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Manny in biggest fight of his life
NEW YORK — In what is shaping up to be the biggest fight in his life, three-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is prepared to battle to the finish as he pursues…
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Janiola loses IBF title shot
FOR DEFYING a pre-fight rule, Filipino Wyndel Janiola lost his mandatory shot at reigning International Boxing Federation junior flyweight champion Will Grigsby of the United States this year. The New Jersey-based IBF,…
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Donaire vs Keb Bass!
Boxing returns to the desert in Southern California in a classic matchup between a young warrior and a strong veteran. Super Flyweight Glenn Donaire will face Juan Alfonso Keb Baas in the…
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Battle lines drawn in Manny’s case
NEW YORK–Two top-notch lawyers are on opposite camps in the jury trial in federal court of three-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao’s $33 Million suit against New Jersey promoter Murad Muhammad. On…
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Almost a witness
NEW YORK–A week before Manny Pacquiao’s trial started here last Monday, I received a call from lawyer Keith Davidson. It was a three-way overseas conference call. Davidson was in Los Angeles. I…
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Silent Pacquiao favored in New York
IN a big battle that will be decided by words, Manny Pacquiao has not been making any noise. Pacquiao wore a dark blue long-sleeved shirt and dark slacks. That exactly was how…
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PacMan set to take the stand
MANNY PACQUIAO was to take the witness stand on the second day of questioning in his $33-million (P1.78 billion) lawsuit against Murad Muhammad filed in US federal court in New York, as…
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IBF champ keen on Pacman fight
MANNY Pacquiao may have lost the chance to fight IBF super-featherweight (130 pounds) kingpin Robbie Peden, but hope is looming on the horizon. Peden, the Australian brawler who has already agreed to…
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Peden-Barrera world title unification September 17
IBF junior lightweight champion Robbie "Bomber" Peden will face WBC junior lightweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera in a world title unification clash on September 17. While a venue has not yet been…
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Pacquiao Singles Out Nathanielsz: Stop Spreading Lies
WHILE a gag order is currently in effect in the Manny Pacquiao Vs. Murad Muhammad court case in New York, Manny Pacquiao just could not help but to feel bad against Manila-based…
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Janiola loses IBF Mandatory Status
Wyndel Janiola has lost his IBF mandatory status after accepting a recent fight, thus violating the IBF's rules, thereby stripping him of his mandatory shot at reigning champion Will Grigsby of the…
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Fair verdict expected from jury
NEW YORK — A jury made up of eight private citizens was selected by federal judge Loretta Preska in concurrence with opposing lawyers Judd Burstein and Julian Friedman to decide on Manny…
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Lennox Lewis witness in Pacquiao-Murad trial
Don’t look now, but Manny Pacquiao’s lawsuit against promoter Murad Muhammad could be fast snowballing into a star-studded affair. Lennox Lewis, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, is among several possible witnesses…
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Pacquiao retires Navarro
FRIANT -- Carlos Navarro counted himself out of his WBC Continental Am?ricas super featherweight title last Friday evening in a nationally televised bout at Table Mountain Casino, then told The Fresno Bee…
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A Disturbing Trend – Quitting
There was a time in boxing when quitting was simply not an option – it wasn’t considered and it didn’t happen. Today, it seems that turning your back on a fight, even…
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Pacquiao New York trial under way
NEW YORK–It was all business at Courtroom 12-A on the 12th floor of the Moynihan Federal Courthouse on 500 Pearl Street in this city Monday as presiding judge Loretta Preska began proceedings…
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Pacquiao case draws Lewis
LENNOX LEWIS, the former world heavy weight boxing champion, is among several possible witnesses in the $33-million (P1.78 billion) lawsuit Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao has filed against his estranged American promoter Murad…
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Attempt To Ease Out Koncz Who Helped Bobby Pacquiao
Bobby Pacquiao's elder brother Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach and his group are apparently trying to ease out soft-spoken Michael Koncz who was responsible for helping the Philippine super featherweight champion…
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IBF 130 Pound Champion Robbie Peden On Bombing Barrera
Aussie born IBF 130 champion Robbie “The Bomber” Peden is ecstatic that a long-planned unification with battle with his good mate, WBC champion Marco Antonio Barrera is finally scheduled for September 17.…
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Gorres Guaranteed OPBF Title Fight
The Philippines Z “The Dream” Gorres, the No. 1 ranked Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation super flyweight champion has been guaranteed a mandatory title shot later this year by OPBF president Frank…
