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Dougie’s MASSIVE Monday Mail Bag
Read on for fan feedback on Evander Holyfield, the Ding-A-Ling Man, news of Pacquiao-Barrera II and Chagaev-Ibragimov being made, and much more in this week’s MMMB. Enjoy! HOLY ROLLER & THE CRUISERWEIGHTS…
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DONAIRE LIVE ON “SPORTS CHAT” WEDNESDAY
FILIPINO boxing fans around the world will have a chance to hear the thoughts of world flyweight title challenger Nonito Donaire, Jr. on Wednesday (Manila Time). The 24-year-old Donaire will talk about…
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KOREAN CHAMP ARRIVES IN CEBU!
CEBU CITY--South Korea's Yong Sung Kim, the reigning WBO Asia Pacific light welterweight champion, hit town last Monday ready to defend his regional title in the main event of this Saturday's big…
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TREMENDOUS DEMAND FOR WORLD CUP TICKETS
There’s a tremendous demand tickets for the Philippines vs Mexico “World Cup” of boxing to be held at the Arco Arena in California on August 11. The six fights between Filipino and…
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Condes arrives in Jakarta!
Florante "The Little Pacquiao" Condes (21-3-1, 20 KOs) arrived on Monday at Jakarta airport in Indonesia and told the press that he'll knock out the IBF minimumweight defending champion Muhammad Rachman (61-5-5,…
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BARRERA VOWS TO SHOW EVERYBODY
Legendary Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera vows to show everybody what he is really capable of in the ring when he meets Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao in a rematch on at the…
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PACQUIAO TO MEET WITH GOLDEN BOY
Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao will meet with Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer during a quick trip to the US where he is scheduled to participate in a poker tournament in…
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Brian’s Boxing Mailbag, Jul. 2, 2007
Welcome everyone to the first edition of my weekly mailbag. Having a mailbag will be a big change for me. My column Wilbur’s Boxing Notes was about me speaking my mind, unfiltered,…
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Donaire Defending the Family Honor?
Last October, IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan would win a six round technical decision over Glenn Donaire. This Saturday night, at the Harbour Yard Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut (Showtime 9 pm ET/PT)…
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Column
Condes predicts KO in 8
Losing is not an option for Romblon challenger Florante Condes who battles IBF minimumweight champion Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia in a scheduled 12-round title bout at the indoor tennis stadium in Senayan…
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For Barrera, Vegas fight arena is unfriendly venue
JUST LIKE the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, site of the Oct. 6 rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera, harbors bad memories…
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Pacman not looking beyond Barrera
Manny Pacquiao’s eyes are heavily glued on Marco Antonio Barrera. Pacquiao, set to face the Mexican in a rematch on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas, said he’s not looking at any other…
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Wanted: Judge Weinstein in Cebu
THE settlement reached between Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank over Manny Pacquiao’s contract was largely attributed to the Solomonic abilities of Judge Daniel Weinstein, the designated mediator. Apparently, once both parties…
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KIDAPAWAN BOXERS ARE DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- "Today is a very significant day for me because I am ending my 9 years as a governor and it was 9 years ago that we had started our…
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FINKEL ALSO WORKING OUT TOP RANK SETTLEMENT
Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao’s former manager Shelly Finkel who filed a case for breach of contract against Top Rank, promoter Bob Arum and Pacquiao himself says he too is trying to…
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MACA RETIRES AFTER TKO LOSS IN JAPAN
Former OPBF bantamweight champion Jess Maca has announced his retirement after suffering a technical knockout in the eighth round of a scheduled ten round bout against undefeated Russian Sasha Baktin in Tokyo,…
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TOP RANK-GOLDEN BOY PACT GOOD FOR PACQUIAO…BUT WHAT ABOUT THE SPORT?
“PACMAN” BREATHES A MAJOR SIGH OF RELIEF Manila, RP- After all the drama and suspense that could have rivaled that of “The Sopranos,” Filipino firebomb Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao can now safely say…
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“Fighting Words” – Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera 2 is Just the Beginning
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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HARVEST TIME
Reynaldo Belandres. For farmers like me, the greatest joy is when we start to pick the fruits of our labor and find these to be sweet. For gamefowl breeders, happiness is seeing…
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CONDES ON HIS WAY TO JAKARTA!
International Boxing Federation mandatory challenger Florante "The Little Pacquiao" Condes of the Philippines has just boarded the plane that will take him to Jakarta for his July 7 showdown with IBF 105-lb…
