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IBF head lauds Ancajas
Ancajas (L) and IBF president Daryl Peoples. No less than IBF president Daryl Peoples has acknowledged that IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas’ ninth title defense against Mexico’s Jonathan Rodriguez was his best…
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Aro credited for Ancajas’ condition
Aro (L) and Ancajas. IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas never had weight issues in preparing for his ninth title defense against Mexican challenger Jonathan Rodriguez and after retaining his crown via a…
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Ancajas ready for bigger game
It took IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas nine title defenses to finally gain the respect of the boxing cognoscenti but the recognition came richly deserved as the Panabo, Davao del Norte, native…
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Respect is Ancajas’ motivation
Jerwin Ancajas at Friday's weighin in Uncasville, CT. IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas is determined to deliver a strong message that he can’t be ignored in lining up the world’s top 115-pound…
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Donaire, Dasmariñas in world title bids
Donaire (L) and Dasmariñas. Two Filipinos are lined up to fight for world titles as Nonito Donaire, Jr. takes on WBC bantamweight champion Nordine Oubaali of France on May 29 and Michael…
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Nietes remains serious fixture in 115-pound ranks
Donnie Nietes came through with a clinical performance in outclassing Colombian Pablo Carrillo to score a unanimous 10-round decision for the vacant WBO International superflyweight title at the Caesar’s Palace Bluewaters in…
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Master technician back to work
It didn’t seem like Donnie Nietes hadn’t fought in over two years as the former WBO minimumweight, WBO lightflyweight, IBF flyweight and WBO superflyweight champion displayed the polished skills of a master…
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Little Dado’s place in ring history
Little Dado. For some reason, Little Dado has been ignored by record keepers in listing feats of Filipino boxing champions. But it’s time to set the records straight. Dado was actually the…
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Ancajas, Magsayo in must-win fights
Ancajas (L) and Magsayo. IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas and IBF No. 4 featherweight Mark Magsayo aren’t leaving anything to chance when they take on dangerous opponents at the Mohegan Sun Arena…
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Remembering Smokin’ Joe
Joe Cantada. Tomorrow marks the 29th death anniversary of iconic sports commentator Joe Cantada. Smokin’ Joe raised the level of professionalism in sportscasting to an art form and continues to touch the…
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Big fights back on TV
It’s been over a year, way before the pandemic struck, that big-time fights involving Filipinos were shown on a major TV network. The long wait will finally be over when TV5 airs…
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One against three
If it’s true that super WBA welterweight champion in-recess Sen. Manny Pacquiao plans to end his boxing career in a blaze of glory before his countrymen at the Philippine Arena in September,…
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Meeting Marvelous Marvin
It was in 1988 when Marvelous Marvin Hagler stayed 26 days in the Philippines filming scenes for the Dino De Laurentiis movie “Indio” where he played the role of Sergeant Iron. The…
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One voice, one team for Marcial
Marial (R), Roach (L) and Gibbons (C). ABAP president Ricky Vargas put the elephant on the table the other day and threshed out issues of concern regarding Olympic middleweight boxing qualifier Eumir…
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Thai camp awaits ABAP team
Olympic qualifiers Eumir Marcial (L) and Irish Magno. After a tedious process of finalizing travel arrangements, an ABAP team of 10 fighters is set to leave for training camp in Thailand this…
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Manny’s last fight in Philippine Arena?
The plan is for super WBA welterweight champion-in-recess Sen. Manny Pacquiao to fight twice this year and if socio-economic conditions allow, the 55,000-seat Philippine Arena in Bulacan could be the site of…
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Title shot around the corner for Magsayo
Roach (L) talks to Magsayo atop the ring during Magsayo's last fight. A world title shot is coming soon for Tagbilaran’s Mark Magsayo who’s ranked No. 4 by the IBF, No. 6…
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Mighty Mouse lives up to moniker
Cuarto (L) and Taduran at the weighin. Challenger Rene Mark Cuarto played the mouse in frustrating the cat then hung on with guile in the homestretch to dethrone IBF minimumweight champion Pedro…
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Taduran faces stiff odds in title defense
Pedro Taduran (left) and Rene Mark Cuarto. IBF minimumweight champion Pedro Taduran realizes the odds are stacked against him in his second title defense against countryman Rene Mark Cuarto at the Bula…
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Ancajas steps up training at Wild Card
IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas is set to make the ninth defense of his crown against dangerous Mexican mandatory challenger Jonathan Javier Rodriguez at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on April…
