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Aira win away from bronze

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 17 May 2022

Aira Villegas (R) in action against Serbia's Nina Radovanovic. With two wins under her belt, lightflyweight Aira Villegas is a victory away from a bronze medal at the IBA 12th World Women’s Championsh…

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Jimuel continues Pacman legacy

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 16 May 2022

Jimuel Pacquiao scored a unanimous three-round decision over Johnathan Barajas of Oxnard, California, to mark his second straight US amateur light welterweight win at the Montebello Country Club in Lo…

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Aira enters round of 16

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 14 May 2022

Aira Villegas. Lightflyweight (-50 kg) contender Aira Villegas barged into the Round of 16 at the IBA World Women’s Championships in Istanbul and will face Tokyo Olympic quarterfinalist Nina Radovanov…

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Aira lone rep in world tilt

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 04 May 2022

Aira Villegas. Aira Villegas will be the only Philippine entry in the IBA World Women’s Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 6-21 as the tournament is in conflict with the Hanoi SEA Games on May …

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Jimuel eyes turning pro

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 03 May 2022

Jimuel Pacquiao (R) poses with Freddie Roach at the Wildcard Gym in Los Angeles. Jimuel Pacquiao is set for his second US appearance as an amateur boxer in a special attraction of Tom Loeffler’s 360 P…

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Rematch for Ancajas

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 30 Apr 2022

Jerwin Ancajas is determined to regain the IBF superflyweight crown he held for six years and has decided to exercise the rematch option in the fight contract with Argentinian Fernando Martinez who de…

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Sultan loses but never quits

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 24 Apr 2022

Sultan. Jonas Sultan failed in his bid to claim the WBO interim bantamweight title, losing a unanimous 12-round decision to hometowner Paul Butler in Liverpool, England, Friday night (yesterday mornin…

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It’s destiny for Sultan

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 22 Apr 2022

Sultan (R) reacts after his win over Caraballo. Zamboanga del Norte’s Jonas Sultan was set to fight in the undercard of WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero’s title defense against No. 1 conten…

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Casimero disqualified in title defense

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 21 Apr 2022

Casimero. WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero has until today to plead his case in avoiding dethronement after being ruled out of his title defense against England’s Paul Butler in Liverpool t…

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Manny cited as decade’s best

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 17 Apr 2022

Ringside Seat magazine, an authoritative US publication now on its fifth year, recently came out with its 17th issue, a special edition naming the best fighters in the last six decades or 60 years. Ho…

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Marcial displays heart to stop Hart

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 11 Apr 2022

If there was ever a doubt on Eumir Marcial’s toughness, nobody can now deny his heart. At the Virgins Hotel in Las Vegas yesterday morning (Manila time), the Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist roared back …

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Eumir battles 6-2 foe

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 10 Apr 2022

Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Eumir Marcial takes on a long-armed opponent who’s six inches taller in his second pro bout at the Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, this morning (Manila time) but it’s not as if…

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Forgotten world champ

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 06 Apr 2022

Rene Cuarto. There are four reigning Filipino world boxing champions----WBC featherweight king Mark Magsayo, WBC bantamweight ruler Nonito Donaire, Jr., WBO bantamweight titlist JohnRiel Casimero and …

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Donaire recalls Pacman sparring

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 02 Apr 2022

WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. will never forget his moments with Sen. Manny Pacquiao in Los Angeles in 2001 before the ring legend defeated Lehlo Ledwaba to wrest the IBF superbantamwe…

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Behind every successful man

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 01 Apr 2022

Mark Magsayo (R) with wife Frances (L). March 31 marked the end of the National Women’s Month Celebration this year and we toast this Philippine Commission on Women initiative by paying tribute to the…

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Inoue next for Donaire

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 13 Mar 2022

WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. is primed to face super WBA/IBF titlist Naoya Inoue in a much-awaited rematch in May or June in Japan but until COVID restrictions are lifted, date and ve…

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Rigo applauds Astrolabio

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 02 Mar 2022

Astrolabio (R) drops Rigondeaux in Dubai. Former two-division world champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux conceded defeat to heavy underdog Vincent Astrolabio whom the Cuban…

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Ancajas to move up to bantam?

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 01 Mar 2022

Former IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas may have outgrown the 115-pound division and will likely move up to the 118-pound bantamweight class for his next fight but the decision is still up i…

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Ancajas not himself in losing title

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 28 Feb 2022

IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas’ six-year reign came to an abrupt end in his 10th defense as he fought without his usual artillery in losing to unbeaten Argentine challenger Fernando Martin…