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Puncher from the Past: Jean Claude Bouttier
JEAN CLAUDE BOUTTIER Born 13 October 1944 Saint-Pierre-la Cour, France Died 3 October 2019 Gournay sur Marne, France Weight Division Middleweight Record: 72 fights (43 wins by KO/TKO), 7 losses 1 draw.…
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Today’s Games Featured Potential Playoff, Play-in Pairings in East, West
Today's games saw potential pairings for the playoffs in the West with current #4 Sacramento Kings taking on current #5 Los Angeles Clippers and current #3 Milwaukee Bucks battling the current #5…
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GM Joey Antonio rules Dan Jorda & IIEE-Bayanihan Chess Club FIDE-rated Open Rapid chess tilt
MANILA---Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. lived up to his top billing and finished undefeated in ruling the Dan Jorda & IIEE-Bayanihan Chess Club FIDE-rated Open Rapid Chess Tournament held at the Sentro…
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Canelo Alvarez needs to face rising super middleweight Edgar Berlanga, promoter Eddie Hearn says after his Brooklyn-born fighter obliterated Padraig McCrory in six rounds
Edgar Berlanga scored his first knockout in more than three years with Saturday's sixth-round stoppage of Padraig McCrory – and now the 26-year-old super middleweight wants to fight Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. 'I…
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Cebuana Lhuillier Tennis Team wins at Penang International Tennis Tournament
Team Cebuana scored a dramatic 2-1 win over Tennis Court Builders of Singapore in the semis and went on to win the championship by beating SKA Blended of Malaysia in the finals…
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Inoue quicker on draw
Defending WBA bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue and Filipino challenger Jerwin Ancajas were like gunslingers on a lonely Wild West street facing each other at the Ryogoku Kokugikan National Sumo Arena in Tokyo…
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PINOY POWER CENTENO & CORTEZA TRIUMPH IN LAS VEGAS OPEN
The 2024 Las Vegas Open by Rums of Puerto Rico concluded in a spectacular fashion as Filipino billiards sensations Chezka Centeno and Lee Vann Corteza emerged victorious, clinching the women’s and men’s…
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Sixty years ago – Sonny Liston expected to knock out Cassius Clay
Sixty years ago, Cassius Clay who would soon be known as Muhammad Ali, fought the seemingly unbeatable Charles “Sonny” Liston at the Convention Center, in Miami Beach, Florida. The buildup to the…
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Vitor to fight for WBO Oriental super feather title
VIRGEL “Valiente” Vitor of Tagbilaran City will fight dangerous Tae Sun Kim of South Korea for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) Oriental super featherweight title on March 8 at the Saulog…
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Celtics Beat Knicks, Pull Away in the East; Timberwolves Avert 2nd Straight Loss at Home
The Boston Celtics have pulled farther away in the race for the top in the Eastern Conference, with a road 116-102 drubbing of the New Knicks whose position now at fourth remain…
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Literatus tops PCAP 6th leg
DAVAO CITY -- FM Austin Jacob Literatus scored 6.5 points to rule the Road to Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Championship 6th Leg of the PCAP Champions held last February…
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CHEZKA CENTENO WINS PREDATOR WOMEN’S LAS VEGAS OPEN
Chezka Centeno made it a great day for Filipinos in Las Vegas after she defeat China's Siming Chen to win the 2024 Predator Las Vegas 10-ball Women's Open Title Saturday night at…
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EDGAR BERLANGA ENDS KO DROUGHT, STOPS PADRAIG MCCRORY IN SIX ROUNDS
After three years, Edgar Berlanga finally was able to end his three-year knockout drought on Saturday night. Berlanga dropped previously unbeaten Irishman Padraig McCrory with an overhand right in the sixth round,…
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LEE VAN CORTEZA BEATS CARLO BIADO FOR 2024 PREDATOR LAS VEGAS OPEN CROWN
Lee Van Corteza wins big in Las Vegas after defeating compatriot Carlo Biado, 2-0 (4-2, 4-3) to crown himself 2024 Predator Pro Billiards Series Las Vegas Open Champion Saturday night at the…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 52: JERWIN ANCAJAS SUFFERS FIRST CAREER KNOCKOUT LOSS TO TAKUMA INOUE
Jerwin Ancajas suffered a knockout loss for the first time in his career as he failed in his bid to seize the WBA bantamweight title from Takuma Inoue at the Kokugikan Arena…
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LAS VEGAS OPEN: BIADO AND CORTEZA IN ALL FILIPINO FINAL; CENTENO FACES CHINA’S CHEN IN WOMEN’S FINAL
The Filipinos reign supreme in the 2024 Pro Billiards Series Las Vegas 10-ball Open with Carlo Biado and Lee Van Corteza tangling for the crown today while in the women's division Chezka…
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Fans Troll Tyron Woodley For Saying He Will Box Manny Pacquiao – ‘Bro Got KO’d By Jake Paul, Zero Chance Against Manny’
Tyron Woodley has shocking claimed that he will box Manny Pacquiao this year. The news has come out of the blue, given Woodley’s poor performances in the ring. He suffered two losses…
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TAKUMA INOUE STOPS JERWIN ANCAJAS IN 9
Jerwin Ancajas of the Philippines failed to wrest Japanese Takuma Inoue's WBA bantamweight belt after Inoue connected with a brutal body shot to the liver sending Ancajas to he canvas for good…
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Junto Nakatani Steals the Show on World Title Tripleheader in Japan
On Saturday, February 24, Junto Nakatani (27-0, 20 KOs) defeated Alexandro Santiago (28-4-5, 14 KOs) at Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan as part of a world title tripleheader. The other two title fights…
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LAS VEGAS OPEN by RUMS OF PUERTO RICO: BIADO, CORTEZA IN QUARTERFINALS
The 2024 Las Vegas Open presented by Rums of Puerto Rico enters its final stages on day 4. The Men's event has whittled down to the last 8 competitors, while the Women's…
