBC lightflyweight champion will regain the title at the Alamodome this morning (Manila…
