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‘Pacman’ in NY to back Bobby
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao flew to New York Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to support his brother Bobby who will be facing World Boxing Council super featherweight contender Humberto Soto on June…
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SOTO-PACQUIAO PREVIEW
So many times in boxing, there is much more at stake than simply another notch in the win column. A fighter is often fighting more than just the man in front of…
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Humberto Soto Tackles Questions From Boxing Confidential’s Readers
On Saturday night on the under card of Miguel Cotto-Zab Judah, Mexico’s Humberto Soto battles Filipino Bobby Pacquiao in a super featherweight showdown. The action will be carried on HBO Pay Per…
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ARUM SAYS MANNY PACQUIAO-SOTO FIGHT A POSSIBILITY
In what appears to be a changing situation from day to day Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says “it’s a pretty good possibility” that Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao will fight WBC…
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10M dollar for Barrera fight
MANNY Pacquiao has arrived in New York and while he will be busy shaking hands and hobnobbing with his fans and other boxing luminaries, his mind will have to process endless possibilities…
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Humberto Soto Answering Reader Questions!
Super featherweight contender Humberto Soto finds himself in New York awaiting his Saturday night battle with Bobby Pacquiao. The action takes place at Madison Square Garden with all the festivities being aired…
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Jaca to Defend Title in Russia
World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific super-featherweight champion Jimrex Jaca will defend his title against undefeated Alisher Rahimov on June 30 at the Olympisky Sport Hall in Moscow, Russia. The bout will…
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Waiting in line
A new name has surfaced in the Manny Pacquiao sweepstakes. The latest to join the derby is European superfeatherweight champion Alex Arthur who was mentioned the other day as a candidate in…
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AN INTERVIEW WITH LEON PANONCILLO, THE MAN BEHIND WBO ASIA PACIFIC SUCCESS
Panoncillo (C) poses with AJ (L) and Rey in Las Vegas. We all know that Fil/Am Hawaiian based WBO Asia Pacific chairman Leon Panoncillo has done a lot for Philippine boxing, but…
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PACQUIAO CAN’T AVOID GIVING DEPOSITION
Arum (L) and Pacquiao in a Manila presscon. Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao cannot avoid giving his deposition in connection with the case filed by Golden Boy Promotions against Top Rank promoter…
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ROACH SAYS BOBBY WILL GO FOR A KNOCKOUT
Bobby Pacquiao. Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach says Bobby Pacquiao has the power to knock out Humberto Soto and they were “definitely going for it” when the younger brother of Filipino ring idol…
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FILIPINO BOXER KO’D IN JAPAN MISMATCH
In a story headlined “Another Mismatch Looms in Japan” last May 22, Manila Standard Today warned that Filipino flyweight Gilbert De La Torre who was scheduled to fight undefeated Japanese Shigetaka Ikehara…
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Greatest Filipino Boxers of All-Time
San Francisco, California-- There is a long history of outstanding Filipino boxers dating back almost ninety years to when Francisco Guilledo better known as Pancho Villa, first captured the world's flyweight championship…
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4 Pinoy champs in 2007?
IF everything goes on as planned, the Philippines will have four boxing world champions before the end of the year. Topping the list is Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista, the mandatory challenger of…
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Red carpet set for Pacman’s US visit
TOP RANK is rolling the red carpet in New York for Manny Pacquiao, who arrives in the Big Apple on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to begin exploratory talks with Bob Arum in…
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ONE ON ONE WITH FREDDIE ROACH
Freddie Roach sat down with Boxingtalk this afternoon and gave us a good update on his lengthy stable.? Roach talks about what Bobby Pacquiao must do in order to get by a…
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Suico to defend title in Cebu
RANDY “Kumo’ng Bato” Suico will have his hands full when he defend his Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) lightweight belt against No.2 Japanese challenger Koji Samejima here in Cebu on July…
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Soto prepares for lefty Pacquiao
HUMBERTO SOTO doesn’t hide the fact that he is not at ease fighting southpaws. So in preparation for Filipino Bobby Pacquiao this Saturday in New York, the Mexican hotshot has spent most…
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PACQUIAO’S DEPOSITION TAKEN NEXT WEEK
Manny Pacquiao is expected to face a crack legal team of Golden Boy Promotions when his deposition is taken next week in Los Angeles. Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer informed Viva Sports/Manila…
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MANNY PACQUIAO BRINGS PRIDE TO BOXING …
Do promoters really give boxing fans what they want to see? The truth is hard to find in boxing, but the internet makes it pretty hard to hide as well. No is…
