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Visa, weight woes hound Jaca
WITH ONLY five days left before his scheduled big fight in America, Jimrex Jaca is still in the country trying to secure a US visa. The reason? His passport is missing. “Jimrex…
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Juan Manuel se va a Texas<br>Esta mañana
El campeón mundial pluma interino de la OMB, Juan Manuel Márquez, viajará esta mañana a El Paso, Texas, en donde el sábado entrante expondrá su corona ante el filipino Jimrex Jaca, en…
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Five reasons why Erik could upset Manny
Manny Pacquiao is the logical favorite to win over Erik Morales in their scheduled 12-round rubber match at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Nov. 18. The reasons are…
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Queuing for a piece of Manny
With the "Grand Finale" only 32 days away, Manny Pacquiao (MP) Promotions vice president for marketing Eric Pineda yesterday said the line is getting longer for advertisers bidding to place their product…
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Mission Impossible?
Richard Schaefer and Golden Boy Promotions are next in line to choose a difficult assignment that has eluded others in the past. And what would that be? To guide featherweight standout Juan…
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Ask The Champ Boxing Bag, Oct. 16, 2006
Well here we are at it again and it looks like my RSR mailbag fans didn’t desert me after all. I almost lost Maria, but luckily she renewed her membership to the…
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Danger Lies Ahead for AJ Banal
"Danger Ahead" is the most appropriate signal that should forewarn the 17 year old dimunutive AJ “Bazooka” Banal when he climbs the ring to test the mettle of Angky “Time Bomb” Angkota…
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YOUNGER PAC TRIES TO OUT DO OLDER PAC!
BOBBY PACQUIAO IN EASY BUT TOUGH SPOT San Francisco, CA-Unfortunately, for this Pinoy, along with many other boxing fans, who booked Friday November 17th flights to Las Vegas to watch Manny Pacquiao’s…
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Murad Says Holyfield is America’s Hope
International promoter Murad Muhammad says former four-time world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield is "not the white hope, he is not the black hope, he is the hope of America in bringing the…
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Inside Sports: The GAB Must Take Action
The popularity of boxing has always been known. But like any other sport public interest wanes when there is no hero to look up to or the quality of the competition leaves…
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JACA FLIES TO U.S. TODAY FOR MARQUEZ BOUT
Filipino Jimrex 'The Executioner' Jaca departs for the Unites States tonight on a Philippine Airlines flight as he seeks to dethrone WBO featherweight interim champion Juan Manuel Marquez when they face off…
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‘Kumong Bato’ is new OPBF lightweight boss
In another fine display of power-punching skills, Cebuano ring executioner Randy "Kumong Bato" Suico stopped Thai Pongpetch Chuwatana in the fourth round to emerge as the new Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation…
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Kumong Bato wins OPBF title; Sonsona keeps RP belt
THAI boxer Pongpetch Chuwatana stayed longer than expected, before falling to the solid punches of Randy “Kumong Bato” Suico, who took the vacant Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) Lightweight title via…
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The Big Weight Debate
There is this big debate concerning weigh-ins, but the answer to this is easy. Prize fighters have to act professional. If you’re serious about the craft of boxing, then make the weight.…
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Marquez sees a Pacman win
POPULAR Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez predicted that Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao will beat fellow Mexican Erik “El Terrible” Morales in their Grand Finale rubber match on Nov. 18. Marquez, it…
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Suico claims OPBF 135lb belt!
WBC#9/WBA#15 ranked hard-hitting Filipino Randy Suico (25-3, 22 KOs), 135, acquired his second OPBF belt in the lightweight division as he lopsidedly battered game Thailander Pongpetch Chuwatana (reportedly 9-12, 8 KOs), 135,…
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RUBILLAR WINS OPBF TITLE
Veteran Juanito Rubillar scored a smashing seventh round TKO victory over talented and game 19 year old Indonesian champion Irfan Ogah to win the vacant Orient Pacific Boxing Federation light flyweight title…
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The Indonesians are coming!
IBF Pan Pacific Light Flyweight champion, Angky Angkota and Sony Manakene of Indonesia will be flying in October 17th (Tuesday) for their much awaited battle against two of Cebu’s elite boxers, Z…
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Melligen, Melindo out to steal show
FORMER Olympic team member and two-time Southeast Asian Games silver medalist Mark Jason Melligen is out to steal the thunder from the bigger names in local boxing when he trades mitts with…
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Throng salivating for seat in Pacquiao-Morales III
THE much-awaited 12-round showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Eric Morales in Las Vegas, Nevada, is almost at hand. As we approach the fight date of Nov. 18 (19th Manila time), the guys…
