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FIL-AM BOBBY VILLAVER: THAILAND’S NOT-SO-SECRET WEAPON
It is no longer such a secret among boxing managers and promoters in Thailand that a Carcar, Cebu-born Fil-Am Hawaiian trainer is the reason why all of a sudden Thai boxers are…
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NIETES IS GAB BOXER OF THE MONTH!
WBO Asia-Pacific minimumweight champion Donnie Nietes of the ALA Boxing Gym has been selected as the Boxer of the Month in the GAB's latest rankings released yesterday by the government agency. Nietes…
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BobPac and Humberto Soto: – A Meeting at Old Town Los Angeles
BobPac (R) with Soto at today's presscon. Los Angeles, CA -- It would not be too difficult to surmise why the media people at Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions picked old town…
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Pacman dares Marquez for Sept rematch
Manny Pacquiao is not running away from Juan Manuel Marquez. He never did. He never will. The Filipino superstar, branded a coward for declining the position as mandatory challenger to the Mexican…
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Going Nuclear: Bautista vs. Ponce de Leon
Is it finally going to happen? Every Filipino fight fan has been waiting for it for the past couple of years. Rey “Boomboom” Bautista , Candijay, Bohol’s favorite son, will get his…
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10 Blind Mice: Boxing’s Worst Judges
Boxing has a lot of issues. Too many to list in one column. The two biggest problems in boxing today are a shrinking fan base and poor judging, and these two go…
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GANOY DEFENDS IBF TITLE ON JUNE 8
Hard-hitting Filipino Ranee Ganoy is scheduled to defend his IBF Pan Pacific lightweight title against Indonesia’s Joey de Ricardo in Brisbane, Australia on June 8. The 27 year old Ganoy who is…
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Pe?alosa gets another shot at world crown
FORMER world super-flyweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa will have another shot at a world title this August. The 34-year-old Pe?alosa yesterday told the BusinessMirror his American promoters called him to confirm his upcoming…
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Rachman Says He Wants To KO Condes
International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight champion Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia knows just what he's up to when he faces Filipino challenger on June 16 in Jakarta, but remains confident he is the…
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Juan Manuel Marquez Twits Manny Pacquiao: ”He Signs Contracts As If They Are Autographs”
WBC super-featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez does not seem to mind if he fights a southpaw or an orthodox fighter this September, and he doesn't care at all if it is Mexican…
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Sulaiman Says Pacquiao “Scared of Marquez”
World Boxing Council (WBC) president Jose Sulaiman has publicly announced that Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao 'is scared to face Juan Manuel Marquez.' This after the WBC top honcho received the letter signed…
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Welcome Back To The Ring, Manny!
In the ring Manny Pacquiao is an indomitable force. He fights hungry as a desperate amateur and active as a volcano. Check that, actually. I’m no geologist, but I’d bet one would…
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‘Put aside anything that is not boxing’
AFTER boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao shot down a proposed rematch with World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, WBC president Jose Sulaiman is ready to step into the row…
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GAB Lifts Thailand Fight Ban
During the meeting of boxing managers and promoters yesterday, 29 May 2007, at the spacious ballroom of the Elorde Sports Complex in Sucat, Para?aque City, Philippine Games and Amusements Board Chairman Eric…
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BUHAIN PROMISES SISONORIO CASE ISN’T CLOSED
Games and Amusements Board chairman Eric Buhain has promised that the Lito Sisnorio case in which the 24 year old former WBC Youth flyweight champion died following brain surgery after a battering…
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FLASH ELORDE’S CHOICE AS ALL-TIME GREAT TOUCHES LAURA
Gabriel "Flash" Elorde. Laura Elorde, the widow of the late world junior lightweight champion Gabriel “Flash” Elorde is a lady of few words but she told Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today she was…
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WORLD CUP “2” COULD LAND IN CALIFORNIA!
MEXICO V. PHILIPPINES MEANS "BAD BLOOD" San Mateo, CA- The long await World Cup “2” has finally been set to take place in Sacramento, CA. Golden Boy Promotions has brought the concept…
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Sulaiman To Help Make Pacquiao-Marquez Happen
World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman says that he’s prepared to wait a few days to try and resolve the rematch controversy between WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny…
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”We Are Hoping Juan Manuel Marquez Fights Manny Pacquiao…Boxing Fans Are Not Interested In Seeing Marquez Fight Humberto Soto”
Most fight fans in the United States might not recognize his name, but Jaime Quintana is behind the careers of two of the greatest fighters in the game and arguably the best…
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From Manny Pacquiao to Ricky Hatton: How Boxing is Very Much Alive Without Oscar De La Hoya
The Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather, JR., pay per view was an extreme success, making “The Golden Boy’s” wallet officially heavier than Butterbean, and shooting some life into the sport.…
