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The boxing spotlight glares on Cebu
CHICAGO - While preparing for his Oct. 6 rematch against the fading Marco Antonio Barrera, Manny Pacquiao has set up base in Cebu City. You should know that by now. Unless you…
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AUSTRALIANS WAKE UP TO MISMATCHES
The furor over brutal mismatches featuring Filipino boxers in Australia raised by Sydney-based Filipinos and exposed by Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today has seen leading Australian boxing people to wake up and take…
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Court refers P4.8M suit vs boxing champ for mediation
DAVAO -- Boxer Diosdado "Prince" Gabi denied Thursday he duped North Cotabato Vice Governor Emmanuel Pi?ol in his managerial contract. Gabi denied Pi?ol's allegations during the arraignment of his case at the…
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Pi?ol sets record straight on Gabi issue, hits Mahipus
NORTH Cotabato Vice Governor Emmanuel Pi?ol is finally setting the record straight over the controversy between him and Dabawenyo boxing champ Diosdado "Prince" Gabi. In a statement posted at www.thepinoyboxers.com dated August…
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“KUMBINASYON”
Kumusta na mga kababayan ko? Siguro’y maraming nagtatanong kung ano na ang kalagayan ko at pakiramdam ko matapos akong matalo sa election, ‘wag po kayong mag-alala sa ‘kin, dahil tanggap ko naman…
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PACQUIAO FEELS GOOD
CEBU CITY -- Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao finished a killer run up the steep and occasionally winding road in the heart of the new Alta Vista subdivision next to a picturesque…
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Super fight or Super hype: An Analysis of the Boxing Matches the Fans are Waiting For
There are so many “superfights” on the horizon but how much is hype? A lot of these fights seem great on paper, but the names might not tell the tale. Many of…
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SOLAR TO AIR GEJON-NIIDA REMATCH
The much-awaited September 1 rematch between Filipino Eriberto 'Yukka' Gejon and WBA minimumweight champ Yutaka Niida will be telecast by Solar Sports. This was bared by Gejon's manager Rex 'Wakee' Salud yesterday,…
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WORRIED SULAIMAN SAYS BOXING NEEDS PACQUIAO
A worried WBC president Jose Sulaiman, concerned over reports of disruptions and distractions during Manny Pacquiao’s training at the RWS Gym of Rex "Wakee" Salud in Cebu City for his October 6…
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‘Yukka’ Gejon shoots for world title
FILIPINO world title challenger Eriberto “Yukka” Gejon will try to duplicate a feat two other current Filipino world champions did this year. And that is to bring back a world crown once…
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Pacquiao taking a risk, say Wild Card people
LOS ANGELES -- The theater-like set-up at the Cebu training site is perfect for Manny Pacquiao, who loves to play to the crowd, but a top deputy to trainer Freddie Roach says…
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ERIC GOMEZ: THE GOLDEN MATCHMAKER
GL: We're on the record with the Golden Matchmaker. You've been extremely busy and you've got quite a few promotions lined up, starting with September 15th. That is a promotion in which…
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Aldeguer: Boom-Boom to fight before year ends
AFTER his embarrassing first round knockout loss to WBO super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce de Leon, ALA boy Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista is set to get into the ring again before the year…
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Ferocious anemic
LOOKS like my ultimate bully vs. bully dream match up will have to wait - for now. The much-anticipated “Ferocious” Fernando Vargas-Ricardo “Matador” Mayorga bout has reportedly been postponed indefinitely as Vargas…
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AUSTRALIAN BOXING FEDERATION TO TACKLE MISMATCHES
WBF president Mick Croucher says the uproar over mismatches in Australia largely featuring Filipino boxers against Australians will be taken up by the Australian Boxing Federation in a meeting on October 13…
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DONAIRE TRAINING FOR A DECEMBER BOUT!
Reigning IBF/IBO and Ring Magazine flyweight king Nonito Donaire Jr has returned to serious training in anticipation of a possible title defense in December. In a long-distance conversation with this writer, Donaire…
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PACQUIAO GETS PEACEFUL GYM!
CEBU CITY--It was a complete turnaround from last Monday's helter-skelter scenario at the Rex 'Wakee' Salud gym. Yesterday, not even a single soul who was not part of Team Pacquiao was to…
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No way to treat visitors
It’s not often that Japanese fighters see action beyond their home shores. That’s because there are more than enough Japanese promoters with the money to stage bouts in their backyards. The situation…
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HBO films Pacquiao training
A television crew from giant cable network HBO will be arriving in Cebu today to film the training of Manny Pacquiao and his fans as the Filipino sports hero girds for his…
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Barrera sees a different outcome
Marco Antonio Barrera sees the Oct. 6 rematch with Manny Pacquiao as a personal battle. During a recent private meeting with a former scribe in Guadalajara, Barrera said "I am not going…
