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Mayol couldn’t bring the belt back home
FILIPINO Rodel Mayol failed in his bid to regain for the country the world light-flyweight crown. The 25-year-old Mayol absorbed a painful eighth-round technical knockout (TKO) loss to defending champion Ulises Solis…
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Mayol loses but two Pinoys win
Rodel Mayol blew a winning situation, got careless and walked into a vicious right straight to the jaw, crushing his hopes of dethroning IBF lightflyweight champion Ulises (Archie) Solis of Mexico in…
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Mayol epitomizes Filipino spirit
CHICAGO - It was already 8:01 p.m. when Rodel Mayol pushed his 108-pound body inside the ropes of the All-State Arena in Rosemont, Illinois last night. By then, two Filipinos—Mercito Gesta of…
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Mayol fails anew in world title bid Knocked out by Solis in round 8
Cebuano fighter Rodel “Batang Mandaue” Mayol faltered for the second time in his world championship quest after he was knocked out in the eighth round by Mexican Ulises Solis, who retained his…
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Mayol TKOed in 8; Morales retires
RODEL “Magnum Force” Mayol was on his way to become a world champion and showed the world he could dominate Ulises Solis. However, he got too careless and it caused him his…
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A nightmare for RP’s Mayol
FILIPINO boxer Rodel Mayol's dream of capturing a world crown ended in a nightmare when he got stopped in the eighth round by title-holder Ulises Solis of Mexico in their International Boxing…
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CONCEPCION WINS BY 4TH ROUND TKO, GESTA ALSO TRIUMPHS
The pain of seeing light flyweight challenger Rodel Mayol lost by an unexpected eighth round knockout was more that eased by the impressive showing of 19 year old super bantamweight Benjie Concepcion…
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End of the line for Morales
ROSEMONT, Ill. ? Erik Morales had meant so much to Top Rank during his boxing career that the company's president, Todd duBoef, couldn't stand to stay inside Allstate Arena on Saturday to…
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Ease Yourself Savages! Give Israel Vazquez and Rafel Marquez A Break
Boxing is human drama at its best. The sanctioned violence that is the sweet science is a beautiful art form and Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez displayed their true mastery over six…
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Erik Morales Ends His Career Like a Champion
The career of Erik Morales came to a close on a high note, but not as high as he wanted. David Diaz (33-1-1, 17 KOs) won a hard fought unanimous decision over…
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Diaz denies Morales’ bid to become first Mexican with titles in 4 classes
ROSEMONT, Ill. — WBC lightweight champion David Diaz refused to let Erik Morales make history at his expense, denying his bid to become the first Mexican to win world titles in four…
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MAYOL KO’D IN TITLE FIGHT
Former world minimum weight challenger Rodel Mayol made one mistake and paid a heavy price when IBF light flyweight champion Ulises Solis nailed him with a cracking right hook that sent him…
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Vazquez Gets Revenge, Stops Marquez in Six
In a war of blood and guts, Israel Vazquez (42-4, 32 KOs) got revenge by stopping Rafael Marquez (37-4, 33 KOs) in the sixth round to regain his WBC super bantamweight at…
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SOLIS TKO’S MAYOL!
After a good showing in the early rounds, Rodel Mayol walked into a big right shot by IBF champ Ulises Solis and was stopped in the 8th round and failed in his…
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Solis-Mayol Round by Round!
After an even four rounds, Rodel Mayol seems to be holding his ground well going into the fifth round against IBF champion Ulises Solis. Mayol's combinations has been doing damage to Solis…
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FLORES AND FRANCISCO SUCESSFULLY DEFEND TITLES
PARANAQUE CITY -- In contrasting ways of winning, both WBO InterCon Light flyweight Champion Rexon Flores and WBO ASPAC Flyweight Champion Drian Francisco successfully defended their titles against Thai opponents last night…
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CONCEPCION STOPS ELIZONDO IN 4TH!
Bernabe Concepcion of the Aljoe Jaro stable has continued his march towards more meaningful fights in the U.S. by fashioning out an impressive 4th round TKO win over Gabriel Elizondo (23-3 10KOs)…
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CONCEPCION TKO’S ELIZONDO!
Filipino prospect Bernabe "The Real Deal" Concepcion impressively halted Gabriel Elizondo with a fourth-round technical knockout victory minutes ago to win the NABF superbantamweight crown. A big overhand right to Elizondo's chin…
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GESTA WINS IN CHICACO!
Super featherweight Mercito Gesta of Mandaue City has a successful U.S. debut by winning via majority decision over a very tough and game Carlos Madrid of El Paso, Texas at the All-State…
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Rodel Mayol: Cool as the other side of the pillow
CHICAGO - As a thick crowd gathered for the official weigh-in, he slithered almost unnoticed from the main door to the west side of the Waldorf room at the third floor of…
