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ALA’s new breed
The ALA Gym in Cebu. It was in 1985 when Antonio Lopez Aldeguer, known as ALA, established a boxing stable in Cebu and gave an opportunity for Filipinos to make a living…
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WBC resets deadline to fix Donaire bout
The deadline to negotiate WBC bantamweight champion Nordine Oubaali’s title defense against mandatory No. 1 challenger Nonito Donaire, Jr. has been reset from Jan. 3 to Jan. 17 and if both parties…
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Retired champ an OFW in Tokyo
Former OPBF welterweight champ Rev Santillan (left) and Kazuhiko Hidaka split their two-fight series in Japan in 2005. Four-time OPBF (Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation) welterweight champion Rev Santillan lives alone in…
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Mexicans, Aussie in line to face Jerwin
Referee Wayne Hedgpeth raises Ancajas’ arm after he stopped Miguel Gonzalez in Mexico last month. It will be a busy new year for Jerwin Ancajas as prospective challengers are lining up to…
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Boxer of the decade
There’s a fierce debate that’s raging on who deserves to be Boxer of the Decade with WBO lightheavyweight champion Saul Alvarez, undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Jr., undefeated Andre Ward and super WBA welterweight…
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Danny top candidate for Manny
It looks like former super WBA/WBC lightwelterweight and WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia may emerge the leading contender to challenge super WBA 147-pound titlist Sen. Manny Pacquiao in April but the Philadelphia-born…
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Pro Boxing Yearender: Manny’s on a roll
Super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao was undefeated in two fights in 2019 and at 41, is looking forward to bigger bouts in the New Year, possibly against Floyd Mayweather, Jr.…
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Six Pinoy pugs in line for title cracks
The year 2019 is ending with four Filipino world boxing champions----super WBA welterweight titlist Sen. Manny Pacquiao, IBF superflyweight king Jerwin Ancajas, WBO bantamweight ruler Johnriel Casimero and IBF minimumweight beltholder Pedro…
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Blue Christmas for Randy
< It was a Blue Christmas for Randy Petalcorin, who was stopped by WBC lightflyweight champion Ken Shiro in his second foiled title bid in Yokohama last Monday, but there is hope…
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Another chance for Randy
Petalcorin (R) weighed 107 lbs to Shiro's (L) 107.5 lbs during the weighin Sunday in Tokyo. Randy Petalcorin blew a chance to win a world title in his home country when he…
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AIBA kicked out of Olympics
FIG president Morinari Watanabe. With the Philippines’ dominant showing in boxing at this year’s Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, hopes are high that there will be a strong cast to represent the country…
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Petecio breaks jinx, exacts revenge
Nesthy Petecio. Ironically, it seemed easier for Nesthy Petecio to win the world title than the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medal. Because she hit paydirt at the AIBA world women’s championships…
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Options sprout for Jerwin
With eight successful title defenses under his IBF superflyweight title belt, Jerwin Ancajas is looking forward to bigger things in his sky-rocketing ring career. He’s been on the 115-pound throne for three…
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Ancajas set to go full route
IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas isn’t taking any chances against Chilean challenger Miguel Gonzalez and manager/trainer Joven Jimenez said he plans to go the distance in their scheduled 12-round title bout at…
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Five PHL pugs gun for final slots today
Eumir Felix Marcial aims for a final slot in today's SEA Games action. It’s a day of reckoning for five Philippine boxers who will enter the ring at the PICC Forum to…
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Casimero plays last card
Johnriel Casimero who likes to be called “Cuadro Alas,” played his last card----an ace----in battling defending WBO bantamweight champion Zolani Tete of South Africa and had the winning hand to wrest the…
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Manny up for Asian award
Super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao is one of 10 short-listed candidates for the first-ever Asian Sportsman of the Year accolade to be given during the Gala Night of the fifth…
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PHL boxers aim for overall honors
Rogen Ladon (L) and Charly Suarez in Rio. It’s not just because the Philippines is the only country to enter boxers in 13 weight divisions, including five women’s events, but ABAP secretary-general…
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Casimero defies odds to win WBO title
Ormoc City slugger Johnriel Casimero made believers out of skeptics as he defied 2-1 odds to stop defending WBO bantamweight champion Zolani Tete of South Africa at 2:14 of the third round…
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No secret in Casimero’s fight plan
Casimero (R) and Gibbons. There’s no secret in what Johnriel Casimero has to do to wrest the WBO bantamweight crown from defending champion Zolani Tete of South Africa in their scheduled 12-round…
