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RP BOXERS BACK IN THAILAND ONLY TO GET BEATEN
The partial lifting of the ban imposed by Games and Amusements Board chairman Eric Buhain on Filipino boxers fighting in Thailand without proper approval by the GAB hasn’t helped in turning things…
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WHO WILL DELIVER?<br>Six Filipino boxers to fight for world titles in one-month span
Although replete with ring talents and promising title contenders, the Philippines is left without a world boxing champion since Manny Pacquiao voluntarily abdicated his IBF super featherweight throne in 2003. For four…
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Roach Talks PacMan, Barrera, Marquez, Guzman
Now that Golden Boy and Top Rank seem to have settled their dispute (at least long enough to cash in on a mutually lucrative bout), Manny Pacquiao (44-3-2, 35 KOs) is lined…
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Manny skips trip on last minute
Manny Pacquiao decided to cancel his trip to the US the other night as the flamboyant boxer pushed aside all his previous plans, schedules and commitments – boxing-related and otherwise. Pinoy trainers…
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AMONSOT IN GREAT SPARRING SESSION
WBO Asia Pacific lightweight champion Czar Amonsot had what respected Cebu boxing patron Tony Aldeguer described as “a great sparring session” yesterday against an undefeated fighter from Ghana who has an impressive…
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2 RP boxers target IBF world crowns
TWO FILIPINO pugs are going after International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles this weekend in different foreign venues. On Saturday in Jakarta, Florante Condes faces defending champion Muhammad Rachmann of Indonesia for the…
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Donaire Prepares For War Q & A with Nonito Donaire Jr.
15rounds.com recently caught up with the “Filipino Flash” Nonito Donaire Jr. as readies himself for his upcoming world title challenge this Saturday against reigning IBF and IBO Flyweight Champion Vic Darchinyan. Donaire,…
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Marquez is the real test for Barrera and Pacquiao
“Pacquiao and Barrera cannot feel they are the best until the moment that they defeat Marquez! If they don’t defeat him, they can never say they are the best.” This the testament…
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Erik Morales Has a Final Mountain To Climb
It’s Erik Morales’ last chance at the big time in the ring, and he’s committed to go out blazing like a comet, by winning a title in a fourth weight category- something…
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KATSIDIS HAS NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR FILIPINO FIGHTERS
Undefeated Australian world champion Michael Katsidis has nothing but high regard for Filipino fighters, and this includes his July 21 challenger Czar Amonsot, the Boholano fighter who will attempt to wrest his…
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Vancouver loses bout
That Manny Pacquiao-Humberto Soto fight set for GM Place on Oct. 6 --- the one that two weeks ago was supposedly a 99.9 per cent done deal. Well, it's off. Pacquiao will…
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Fighting Words: Pacquiao-Antonio 2, more
Last week's legal settlement between Bob Arum's Top Rank and Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions may have been the biggest news in combat sports since the March announcement that mixed…
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NO DISCLOSURE ON PACQUIAO’S PURSE FOR BARRERA REMATCH
With Top Rank’s Bob Arum out on what must be considered a much-needed vacation reportedly in Europe, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has politely declined to discuss Filipino ring idol Manny…
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BOOM BOOM BAUTISTA PREPARING FOR PONCE DE LEON
On August 11, 2007, undefeated Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista will challenge Daniel Ponce De Leon for the WBO super bantamweight championship. Boxingtalk recently sat down with this Filippino brawler out of Candijay,…
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OLISA BEATEN IN PABA TITLE FIGHT
Filipino flyweight Richard Olisa has been beaten by Pan Asian Boxing Association champion Denkaosan Kaovichit of Thailand in a title fight in Bangkok which was considered by many as a mismatch. Olisa…
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Top Rank Vs Golden Boy: Heavyweight Legal Dispute Settles Clears Path for Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera II
New York-based boxing Promoter Cedric Kushner once said that in the world of high-stakes boxing, “you're not considered a major player unless you're being sued and suing someone else at any given…
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Santillan guns for OPBF belt
AS THE attention of most Cebuanos are focused on US fights, Cebu-based Rev “Gentle Giant” Santillan, who has been out of the limelight for quite sometime, slipped out of the country unnoticed.…
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Marquez: Pacquiao will beat Barrera again
MANILA, Philippines -- Reigning World Boxing Council super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez predicts that Manny Pacquiao will again overpower his compatriot Marco Antonio Barrera when the two clash on October 6…
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Boom-Boom will go ‘poof’
MEXICAN World Boxing Organization super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce De Leon is confident he can beat Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista when the two warriors meet on Aug. 11 for the main event of…
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ONE-ON-ONE WITH GARY SHAW
GL: Can you give us some final thoughts on the Vic Darchinyan- Nonito Donaire flyweight title fight this weekend? "It's going to be a very exciting fight, a lot tougher than most…
