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Biggest purse ever for Ancajas
For IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas, the rise to fame and fortune has been slow. But he?s not impatient. Ancajas knows his time will come to earn big bucks sooner or later.…
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Musical chairs for Manny?s foe
Sen. Manny Pacquiao is rumored to be returning to the ring in April this year but nothing?s set in stone for the moment. There?s a slot for Pacquiao in the undercard of…
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Nietes, Viloria to spar at Wild Card
IBF flyweight champion Donnie Nietes will likely spar with former IBF/WBC lightflyweight and WBA/WBO flyweight titlist Brian Viloria at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles as they prepare to face tough…
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Viloria not taking chances
Brian Viloria is going all out to get himself ready for unbeaten Artem Dalakian of Ukraine in their 12-round battle for the vacant WBA flyweight throne at the Forum in Inglewood, California,…
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Beware of the Jackal
Nonito Donaire, Jr. said the other day he knows it?ll be a tough challenge facing Carl Frampton in his Belfast hometown but ?this is exactly the kind of fight I live for,…
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Donaire to train in Cebu?
Nonito Donaire, Jr. said yesterday he?s considering to set up training camp in Cebu to prepare for his April 21 must-win duel with former IBF superbantamweight and WBA featherweight champion Carl (The…
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Viloria vows to regain title
Brian Viloria is out to prove he?s still on top of his game when the Hawaiian Punch battles unbeaten Artem Dalakian of Ukraine for the vacant WBA flyweight title at the Forum…
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Gerry wants Khan for Manny
If Sen. Manny Pacquiao is shopping for an opponent in a tune-up preparatory to a big fight, former WBC superflyweight and WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa said 2004 Olympic silver medalist Amir…
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Pinoys to mirror All-Star Game
There?s talk that celebrities with Filipino roots are getting together to play basketball in a side event during the NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles on Feb. 16-18. Former world boxing champion…
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THE NEXT PACQUIAO
With Manny Pacquiao now in the twilight of a storybook boxing career, the search is underway for his successor or at least someone who can even come close to mesmerizing the world…
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Donaire overwhelmed by Secker
Greg Secker. It?s not easy to overwhelm former world boxing champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. because nothing fazes him in the ring. He?s won world titles in five weight classes and battled some…
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Donaire backs Iloilo project
Former world boxing champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. quietly slipped into town the other day to join English philanthropist Greg Secker in turning over more than 100 homes to typhoon victims in Capinahan,…
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Pro Boxing YearEnder: Sparse wins in title fights
MANILA, Philippines ? Filipinos figured in only 16 world title fights in 2017, winning seven and losing nine in a drop from an 8-4 count the previous year but the silver lining…
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Last two standing
After Milan Melindo lost the IBF lightflyweight crown to WBA champion Ryoichi Taguchi in a 108-pound unification duel in Tokyo last Sunday, the Philippines is down to only two world titlists as…
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Big plans ahead for Milan
IBF lightflyweight champion Milan Melindo isn?t looking beyond WBA counterpart Ryoichi Taguchi but assuming the Cagayan de Oro fighter prevails in their unification title bout in Tokyo tonight, his manager Michael Aldeguer…
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More Pinoys in world ratings
At the end of last year, there were 32 Filipino fighters in the top 10 ratings of the five top professional boxing bodies, namely the World Boxing Council (WBC), World Boxing Association…
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Manny delivers in Senate, too
It?s not easy juggling roles as a Senator and professional boxer but somehow, Manny Pacquiao has come across as a proficient time manager in both capacities. Since his election to a first…
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Melindo ready for IBFunification
MANILA, Philippines ? IBF lightflyweight champion Milan Melindo of Cagayan de Oro is ready to battle a freezing climate in a unification showdown with WBA counterpart Ryoichi Taguchi at the Ota City…
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Gerry cautions Manny about Horn
Former two-time world boxing champion Gerry Pe?alosa said yesterday he wasn?t impressed by WBO welterweight titlist Jeff Horn?s recent 11th round stoppage of British challenger Gary Corcoran in Brisbane but warned Manny…
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The greatest boxer ever
Two-time world boxing champion Gerry Penalosa insists he?s not biased but from his objective point of view, Manny Pacquiao is the greatest fighter who ever lived. ?It?s not because Manny?s a friend…
