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Manny says focus is overdue
Super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao has made an impassioned appeal to support the creation of the Philippine Boxing and Combat Sports Commission, citing his experience in explaining why it’s necessary…
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Honda assures fair judges
Magramo (C) with Liza (L) and Johnny Elorde (R). Three Japanese judges will be named to work the much-awaited fight between No. 1 contender Giemel Magramo of the Johnny Elorde stable and…
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Casimero to put ‘turtle’ to sleep
WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero, holed up in a hotel undergoing a 14-day quarantine in Ormoc, said yesterday he plans to go back to the US in January and get ready for…
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How far will Eumir go?
L-R: Marcial, Ancajas and Gibbons. Olympic middleweight boxing qualifier Eumir Marcial is now in Los Angeles for training with Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym and will make his pro debut…
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Mikey vows best for Manny
A fight is farthest from super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao’s mind in this pandemic but even as he’s focused on his chores as a legislator, potential opponents keep calling him…
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No holiday break for Magsayo
Roach at Magsayo's corner. There’s still a lot to learn in the gym for WBC/IBF No. 4 featherweight contender Mark Magsayo who’s fresh from a split 10-round decision win over Mexican tough…
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Magsayo stays on course
L-R: Magsayo, Roach and Somodio. Highly-touted featherweight contender Mark (Magnifico) Magsayo went through the wringer in pounding out a split 10-round decision over tough Mexican hombre Rigoberto Hermosillo at the Microsoft Theater…
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Magsayo’s coming out party
WBC No. 4 featherweight Mark Magsayo may be a win or two away from fighting for a world title and he’s not taking any chances against Mexican tough guy Rigoberto Hermosillo in…
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Part-Pinoy twins in Magsayo undercard
Barrientes twins pose with Gervonta Davis (C). Part-Filipino twin featherweight boxers Angel and Chavez Barrientes will see action in separate six-rounders before the main event featuring Tagbilaran City’s Mark Magsayo against Mexico’s…
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Ancajas can’t wait for next fight
IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas left Manila for Los Angeles yesterday morning with manager/trainer Joven Jimenez and assistant trainer Fernando Parcon, ready to stay in the US for the long haul if…
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No problem for Casimero
WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero put his act on full display in his first US pay-per-view appearance and called out the big names in the 118-pound division to come forward after demolishing…
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For the record
The WBO bantamweight title fight between defending champion JohnRiel Casimero of Ormoc City and Ghanaian Duke Micah in Connecticut this morning (Manila time) is only the third championship bout involving a Filipino…
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Casimero picked over Micah
WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero is a solid 7-1 favorite to dispose of unbeaten Ghanaian challenger Duke Micah in their scheduled 12-round title fight on Showtime pay-per-view at the Mohegan Sun Hotel…
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Casimero locked and loaded
JohnRiel Casimero (left) and MP Promotions head Sean Gibbons. WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero is in Connecticut where he’ll take on unbeaten New York-based Ghanaian challenger Duke Micah in a scheduled 12-round…
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Magsayo awaits new foe
Magsayo (L) with trainer Freddie Roach. IBF No. 4 featherweight Mark Magsayo will face a still unidentified opponent at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Oct. 3 but couldn’t care less…
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Bones to work Casimero’s corner
Former WBA superbantamweight champion Clarence (Bones) Adams will be the chief second in WBO bantamweight titleholder JohnRiel Casimero’s corner when the Ormoc slugger stakes his crown against unbeaten No. 11 contender Duke…
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Jerwin all out for Lakers
Ancajas. IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas has been a LeBron James fan since the Chosen One was an NBA rookie with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003-04. Throughout LeBron’s career, Ancajas stayed loyal…
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Ancajas defers move to bantam
Ancajas (C) takes a selfie with Jimenez (L) and Gibbons (R) IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas is in no hurry to move up to the bantamweight division even as some quarters are…
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Relief in boxing distress
Giemel Magramo (C) with Liza (L) and Johnny Elorde. The pandemic has jeopardized WBO No. 1 flyweight contender Giemel Magramo’s bid to fight for the vacant throne as his battle against No.…
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60 days before Marcial fights
Eumir Marcial (aiming) in airsoft games with Jerwin Ancajas. Tokyo Olympic middleweight boxing qualifier Eumir Marcial can fly to the US anytime but his departure from Manila will depend on when Al…
