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Boom Boom, Gerry fights to decide World Cup duel
SACRAMENTO, California -- Competing fighters from the Philippines and Mexico are super ready for the supremacy duels but organizers were at a loss Wednesday night on how to score and award the…
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Ponce De Leon risks title vs. unbeaten Filipino
Daniel Ponce De Leon is just 5-5 and barely 120 pounds soaking wet, but his fierce demeanor in the ring belies his diminutive size. Ponce De Leon's aggressiveness between the ropes will…
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‘World Cup’ Shirts Wow ‘Em!
SACRAMENTO -- Beautiful black 'World Cup' shirts have been catching the fancy of boxing fans and organizers here alike, and they came all the way from the Philippines. "Go Philippines!" is the…
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Mexico vs. Philippines in Boxing?s World Cup
On Saturday, at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California, Golden Boy Promotions hosts the second Boxing World Cup, as teams of fighters from Mexico and the Philippines will do battle over six…
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QUOTES FROM ARCO ARENA, WORLD CUP PRESS CONFERENCE
SACRAMENTO -- A final press conference for the World Cup was held 1PM today at the Arco Arena here, with no less than the legendary Oscar De la Hoya doing the hosting…
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Geronimo Penalosa
Gerry Penalosa (51-6-2, 34 KOs) shares his name with another great warrior. If you think Gerry is short for Geraldo or Gerald, you are mistaken. His full name is Geronimo. Whether his…
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BANAL TO FACE CARDENAS IN ‘WORLD CUP’
Banal (L) takes on Cardenas (R). SACRAMENTO--Unbeaten southpaw AJ 'Bazooka' Banal will face a new opponent in Jorge Cardenas in a six-round bout in one of the undercards of this Saturday's (Sunda…
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Mexico vs. Philippines in Boxing?s World Cup
On Saturday, at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California, Golden Boy Promotions hosts the second Boxing World Cup, as teams of fighters from Mexico and the Philippines will do battle over six…
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Introducing the Yahoo! Sports boxing Top 10 poll
The inaugural Yahoo! Sports boxing pound-for-pound top 10 poll is out, with no surprises at the top. Floyd Mayweather Jr. was a near-unanimous choice of the elite 10-member panel, getting nine first…
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The Best Divisions in Boxing
No doubt about it, boxing is having a great year. A lot of exciting fights have already taken place in 2007, and several more are slated for the remaining five months. It?s…
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Mexico Vs Philippines: HBO?s Boxing After Dark Goes Back To Its Roots
This Saturday, August 11th, from Arco Arena in Sacramento, California, HBO?s Boxing After Dark will showcase a card that will remind viewers of the beginning of the show?s series. The theme of…
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Batawang?s fight axed
BERT Batawang was a fight away from completing his dream of a world championship bout. And he was four days away from arranging a titular showdown against IBF light flyweight champion Ulisses…
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World Cup attention anchored on Bautista
HE Boxing World Cup may have six fights that highlight the rivalry of the Philippines and Mexico but most of the attention will be focused on the fight between Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista…
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Cornered: A Look at Five of the Best Boxing Trainers in the Game
The sport of Boxing isn?t just about the fighters, the promoters or the money. What is sometimes overlooked by those watching closely are the trainers of the fighters. While I truly believe…
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Burying the old hatchet
Getting a sports figure to admit wrongdoing in this day and age is rare. It was therefore refreshing to hear Oscar De La Hoya on Wednesday say that he regrets the role…
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DeLeon Hopes to Equal Marquez-Vazquez II Vs. Bautista
It?s been nearly two years since Chihuahua-born southpaw power puncher Daniel Ponce DeLeon captured the WBO super bantamweight title in Golden Boy Promotion?s first World Cup of Boxing tournament that featured ?Team…
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Pacquiao?s First Day at the Wildcard
Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino dynamo and present day boxing hero of hundreds of thousands of boxing aficionados from the homeland and abroad finally arrived in Los Angeles last night to begin the…
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MAYOL AND CONCEPCION HAVEN?T BEEN PAID
The pain of seeing his title hopes dashed when he suffered an eighth round knockout at the hands of Ulises Solis in his IBF light flyweight title fight in Chicago last Sunday…
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HBO SATURDAY IS MEXICO V. PHILLIPPINES PERIOD!
GOLDEN BOY HAS GOOD BOXING AFTER DARK CARD Sacramento, CA- This Saturday, in the California state capital, Sacramento, seven bouts between Mexican and Filipino fighters will determine who will take home the…
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Boxing Notes: Officials are chosen for Arco Arena bouts
on Schorle of El Dorado Hills has been selected to referee Saturday night's main event at Arco Arena between World Boxing Organization junior-featherweight champion Daniel Ponce De Leon (31-1, 28 knockouts) of…
