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ABAP reaches out to Cebu, Cagayan de Oro
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is set to ramp up its talent search nationwide after making the rounds of two chief cities in the Visayas and Mindanao recently.…
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Magsayo aims to cut down Vargas
WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo is the only Filipino world titlist standing and he’s determined to turn back Mexican challenger Rey Vargas at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday night…
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Magsayo stakes crown vs rangy Mexican
REIGNING World Boxing Council featherweight champion Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo stakes his crown for the first time against top-ranked and rangy Mexican challenger Rey Vargas on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the Alamodome…
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Canelo Alvarez doubles down on his hatred of Gennadiy Golovkin
It’s no secret that there is no love lost between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez 57-2-2 (39) and Gennadiy Golovkin 42-1-1 (37) but in case there was any doubt, undisputed super middleweight champion Alvarez…
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Gennady Golovkin Says He Doesn’t Plan to Retire After Canelo Alvarez Trilogy Fight
Gennady Golovkin said he's not planning to retire from boxing after his trilogy fight against Canelo Alvarez in September. "GGG," who turned 40 in April, told TMZ Sports in an interview released…
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MASAM SPORTS 64: MARK MAGSAYO IS PREPARING FOR A STRONG MEXICAN FIGHTER IN REY VARGAS
Filipino and Mexican boxing fans are again focusing their attention on Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo, the World Boxing Council (WBC) world featherweight champion in his first mandatory title defense against former world champion…
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Robbery in Monterrey
Zamboanga del Norte's Rene Mark Cuarto would’ve retained the IBF minimumweight title instead of losing it to hometowner Daniel Valladares on a disputed split 12-round decision in Monterrey, Mexico, last Friday night…
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Eagle of the Mountain slated Aug. 20-21 in Davao
THE exciting Eagle of the Mountain Road Bike and Mountain Bike Challenge will be held on August 20 and 21 at the Eden in Toril this city. “We will again hold the…
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The State of American Boxing
What better time than the Fourth of July to take a look at the state of the American boxing game and the major US-born fighters on the scene? And, actually, unlike other…
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I’d have given Manny Pacquiao a boxing lesson, says Thomas Hearns
Thomas Hearns believes he had far superior skills to eight-weight king Manny Pacquiao. ‘Hitman’ Hearns would look to halt Pacquiao in his tracks if the pair ever met inside the ropes during…
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Legendary boxing history: It happened here July 4, 1910 – Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries
Several years later I was back in Reno. I again visited the fight location but this time I had another place I was determined to find. Johnson had trained for the Jeffries…
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Freddie Roach compares Mark Magsayo to Manny Pacquiao: ‘They have great hand speed’
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is singing praises for WBC world featherweight champion Mark Magsayo ahead of his first title defense against Rey Vargas on Sunday at the Alamodome in San…
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Mulatto bags 1st runner-up in PFDA
TEAM Mulatto Nueva Vergara bagged the first runner-up honor in the recently held PFDA Mixed Nationals 2022 on June 18 and 19 at the Bantug Fields in Bacolod City. Mulatto lost to…
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REY VARGAS READY FOR WARRIOR APPOINTMENT WITH WBC 126-POUND TITLEHOLDER MARK MAGSAYO
Former junior featherweight titleholder Rey Vargas will challenge Mark Magsayo for the WBC featherweight title at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday. Vargas, who made five defenses of his WBC…
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Jai Opetaia Broken Jaw To Sideline Him At Least Three Months
Off his thrilling upset to win the IBF Cruiserweight title Saturday night in Broadbeach, Australia, new champ Jai Opetaia had the immediate adversity of suffering a broken jaw. And, now the fighter…
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Andres Campos continues march up the world ratings, wants Sunny Edwards clash
The Chilean Crocodile has continued his ascent up the world rankings, as he features in both the WBO and IBF top ten with his eyes firmly set on world champion Sunny Edwards.…
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Gennadiy Golovkin trainer ‘not worried’ about GGG’s age (40) going into Canelo Alvarez fight
One common theme going into the third fight between Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin on September 17 is Triple-G’s age, 40. Of course, it’s natural to wonder whether Golovkin has declined, particularly…
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GM candidate Dableo, grandmasters to pit brains in WFM Lomibao-Beltran Rapid Open chess tournament
MANILA---ALL eyes will be on Grandmaster candidate and International Master Ronald Titong Dableo when he slug it out in the Woman Fide Master Sheerie Joy Lomibao-Beltran Rapid Open Chess Championship to be…
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WBO Sponsors Gathering of World Champions in Arecibo, Puerto Rico
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) held it's annual summer gathering of world champions and sports personalities today at the beach house of former World Champion Samuel 'Torbellino' Serrano in the Islote neighborhood…
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Thrilla In Manila: Paano ito nagsimula?
“You gotta have a butterfly net to catch me ... It’s gonna be a chilla, and a thrilla, when I get the Gorilla in Manila.” Ito ang linyang namutawi mismo sa labi…
