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GMA-7 to air Pacquiao fight
SOLAR Sports, which paid a whopping P40 million for the TV rights for Manny Pacquiao’s showdown with undefeated but unknown Mexican featherweight Jorge Solis at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, will…
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REMARKABLE TV RATINGS FOR ‘MOMENT OF TRUTH’
The superbly staged boxing extravaganza “Moment of Truth” held last Feb. 24 at the Cebu City Sports Complex which was put together by respected boxing patron Tony Aldeguer, his son Michael and…
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BREAKING NEWS: CONDES BATTLES IBF CHAMP MAY 5!
Dynamite-fisted RP minimumweight champion Florante Condes of the Aljoe Jaro Stable will challenge IBF minimumweight world champion Muhammad Rachman in a 12-round war on May 5 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Sources from Indonesia…
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HUMBERTO SOTO BATTLES BOBBY PACQUIAO JUNE 9
In what would be the biggest break in his boxing career, Bobby Pacquiao hopes to step out of his more illustrious brother's shadow when he takes on WBC no. 2 Humberto Soto…
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Barrera Knows Marquez, which is Why He Knows it Will be a Great Fight
Marco Antonio Barrera doesn’t need Juan Manuel Marquez. He doesn’t need this fight that the sport’s most diehard fans are salivating over. World-class boxers in the featherweight and junior lightweight divisions need…
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Barrera-Marquez LA Presser!
For a fight that some experts have already billed as "the biggest fight ever for Mexico," there was no question that both Juan Manuel Marquez (46-3-1, 35 KO's) and Marco Antonio Barrera…
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Pacquiao: Barrera has the edge!
Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao believes ex-foe Marco Antonio Barrera has what it takes to win over another former rival Juan Manuel Marquez this coming weekend. In a long distance telephone interview…
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Walking the tightrope
Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao must like living dangerously. He’s got less than a month to train at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles for Mexican mystery fighter Jorge Solis but that…
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Solis no pushover, says Top Rank
Here’s fair warning to Manny Pacquiao who reportedly has little respect for his next opponent Jorge (Coloradito) Solis. According to Top Rank publicist Ricardo Jimenez, the Mexican is no pushover and fights…
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Pacman TV rights cost P38M
Rex "Wakee" Salud, a long-time confidant of Manny Pacquiao, yesterday confirmed that Solar Sports will pay the Filipino boxing icon $800,000 (roughly P38 million) for the rights to cover the April 14…
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Overwhelming ‘No’ for Manny Pacquiao’s candidacy
Fans are overwhelmingly against world boxing icon Manny Pacquiao's entering politics as South Cotabato's first district congressman against Darlene Antonino-Custodio this coming May 14 polls. In his web site "Pacland," 91.1 percent…
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BIG WEEKEND WITH BARRERA-MARQUEZ & MORE
CAN MARCO & JUAN “TURN IT UP” A NOTCH? Las Vegas, NV– Reigning WBO 122-lb king Daniel Ponce De Leon (30-1-0, 28 KOs) is a fighter Oscar De La Hoya has slated…
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Penalosa confident to dethrone WBO champion
Former flyweight world champion Gerry Penalosa of the Philippines has expressed optimism to dethrone World Boxing Organization (WBO) champion Daniel Ponce de Leon of Mexico in their 122-pound encounter on March 17…
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PSA revives Fiesta Fistiana
THE FIESTA Fistiana boxing event is being revived this year behind a new setup, but with the same mission — to help destitute and retired boxers and to promote Philippine boxing. The…
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MANNY PACQUIAO: ALL THAT GLITTERS ISN?T GOLD
The Manny Pacquiao story began with a childhood of typical Philippine poverty in General Santos City, having to drop out of elementary school to sell donuts in the city streets to help…
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BARRERA – MARQUEZ: THIS COULD BE A CLASSIC!
This coming Saturday on HBO/PPV, Marco Antonio Barrera will put his WBC Super Featherweight title on the line against former featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez. This pairing has all the ingredients for…
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Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
San Francisco, CA-- WBC super featherweight champion, Marco Antonio Barrera will square off with WBO featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez Saturday, March 17 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. The 12-round WBC…
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BARDON READY FOR OPBF TITLE CHALLENGE
Jojo Bardon of the Rex 'Wakee' Salud Stable will depart for Japan on Thursday confident that when he goes back home the OPBF flyweight belt is already strapped on his waist. The…
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Salud Confirms Solar’s Big Payout!
Rex 'Wakee' Salud, a comparatively honest man when it comes to boxing figures and certainly more adept at using the multiplication table, today confirmed that indeed, Solar Sports will pay $800,000 to…
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GACAL BRANDS P40 M RIGHTS FOR SOLIS FIGHT ‘TSISMIS’
Manny Pacquiao’s lawyer Franklin “Jing” Gacal has branded as “tsismis” reports that Solar Sports had agreed to pay Pacquiao P40 million for free TV, cable and all other ancillary rights for his…
