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PACQUIAO FEELS GOOD, SPARS SIX ROUNDS
Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao was feeling good Monday afternoon and sparred six rounds at the RWS Gym of Rex “Wakee” Salud after running on the flatland of the IT Park in…
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ROACH EXPECTS ‘BOOM BOOM’ TO BE A BETTER FIGHTER
Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach says he expects Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista to be “a better fighter” following his shocking first round knockout at the hands of the menacing WBO super bantamweight champion…
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PACQUIAO RESUMES SPARRING TODAY!
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is ready to resume sparring today at the Rex 'Wakee' Salud gym even if he could just have opted to train and not swap leathers with his…
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NIETES GETS SHOT AT WBO MINI FLYWEIGHT TITLE
Donnie “Ahas” Nietes who enters the ring with a python wrapped around his neck will try to put a stranglehold on the WBO mini flyweight championship when he battles Thailand's undefeated Pornsawan…
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A sick Pacquiao plays basketball
CEBU City—Boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao defied a doctor’s order not to do strenuous physical activities up to the weekend by playing basketball Sunday morning. Downed by a viral infection Friday morning, Pacquiao…
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Pacman told to keep out of basketball
Will Manny Pacquiao spar today after being knocked down by the flu virus the last couple of days? The answer, according to his chief trainer, Freddie Roach, will be known only after…
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Yukka faces tougher foe in rematch
ERIBERTO “Yukka” Gejon tried his best, but his best was not enough as Japanese champion Yutaka Niida held on to his WBA minimum-weight title after a unanimous win after 12 rounds at…
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WBA #14 LAURENTE DEFEATS NAGASE
TOKYO, JAPAN--WBA#14 ranked PABA lightweight champ Dennis Laurente (28-4-5, 13 KOs), 137.25, a puzzling southpaw Filipino, displayed his persistent body attack and defeated OPBF#5 Japanese top 140-pound contender Shinya Nagase (14-2-1, 8…
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Roach deputies find Cebu gym unsafe
LOS ANGELES -- There was no evident alarm but reports that Manny Pacquiao has gone down with the flu yesterday sent people at the Wild Card gym here wondering why the Filipino…
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Bacolod mayor to carry Pacquiao’s championship belt anew
BACOLOD CITY -- Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia will once again carry Manny Pacquiao's championship belt into the ring during his rematch against Marco Antonio Barrera on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas.…
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‘Wag Iangat Ang Paa Sa Lupa
Katulad ninyo, ako man ay nag-uobserba din sa mga pangyayari sa boksing. Sa loob ng higit na dalawang buwan, malaking tagumpay ang naibigay ng mga Pilipinong boksingero at nakapag-uwi sila ng karangalan…
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PACQUIAO PLAYS BASKETBALL, RESUMES TRAINING MONDAY
CEBU CITY - After recovering from a brief bout with the flu, Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao plans to resume training at the RWS Gym of close friend Rex “Wakee” Salud tomorrow…
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Juarez feels he’s an underdog with lots of bite
Like any high-ranking contender, Rocky Juarez believes he has what it takes to become a world champion. But Juarez is a realist: He knows beating the cream of the crop at super…
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PACQUIAO RESUMES TRAINING TOMORROW
CEBU CITY - After recovering from a brief bout with the flu, Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao plans to resume training at the RWS Gym of close friend Rex “Wakee” Salud, tomorrow…
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Can Barrera Beat The Odds Against Pacquiao?
The anticipated rematch between Marco Antonio Barrera (63-5, 42 KOs) "The Baby Face Assassin" of Mexico and Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao (44-3-2, 35 KOs) from the Philippines, will make the world stop in…
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NIETES TO FIGHT FOR WORLD CROWN SEP. 30
CEBU CITY -- ALA Boy Donnie Nietes will fight for the vacant WBO Minimumweight Title against Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym of Thailand on September 30 at the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug, Cebu City, Sammy…
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NIIDA DOMINATES GEJON IN REMATCH TO RETAIN TITLE
Japan's Yutaka Niida pounded out a unanimous-decision victory over Eriberto Gejon of the Philippines to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) minimum-weight title on Saturday. The bout was a re-match of the…
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Visionary’s role in Manny’s success
Not too many fans know that a former janitor from Uruguay played a big role in paving the way for Manny Pacquiao to shine as a marquee fighter in the US. Sampson…
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Inquirer columnists win National Book Awards
MANILA, Philippines -- For writing a timely chronicle of the life and times of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, Inquirer sports columnist Recah Trinidad's "Pacific Storm: Dispatches on Pacquiao of the Philippines" won…
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Pacquiao still down with flu but is okay
No need to push the panic button. “No. Not at all,” said Freddie Roach yesterday of Manny Pacquiao’s condition, being sidelined with the flu, and skipping workout at the RWS Gym in…
