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Boom Boom to pursue quest for world crown
Bantamweight sensation Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista’s wish for the new year is to win a world boxing championship for the Philippines. It’s a wish that he knows can only come true with…
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2 more crack sparmates in Morales camp
A PAIR of former world-ranked fighters has been commissioned yesterday by Erik "El Terrible" Morales to spar with him at the Queretaro Mountains as he plunges into the most crucial weeks of…
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Roach trains Gorres, Amonsot
TOP-RANKED Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation super flyweight Z Gorres and WBO Asia Pacific super featherweight king Cezar Amonsot start their rigid training today under ace trainer Freddie Roach at the American's…
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Binay hits US trip to watch Pacquiao fight
‘Height of insensitivity,’ mayor says of MMDA idea Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay has rejected an invitation from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to join a study tour for Metro mayors in Canada…
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Inside the Game: Closing Out 2005
The holiday season is upon us and things in the boxing world have slowed down both in and out of the ropes. The next solid card takes place January 7th when Zab…
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First Gentleman roots for Manny at ringside
Once again, Manny Pacquiao can count on First Gentleman Mike Arroyo’s morale support when he fights Erik Morales on Jan. 21 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The…
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Unpaid Pinoy boxer cries foul!
Filipino fighter Alex Aroy, who fought for the WBC Youth minimumweight title last December 23, has reportedly not been paid his purse for the fight, said his manager Rex "Wakee" Salud, a…
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WITH MOTORBIKE IN TOW, BAUTISTA ARRIVES IN BOHOL!
Moments ago, WBO Asia-Pacific bantam champ Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista arrived in Candijay, Bohol to the warm reception of adoring Boholanos who all take pride in the province's most famous son's recent…
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Tunacao foe taps Pinoy sparmate!
Undefeated Japanese prospect Kohei Ohba, who will challenge Malcolm Tunacao for the latter's OPBF bantam title on February 5, has tapped Filipino southpaw Roselito Campana as sparmate. Campana, who is a southpaw…
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COLD AND STORMY WEATHER WELCOMES GORRES AND AMONSOT
Since their arrival in Los Angeles, Gorres and Amonsot have not done much training except jog in the morning and skip rope and shadow-box in the afternoon. Both have not yet reported…
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Pacquiao holds press conference tomorrow
Manny Pacquiao is holding a media teleconference call from the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) to discuss his fast-approaching Jan. 21 clash with Erik "El Terrible"…
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Sultan, Catubay to fight rematch on January 15
International promoter Sammy Gello-ani will open 2006 with a double championship match on Jan. 15 at Gaisano Country Mall. SGG fighters Dondon Sultan and Federico Catubay will headline the free-to-the-public Sinulog Boxing…
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The Ring Says: It’s Morales by decision
IT IS going to be Erik Morales by decision again. Thus said The Ring magazine as it predicted another Morales victory against Manny Pacquiao in their January 21 rematch in Las Vegas.…
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Champagne co-hosts sports program
THE last time we saw Champagne Morales, she was a very young-looking 16-year-old who wore sweet dresses in pastel colors, with her hair in China-doll bangs and the rest of it hanging…
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“Fighting Words” – January Preview: Career-Defining Fights Jump-Start 2006
From New York City to New South Wales, in each and every time zone spanning the globe, celebrations have ceased, as the ball has dropped to commemorate the end of one long…
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Of betting odds
GENERAL Santos City boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao is again a slight favorite when he meets arch nemesis Erik "El Terrible" Morales for their highly anticipated rematch on January 21 (January 22 Manila…
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BARDON VIES FOR PABA TITLE
San Carlos City's Jojo Bardon, a protege of Rex "Wakee" Salud, will challenge for the Pan-Asian Boxing Association (PABA) flyweight crown against reigning champion Denkaosan Kaovichit on January 10 in Thailand. Bardon,…
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Preview & Analysis: MORALES VS. PACQUIAO II
Naseem Hamed may be long gone, but his legacy lives on in the form of fighters like Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao. Hamed ushered in the era of million-dollar featherweights, and since…
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Quietly saving the best of Pinoy
YOUNG ARTIST RONALD BOHLANDER, visiting again from Dusseldorf, Germany, fretted on the holiday table, wondering. His ears didn't ring or hurt from all the varied, multi-colored explosions. No soot, unlike last year,…
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It’s Morales over Pacquiao – The Ring
ERIK MORALES will repeat over Manny Pacquiao. This is what The Ring magazine said in its analysis of the highly-anticipated rematch set to explode on Jan. 21 at the Thomas and Mack…
