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JASON ‘THE PINOY’ ANIEL IN PHILIPPINES FOR AWARD NIGHT & PACMAN RUNNING FOR CONGRESS TOO
RING TALK GRABS SOME MORE HONORS! San Mateo, CA- There is nothing quite as rewarding as when one of your prot?g?s is toasted for being supreme! Jason Aniel, the son of ex-boxing…
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Pacquiao has his hat in ring, too
Name a fighter whose name is recognizable in this country. All right, Oscar De La Hoya. Name another. Many cannot, which promoter Bob Arum concedes. “As far as fighters are concerned, there…
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ARUM IS RIGHT — AND WRONG!
Top Rank Promotions Bob Arum is right when he says that Manny Pacquiao who he claims will earn close to $5 million for his April 14 fight against undefeated but unknown Mexican…
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Oscar De La Hoya vs Floyd Mayweather Jr New Update
The Countdown clock is ticking with six weeks remaining before the highly anticipated 'The World Awaits' super fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, Saturday, May 5 from MGM Grand…
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PE?ALOSA SAYS PACQUIAO WILL KO SOLIS
Former WBC super flyweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa says he is confident Manny Pacquiao will KO undefeated but unknown Mexican Jorge Solis is their “Blaze of Glory” fight at the Alamadome in San…
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Mayweather, Jr: “My Dad Will Not Train Me”
It was reported in USA Today that Floyd Mayweather, Sr. is not going to train his son for the May 5 showdown with Oscar De La Hoya in Las Vegas. Roger Mayweather,…
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GOLDEN BOY SAYS PACQUIAO IS TAKING A BACKWARD STEP
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has said that Manny Pacquiao is “taking a backward step” by fighting “B” level opponents such as the undefeated but unknown Jorge Solis in San Antonio,…
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THE BATTLE LINES ARE BEING DRAWN
The battle lines are being drawn following Manny Pacquiao’s decision to turn his back on ABS-CBN and sign up with Solar Sports for his clash with undefeated but unknown Jorge Solis in…
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Oscar Larios vs. Injin Chi on May 26
Golden Boy Promotions has announced that Mexican Oscar “Cholo” Larios and Korean Injin Chi will battle for the WBC featherweight championship on May 26. While no site has been set, Golden Boy…
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Mayweather Sr speaks; Floyd Mayweather Jr fires Dad as trainer in Oscar De La Hoya fight
Floyd Mayweather Sr., who recently rekindled his father/son relationship with Floyd Mayweather Jr., after many years of being estranged from one another, spent the last two weeks training his son for his…
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‘BAI’ ELORDE IN ACTION TONIGHT
The grandson of the great Gabriel 'Flash' Elorde will have his second pro fight tonight in a card dubbed 'Boxing Kontra Droga' at the family's Elorde Sports Center in Paranaque. The event…
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Viloria on track for do-or-die fight
Things couldn’t be better in the gym for Brian Viloria as he prepares for Mexico’s Edgar Sosa in the biggest fight of his career, his manager Gary Gittelsohn told The STAR in…
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ANOTHER INDON BOXER DIES AFTER BRAIN SURGERY
Another Indonesian boxer has died after brain surgery conducted at the Indonesian Christian University Hospital in a Jakarta five days after losing by a sixth round TKO. The boxer was identified as…
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NAGO UPSETS OPBF#2 HONDA
TOKYO, JAPAN -- In an encounter of two-time world challengers, Akihiko Nago (28-6-1, 15 KOs), 120, a declining southpaw now even unranked by the JBC, scored an upset majority decision (98-96, 97-95…
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Takefumi Sakata KOs Lorenzo Parra to Capture WBA Flyweight Title
TOKYO, JAPAN -- Perennial Japanese challenger Takefumi Sakata (30-4-1, 15 KOs), 112, finally acquired the WBA flyweight belt as he halted Lorenzo Parra (27-1, 17 KOs), 116.75, dethroned Venezuelan ex-champ, at 0:14…
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Manny Pacquiao: The Idol Reports for Duty
The conference room inside The Palm Restaurant in West Hollywood where the Los Angeles-area boxing press assembled to meet Manny Pacquiao Wednesday afternoon was small and cramped. There was barely enough room…
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Pacman fight on; Solis no-show
Jorge Solis not showing up for a scheduled news conference with Manny Pacquiao in Los Angeles yesterday was not enough to spoil the day of the Filipino boxing sensation. Because almost at…
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Blaze of Glory LA Presser!
With a little less than a month to go before his much anticipated PPV match with undefeated Jorge Solis in San Antonio, Texas, Pilipino superstar Manny Pacquiao (43-3-2, 33 KO's) took some…
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Injunctioned Denied! Pacman PPV Show Rolls On! Even Judges Read Boxingconfidential?
COPENHAGEN--A state court judge sitting in Las Vegas (Clark County) has denied Golden Boy Promotions application for an injunction which would've put the brakes on Top Rank's big April 14 San Antonio…
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Boxingconfidential Exclusive: Venezuelan Sensation Valero To Leave Star-Studded Jr. Lightweight Class!
COPENHAGEN-- I was going to compose a column, the top part of which was going to be my fistic fantasy that the heavyweight division was half as enthralling as the 130-pounders who…
