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WORLD POOL MASTERS | PRIZE FUND INCREASES TO $125,000 AND CHINA RETURN
The prize fund for the World Pool Masters 2023 will increase to $125,000 with the winner now see to take home $40,000 as China return on the international stage in Nineball for…
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Magsayo vows to train well for Figueroa fight
FORMER World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight champion Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo vowed not to take lightly American Brandon Figueroa in their 12-round bout for the vacant WBC interim belt on March 4 at…
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Floyd Mayweather wide of the mark on boxing world champions
Floyd Mayweather doesn’t go nearly far enough with his ideas to clean up boxing and the situation with too many world champions. Mayweather has aired his views on four world titleholders in…
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Naoya Inoue to Challenge Stephen Fulton for Unified 122 Belts; Could Casimero Face the Winner?
After stopping Nonito Donaire in 2 rounds last year, knocking out British champ Paul Butler and then vacating all his four 118 world titles, sensational Japanese KO artist “Monster” Naoya Inoue (24-0,…
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NERY VS. HOVHANNISYAN FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
POMONA, CA (February 16, 2023): With only days left for their WBC Super Bantamweight Eliminator main event, Luis “Pantera” Nery (33-1, 25 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico and Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan (21-3,…
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Megaranto grabs solo lead in AQ Prime ASEAN Chess Championship
Individual Standings After Round 9 6.0 points---GM Susanto Megaranto (Indonesia) 5.5 points---IM Paulo Bersamina (Philippines) 5.5 points---IM Daniel Quizon (Philippines) 5.0 points---IM Mohamad Ervan (Indonesia) 5.0 points---GM John Paul Gomez (Philippines) 4.5…
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Mamac-Diaz still fave at 51
FORMER marathon queen Maria Estela Mamac-Diaz is already 51-years-old but she is still the favorite in the coming Davao International Marathon on March 5 at the People’s Park in Davao City. Diaz…
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Gaballo to Lock Horns Against Kaikanha in WBC Eliminator
As ordered by the WBC, world-ranked Filipino former belt-holder Reymart Gaballo (on the left), will battle veteran Nawaphon Kaikanha of Thailand in a 12-rounder WBC Bantamweight World Title Eliminator next, the winner…
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Toyota celebrates its Golden Aniversary
On Saturday, February 18, the other half of the celebrated rivalry in the history of Philippine basketball that served as one of the launching pads of why the shoot-and-dribble sport has remained…
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Despite tough KO loss to Inoue in Japan, superstar Nonito Donaire will fight Santiago for the WBC 118 world title
Regardless of being ravaged by electrifying Japanese "Monster" Naoya Inoue (25-0, 21 KO"s) in two rounds last June in Japan, the WBC has ordered super popular Bohol-born Nonito Donaire to dlash against…
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WOOD VS. LARA + UNDERCARD FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport Chairman: "The WBA World Featherweight Title. The Super WBA World Featherweight Title. Leigh Wood against Mauricio Lara this Saturday live on DAZN around the world from the Motorpoint…
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BRANDON FIGUEROA VS. MARK MAGSAYO VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
ONTARIO, CALIF. – February 15, 2023 – All-action former world champions Brandon “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa and Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo previewed their showdown for the vacant Interim WBC Featherweight Title during a virtual…
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Gervonta Davis pleads guilty, jail sentence delayed until May 5
Gervonta Davis will be allowed to fight Ryan Garcia this year before a jail sentence gets handed down for a hit-and-crash in 2020. At a hearing in Baltimore, Davis admitted four traffic…
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 36: KJ CATARAJA, THE NEW OPBF SUPERFLYWEIGHT CHAMPION
Kevin Jake Cataraja maintains his immaculate record by scoring a unanimous decision win over fellow Filipino Edward Heno to gain the vacant Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) super flyweight title on…
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FIDE appoints Infiesto as Councilor of Commission for the Disabled
NATIONAL Master James Infiesto of Davao City was recently appointed as Councilor of the Commission for the Disabled by FIDE at Belgrade's Crown Plaza Hotel in Belgrade, Serbia. Infiesto, also FIDE International…
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Invitational Chess Tourney at Olongapo gets Fil-Am Engineer Chess Champion backing
MANILA---Filipino American engineer and golfer Donato "Gerry" Gamaro throws his support to the Invitational Chess Tournament which is going to be held this coming weekend at the Olongapo Rizal Triangle Park in…
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WBC approves Nonito Donaire vs Alejandro Santiago for vacant bantamweight title
The process of rebuilding the bantamweight championship roster rolls on, as Mauricio Sulaiman tells ESPN KnockOut that the WBC has approved Nonito Donaire vs Alejandro Santiago for their vacant title. Nawaphon Kaikanha…
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Nolte fails to gain 2nd GM norm
MANILA---THE elusive GM norm continues to slip away for the Filipino International Master Rolando Nolte. His back to back losses took a toll on his GM norm campaign. He lost to our…
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SMITH: I’M GOING TO BE UP THERE WITH THE VERY BEST SHEFFIELD HAS PRODUCED
'Thunder' defends British Title against Allington live on DAZN Sheffield Super-Lightweight star Dalton Smith can take another step closer to winning the prestigious British Title outright when he makes the second defence…
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 35: LEON SPINKS SCORED A GREAT UPSET OVER MUHAMMAD ALI ON FEBRUARY 15, 1978
Muhammad Ali fought Leon Spinks on February 15, 1978, that's 45 years ago, in Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight championship. * *…
