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Vancouver potential site for Manny Pacquiao bout
Manny Pacquiao, regarded by many as the most exciting fighter in boxing, could be making his next title defence at GM Place in Vancouver. Promoter Bob Arum told boxingconfidental.com that the city…
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At the French front, Sultan risks belt
FILIPINO World Boxing Foundation (WBF) champion Dondon Sultan is putting his welterweight belt for the first time against a tough French challenger Hamza Issa today (Sunday RP time) at the Salle Edgard…
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World boxing champion goes back to school
Manila: World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has decided to study business administration and English in a bid to manage his earnings and to improve his language abilities in school. "It is good…
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An expert is called to mediate
THE expertise of a well-known negotiator of multibillion-dollar cases in the United States is being put to test now that he is part of the celebrated issue involving Filipino boxing sensation Manny…
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Hitman meets El Terrible
IN between listening to the usual le gal drivel in the courtrooms copiously hawked by my prolific compa?eros, the boxing fanatic that I am, my thoughts usually drift to what else, but…
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RACHMAN-CONDES TITLE FIGHT IS A GO
After initial concerns over whether or not the IBF minimum weight title fight between Indonesia’s Muhammad Rachman and mandatory challenger Florante Condes of the Philippines will push through because of confusion regarding…
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‘IN THIS CORNER’ FEATURES LERIO VS BANTIGUE
2000 Sydney Olympics veteran and Philippine top flyweight contender Danilo Lerio takes on Louie Bantigue for the vacant Philippine flyweight crown. The 25-year-old Lerio, younger brother of another Games veteran Arlan, battles…
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ALLANIC WBO TITLE FIGHT, PE?ALOSA INTERVIEW ON ‘THE MAIN EVENT’
The heated battle for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific super bantamweight title between 21 year old Filipino Robert Allanic and South Korean veteran Jae Bong Kim will be featured on the top-rated…
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AMONSOT IS NOW IN L.A. TO PREPARE FOR KATSIDIS
Los Angeles -- WBO Asia Pacific Lightweight champ, Czar Amonsot came to town yesterday after a long trip from Cebu and an overnight stop in Las Vegas. Amonsot is in town on…
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RING EDITOR SAYS WORLD CUP HAS QUALITY FIGHTS
The “World Cup” of boxing between the Philippines and Mexico which is scheduled to take place at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California on August 11 has won commendation from respected Ring…
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RING EDITOR BELIEVES PACQUIAO CAN BE POUND FOR POUND NO. 1
The respected editor of Ring Magazine, regarded as the “Bible” of boxing believes that Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao “may very well become number one” in the Ring pound-for-pound rankings “if he…
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ATTY. SALUD WARNS, ARUM AND PACQUIAO WILL PAY A HEAVY PRICE
The founding secretary general of the WBC, the eminent lawyer Rudy Salud who is steeped in a sports background, says Top Rank promoter Bob Arum will “ultimately have to pay and pay…
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Merchant, Manny Take A Bow-BWAA Dinner, Pt 2
The boxing writers gathered to celebrate themselves and the sport on June 8, and being cursed with a unquenchable desire to document such occasions, I brought my notebook along and scribbled in…
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Arum clueless on Pacman
SAVE for King Kong or Godzilla, Manny Pacquiao "doesn’t care who he fights (next)," Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said yesterday from Las Vegas. Following reports that an announcement will be forthcoming,…
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What Lack Of Competition?: Promoters Of The Boxing World, Take Your ‘Trophies’ Off The Shelf!
A few days ago I launched a piece which spoke of the blazin' competition in boxing's welterweight division. Personally, I like to keep my 'earz to the streetz' and live by what…
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Arum to announce Manny’s next foe
Promoter Bob Arum will soon make an official announcement regarding Manny Pacquiao’s next fight – regardless of what happens in the ongoing mediation talks between Top Rank and Golden Boy. “We will…
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Marco Antonio Barrera Accompanies Ricky Hatton on Saturday<br>Will Erik “El Terrible” Morales Accompany “El Temible”?
Oh what a great story that would be. In what is anticipated to not only be Fight of the Year but also having the potential to surpass Castillo-Corrales I as Fight of…
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‘Pacman’ to study English, business
Manny Pacquiao has dropped his plans to take up law. Instead, the flamboyant boxer, who lost his bid for a congressional seat in the May 14 elections, will take up a business-related…
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GAB wants ring deaths to be tackled in 45th WBC Convention
The alarming increased of ring deaths is one of the issues the Games Amusement Board (GAB) wants to be addressed when the Philippines hosts the 45th World Boxing Council (WBC) Convention from…
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CONDES GETTING STRONGER BY THE DAY!
As if his strength is not yet fearsome at this level, IBF mandatory challenger Florante Condes is getting even stronger each day while training for his July 7 challenge of IBF 105-lb…
