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Arum issues deadline to Barrera, GBP
BOB ARUM remains hopeful that he would succeed in pitting his fair-haired boy Manny Pacquiao with Marco Antonio Barrera as the Top Rank big boss revealed that he is giving Barrera and…
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Our hopes
HERE’S so much to be critical about in the world of sports at home. From the leeches that surround our national treasure Manny Pacquiao and those who advised him to affix his…
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ARUM: BARRERA HAS UNTIL JANUARY 12 TO ACCEPT OUR OFFER FOR PACQUIAO REMATCH!
GL: How was your trip to the Philippines and what did it accomplish? "The trip was just great. I met with Manny and we had a big public announcement. Manny said that…
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Cebu hosts RP vs Mexico World Cup of boxing
Fireworks exploded in the boxing arena on New Year’s eve after promoter Sammy Gello-ani confirmed that the prestigious "World Cup of Boxing" featuring Philippines vs Mexico will be staged in Cebu on…
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S?LO SI LE OFRECEN UNA BUENA BOLSA, PONCE DE LE?N ACEPTAR?A EXPONER VS BAUTISTA EN FILIPINAS
El mexicano Daniel Ponce de Le?n aceptar?a exponer el t?tulo mundial supergallo de la OMB en Filipinas contra Rey Bautista si le ofrecen una buena bolsa, afirm? este viernes su manager, Joe…
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Busiest man in boxing?<br>Koizumi matchmakes 209 bouts this year
Japanese international matchmaker Joe Koizumi’s Ring Japan, Inc. dealt with 209 international bouts between Japanese boxers and foreign fighters during 2006. It’s a record for his enterprise, surpassing 170 matchmaking fights in…
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SecondsOut’s Fighter of the Year 2006: Manny Pacquiao
Having arrived on the American boxing scene suddenly in June 2001 in winning the IBF junior featherweight world title in Las Vegas, many fans might not have realised initially what an already…
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Pacquiao-Barrera rematch off
THE much-awaited rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera is off—for now. A top official of the World Boxing Organization, who has been in constant touch with Golden Boy Promotions, revealed…
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Pacman Was Ready To Replace Roach If His Trainer Chose To Handle Oscar ; Trainer Rebuffed In Bid For Managerial Position
NEW YORK --This is my year-end clearance on the ongoing Pacman saga. This information comes from a real insider who must not be named. For simplification, let's call him "Mr. Insider." You…
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Barrera mide sus tiempos<br>Para la riña con Pacquiao
ES un hecho que Marco Antonio Barrera necesita tener confirmada su pelea contra el filipino Manny Pacquiao, a más tardar para mediados de enero. De lo contrario, comenzarán los problemas. El campeón…
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Fall-Out of a Contractual Blunder
As a former colony of the United States for almost 40 years, laws in the Philippines are quite synonymous with the U.S. That’s why jurisprudence in our country adopt some decisions of…
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Arum bares plan to launch Pacquiao as world celebrity
Whether or not it’s Marco Antonio Barrera on April 28, it’s almost certain that Manny Pacquiao, under Top Rank Promotions, will be very, very busy this year – on and off the…
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ARUM TO MAKE FORMAL OFFER TO GOLDEN BOY ON TUESDAY
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he will make a formal offer to Golden Boy Promotions on Tuesday to co-promote the fight every fight fan wants to see – a rematch between…
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WBO BRINGS SMILE TO POOR KIDS IN CEBU!
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has just done some trail-blazing outreach program when it visited the children of SOS Children's Village and Asilo De la Milagrosa in Cebu and donated sacks of…
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PHILIPPINES-MEXICO WORLD CUP DEFINITELY ON MARCH 4<br>Bautista-De Leon, Gorres-Montiel confirmed
Respected Cebu boxing patron Tony Aldeguer says the scheduled Philippines vs Mexico World Cup will ?definitely take place on March 4.? In a long distance telephone conversation with Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today,…
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NEW YEAR’S BIG BANG: ‘WORLD CUP’ ON MARCH 4
CEBU CITY--A major announcement was made today by SGG Sports Promotion/ALA Boxing Gym and the Golden Boy Promotions stating that the second edition of the "World Cup" of boxing will take place…
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Michael Marley’s Exclusive Interview With Top Rank’s Top Dog: Arum Tells Boxing Confdiential.Com: My Goal Is To Make Manny As Big, If Not Bigger, Attraction Than Oscar
NEW YORK--The raspy voice on the other end of the phone was unmistakable. If there are three telephone voices I instantly recognize after all these decades covering boxing, they are Muhammad Ali,…
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Hatton: “I Hope Mayweather Beats De La Hoya”
Undefeated Ricky Hatton moves back down to the junior welterweight division and challenges IBF champ Juan Urango on January 20 in Las Vegas. Not to look past Urango, Hatton tells the Sunday…
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BoxingScene Year-End Awards For 2006
Fighter of The Year - Manny Pacquiao If there was one man to make his mark in 2006, it was Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao. Big wins, big contracts and couple of lawsuits…
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John Whisler: Boxing had its 2006 highlights
Rocky Balboa came back. Evander Holyfield wouldn't leave. Zab Judah shouldn't have been given a choice. In a year marked by comings and goings, entrances and exits, boxing finished 2006 in much…
