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De La Hoya tells Pacquiao: Reform
SACRAMENTO, California?Oscar De La Hoya honored Manny Pacquiao on Friday by appointing him captain of the RP team in the Boxing World Cup before throwing a sharp verbal combination aimed at making…
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The Bautista Boom
This Saturday night Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista enters the ring with world class potential, and hopes to leave it with a world class title. The 21-year-old resident of Cebu City, Philippines is…
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PACQUIAO WORKING REAL HARD
Its an undeniable fact that when Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao walks into the Wild Card Gym of celebrated trainer Freddie Roach in Los Angeles to begin preparations for a fight, he…
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Gerry, ?Boom Boom? by KO; With IBF chipping in, ?Cup? now shimmers
I?ve never had this confidence in predicting the outcome of a fight involving Gerry Penalosa, undisputedly one of Philippine boxing?s top pound-for-pound boxers. So I am almost certain Penalosa will win by…
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Team Philippines: pride, dedication, respect
SACRAMENTO - My heart swelled with pride when I met Team Philippines yesterday at the bowels of the Arco Arena, where they were re-introduced to the media for final press conference of…
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MAYOL DENIES HE HAS BEEN PAID
IBF light flyweight challenger Rodel Mayol hours ago sent Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today denying that he has been paid his purse after suffering a stunning eighth round knockout at the hands of…
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CONDES’ PROMOTER MEETS WITH CHAIRMAN BUHAIN
The US promoter of IBF minimum weight champion Florante Condes who arrived in Manila Wednesday with the promised check of $9,500 for the newly crowned champion met yesterday with Games and Amusements…
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Pinoys ready for war in World Cup
Six Filipino fighters are raring to pulverize their Mexican opponents in Golden Boy?s World Cup at the Arco Arena in Sacramento tomorrow morning (Manila time). ALA stable owner Tony Aldeguer told The…
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Manny in high spirits as training kicks off
Manny Pacquiao tipped the scales at 139 lbs Thursday, saying he felt terrific in his first two days at the gym and that he sees no problem making the weight for his…
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World cup diary: Day 3: Swapping Cup tales
SACRAMENTO?It was 7:42 a.m., local time when I peeled myself from bed. Exhausted, I felt every day of my 39 years. With the two-hour difference from Chicago?s Central Standard Time to California?s…
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Philippines vs Mexico promises to be a war
The Philippines vs. Mexico Boxing World Cup this Sunday (RP time) at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California promises to be one big war with both sides assuring fight fans across the…
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Erik “El Terrible” Morales Loved by Filipinos!
The enmity involving countries when it comes to boxing is concern is inevitable. People from different ethnicity will surely go through out for its bet or their countrymen when there is a…
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Oscar De la Hoya: Does the ?Golden Boy? Captivate the Youngsters As did Tyson, Leonard, or Roy Jones Jr.?
When young humans look to others for guidance or inspiration, it is usually based on being able to identify with certain characteristics or mannerisms of that particular individual. For instance, when I…
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?Bazooka? Banal aims gun at ?Poison? Cardenas in Boxing World Cup
Rising ALA Boxing Gym star AJ ?Bazooka? Banal will face a new foe in Jorge Cardenas in a six-round super flyweight duel underneath the keenly-awaited Philippines vs. Mexico Boxing World Cup this…
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Waiting in limbo
SACRAMENTO ? Because the 737-700 Airbus was having ?mechanical problems,? my SouthWest Airlines Flight 1561 was delayed for departure last night at Chicago?s Midway Airport. After waiting in limbo at Gate B2,…
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VECO SHUTS DOWN WORLD CUP EVENT IN TALAMBAN
While all lights will be up on Sunday (August 12) for the World Cup of Boxing in California, lights will be all down in Talamban, Cebu, depriving boxing fans the chance to…
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Sacramento Fury: Bautista vs. Ponce de Leon – Part One
When undefeated Rey "Boom-Boom" Bautista (23 -0 -with 17KOs) and Daniel Ponce De Leon (31-1-with 28 KOs), the WBO Super Bantamweight Champion, face off this coming Saturday in Sacramento, you just know…
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ROACH -“WE’RE GONNA TAKE THE WORLD CUP TO THE PHILIPPINES”
Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach says "we're gonna take the World Cup to the Philippines" in what he predicted would be a ?great battle" when the pride of the Philippines battle the warriors…
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MAYOL PAID BY CHECK
IBF light flyweight challenger Rodel Mayol who suffered a stunning eighth round knockout at the hands of champion Ulises Solis last Saturday in Chicago has been paid contrary to his earlier claims…
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Boxing support will be tested
Sacramento has always been known as a good boxing town. But does it have a fan base large enough to support two cards held on consecutive nights? Maybe. First up is a…
