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Ancajas to make US debut
IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas will mark his US debut in a voluntary title defense against Mexican No. 9 contender Israel Gonzalez at the Bank of America Center in Corpus Christi, Texas,…
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Destined for greater things
Manny Pacquiao turns 39 today and for a man his age, he has accomplished so much that you?d probably think there?s little else left to do in his life. But Pacquiao is…
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Best scenario for Manny Pacquiao
Boxing trainer Freddie Roach?s chief assistant Marvin Somodio recently talked about how Manny Pacquiao might want to end his storybook ring career. I visited Marvin at the Wild Card Gym in Los…
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Donaire calls out ?The Jackal?
Former IBF/IBO flyweight, interim WBA superflyweight, WBC/WBO bantamweight, IBF/WBO superbantamweight and WBA featherweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. said yesterday he?s ready to fight former IBF/WBA superbantamweight and WBA featherweight titlist Carl (The…
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China opens door for Manny
Although Sen. Manny Pacquiao hasn?t fought since losing the WBO welterweight crown to Jeff Horn in Brisbane last July, it doesn?t look like his boxing career is over. The clamor for Pacquiao…
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Ancajas another British tormentor
When IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas stopped Irishman Jamie Conlan to retain his title in Belfast last week, he joined an elite cast of Filipinos who?ve victimized British fighters in world championship…
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China defense for Ancajas?
IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas has to dispose of countryman Jonas (Zorro) Sultan in a mandatory defense against the No. 1 contender before conjuring visions of a high-profile, big-money unification showdown with…
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Ancajas invincible in Belfast
IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas brushed off a bad cold and clobbered previously unbeaten Irish challenger Jamie (The Mexican) Conlan until New Jersey referee Steve Gray stopped the carnage at 0:52 of…
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Viloria in line for title shot
LOS ANGELES. Former WBC/IBF lightflyweight and WBO/WBA flyweight champion Brian Viloria said the other day he's in line for a world title crack in the undercard of ?SuperFly 2? at the StubHub…
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Somodio says Ancajas can’t take Conlan lightly
LOS ANGELES. Boxing trainer Freddie Roach?s chief assistant Marvin Somodio said IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas is up against a durable challenger when he battles unbeaten Jamie Conlan at the SSE Arena…
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Belfast awaits Ancajas
Ancajas after his win in Brisbane, Australia. IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas is ready to tackle whatever unpredictable challenger Jamie Conlan brings into the ring in terms of style and strategy when…
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China market opens for Manny
BEIJING. The pay-per-view system hasn?t been tried in the vast Chinese market but its potential as a huge sales drawer is undeniable. So far, big sports events are shown on Chinese TV…
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Gibbons seals Ancajas defense
BEIJING. It didn?t take long for Las Vegas matchmaker Sean Gibbons to book IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas? third title defense against Jamie Conlan in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Nov. 18. Doing…
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Manny transports Vegas glitz to Beijing
BEIJING. Sen. Manny Pacquiao brought a taste of Las Vegas to this Chinese capital as he put on a glittering event of nine fights, highlighted by the pro debut of Rio Olympian…
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Together again
BEIJING. Sen. Manny Pacquiao and Ever Bilena CEO Dioceldo Sy, who owns the Blackwater franchise in the PBA, go back a long way. They were introduced to each other in 1997 and…
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Manny says he wants to fight in China
BEIJING ? Sen. Manny Pacquiao announced last Thursday that he plans to fight in China but held back in divulging who the opponent could be and when it may happen as a…
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Donaire ready for title shot
Fresh from a dominant showing against Mexican warrior Ruben Garcia-Hernandez in San Antonio, Texas, over the weekend, Nonito Donaire, Jr. said yesterday he?ll be ready for another crack at a world title…
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Manny no stranger to bum verdicts
Sen. Manny Pacquiao recently sent out a tweet of exasperation in the wake of the split draw that was announced at the end of the Gennady Golovkin-Saul Alvarez fight in Las Vegas…
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Donaire faces rugged, awkward foe
Nonito Donaire, Jr. takes on dangerous Ruben Garcia-Hernandez in a 10-round bout for the vacant WBC silver featherweight title in San Antonio, Texas, this morning (Manila time) with his sights set on…
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Black eye for boxing
Last Saturday, two fights were held on opposite sides of the globe and brought back the excitement of high-quality competition in the sport whose popularity has been severely challenged by the raw…
