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Donaire title bid awaits go-signal

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 01 Jul 2020

Donaire (R), Oubaali (C) Roy Jones (L). There won’t be an interim fight for Nonito Donaire, Jr. even as it’s still uncertain when he’ll tangle with WBC bantamweight champion Nordine Oubaali of France …

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No Miami date for Gaballo

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 30 Jun 2020

Gaballo. The boxing schedule is filling up for July and at least 14 countries are staging shows with eight states in the US joining the action. Las Vegas has five dates in the calendar, all at the MGM…

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GAB appeals to restart pro sports

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 24 Jun 2020

Mitra. GAB chairman Baham Mitra said yesterday he is awaiting notice from the IATF’s Technical Working Group (TWG) for a meeting to determine when to restart professional sporting events under strict …

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Manny says 1st Barrera fight unforgettable

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 22 Jun 2020

Super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao registered several milestone fights in his career but called his first encounter with Mexico’s Marco Antonio Barrera at the Alamodome in San Antonio…

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Cashing in on Plania

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 19 Jun 2020

The betting line for Filipino boxer Mike Plania to beat WBO No. 1 bantamweight contender Joshua Greer, Jr. was on a downward trend as the fight got closer but there was more than enough cushion to cas…

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Plania vows to defy odds

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 17 Jun 2020

Plania at Monday's weighin in Las Vegas. It will take a $550 bet to win $100 if WBO No. 1, IBF No. 2 and WBC No. 9 bantamweight Joshua Greer, Jr. beats Filipino Mike (Magic) Plania in a 10-round bout …

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Marcial close to signing deal

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 13 Jun 2020

Olympic middleweight boxing qualifier Eumir Marcial will meet with ABAP president Ricky Vargas and secretary-general Ed Picson next week, hoping to conclude a protracted negotiation for a pro contract…

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Second life for ex-champ

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 13 Jun 2020

Morris East. Just when it looked like things were going south, life took a positive turn for former WBA super lightweight champion Morris East. He was confined in a Las Vegas hospital for 65 days, sta…

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Justin says Manny ready anytime

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 06 Jun 2020

Justin Fortune. Strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune said yesterday whenever super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao decides to fight again, he’ll be fit and ready because “he is…

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Age just a number for JC

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 02 Jun 2020

JC Manangquil. When super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao says age is just a number, he refers to being 41 not as a handicap to staying competitive in the ring. When boxing manager and p…

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Pinoy pug in Vegas return

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 01 Jun 2020

Plania (C). Boxing is back in Las Vegas this month after the Nevada State Athletic Commission shut down the staging of combat sports last March 14 due to the pandemic and superbantamweight Mike (Magic…

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ABAP sets conditions for Marcial

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 30 May 2020

Ricky Vargas. ABAP president Ricky Vargas has spoken with New York boxing manager Shelly Finkel in a one-hour video conference call to lay down the conditions of a possible engagement in handling Olym…

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When Manny faced Melvin

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 29 May 2020

Melvin Magramo (L) and his son Giemel (R). It was on Sept. 13, 1997, when Manny Pacquiao battled Melvin Magramo in a 10-round bout at the Cebu Coliseum. Pacquiao was coming off eight straight KO wins …

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5 Pinoys in Miami

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 27 May 2020

L-R: JC Manangquil, Reymart Gaballo and Sean Gibbons. WBO bantamweight champion Johnriel Casimero isn’t the only Filipino fighter staying in the US during the pandemic. In Miami, there are five Filipi…

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‘Forever woman behind the man’

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 26 May 2020

Boxing fan, election lawyer and champion of senior citizens Romy Macalintal reached out the other day to express his condolences to the Elorde family on the recent passing of Flash’s widow Mommy Laura…

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Manny backs Magramo’s bid

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 26 May 2020

Magramo. Super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao has sent a message of support to Giemel Magramo who battles unbeaten Japanese southpaw Junto Nakatani for the vacant WBO flyweight crown at…

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Marcial’s priority is Olympic quest

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 26 May 2020

Eumir Marcial shows off his vegetable “plantation” on the rooftop of his Imus, Cavite, home. There’s no doubt in Olympic middleweight boxing qualifier Eumir Marcial’s mind that his priority is represe…

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Home judging ill-advised

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 08 May 2020

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman. The WBC is seriously considering remote or home judging as a new protocol for fights with the pandemic still not under control. Once the situation is back to normal, t…

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Legends in their own time

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 07 May 2020

They were born 51 years apart yet the late Laura Sarreal Elorde and super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao had something in common that tied their generations together. Mommy Laura, as th…

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Target date for Casimero bout

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 06 May 2020

There’s a working date for the triple bantamweight championship unification fight between WBO titlist JohnRiel Casimero and super WBA/IBF ruler Naoya (The Monster) Inoue with MP Promotions head Sean G…