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Bobby vows fight of his life
Former WBC Continental Americas superfeatherweight champion Bobby Pacquiao said yesterday he will be 100 percent ready to upset highly favored Humberto Soto of Mexico in their 10-round bout at Madison Square Garden…
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Bautista, Banal fly to Las Vegas
ALA Boys Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista and AJ “Bazooka” Banal will be arriving in Las Vegas on Sunday (Monday RP time) in preparation for their appearance in “The World Awaits” boxing card on…
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Anthem with an attitude
IN the 1960s, the rising singer Berlin Meneses recorded a very stylized and unconventional version of “Silent Night” that caught popular fancy. Meneses’s interpretation was so popular that one could hear it…
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MAYWEATHER HAS 50 CENT? BAUTISTA HAS PINO BOYS!
When Floyd Mayweather Jr. enters the ring for his mammoth bout with Golden Boy Oscar De la Hoya, his close buddy and well-known rapper 50 Cent will walk him down to the…
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GONZALES WINS PABA TITLE IN STUNNING UPSET
The Philippines' Nonoy Gonzales who had lost his last eight fights has scored a stunning upset to win the vacant Pan Asia Boxing Association middleweight title by forcing Australian Gavin Topp to…
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BOOM-BOOM DECLARES: I AM READY
Bautista (L) with Oscar's brod Joel de la Hoya. Boholano ring sensation Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista, speaking from Puerto Rico where he is about to wrap up his training, declared that he…
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SALUD REGRETS HE CANT ACCEPT DE LA HOYA INVITATION
WBC founding secretary general and eminent lawyer Rudy Salud says he has to ?regrettably decline? the invitation of Oscar De La Hoya to be his guest at special ringside for ?The World…
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SALUD DENIES SUICO WILL FIGHT IN THAILAND
The manager of outstanding flyweight Benedict Suico, well known promoter and manager Rex ?Wakee? Salud has flatly denied reports that Suico will battle unedefeated Thai Pungluang Sor Singyu for the WBC Youth…
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DE LA HOYA INVITES RUDY SALUD!
The Golden Boy Oscar De la Hoya has extended a special invitation to the highly-respected founding WBC secretary-general Atty. Rudy Salud for the latter to be at ringside on May 5 for…
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WEIGHTS WITH 1 WEEK TO GO: OSCAR 158; FLOYD 150
Press Release: Both Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather took part in the mandatory WBC 7-day safety weight check-ins from their respective training camps. Stepping on the scale in Guaynabo, Puerto…
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More Of Floyd Mayweather’s Verbal Assualt on Oscar De La Hoya
Robert W. DeOcampo's video coverage of Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Junior continues. More footage from the infamous Los Angeles Press Conference.
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Oscar & Floyd on Weight!!
Oscar, Floyd on weight! Both Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather took part in the mandatory WBC 7-day safety weight check-ins from their respective training camps. Stepping on the scale in…
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Column: Buzz for De La Hoya-Mayweather
LAS VEGAS -- There's a buzz in this gambling town, where the events of next weekend are making some remember boxing's better times. The city is sold out, the beautiful people are…
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Koncz says it’s 50-50 in Bobby-Soto bout
WBC No. 2 superfeatherweight contender Humberto Soto of Mexico is heavily favored to beat Bobby Pacquiao in their 10-round bout at Madison Square Garden in New York on June 9 but Canadian…
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Anger Management
Don’t get mad. Get even. D-Day to Flounder in “Animal House” If there is one thing we should have learned about Oscar De La Hoya by now, it’s that he would have…
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ROACH TURNS FOTOG; BAUTISTA, BANAL SET TO FLY TO VEGAS
Bautista and Banal pose for Coach Freddie. Undefeated Rey `Boom Boom` Bautista and Alex John `Bazooka` Banal, together with trainer Edito Villamor, are set to fly to Las Vegas on Monday for…
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Fistiana launched Elorde’s career
THE revival of Sunday’s Fiesta Fistiana harkens back memories of boxing bouts that rapturously stretched from 1955 to 1967, giving boxing aficionados the most bangs for their pesos. In that 12-year span,…
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No tickets for Sunday’s Fistiana ring card
MANILA, Philippines -- Eight rugged bouts topbilled by a Philippine championship will be offered free to the public on Sunday in the Fiesta Fistiana at the Rajah Sulaiman Park in Malate, Manila.…
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Pacman ranks among world’s top KO artists
MANILA, Philippines -- It used to be just his left hand that can send foes to dreamland. Now, with a solid right hook to boot, Manny Pacquiao is an even more potent…
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Concepcion Not Too Keen to Fight on Cotto-Judah Card!
Reigning WBC superbantam Youth champion Bernabe Concepcion is still hesitant to see action on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto-Zab Judah fight on June 9, according to his manager Aljoe Jaro. "Not…
