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Did “The Word is Waiting” Really Save Boxing?
I was happy to hear that the promotion for the mega showdown between Oscar De la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. went very well generating 2.15 million pay-per-view buys. Some people have…
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Pacquiao shelves GenSan campaign rally
A day after a campaign supporter of his electoral rival was reportedly murdered, boxing icon and congressional bet Manny Pacquiao on Friday cancelled his campaign rally in General Santos City because of…
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GELLO-ANI: WORLD CUP HOSTING A BIG CHALLENGE FOR CEBUANOS
CEBU CITY -- Hosting the prestigious World Cup of Boxing here in the Queen City of the South is a very big challenge for the Cebuanos and that well-known international promoter Sammy…
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BARRERA COULD BE NEXT PROMOTIONAL THORN BETWEEN TOPRANK AND GOLDEN BOY
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has reiterated his warning to Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum to lay off former WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera because Barrera “still has a…
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ALA Boys Shine In Quezon City
Three boxers from the famed ALA Gym in Cebu displayed their wares in Barangay Toro, Quezon City last night amidst the presence of emerging boxing stars Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista and AJ “Bazooka”…
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Prizefighter Pacquiao Aims to Beat Philippine President’s Foe
Manny Pacquiao retained his World Boxing Council Super Featherweight title last month in San Antonio, Texas, with an eighth-round knockout of Mexico's Jorge Solis. At home in the southern Philippines next week,…
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BAUTISTA, BANAL FACE CEBU MEDIA!
CEBU CITY--Undefeated Filipino fighters Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista and AJ 'Bazooka' Banal arrived here today from Manila following their successful stint on the record-breaking 'The World Awaits' card at the MGM Grand…
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B. Pacquiao-Soto tops Cotto-Judah undercard!
The pay-per-view portion of the June 9 "X-Plosive!" Cotto-Judah card in New York City's Madison Square Garden is headlined by a battle of top-ten rated super featherweights. With a world title shot…
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PACQUIAO TO FIGHT UNBEATEN VALERO INEXT N MACAU!
PACMAN?S PROMOTER ARUM IN PHILIPPINES General Santos City, PI- In another promotional move that is indicative of both his boxing tenure and acumen, Top Rank?s Bob Arum arrived in the Philippine capitol…
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Former Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis Confirms Filipino Boxing is on the Upswing
LAS VEGAS--Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has confirmed that indeed Philippine boxing is on the upswing and has expressed admiration on the new brand of fighting style put forth by…
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ARUM WANTS TO TALK IT OVER WITH GOLDEN BOY
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he hopes that sometime later this month he can sit down with Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions executives if not De La Hoya himself…
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EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND
The joy and thrill of sports is having an opinion. I forget now who said this line. But it rings loud and true before and after a sporting event. Every one views…
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Edito Villamor Proud of Visayan Language<br>And Proves that He Too is World-Class Trainer
Prior to Bautista's WBO super bantamweight elimination bout against Sergio Manuel Medina of Argentina last Sunday, Villamor said a representative from HBO who is well-versed in Tagalog while he works on Boom…
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Sultan makes first defense
WORLD Boxing Foundation (WBF) welterweight champion Dondon “El Supremo” Sultan is set to make his first title defense against No.12 contender Hamza Issa of France on June 15 in Calais, France. Sultan,…
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BUHAIN TO LOOK INTO TEPURA FIGHT IN JAPAN
Games and Amusements Board chairman Eric Buhain says he will look into the circumstances of how Filipino super flyweight Pingping Tepura was allowed to fight undefeated Daiki Kameda (8-0, 6 KO’s) in…
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Home are the Vegas brave
MANILA, Philippines -- Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista got a feel of what’s it like to be a star Thursday. The unbeaten Filipino boxing star flew business class from Las Vegas and was…
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RULES VIOLATED IN TEPURA-KAMEDA FIGHT
The Japan Boxing Commission as well as the Games and Amusements Board have apparently agreed to violate the standing rule of the JBC that only Filipino boxers ranked in the top ten…
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Manila rolls red carpet for ALA boys
THE nation’s capital is going gaga over Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista. Though his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport from the US was not as frenzied compared to that of Manny Pacquiao’s,…
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Tiger City still on top
Jay San Pedro’s Tiger City Gym claimed its second straight Chris Sports’ King of the Ring championship by a hairline over Power Punch and the Sarreal Gym before an overflow crowd at…
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Arum ready to settle row with GBP?
GENERAL SANTOS City – Top Rank big boss Bob Arum yesterday signified his intention to settle his protracted legal battle with the Golden Boy Promotions of boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya…
