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DONAIRE TRAINING UPDATE!
IBF and IBO flyweight champion Nonito Donaire has been steadily getting rid of the extra baggage as he is now down to a comfortable weight after just two weeks of training in…
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TANAMOR GOES FOR GOLD
Veteran Olympian Harry Tanamor continued his amazing run at the World Boxing Championships with another rousing 16-8 win over Thailand?s Amnat Ruenroeng to book a place in the finals and the chance…
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BREAKING NEWS: SOLIS VS BATAWANG IN GUADALARAJA ON DEC 8!
The many-times postponed world title fight between reigning IBF light flyweight champion Ulises Solis of Mexico and the Philippines' Bert Batawang will finally be held in Guadalajara, Mexico on Dec. 8. According…
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GEJON FIGHTS UNBEATEN GONZALEZ IN TOKYO TODAY
Lanky minimum weight Eriberto ?Yukka? Gejon fights undefeated Nicaraguan Roman ?Chocolatito? Gonzalez at the famed Korakuen Hall today in an effort to once again set himself up for a world title shot.…
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Melindo added to big Araneta card
Unbeaten WBO Asia-Pacific minimumweight champion Milan Melindo of Cagayan de Oro will join Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista, A. J. Banal and Michael Domingo in the blockbuster Araneta Coliseum card on Dec. 2,…
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Pacquiao to Welcome WBC Convention Participants
MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- MANNY Pacquiao, arguably the best fighter the Philippines has produced in modern times, will welcome participants to the 45th World Boxing Council (WBC) Convention set Nov. 11-17 at the…
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BOXING LEGEND JOHN STRACEY TO ATTEND WBC CONVENTION
He may not be a household name to Filipino boxing fans because our population is basically young and our love affair with boxing has had its fair share of ups and downs…
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DE LA HOYA RECEIVES WBO ‘FIGHTER OF THE DECADE’ AND ‘PROMOTER OF THE YEAR’ AWARDS
San Juan, Puerto Rico -- It's the fistic version of a daily double, and a distinction no other boxer has ever achieved, but yesterday at the World Boxing Organization (WBO) convention in…
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POOL COMES TO THE HOME OF THE ?THRILLA?
When Efren ?Bata? Reyes saunters to the main TV table to open the 2007 World Pool Championship against Japanese qualifier Kenichi Nokigaki millions of people in the Philippines and all across the…
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ALL EYES ON SHANE VAN BOENING IN WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIPS
MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- ALL eyes on America's brightest hope Shane Van Boening as his skill will be tested in the biggest 9-ball pool today. While his name hardly rings a bell to…
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Thor?s day on Sunday
THE Vikings, a fierce warrior race who terrorized and colonized territories in Europe between the 8th and 11th centuries revered and worshipped Thor, the Norse God of Thunder. The mighty Thor possessed…
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TANAMOR IN SPECTACULAR WIN
Veteran Olympian Harry Tanamor lived up to his true potential with a spectacular 17-7 win over highly fancied American Luis Yanez to move into the semi finals of the World Boxing Championships…
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Juan Ma’s Saturday Night Scrap With Juarez Has Serious Implications
The fate of a highly anticipated boxing match, definitely one of the top two or three in the sport, hangs in the balance Saturday night when Juan Manuel Marquez steps into the…
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A SLOG IN THE MUD<br>The World Pool Championship qualifiers are the toughest test in pool
(Manila, Philippines)--It?s all about the grind, and who has the stamina, the will, and yes, it being professional 9-ball, the luck on their side to prevail. It?s a brutally difficult combination of…
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Julation?s Pro Debut? a New Opponent
Los Angeles, CA -- Word has reached this writer that Ana Julaton?s pro debut scheduled at the Morongo Casino Resort in Cabazon, California tomorrow, November 2, 2007 is on as previously reported.…
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Quo Vadis Pacquiao: the Compulsive Puncher
OK, Marco Antonio Barrera, stubbornly inflexible for 12 rounds gave Manny Pacquiao an unexpected surprise when he lasted the distance in their rematch before a roaring Las Vegas crowd at Mandalay's resort/casino.…
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Playtime?s over as Calzaghe and Kessler prepare to enter their dark zone
An American TV executive assessing tomorrow's mega-bout between Joe Calzaghe and Mikkel Kessler in Cardiff thinks it will determine which unbeaten gladiator has the greater "bragadoccio-ness". In plainer terms, the promoter Frank…
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DOUBLE FEATURE OF BOXING THIS SATURDAY: KESSLER-CALZAGHE & MARQUEZ-JUAREZ
BOTH SHOWTIME & HBO HAVE ?GOOD? FIGHTS San Francisco, CA-In what amounts to the biggest bout ever held in Europe, Joe Calzaghe and Mikkel Kessler put their undefeated records and their 168…
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Can Rocky Win The Big One?
Ricardo ?Rocky? Juarez gets a third crack at the WBC super featherweight title in just over a year. Currently standing 0-2 in world title tilts, he can?t let it fall to 0-3…
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Marquez defends crown after hand injury delay
TUCSON, United States (AFP) ? Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez defends his World Boxing Council super featherweight crown here Saturday against US veteran Rocky Juarez in a fight delayed seven weeks by a…
