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GAB open to aid Casimero
Casimero. GAB chairman Baham Mitra said yesterday the agency is open to assist WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero who will be stripped of the crown unless he produces a medical certificate establishing…
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Manny plans more incentives for athletes
Sen, Manny Pacquiao said the other day he intends to raise incentives for athletes who bring honor to the country by winning medals in the Olympics and world competitions, adding that recognition…
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Family affair
It was like a family get-together for the Donaires at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson City, Los Angeles Country, last Saturday night. WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr.’s father Dodong…
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Donaire shines brightly in night of fireworks
WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. didn’t hold back in facing countryman Reymart Gaballo and used his vaunted left hook, this time to the body, to retain his crown on a spectacular…
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Will Ancajas sparmate be his next challenger?
IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas will wait a little longer for the chance to unify the 115-pound throne as his showdown with WBO beltholder Kazuto Ioka set in Ota City on Dec.…
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Busy month for boxing
Six Filipinos are booked for world title fights this month and two more are scheduled in championship eliminators as the race to find an heir to Manny Pacquiao’s throne heats up. There…
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Reward for Casimero is Inoue
MP Promotions head Sean Gibbons said yesterday if WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero retains his crown against England’s Paul Butler in Dubai on Dec. 11, his reward will be a big-money showdown…
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Will Japan cancel Jerwin fight?
There’s no certainty as to when Japan will end its ban on the entry of foreign travelers and if it isn’t lifted soon, the unification title fight between IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin…
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Tragedy won’t deter Paradero
Paredero (L) and Freshmart (R). Robert Paradero suffered a family tragedy last Wednesday when his father Federico died of complications from pneumonia. Paradero was scheduled to leave his Malaybalay, Bukidnon, hometown for…
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10 most riveting Pacman fights
Here’s a tough one. What would you consider to be the 10 best Manny Pacquiao fights in his ring career? There’s surely a lot to choose from. He logged a total of…
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Nietes in hunt to reclaim crown
Donnie Nietes. Former WBO minimumweight, WBO lightflyweight, IBF flyweight and WBO superflyweight champion Donnie Nietes isn’t used to walking around without a crown and he’s back in the hunt to win another…
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Who’s minding Donaire’s age?
WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. turned 39 yesterday but who’s counting? He surely doesn’t act his age in the ring. Donaire is a stickler for discipline and how he moved down…
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Paradero vows to shock world
Paradero (L) and CP Freshmart (R). Bukidnon’s Robert (Inggo) Paradero said yesterday he won’t bungle his second chance to win a world crown and promised to dethrone super WBA minimumweight champion Knockout…
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Donaire going for KO
WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. is gunning for a knockout over undefeated mandatory challenger Reymart Gaballo when they face off in a scheduled 12-round bout at the Dignity Health Sports Park…
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What Sean lives for
Sultan screams after hearing his name the winner over Caraballo. It was last Sunday, the morning after Jonas Sultan escaped what would’ve been a hometown lynching if not for scoring four knockdowns…
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Sultan escapes hometown decision
If not for scoring four knockdowns, WBA No. 9 bantamweight Jonas Sultan would’ve been robbed of a win by decision in battling previously unbeaten Puerto Rican Carlos Caraballo at the Hulu Theater…
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New dawn for Tapales
Former WBO bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales is on a mission to sit on the throne again, this time in the superbantamweight division. He’ll take a big step towards achieving his goal with…
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Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder: The Story of a Heavyweight Trilogy Saga
Tyson Fury versus Deontay Wilder is in the history books after one of the greatest trilogies ever seen in the heavyweight division. Below is the story of the two top division champions…
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Olympic boxers back for SEA Games
L-R: Olympic medalists Paalam, Marcial and Petecio. ABAP head coach Don Abnett said yesterday he’s 100 percent sure the country’s four Tokyo Olympic boxers will be back in the ring to go…
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Pacquiao’s career by the numbers
Here’s a rundown on the 26-year professional boxing career of Manny Pacquiao by the numbers. 26----pay-per-view fights, generating more than 20.4 million buys and over $1.29 billion in revenues. 8----fighters whom Pacquiao…
