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Abnett credits team for surge
Abnett. TOKYO. Don Abnett wouldn’t take any credit for the Philippine boxing team’s three-medal finish at the Olympics here and instead, applauded the efforts of the entire delegation in delivering a performance…
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Ice cream for Nesthy
TOKYO. Just minutes after claiming the Olympic silver medal in women’s featherweight boxing at the Ryogoku Kokugikan Arena last Tuesday, Nesthy Petecio said the first thing she’d like to do is to…
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Two for the gold
Marcial (L) and Paalam (R). TOKYO. Two more wins then it’s Olympic gold for middleweight Eumir Marcial and flyweight Carlo Paalam with their stint in the final depending on the outcome of…
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Olympic legend pays tribute to Pinoys
Rigondeaux. TOKYO. Two-time Olympic gold medalist and regular WBA bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba recently paid tribute to Filipinos as “some of the toughest fighters in boxing” with the Tokyo Summer…
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Missing lightflyweight boxing
TOKYO. Of the Philippines’ collection of 11 Olympic medals since 1924, five came from boxing and three were in the lightflyweight division. The other two were in the bantamweight and featherweight classes.…
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World title shot for Mama
Jayson Mama. In December last year, unbeaten General Santos City fighter Jayson Mama flew to South Africa to challenge then IBF flyweight champion Moruti Mthalane only to be told the match was…
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Bradley picks Spence over Manny
Pacquiao (R) and Bradley. Former WBC/WBO superlightweight and WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley has lost to only one fighter in his career that spanned 37 fights and he was beaten twice by…
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Brod Pete boosts boxers’ morale
Brod Pete. When ABAP president Ricky Vargas and secretary-general Ed Picson opened the zoom meeting with the Philippine boxing team about an hour before the Tokyo Olympics inaugural ceremony last Friday, a…
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Injury fells Paalam foe
Thitisan Panmod. A freak accident in the ring has struck out Thai boxing contender Thitisan Panmod from competing in the men’s flyweight division at the Tokyo Olympics, leaving 27 hopefuls in the…
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Marcial tipped to strike gold
The Associated Press has predicted that three Philippine athletes will land a podium finish in the Tokyo Olympics with middleweight boxer Eumir Marcial the only gold medalist. Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz and featherweight…
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Is WBA prejudiced?
Pacquiao with WBA president Gilberto Mendoza. Now that the recess is over, the WBA has refused to reinstate Manny Pacquiao as its welterweight champion under the “super” category. So what was the…
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Secret workouts for Casimero, foe
It’s been over two weeks since WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero began sparring at Jorge Capetillo’s gym in Las Vegas but no film is available for public viewing. Casimero is training to…
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Southpaws easy prey for Manny
Super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao has never lost to a southpaw and WBC/IBF ruler Errol Spence, Jr., a left-hander, isn’t expected to break the record when they square off at…
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Noynay ripe for world title shot
Noynay (L) raises his hand after stopping Wilson in Australia. WBO No. 7 superfeatherweight Joe Noynay knew he faced tough odds in battling unbeaten Australian rising star Liam Wilson in a 10-rounder…
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No jet lag for Manny
It wasn’t even 24 hours after super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao arrived in Los Angeles from Manila that he hit the road and did calisthenics at the Pan Pacific Park…
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Spence’s best can’t beat Manny’s best
Los Angeles-based Australian strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune is convinced that WBC/IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence has no chance to beat super WBA ruler Sen. Manny Pacquiao when they battle in…
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Donaire claims fight’s off
WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. said yesterday his unification fight against WBO titleholder JohnRiel Casimero at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson City, Los Angeles County, on Aug. 14 is…
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Nesthy on a mission
Olympic women’s boxing qualifier Nesthy Petecio is used to bouncing back from disappointment. Her career has been marked by ups and downs but to Petecio’s credit, she's not the type to sulk…
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Dasmariñas moves up to superbantam
After losing to super WBA/IBF bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue on a third round stoppage in Las Vegas last Saturday, Michael Dasmariñas left the ring without a scratch on his face. The foiled…
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Pinoy champs collide to unify titles
History will be made when two reigning Filipino world champions clash to unify the WBC and WBO bantamweight titles at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson City, Los Angeles County, on…
