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Manila, Vegas other venues for Pacquiao-Injin showdown
If it’s not Macau, then it’s either Manila or Las Vegas. The possibility of Manny Pacquiao’s forthcoming showdown against Korean Injin Chi not being held in Macau as originally planned has opened…
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Barrera not hot at rematch; Marquez wants Pacman bad
MARCO Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez, who slug it out on Mar. 17 for the WBC super featherweight crown at the Mandalay Bay Casino on March 17, have taken opposite corners…
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Pacquiao goes for guns amid threat
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) -- Philippine boxing idol Manny Pacquiao has been granted exemptions for 20 firearms due to concerns about possible kidnapping attempts on his family. Despite a Jan. 15-June 13 gun…
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Tokyo, Valero, and the ‘Year of the Boar’
Joe Hernandez made the near 12-hour flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo five days before former pupil Edwin Valero defended his WBA 130-pound title for the first time with a 72-second blowout…
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Barrera-Marquez presser!
On Thursday, Golden Boy Promotions officially announced what promises to be one of the most anticipated fights of 2007, when Mexican superstars Marco Antonio Barrera (63-4, 42 KO's) takes on arguably the…
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UCLA CONFIRMS OMAR NINO TEST; VILORIA-SOSA UP NEXT?
A laboratory test done at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) has confirmed that WBC junior flyweight champion Omar Nino had indeed tested positive of metaamphetamines following his rematch with…
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Bardon Vies for OPBF Flyweight Crown
Philippine flyweight champion and OPBF no. 1 Jojo Bardon of RWS Stable will vie for the vacant OPBF flyweight title on March 18 against no. 4 Masaharu Naganawa at the International Conference…
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Barrera vs. Marquez: Better Late than Never
Never say never in boxing. During the mid-to-late ‘90s, Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez, then 20-something phenoms out of Mexico City, thrilled Southern California fight fans at Inglewood’s Great Western…
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Filipino Elephant in the Room at the House of Blues<br>Marquez Looks to Remove “Thorn”, Barrera Mentality Moved On
Hollywood, CA -- During a press conference for their March 17 HBO pay per view, “Fearless”, Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez had a Filipino elephant in the room at the…
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ASIAN HALL OF FAMERS
GABRIEL "FLASH" ELORDE How do you measure greatness in sports? In track and field the difference between good and great may be just millimeters or milliseconds. Titles won and years of dominance…
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Barrera-Marquez: Beauty born out of chaos
Finally, after years of mismanagement and miscalculations, Juan Manuel Marquez is going to get the opportunity to fight a superstar in a super fight when he faces Marco Antonio Barrera. Marquez has…
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Sunset Blvd. Kick-Off to Barrera v. Marquez<br>Both Men Fearless, Trade Respectful Verbal Jabs
HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Matched by destiny, along with a good helping or inter-promotional politics, Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez will add their clash to the long history of battles between…
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Golden Boy Matchmaker Eric Gomez Rounding Out Barrera v. Marquez Card
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – The engineer behind many of Golden Boy Promotions bouts, matchmaker Eric Gomez, took a few minutes from his busy afternoon at the Marco Antonio Barrera v. Juan Manuel Lopez…
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HBO to have four part build up to Oscar-Floyd
HBO Sports will run a four-part series counting down to the May 5 Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather boxing match that should be the sport?s biggest event of the year. And the…
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Mayweather tickets on sale Saturday
Tickets go on sale Saturday for the Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather fight. About 3,000 tickets at 15,779-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas will be available for public sale. Tickets…
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Win or Lose Pacman Court Battle, De La Hoya Looks to Give Barrera Crack at Revenge vs. Pacquiao
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – While working his promotional magic at the Marco Antonio Barrera v. Juan Manuel Marquez press conference at the House of Blues in Hollywood, California, Oscar De La Hoya took…
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Don’t Hate on Nacho, JM Marquez Gives Him Seal of Managerial Approval<br>Looks Forward to Pacquiao Rematch
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – Imagine, you are the manager of Juan Manuel Marquez, he had a historic draw against Manny Pacquiao, you are offered a rematch by Top Rank to fight Manny Pacquiao.…
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HBO to have four part build up to Oscar-Floyd
HBO Sports will run a four-part series counting down to the May 5 Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather boxing match that should be the sport?s biggest event of the year. And the…
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HBO will get real with Mayweather-De La Hoya
"The Contender," which combines reality television with boxing, became a hit on ESPN last year after a one-year run on NBC. Now HBO is going to try something similar to help promote…
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BOOM-BOOM take LA party by storm
CHICAGO -- It was a quiet Saturday, January 20 last week, a wonderful time when the hurried, break-neck pace of life in these United States careened to a joyful rest. It wasn't…
