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MILENDO, DEL CASTILLO TOP ‘RAMBOLAN SA BANTAYAN’
An explosive boxing event comes off the wraps when the Bantayan Executive Committee, Pepsi and SGG Sports Promotions present the 'Kumo sa Kumo, Rambolan sa Bantayan' on June 26 at the Bantayan…
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Manny Pacquiao: The Pride of the Philippines and a Fighter’s Fighter
Manny Pacquiao has been fighting professionally for 12 years. He began as a 16 year old in his native Philippines. Now 28, his ring record is currently 44-3-2, 35 KO’s. He won…
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CZAR AMONSOT’S ‘SECOND COMING’
LAS VEGAS -- Filipinos and other boxing officionados in Las Vegas remember Czar Amonsot as the two-time winner of the main event held on February 3 and May 12 of 2006 at…
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AMONSOT ARRIVES IN THE US FOR JULY 21 BOUT
ALA Boy Czar Amonsot arrived in Las Vegas yesterday ready for the major task at hand and the back-breaking training that comes with it as he prepares for his first world title…
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Ringmaster Arum Confirms Our Scoop: Pacquai-Soto Announcement Shortly!
That court-ordered man of a few words, Bob Arum, minutes ago confirmed to Boxingconfidential.com that Manny Pacquaio’s next opponent will be rugged Mexican banger Humberto Soto on Oct. 6 and that “the…
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Trial And Error: Pacquaio Settlement Talks DOA, Round Up Usual Suspects!
The only winners are the highly-paid lawyers on both sides. Their meters are running hot and heavy and the billable hours are piling up. Boxingconfidential.com has learned that the court-ordered mediation in…
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PACMAN IN AMERICA: AN EPILOGUE
Thank you to all who participated in writing this series, pound4pound1, Bobby Chan AKA BCngDC, Mirko, Jay Villar AKA Mod chups, and Bob Cruz AKA swingman. Special thanks as well to Dong…
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CONFIDENT RUBILLAR LEAVES FOR JAPAN TODAY
An extremely confident OPBF light flyweight champion Juanito Rubillar leaves for Osaka, Japan today to make the first defense of his title against Japanese Ken Nakajima on June 24, Viva Sports/Manila Standard…
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Mayol wants out of Japanese manager’s control
ONE-TIME world minimumweight title challenger Rodel Mayol is asking the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) for a speedy resolution of the case he filed against estranged Japanese manager Yasuo Matsuoka. The 25-year-old…
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Pacman-Barrera fight still possible
DON’T COUNT Marco Antonio Barrera out of the picture for a possible rematch with Manny Pacquiao this year. Although another Mexican fighter, Humberto Soto, is being considered as Pacquiao’s next opponent, Barrera…
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Pacquiao takes college entrance exams
GENERAL SANTOS CITY—Determined to earn a college diploma, Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao went to the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU) here on Wednesday afternoon to take an entrance exam. NDDU…
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Diaz-Morales Takes It to the Hoop, Mexican-Style, August 4th!
CHICAGO—There’s a relief sculpture near the top of a staircase at 500 N. LaSalle Street of two kids playing basketball. One defends while the other jumps and shoots. This used to be…
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THIS ONE’S FOR RIPLEY’S: INDO PROMOTER STILL MAKING PROMISES!
Palilaya (L) poses with Chris John. Believe this or not. One would think after he was replaced as promoter-on-record for the July 7 Muhammad Rachman-Florante Condes IBF duel in Jakarta, that Albert…
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BREAKING NEWS: NOEL TUNACAO SET FOR RING RETURN!
One-time WBA light flyweight title challenger, one-time WBO minimumweight title challenger and former IBO minimumweight world champ Noel Tunacao is gearing up for a ring return on July 10 in an 8-round…
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GUZMAN TIRED OF PLAYING WAITING GAME WITH PACQUIAO
Guzman currently owns an unblemished record of 27-0 with 17 KOs. Without a doubt he has become one the two?greatest boxers?from the Dominican Republic, if not the greatest. He is the only…
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Pacquiao’s fate in hands of US judge
A GAG order remains in effect among officials of Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) in relation with a possible mediation between the two promotional outfits over Filipino boxing star Manny…
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Mediation gag order hints of Pacquiao deal
MANILA, Philippines -- The end of the legal tussle between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions for a solid hold on the promotional rights to the fights of Manny Pacquiao is in…
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Top Rank, GBP resume talks on Pacman row
Progress was sustained in the mediation talks between Top Rank and Golden Boy as representatives of the two promotional outfits were asked to return for more talks in Los Angeles next week.…
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Winky Wright-Bernard Hopkins Undercard
LOS ANGELES (June 19, 2007)…The undercard of Hopkins vs. Wright "Coming to Fight" will showcase two exciting World Championship bouts featuring the United States debut of two of boxing's most exciting rising…
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Amonsot out to regain lost glory in Vegas
BOHOLANO sensation Czar Amonsot left the country for the US with lot of hopes to put his tainted career back on track and to bring glory to the country. On July 21,…
