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PACQUIAO TO BEGIN SPARRING ON MONDAY
If Manny Pacquiao’s sparring partners who are scheduled to arrive over the weekend believe they’ll have a comparative easy time because they think the Filipino idol is not in shape are bound…
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Darchinyan returns against ex-Filipino champ
Southpaw slugger Vic Darchinyan returns to the ring on October 20 against former Filipino flyweight champ Federico Catubay in Sydney. Darchinyan (28-1, 22 KOs) lost his IBF flyweight title to another Filipino…
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Roach Wants Pacquiao Training for Barrera Rematch a Top Secret
Celebrated American trainer Freddie Roach assured that he won't let any distraction get in Manny Pacquiao's way as his prized ward girds up for his rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera. He immediately…
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PE?ALOSA TO GIVE DARCHINYAN OR ARCE A TITLE SHOT
WBC founding secretary general Rudy Salud says he has convinced newly crowned WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa not to fight super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce De Leon because he is “too big…
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CONFLICT OVER CONDES’ NEXT FIGHT
Even as Rod Nazario, the business manager of IBF minimum weight champion Florante Condes prepares to promote a title defense at the Ynares Center in Antipolo sometime in November, promoter Cezar Trevino…
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GELLO-ANI SAYS BAUTISTA DESERVES THANKS FOR MAKING WORLD CUP HAPPEN
After his devastating defeat to WBO super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce de Leon, Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista drew flak and howls of criticisms from some disgruntled quarters. But instead of chastising Bautista…
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Mexicans to keep Manny busy
Trainer Freddie Roach said he expects Manny Pacquiao to log in a total of 130 to 150 rounds of sparring against Mexican fighters for his Oct. 6 rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera…
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Just Manny and me
BETTER behave. Freddie Roach is now in-charge. Roach placed everything in order and stopped just about anyone who tried to enter the RWS International Gym in Punta Princesa, Cebu City And this…
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Baby-faced Assassin serious about revenge
MEXICAN icon Marco Antonio Barrera is hell-bent on settling the score with Manny Pacquiao. Sources from Japan told BusinessMirror that Barrera has instructed his long-time Japanese friend Sendai Tanaka to look for…
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World Cup hangover
AT THE press conference for the victorious World Cup boxing team, held at the Cebu Marriot Hotel a few nights ago, several facts came to light: 1.The game plan was for Rey…
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Who Does Rocky Juarez Think Is The Best Super Feather Of All? Not Manny, Juan Manuel, or Marco Antonio!
Boxing Confidential caught up with Rocky Juarez this afternoon via telephone from his Houston home. Juarez finds himself in the midst of preparing for the most important bout of his career against…
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MAYWEATHER, ARUM TRADE VERBAL JABS
JUDGING by their ex changes during a seminar on the state of boxing held last weekend in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather Jr. doesn't have much love for his former promoter, Top Rank…
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Hanging out with boxing’s elite
CHICAGO - Anthony Andales went with me to the recent World Cup in Sacramento. I arranged for his media credentials and he got a ringside seat beside me at Arco Arena during…
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DOMINGO KEEPS FAIRYTALE RUN AT ALA STABLE
Cebu-based Mindanao brawler Michael Domingo doesn't own yet a major title, nor given a chance to fight for a world crown. All he can brag about at the moment is the Philippine…
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VICTORY PARTY OF TEAM PHILIPPINES: ALA Saddened By No-Show of City Dads
Well-loved sportsman Antonio "Bidoy" L. Aldeguer, acknowledged as the godfather of Cebu boxing, couldn't hide away his disappointment on the no-show of Cebu City officials they invited to grace the victory party…
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TIMELINE OF THE WORLD’S SANCTIONING BODIES
The Police Gazette World Heavyweight Championship - (1885-1922) - the National Police gazette first began its coverage and sanctioning of Heavyweight title fights by recognizing a Heavyweight champion at the Paddy Ryan…
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Top Ten Reasons Why Coach Freddie Roach Is So Bedraggled In This Amazing Photo!
Do you think it is easy catering to the ever-changing whims of Manny Pacquaio? Here is Exhibit "A"--this nifty photo we borrowed from shutterbug Natasha Chorensky of the excellent PhilBoxing.com web site--and…
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Roach: How Barrera could avoid defeat
LOS ANGELES -- His bags were packed, Freddie Roach was ready to go but, cornered, the celebrated trainer reluctantly bared the exclusive plot on how Manny Pacquiao could again stop Mexican Marco…
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PENALOSA WANTS PONCE DE LEON
Newly crowned WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa insists he wants a rematch with super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce De Leon who beat him the first time they met although trainer Freddie Roach…
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Condes defense in RP!
Filipino promoter Rod Nazario and boxing manager Aljoe Jaro are joining hands in staging Florante Condes' first defense of the IBF mini-flyweight title either against former titlist Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia or…
