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Farenas bowls over foe to earn title shot
MANILA, Philippines - Sorsogon slugger Michael Farenas hardly raised a sweat in trouncing previously unbeaten Mark (Too Sharp) Davis of Ohio as he scored a convincing technical knockout with referee Steve Smoger…
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Farenas in make-or-break bout
There?s no reason why Michael Farenas shouldn?t win over unbeaten Mark (Too Sharp) Davis in their scheduled 12-round IBF super featherweight title eliminator at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, Wednesday…
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ALA BOXERS HEAT UP DUBAI IN AUGUST
Filipino athletes can count on the cheers of their countrymen almost anywhere in the world. We have the unending diaspora to thank for that. The Middle East has one of the largest…
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Crawford vs. Gamboa: The Guant?namo cyclone headed straight down tornado alley
Omaha gets its first title fight in over 40 years this Saturday on HBO with a matchup of speed, wits, and power that may not create explosive action. It will however bring…
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DONAIRE BACK IN OCTOBER
WBA featherweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. said recently he?ll stick it out in the 126-pound division to clean up the ranks before moving up to the super featherweight class with his next…
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The Ghost returns, a crossroads fight, and two decorated amateurs round out Showtime Triple
Who will be left behind when Devon Alexander and Jesus Soto Karass meet at the crossroads? Decorated amateurs square off creating a Featherweight (contender) belt holder. Robert ?the ghost? Guerrero returns after…
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Provodnikov vs. Algieri: The Siberian Freight Train makes a stop in Brooklyn
2013 was a tremendous year for boxing and rise of Ruslan Provodnikov was well documented in the media with the most notable example being HBO's 2 days. If scripted, his real life…
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CAN MARVIN MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME?
It was five years ago but I still remember the look on his face and the way his eyes lit up. I was having afternoon coffee with Marvin Sonsona, Promoter Sammy Gello-ani…
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Cotto vs. Martinez: Will Sergio punch his ticket to Canastota with a win over Miguel Cotto?
So many questions linger in the lead up for the HBO PPV battle between Miguel Cotto and Sergio Martinez broadcasting live from Madison Square Garden this Saturday night. Will Cotto's face hold…
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For whom the bell tolls
The confusion on why Puerto Rican referee Luis Pabon ordered the ringing of the bell to start the fifth round in the WBA featherweight title bout between Nonito Donaire, Jr. and Simpiwe…
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DONNIE CELEBRATES
WBO light flyweight and Ring magazine lineal world champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes is back in Cebu after a well deserved vacation. His victory party was a bit overdue. Nietes also turned 32…
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Pacquiao and Donaire tandem Koncz- tradicted
One of the many dreams of Filipino boxing fans is two see the two top boxers of this country ? Manny Pacquiao and Nonito Donaire Jr., in one card. That possibility was…
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Vetyeka deserves no sympathy
Former two-time world boxing champion Gerry Pe?alosa said the other day newly-crowned WBA featherweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. is under no obligation to offer dethroned titlist Simpiwe Vetyeka a rematch. After wresting…
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Will the real Marquez rise?
Mexican fighter Juan Manuel Marquez? showing in outpointing Mike Alvarado recently has revived suspicions that he may be taking anabolic steroids or performance-enhancing-drugs (PEDs) particularly as he works closely with controversial conditioning…
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Vetyeka not in Donaire?s class
MANILA, Philippines - Newly crowned WBA featherweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. offered Simpiwe Vetyeka a rematch in a display of sportsmanship after dethroning the South African on a unanimous technical decision in…
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Bashing Manny bashers
Boxing fans who make it a habit to bash and criticize got one flush on the chin from the fighting election lawyer Romy Macalintal who recently took a swipe at detractors who…
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DONAIRE GUARANTEES VICTORY
It won?t be a cakewalk for sure but challenger Nonito Donaire, Jr. guaranteed a victory over South Africa?s Simpiwe Vetyeka to wrest the WBA featherweight championship when they face off in a…
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Donaire submits to anti-doping test
Three-time world boxing champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. was subjected yesterday to Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) tests by phlebotomist Jennifer Hunter who flew in from Newport Beach, California, to administer the extraction of…
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Stevenson vs. Fonfara: In one year ?Superman? goes from overnight Superstar to boxing fans Kryptonite
Oh what difference a year can make as Adonis Stevenson now setting his sights on the Legend of Longevity with dollar signs and legacy in mind. Much to the chagrin of hardcore…
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Manny to form fighting Kia team
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao will definitely take an active role in molding the Kia franchise into a future PBA championship contender and his associate Eric Pineda, groomed to be team manager,…
