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IS PACMAN MAKING BARRERA DANGEROUS?
San Francisco, CA- Manny Pacquiao’s decision to begin training camp in Cebu, Philippines is nothing out of the ordinary. In his fights with Erik Morales, Oscar Larios, and Jorge Solis, Pacquiao kicked…
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Vegas in October
I don’t particularly like Las Vegas. Its charms defy me. I work while I’m in the city. Friday brings a weigh-in, Saturday brings a fight card and Sunday morning brings a column.…
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Bleacher Talk: Train in Peace
We may not realize it, but Cebu is the envy of Philippine boxing these days. And it’s all due to Manny Pacquiao’s decision to make the country’s boxing hotbed as training base…
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Pacman KOs Cebu Media Anew in Friendly Hoop Game
For the first time in basketball history, a referee hit a shot in a game he is officiating. Seriously speaking, this is just one of the comical scenes that enlivened a small…
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Brian’s Boxing Mailbag, Aug. 27, 2007
Hello, and welcome to “Brian’s Boxing Mailbag,” where all your questions are answered and hopefully, you will enjoy my responses. Press Conference Fights At the Ricardo Mayorga-Fernando Vargas presser there was of…
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NIETES NEARS DREAM AFTER CALDERON VICTORY
CEBU CITY--WBO no. 1 minifly contender Donnie Nietes has boosted his possible crack at the world minifly crown after former title-holder Ivan Calderon yesterday defeated WBO junior flyweight champion Hugo Cazares in…
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BACK IN THE SADDLE
Boxing fans around the world were ecstatic when they heard the news that Manny Pacquiao was back serious training. He is still a boxer after all. Politics are a thing of the…
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Pacquiao plays samaritan, repackages Mayol
LOS ANGELES—UNKNOWN TO his fans, Manny Pacquiao is quietly involved in the repackaging of a talented Filipino fighter who, after two miserable tries at a world crown, has been hurriedly enrolled at…
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Suico flattens Japanese in 8th
Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) lightweight champion Randy Suico left Japanese challenger Koji Samejima crying unabashedly on his stool after scoring a brutal knockout at 2:23 of the eighth round to…
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Comics steal Pacquiao’s show in fans day
MANNY Pacquiao got a lovely break from his preparation for his rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera on Oct. 6 and had not a few light moments in the process. Yesterday, it was…
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Move Over Manny Pacquiao<br>Ivan Calderon The Smaller But More Deadly Mexi-Cutioner?
So much was said about former junior flyweight champion Hugo Cazares and his ability to dispose of Puerto Rican rivals prior to his fight with new champion Ivan Calderon. Over and over…
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Banal gets title shot
THE youthful but most-promising fighter AJ “Bazooka” Banal will be punching for his first belt—the World Boxing Organization (WBO) youth super flyweight belt on Sept. 30 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel…
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Otic knocks veteran Escriber
LOCAL boy Fernando Otic demolished veteran Edward Escriber with precise body punches for a 3rd round knockout at the 2:10 mark in the SGG Sports Promotions, “Karambola sa Isla: Garbo Sang Bantayan”…
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PE?ALOSA VS CONCEPCION IN EXHIBITION BOUT
Filipinos fight fans will get a chance to see two champions in action when newly crowned WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa and North American Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion Bernabe Concepcion go…
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Barrera to Retire if He Loses to Pacquiao
Nearly seven weeks before the celebrated rematch, Manny Pacquiao is outpacing Marco Barrera despite a late start at his new training pad. The Pacman is training for the Mexican assasin with intense…
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“Es un peleador relampagueante”<br>Barrera dice de Pacquiao
Marco Antonio Barrera concedi? ayer en Guadalajara una entrevista para la televisi?n de Estados Unidos, y cuando le preguntaron si Manny Pacquiao, su rival del 6 de octubre en Las Vegas era…
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Pe?alosa Gets Hometown Hero’s Welcome
Gerry Pe?alosa, the new WBO Bantamweight Champion of the World is accorded with a surprised hero's welcome in his native city of San Carlos, Negros Occidental. It was 3 days after he…
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Vargas-Mayorga on September 8th is postponed.
Reports coming out from many sources indicate that the showdown between two former champions, two-time world champ Fernando Vargas and three-time world champ Ricardo Mayorga has been postponed indefinitely because Vargas has…
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SUICO RETAINS OPBF TITLE WITH KO WIN
OPBF lightweight champion Randy Suico retained his title with an eighth round knockout over mandatory challenger Koji Samejima of Japan at the sprawling Mall of Asia open car park Saturday. Suico’s win…
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A Pre-Season Bakers Dozen
Last week, the AP college football poll came out, and it was no surprise to anyone that Pete Carroll's USC Trojans were ranked number one, followed by the LSU Tigers. Pre-season rankings…
