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Top boxers feted tonight in Elorde Awards
Twenty-one international champions, led by boxing great Manny Pacquiao, and 15 national titleholders will receive the highest honor in professional boxing tonight during the seventh Gabriel "Flash" Elorde Boxing Awards and Banquet…
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Smitty’s Corner!
Last Saturday night’s battle between Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez fulfilled its expectations. It was an excellent match-up that produced plenty of drama and skill. We don’t always get that…
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DEFENDING MANNY PACQUIAO?S ‘VERY’ UNPOPULAR MOVES
PACMAN TAKES A TERRIBLE BEATING! Tagbilaran City, RP ? Two-time world champion (three if you count his KO of Barrera) Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao, arguably boxing?s hottest commodity, has been subjected to numerous…
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Juarez to take on Hernandez on De La Hoya-Mayweather undercard
By Marc Abrams
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Rocky Juarez will take on Jose Hernandez on the undercard of the much anticipated fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather on May 5th in…
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PACQUIAO CONFIRMS ELIGIBILITY AS MANDATORY CONTENDER TO MARQUEZ
Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao has confirmed his acceptance as mandatory challenger to newly crowned WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez. Close friend and confidant Rex “Wakee” Salud said he had…
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LAURENTE RETAINS PABA CROWN!
PARANAQUE CITY--Dennis Laurente of the Philippines retained his Pan Asian Boxing Association (PABA) lightweight crown with a 12th-round technical knockout win over interim champ Hero Katili last night at the Elorde Sports…
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“De Nuevo” — Solis Again a No Show at Today’s Announced Press Meeting
Canoga Park, CA-Yesterday, I asked the staff to re-schedule my patients so I can be at the Wildcard Gym today to take photos of Jorge Solis, the April 14th Mexican foe of…
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Viloria gets another chance
By Nick Giongco
BRIAN VILORIA gets another opportunity to prove that he is not a one-shot wonder when he squares off with Mexican Edgar Sosa for the vacant World Boxing Council light flyweight throne in…
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‘Spar with the Pros’ Today at FightClub in Banilad
Boxing is not only a professional sport but a fun-filled fitness sport. With an experienced hand to guide the moves, fitness boxing provides the physical fitness of a professional boxer and the…
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DRAKULICH IS THIRD MAN FOR PACQUIAO-SOLIS TIFF
Veteran referee Vic Drakulich has been appointed by WBC President Jose Sulaiman to be the third man on the ring when superstar Manny Pacquiao defends his WBC International super-featherweight crown on April…
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Promoter Bob Arum says Manny is key to big money fights
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO “is the one who brings money on the table” and not Marco Antonio Barrera nor Juan Manuel Marquez, Top Rank chief Bob Arum said yesterday from Las Vegas. Arum had…
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Will Marquez fight the Pacman?
Supporters of Manny Pacquiao were heartened by the media statement of World Boxing Council president Jose Sulaiman that newly crowned WBC super featherweight champion Juan Miguel Marquez must first defend his title…
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The problem with being Pacman
By Bill Velasco
"Adversity introduces a man to himself." It seems that controversy, poor advice or questionable decision-making continues to hound Manny Pacquiao. First, he was in the middle of a tug-of-war between Top Rank…
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Arum hopes lightning won’t strike twice at Alamodome
A lot of things, most of them negative, have already been said about Jorge Solis. Some even insinuating that the undefeated Mexican warrior is not a worthy challenger for Filipino ring superstar…
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Salita, Chin Checkers, and Gato Back with Wins
It was graduation night at The Manhattan Center as two of it's shining stars, Dmitriy Salita and Curtis Stevens, sang their prospect swan songs in front of an adoring hometown crowd. Neither…
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Pacquiao mom to mayor: Don’t let politics spoil relationship
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Manny Pacquiao's mother said Friday she hoped that Mayor Pedro Acharon Jr. would not let politics ruin their relationship. Dionisia Pacquiao made the statement in an interview with…
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Why counterpunchers seldom get a fair shake
THAT wasn’t too bad for someone who was expected, by even some of our local boxing experts to just roll over and die. Gerry Penalosa gave it his all and executed his…
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Erik Morales update!
Plans are in the works for former three-division world champion Erik Morales to try to add a world title in a fourth division to cap his illustrious career. Morales will likely face…
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Boxing Chatter: Manny Pacquiao, Chavez Jr. and more
Southern California has become a hotbed for prizefighting with its sunny weather, beaches, mountains and luxury cars, so it’s no surprise when a fighter like Manny Pacquiao arrives at a press conference…
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$5M for Manny: Arum
TOP Rank president Bob Arum pronounced that Manny Pacquiao will earn almost $5 million dollars against Jorge Solis of Mexico on April 15 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The figure…