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RING WRITER GIVES KUDOS TO ALA FOR A JOB WELL DONE
Accolades continue to pour in to the ALA Group for the highly successful staging of the 'Moment of Truth' boxing event last Feb. 24 in Cebu. Ring Magazine writer Scott Mallon, in…
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Boxing’s Super Fight Weekend Just Got Bigger!<br>Golden Boy Promotions to Hold May 4th Card in Las Vegas!
With the world’s boxing media already in Las Vegas for Oscar De La Hoya’s Super Fight against Floyd Mayweather on May 5, why not hold a card the day before the big…
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Marquez Brothers Can be First to Hold WBC Belts at the Same Time
Call me a geek, I enjoy baseball statistics, boxing trivia, and sibling rivalries. During the media conference call for Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Juan Manuel Marquez, which featured questions that could put…
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Countdown: De La Hoya versus Mayweather
The most highly anticipated match-up of the year is just two months away. That, of course, being the Cinco de Mayo showdown between pound-for-pound king, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., and boxing?s biggest attraction,…
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Nino-Romero suspended 9 months, fined
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Boxer Omar Nino-Romero was suspended for nine months and fined $18,750 Monday for testing positive for methamphetamine after a November bout. The decision by regulators means the 30-year-old…
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MARQUEZ-VAZQUEZ: THANK GOD FOR THE LITTLE GUYS
If all fistic opponents could thrill their audiences the way Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez did this past Saturday night in Los Angeles, the sport of boxing would never have to answer…
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The Little Big Men
Although raw power is generally associated with the heaviest weight divisions, some of the biggest punchers in boxing today perform from 122 pounds down to 108. They are the “Little Big Men”…
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Opposition to Pacquiao’s political bid
MANILA, Philippines -- More and more people are expressing their opposition to Manny Pacquiao throwing his hat into the political arena. Online polls, and even people in the streets, are against his…
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Arum hits GBP cash deal, calls Roach a liar
Bob Arum, whose promotional rights to Manny Pacquiao is being disputed by Oscar de la Hoya, on Monday called Golden Boy’s reported cash deal to Pacquiao last year as "unprofessional and inappropriate."…
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BARRERA READY FOR MARQUEZ
Marco Antonio Barrera has been preparing for his upcoming fight against his country man Juan Manuel Marquez in Big Bear for the last seven weeks The Title fight is schedule for March…
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CONDES TO GET CRACK AT IBF TITLE
Philippine minimum weight champion Florante Condes is to get a crack at the IBF title currently held by Indonesia?s Muhammad Rachman according to Dante Ortiz one of the co-managers of Condes along…
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PACQUIAO POSTPONES DEPARTURE FOR WILD CARD
Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao postponed his planned departure for Los Angeles yesterday and says he now hopes to leave on Mach 14 which will be one month before his April 14…
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THE GREATEST PUNCH EVER THROWN IN BOXING!
STORY OF RAY ROBINSON, DURAN & HEARNS TOO! Las Vegas, NV- Having been a student of the game for longer than most of you have been alive, suffice to say that I…
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Sound advice
MILLIONS of Filipinos want ring idol Manny Pacquiao not to run for a congressional seat this May and instead concentrate on his remarkable ring career for the next couple of years and…
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Anatomy of a heist (conclusion)
Johnny Ortiz, a member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame board of directors and a former co-owner of the legendary Main St. Gym, has impeccable credentials. He has been in boxing…
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Barrera-Marquez: A super-featherweight’s burden
Underneath the high definition calm of his practiced professionalism, Marco Antonio Barrera frets, holding in check his nervous anxiety when ever he’s asked about his next fight. In training camp, the great…
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The Biofiles: Floyd Mayweather
Status: WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather is considered the best pugilist in the world today. He challenges WBC super welterweight champ Oscar De La Hoya on May 5 in a major Las…
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Bautista, Banal end vacation
A WEEK after scoring separate knockout victories last Feb. 24, ALA Boys Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista and AJ “Bazooka” Banal are back to work in preparation for their May 5 fights in Las…
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Column
Salud’s advice to Gorres
Former WBC secretary-general Rudy Salud said the other day in his heart of hearts, he couldn’t agree that Z (Buchoy) Gorres deserved to win the decision over Fernando Montiel in their recent…
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PACQUIAO SET TO SPAR TODAY; RODEL MAYOL UPDATE
Pound-for-pound superstar Manny Pacquiao will resume his sparring sessions today at the ABAP Gym in General Santos City under the supervision of his two Filipino trainers who have joined hands in the…
