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No Miami date for Gaballo
Gaballo. The boxing schedule is filling up for July and at least 14 countries are staging shows with eight states in the US joining the action. Las Vegas has five dates in…
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GAB appeals to restart pro sports
Mitra. GAB chairman Baham Mitra said yesterday he is awaiting notice from the IATF’s Technical Working Group (TWG) for a meeting to determine when to restart professional sporting events under strict health…
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Manny says 1st Barrera fight unforgettable
Super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao registered several milestone fights in his career but called his first encounter with Mexico’s Marco Antonio Barrera at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, in…
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Cashing in on Plania
The betting line for Filipino boxer Mike Plania to beat WBO No. 1 bantamweight contender Joshua Greer, Jr. was on a downward trend as the fight got closer but there was more…
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Plania vows to defy odds
Plania at Monday's weighin in Las Vegas. It will take a $550 bet to win $100 if WBO No. 1, IBF No. 2 and WBC No. 9 bantamweight Joshua Greer, Jr. beats…
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Marcial close to signing deal
Olympic middleweight boxing qualifier Eumir Marcial will meet with ABAP president Ricky Vargas and secretary-general Ed Picson next week, hoping to conclude a protracted negotiation for a pro contract. Picson said yesterday…
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Second life for ex-champ
Morris East. Just when it looked like things were going south, life took a positive turn for former WBA super lightweight champion Morris East. He was confined in a Las Vegas hospital…
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Justin says Manny ready anytime
Justin Fortune. Strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune said yesterday whenever super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao decides to fight again, he’ll be fit and ready because “he is who he…
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Age just a number for JC
JC Manangquil. When super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao says age is just a number, he refers to being 41 not as a handicap to staying competitive in the ring. When…
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Pinoy pug in Vegas return
Plania (C). Boxing is back in Las Vegas this month after the Nevada State Athletic Commission shut down the staging of combat sports last March 14 due to the pandemic and superbantamweight…
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ABAP sets conditions for Marcial
Ricky Vargas. ABAP president Ricky Vargas has spoken with New York boxing manager Shelly Finkel in a one-hour video conference call to lay down the conditions of a possible engagement in handling…
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When Manny faced Melvin
Melvin Magramo (L) and his son Giemel (R). It was on Sept. 13, 1997, when Manny Pacquiao battled Melvin Magramo in a 10-round bout at the Cebu Coliseum. Pacquiao was coming off…
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5 Pinoys in Miami
L-R: JC Manangquil, Reymart Gaballo and Sean Gibbons. WBO bantamweight champion Johnriel Casimero isn’t the only Filipino fighter staying in the US during the pandemic. In Miami, there are five Filipino boxers…
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‘Forever woman behind the man’
Boxing fan, election lawyer and champion of senior citizens Romy Macalintal reached out the other day to express his condolences to the Elorde family on the recent passing of Flash’s widow Mommy…
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Manny backs Magramo’s bid
Magramo. Super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao has sent a message of support to Giemel Magramo who battles unbeaten Japanese southpaw Junto Nakatani for the vacant WBO flyweight crown at the…
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Marcial’s priority is Olympic quest
Eumir Marcial shows off his vegetable “plantation” on the rooftop of his Imus, Cavite, home. There’s no doubt in Olympic middleweight boxing qualifier Eumir Marcial’s mind that his priority is representing the…
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Home judging ill-advised
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman. The WBC is seriously considering remote or home judging as a new protocol for fights with the pandemic still not under control. Once the situation is back to…
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Legends in their own time
They were born 51 years apart yet the late Laura Sarreal Elorde and super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao had something in common that tied their generations together. Mommy Laura, as…
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Target date for Casimero bout
There’s a working date for the triple bantamweight championship unification fight between WBO titlist JohnRiel Casimero and super WBA/IBF ruler Naoya (The Monster) Inoue with MP Promotions head Sean Gibbons setting July…
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Ring matriarch passes away
The boxing world lost a shining light yesterday when Laura Sarreal Elorde passed away of natural causes at home in Sucat, Paranaque, leaving behind a legacy of a matriarch who was an…
