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Two Pinoys fight for world title?
Samuel Salva. The first Filipinos to fight for a world title were defending flyweight champion Pancho Villa and challenger Clever Sencio at the Wallace Field, now Luneta, in Manila in 1925. That…
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Gibbons cited for efforts
There?s a feature in the London magazine ?Boxing Monthly? on international matchmaker and MP Promotions head Sean Gibbons written by Michael Marley in his column ?View From New York? in the publication?s…
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Fortune says Manny’s near peak form
Australian strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune said yesterday Manny Pacquiao is now 90 percent ready to fight Keith Thurman but he?s careful not to peak too early, pacing himself from now…
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Manny fiercer when he dislikes foes
Manny Pacquiao pounds the mitts held by Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles as he gets ready for Keith Thurman. Trainer Freddie Roach said the other day Manny…
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Salva guns for IBF crown
Samuel (Silent Assassin) Salva will fight IBF minimumweight champion DeeJay Kriel of South Africa on Aug. 24 in the same Philippine Navy gym in Fort Bonifacio where Jerwin Ancajas won the IBF…
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Roach says Manny working hard
Freddie Roach welcomed Manny Pacquiao back to the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles last Tuesday and said nothing has changed with his work ethic. Pacquiao is working as hard as ever…
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Palicte rues early stoppage, wants rematch
Aston Palicte failed in his second bid to win the vacant WBO superflyweight title but insisted referee Kenny Chevalier acted prematurely in stopping his fight against Japan?s Kazuto Ioka at 1:46 of…
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Thurman out of line with remarks
Keith Thurman isn?t really a bad guy so when he recently mouthed off about his thoughts on Manny Pacquiao and how he intends to crucify the Filipino icon in their WBA welterweight…
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Palicte unfazed by hype
Aston Palicte knows he?s up against a hometown legend trying to become Japan?s first-ever world champion in four divisions but fighting a local hero on hostile territory is no issue with the…
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Early rounds to settle Manny’s fight
MP Promotions head Sean Gibbons is convinced the early rounds will determine the outcome of the WBA welterweight unification title showdown between rival champions Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman at the MGM…
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Manny “extremely motivated” for Thurman
Australian strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune said the other day Manny Pacquiao is ?extremely motivated? to beat Keith Thurman in their WBA unification welterweight championship fight at the MGM Grand Garden…
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Trend reversal for Thurman
On Feb. 22, 2016, ?super? WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman suffered a whiplash in a car accident and was forced to lay off the gym for six weeks. He was scheduled to…
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Thurman’s defining fights
?Super? WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman lists several quality victims in his resume but the fights that cemented his claim to stardom were his wins over Shawn Porter, now the WBC titleholder,…
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Tsyzu perfect sparmate for Manny
Sean Gibbons (left) and Tim Tszyu. Australian superwelterweight champion Tim Tszyu didn?t waste time getting to work as Manny Pacquiao?s chief sparmate in preparing for the WBA welterweight unification title showdown with…
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Palicte won’t rush early finish
Aston Palicte (second from left) with trainer Rodel Mayol, manager Jason Soong and MP Promotions? Sean Gibbons. Aston Palicte knows what he?s up against in battling three-division world champion Kazuto Ioka for…
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Buboy says Manny will peak on time
Regular WBA welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao?s chief trainer Buboy Fernandez said yesterday the fighting Senator is now 60 percent of what he?ll be when the bell rings for his unification showdown against…
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Tszyu to spar with Manny?
Buboy Fernandez (left) and Justin Fortune. ?Regular? WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao is expected to kick off sparring on Tuesday in preparation for his unification duel with ?super? WBA titlist Keith…
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Fortune warns of Thurman’s traps
Justin Fortune and wife Tamara. Australian strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune said yesterday ?super? WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman likes to set up ?traps? for his opponents but ?regular? WBA titlist…
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Swan song for McTavish?
Veteran international referee Bruce McTavish leaves early this morning for Bangkok to work what he said will be his final assignment as the third man in the ring in WBC minimumweight champion…
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To file or not to file
Burnett (L) and Gomera in action. Superbantamweight boxer Jelbirt Gomera said yesterday he was paid the full purse of $6,000 for his recent fight against Englishman Ryan Burnett in Belfast but couldn?t…
