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WBO ANNOUNCES YOUTH TITLE!
Fil-Am WBO Vice President for the Asia Pacific Mr. Leon Panoncillo who sucessfully guided the regional WBO Asia Pacific organization to its highest level and considered among all regional titles as the…
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SHELLY FINKEL: MILD MANNERED MANAGER
Shelly Finkel has probably been the premier manager of fighters since he broke into the professional boxing scene in 1980, certainly at least in name recognition. He has represented some of the…
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Movers and Shakers
Have fights, will travel. Don King's February 3rd show, which is to be televised on Showtime and that features an attractive doubleheader of Jesus Chavez-Julio Diaz (for the IBF lightweight crown) and…
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A Fan’s Perspective of Pacquiao-Chi
I don’t understand the dissatisfaction upon the announcement of a potential Pacquiao v. Chi confrontation by Bob Arum. As the saying goes, “styles make fights.” As a fan of boxing, I was…
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MANNY TAKES ONE STEP BACK TO TAKE TWO STEPS FORWARD, AGAIN?
MACAU FIGHT MAKES DOLLARS & SENSE! Daly City, CA-Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao plans to enter the boxing ring once again this April, facing current WBC featherweight champion, In Jin Chi. The 126 lb.…
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De La Hoya Already Picked His Trainer For Floyd?
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told Robert Morales of the Press Telegram, that he has a pretty good idea on who will be the trainer for De La Hoya's bout with…
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Team Hatton Speaks On Urango, and Mayweather
After a prolonged absence from the boxing ring Ricky Hatton prepares to make history this weekend by continuing his impressive run at mayor titles when he challenges Juan Urango for Hatton?s old…
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Happy birthday, Champ<br>On Ali’s 65th, we should let him enjoy golden years
Happy birthday, Champ. You're still The Greatest, even if it's been a long time since you could float like a butterfly or sting like a bee. We don't expect that of you…
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Explosive boxing spectacle to spice up Sinulog festival
As part of ALA Boxing Gym's annual tribute to Cebu's beloved patron Se?or Sto. Ni?o, international promoter Sammy Gello-ani will present another explosive Sinulog boxing show that is open to the public…
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ANACAYA LOSES IN ABC TITLE FIGHT
The Philippines' Pit Ancaya lost a unanimous twelve round decision in a battle for the vacant (WBC) Asian Boxing Council minimum weight title against Thailand’s stocky Pigmy Muangchaiyaphum at the Lumpinee Stadium…
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Salud defends choice of In Jin Chi
WORLD Boxing Council founding secretary-general Rudy Salud yesterday defended the choice of featherweight champion In Jin Chi as the opponent of Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao for a scheduled April 28 fight…
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Roach feels he’s being isolated
FREDDIE ROACH had wanted to have a word with his prized pupil on the eve of his journey back to Los Angeles. The Boston-bred Roach did not actually have an urgent message…
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Column
Is Golden Boy a poacher?
If you ask Top Rank chairman Bob Arum what he thinks of Golden Boy Promotions, he’ll tell you a mouthful for sure. Arum has the highest respects for Golden Boy president Oscar…
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PSA honors top athletes today
THE best and brightest in Philippine sports who made 2006 a truly memorable one will be honored this afternoon in a momentous, two-hour rite during the SMC-PSA Annual Awards at the Entertainment…
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Morales to endorse more RP products
YOU HAVEN’T seen the last of Erik Morales. Morales is back in San Diego, California, after spending nine days in the Philippines to shoot a commercial and chill out in an ultra-exclusive…
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Another TV project lined up for Morales
The soon-to-be-released San Miguel Beer commercial featuring Manny Pacquiao, his trainer Freddie Roach and foe-turned-friend Erik Morales won’t be the last for the Mexican fighter. This early, another project is being lined…
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Vazquez-Marquez: All terms agreed
"We have agreed to terms". Those were the words of manager Frank Espinoza when contacted by 15rounds.com when asked about the status of the much talked about bout between WBC super bantamweight…
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Vox Populi On Boxing Confidential
The Paclanders have spoken loud and clear on Boxingconfidential.com. An overwhelming 78 percent of those responding to our poll on manager Shelly Finkel say that Manny Pacquaio should retain Finkel's boxing business…
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Hatton: “I Will Only Move Up For Mayweather”
As Ricky Hatton begins to settle back down to the junior welterweight divsion, he tells Sportinglife that he does not expect to ever return to the welterweight limit of 147-pounds - unless…
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Mosley: “I’ll Train Oscar To Beat Mayweather”
The ongoing saga of whether or not Floyd Mayweather, Sr. will train Oscar De La Hoya for the May 5 meeting with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. continues. Floyd Sr. is sticking to his…
