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Darchinyan Confused
Little Rock, Arkansas -- According Adrian Warren of FOXsports Australia deposed world flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan is unlikely to be ranked higher than No.5 by the International Boxing Federation if he decides…
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Payback Saturday; Plus Notes on Pacquiao, Soto, Mayweather and more
Revenge was the daily special this past Saturday with both Showtime and HBO serving it up hot and cold. First we had the Klitschko vs. Brewster rematch, three years removed from the…
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My First..and ONLY..Encounter With Nonito Donaire
On a personal level, I was quite happy to see Nonito Donaire beat Vic Darchinyan by knockout victory. Not because Darchinyan runs his mouth at every corner, but because I had meet…
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RP champion’s punches hard as stone, says Indon
FALLEN INDONESIAN fighter Muhammad Rachmann aptly describes the power behind the blows delivered and landed by his Filipino tormentor, Florante Condes. "His (Condes) punches were as hard as stone," Rachmann told fightnews…
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Pacquiao avails of BoC disclosure program
People’s boxing champ Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao has availed of the voluntary disclosure program of the Bureau of Customs to settle the issue about his luxury sport utility vehicle, ABS-CBN News reported Tuesday.…
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Ali signs up with Salud
A FORMER top amateur boxer from Davao City in the person of Ali Brashary Cali finally turned professional and has a well-known Cebu boxing benefactor as his promoter. The 16-year-old Ali signed…
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DONAIRE SAYS GABI WAS A GREAT HELP
Newly crowned IBF/IBO world flyweight champion Nonito Donaire says Diosdado Gabi who fought Vic Darchinyan and lost by an eighth round TKO helped him out a lot even though he had worked…
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DONAIRE, CONDES ON ‘SPORTS CHAT’ THIS WEEK
NEWLY-CROWNED world champions Nonito Donaire, Jr. and Florante Condes will be this week’s guests of the daily sports radio program “Sports Chat”. Wednesday morning Manila Time, Donaire will talk about his latest…
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Rachman to take on Condes in rematch
Two days after losing his belt to Florante Condes of the Philippines, former International Boxing Federation mini-flyweight champ Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia announced plans for a rematch. "I will try to reclaim…
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Bleacher Talk: Going International on Local Shores
Young Sing Kim of Korea connects with a left against Kortoranee Por Surasak of Thailand. How do you describe a boxing event that’s held in a posh Cebu hotel? Sosyal, classy, unique;…
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MELLIGEN DEFENDS RP CROWN IN TAGBILARAN TODAY
Philippine junior welterweight champion Mark Jason Melligen of the ALA Boxing Gym will defend his title for the first time today against Manila-based Jury Noda at the Island City Mall carpark in…
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RING EDITOR PRAISES DONAIRE
The respected editor-in-chief of the acknowledged “Bible” of boxing, Ring Magazine, says newly crowned IBF/IBO flyweight champion Nonito Donaire was “very impressive” in his fifth round stoppage of the previously undefeated Vic…
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Beaten Darchinyan was ‘too cocky’
JEFF Fenech says his former charge Vic Darchinyan can fight his way back to the top of world boxing by going back to the basics that made him the IBF and IBO…
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Brian’s Boxing Mailbag, July 10, 2007
Greetings fight fans and welcome to the second edition of my mailbag. Judging by the response, the debut of my mailbag was a smashing success so thanks to everyone for reading, offering…
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CONDES READIES SELF FOR IMMINENT CELEBRITY LIFE
JAKARTA--He left the Philippines last July 2 a virtual unknown. Now, he knows he is returning to a celebrity status. Florante 'The Little Pacquiao' Condes, raised in poverty in Sampaguita, Looc, Romblon…
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IBF champ coming to Manila soon
NEWLY-CROWNED International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight champion, the US-based Nonito Donaire, is due for a big homecoming. Sources said Donaire is set to visit the country early next week during which he…
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Pinoy champ agrees to rematch vs Indon
Newly-crowned IBF minimumweight champion Florante Condes said yesterday he’ll agree to a rematch with Indonesian Muhammad Rachman if the price is right, regardless of where the fight is held. Condes dethroned Rachman…
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ALA boy to defend title
ALA Boy Mark Jason Melliguen swore not to repeat his flaws when he defends his Philippine junior welterweight belt against the hungry Jury Noda in the main event of the Sandugo 2007…
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She-boxing and the whole shebang shakeup
WATCHING for the first time a live women’s professional boxing match was a sight full of excitement for the boxing fans inside the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino Grand Ballroom, who…
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Hail the new champs!
A FEW columns I ago, I opined that contrary to what most boxing pundits might think, it’s the uppercut and not the left hook, which is the deadliest punch in boxing. Last…
