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Niida keeps WBA 105lb belt!
Yutaka Niida (22-1-3, 8 KOs), 104.75, Japan, impressively kept his WBA 105-pound belt by a unanimous decision (117-112 twice and 117-111) over top contender Eriberto Gejon (23-2-1, 14 KOs), 105, over twelve…
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NIIDA DEFEATS GEJON BY DECISION!
WBA minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida this time won more convincingly after he defeated Filipino Eriberto Gejon via unanimous decision seconds ago at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Scores were 117-112 (twice)…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICK!
Philboxing.com would like to greet a belated Happy Birthday the WBF President Mick Croucher of Australia. The stronger-as-ever WBF top honcho turned 60 yesterday, and remains poised to make his organization very…
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WILL WAKEE AND RP GET THEIR 4TH WORLD CHAMPION TODAY?
Cebuano Eriberto 'Yukka' Gejon will attempt to become the country's fourth reigning boxing world champion when he challenges WBA minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida in a 12-round showdown at the famed Korakuen Hall…
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Pacquiao down with the flu, cancels sparring
CEBU CITY—Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao was forced to cancel his planned sparring session with Mexicans David Rodela and Raymund Beltran at the RWS Gym of Rex “Wakee” Salud this afternoon after…
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Ailing Manny skips training
Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao skipped his training yesterday at the RWS Gym because he was not feeling well.Pacquiao was supposed to report at the sweatshop owned by Cebuano topnotch promoter Rex…
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WBF STRONGLY SUPPORTS CAMPAIGN AGAINST MISMATCHES
The WBF has come out strongly in support of the campaign against mismatches involving Filipino and Thai boxers in Australia. The issue of mismatches was recently raised by Viva Sports/Manila Standard following…
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Yukka’s 7th-round itch
THE seventh Filipino world title challenger, the Cebuano Eriberto “Yukka” Gejon, is predicting a seventh-round knockout when he challenges Japanese WBA minimum-weight champion Yutaka Niida for the second time today at the…
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“The Hurricane” to strike Las Vegas!!!
Oakland, CA -- In an effort to continue her goal of placing women’s boxing on the mainstream map, Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton has decided to make the leap and turn to the…
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Distress calls from Wild Card gym
LOS ANGELES -- It gets lonelier everyday as they wait for Manny Pacquiao to return and complete his training here. But, before everything, there are two distress calls that must immediately reach…
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BOXING’S FALL LINE-UP IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS
Call these next two weeks the “quiet before the storm.” It’s been a while since boxing, criticized as of late, and supposedly nonexistent after the Floyd Mayweather-Oscar De La Hoya megafight in…
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Lawyer-like defense
MY good friend and colleague Atty. Renato Galleon has one minor complaint. Utilizing his wit, which is just about as deadly as his perimeter jump shot, Atty. Galleon pulled no punches when…
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GEJON, NIIDA MAKE WEIGHT!
Reporting from Tokyo, Filipino Eriberto Gejon informed that there were no hitches at the official weigh-in as he easily made weight at 104.5 lbs while WBA minimumweight champin Yutaka Niida came in…
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SALUD CONFIDENT GEJON WILL WIN WORLD TITLE
Rex “Wakee” Salud, the manager of Eriberto “Yukka” Gejon expressed confidence that Gejon will win the WBA minimum weight title when he battles Japan's Yutaka Niida in a rematch at the famed…
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ROACH: PACQUIAO IS A LITTLE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
CEBU CITY - After another grueling day of workouts on the road and in the gym, celebrated trainer Freddie Roach says Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao is “a little bit ahead of…
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State of the Game: Endangered Species
As you look around press row and see the diminishing number of writers covering the fights for major daily newspapers, you're reminded of the polar bears who are fighting for their survival…
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Little Brown Dolls: Filipino Ring Stars Love To Fight To Pinoys
THEY were called “little brown dolls,” but how they could fight! Twenty-seven world champions enshrined in the record books since the early ‘20s attest to the ability, speed, courage and flash of…
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Pacquiao nearing apex of training
NOW that he is in full focus on his training, Manny Pacquiao is nearing the apex of his preparation for his rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera on Oct. 6 (Oct. 7 RP…
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Suico targets Diaz’ WBC title
The man who just beat Erik Morales is in Randy Suico’s gunsight. WBC lightweight champion David Diaz is the target and Suico hopes to shoot a bull’s-eye in his second attempt to…
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Pacman sees no problem in weigh-in
At 136 lbs and in the thick of training, Manny Pacquiao expects no problem making the WBC-supervised weigh-in on Sept. 6 or one month before he faces Marco Antonio Barrera in Las…
