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WBC Champ Diaz Challenges Pacquiao
CHICAGO -- After the WBC told Manny Pacquiao to fight for a title, and after sending Erik Morales into retirement, World Boxing Council lightweight champion David Diaz issues a challenge to Manny…
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MAURICIO SULAIMAN BELIEVES PACQUIAO WILL BE WBC CHAMPION
WBC executive secretary Mauricio Sulaiman believes that Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao will realize the importance of a world championship belt very soon. Mauricio was echoing the views of his father, WBC…
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COTTO REMAINS CHAMP AND UNDEFEATED
Miguel Angel Cotto won by unanimous decision over Sugar Shane Mosley, successfully defending his WBA welterweight title. The age factor played a significant role on the victory by the Puerto Rican who…
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Miguel Cotto, Superstar
In front of an electrifying Madison Square Garden crowd where paid attendance forced the venue to open the upper mezzanine section for only the second time since 2001, Miguel Cotto took a…
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Philippine Amateur Boxing: When Will We Learn?
Same old, same old. The modern definition of insanity is to do the same thing and expect different results. That's what happened to the Philippine boxing team at the AIBA World Championships.…
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IT’S OVER!!!<br>England’s Peach Captures World Pool Throphy
DARYL PEACH showed the world that England is still a force to be reckoned with in the sport of Pool especially with the hosting of the Olympic Games in 2012 in London.…
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One punch seals Indon?s doom
Pan Asia Boxing Association (PABA) lightweight champion Dennis Laurente hardly worked up a sweat and used a single left hook to the jaw to knock out Indonesian challenger Moses Seran at 2:34…
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Shaw backs out; purse bid option
IT SEEMS that Gary Shaw, the promoter of Vic Darchinyan, is not as enthusiastic to promote his fighter as earlier reported. Shaw backed out of his commitment to promote the Darchinyan-Z Gorres…
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Cotto Fights Smart, Takes UD Win Over Mosley
Rather than being a clash that featured Fast and Furious action, there was strategy and tactical excellence on display as Puerto Rico's top fight icon Miguel Cotto took a unanimous decision win…
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GORRES-DARCHINYAN TO GO TO PURSE BID
The IBF super flyweight eliminator between Z ?The Dream? Gorres and former IBF/IBO flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan will go to a purse bid because apparently after the Darchinyan camp made an offer…
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SULAIMAN EXTOLS ?FLASH? ELORDE
Don Jose Sulaiman, president of the World Boxing Council, has extolled the late Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde at a dinner tendered in honor of Sulaiman and the officials of the WBC by the…
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RUBILLAR ILL, OPBF TITLE DEFENSE POSTPONED
OPBF light flyweight champion Juanito Rubillar?s mandatory title defense against South Korean champion Byung Joo Lee which was scheduled to take place on November 12 has been postponed for Friday. November 16…
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CALZAGHE MOVES TO NO. 5 FROM NO.8 POUND FOR POUND
In the Ring Magazine's latest pound for pound ratings released last November 5, 2007, Welsh world undisputed supermiddleweight champion Joe Calzaghe moved up from number 8 to number 5. This was the…
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Pacquiao wants Juan, not David
RIGHT NOW, Manny Pacquiao?s preference for his next fight is against one of the lightweight Diazes. Because of his being a right-hander and tendency to get hit easily, Pacquiao revealed that he…
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PRES. ARROYO FORMALLY OPENS 45TH WBC CONVENTION TOMORROW
Manila -- The 45th World Boxing Council (WBC) Convention officially opens on Monday, Nov. 12, with no less than the president of the Philippines, her excellency Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, gracing the opening…
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Ako Ay Nalilito Rin
Sayang at hindi umabot ang aking article para sa anniversary issue ng Abante nung Biyernes. Kaya dito ko na lang sa ?Kumbinasyon? isinulat ang aking pananaw sa Philippine sports sa nakalipas na…
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Golden Boy Wants Hatton Next at Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles, CA -- Reports indicate that the Golden Boy, Oscar de la Hoya is looking ahead next summer to fight again. De la Hoya wants to hold his next fight at…
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The Dimming Horizon: Manny Pacquiao?s Super Fight Prospects
Manny Pacquiao, 45-3-2, 35 KO?s, is on top of the boxing world. With only two, possibly three, exceptions he is the largest draw in the sport. The style in which he fights…
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Negotiation on for Pacquiao vs. Marquez II
TOP American promoters Bob Arum of Top Rank and Oscar dela Hoya of the Golden Boy Promotions are currently working on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez rematch. In a press…
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Sugar Shane will be too sweet
EVERYBODY knows too much sugar in one?s diet is bad. But don?t tell that to Puerto Rican star Miguel Cotto (30-0, 25 KOs.) Today, Sugar Shane Mosley (44-4, 37 KOs) will attempt…
