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No Deal Yet For Floyd Mayweather, Sr.
By Mark Vester
The biggest fight of the last few years, Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather, Jr., still has one factor that has not been decided. In a recent interview with the Grand…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr speaks about making up his mind on Ricky Hatton
Ricky Hatton looks to regain his IBF title this Saturday in Las Vegas by defeating Juan Urango. As Hatton looks to regain his title, there will be a special spectator at ringside…
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MATSUSHITA DETHRONES TUNACAO IN TOKYO!
Japan-based Filipino Rolly (Lunas) Matsushita tonight bucked all odds, as he dethroned heavy favorite Malcolm Tunacao as the OPBF bantamweight champion via a tenth-round technical decision in their scheduled 12-rounder at the…
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Pacman faces dangerous foe — Roach
By Nick Giongco
INJIN CHI, the rugged Korean slugger being eyed to clash with Manny Pacquiao, is someone not to be taken for granted. This was the belief of Pacquiao’s American trainer Freddie Roach, whose…
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Humberto Soto pelear? con Barrera o M?rquez
English translation Luego de reunirse con Jos? Sulaim?n, presidente del Consejo Mundial de Boxeo, el segundo clasificado superpluma del citado organismo, Humberto Soto, qued? convencido de que pelear? con Marco Barrera o…
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Humberto Soto’s Cry: Barrera Runs From Me, WBC Mistreats Me
By Ricardo Lois
MEXICO CITY- -- Humberto Soto is an excellent case study for the injustices professional boxing organizations dish out to fighters. On August 20, 2005, Soto entered the ring against then rising star…
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Cole Suspended For Marquez-Jaca Error
By Mark Vester
According to John Whisler of the San Antonio Express-News, referee Laurence Cole has been suspended for 6-months and fined $500 dollars for informing that Juan Manuel Marquez that he was ahead in…
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TUNACAO DEFENDS OPBF TITLE IN TOKYO TODAY
Reigning Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight champion and WBC no. 4 contender Malcolm Tunacao defends hist title today against Japan-based compatriot Rolly (Lunas) Matsushita in a 12-round encounter at the…
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Tu?acao to defend OPBF crown today
Eagle-eyed Cebuano fighter Malcolm Tu?acao seeks to greet the new year with a bang as he stakes his Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight title today in a 12-round war against…
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Ponce, Montiel y Cázares, a Manila
La empresa Golden Boy Promotions que encabeza Óscar de la Hoya, continúa cocinando una función de varios títulos mundiales en las Filipinas, con base en boxeadores mexicanos. Hace unos días Jhonny González…
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PACQUIAO, IN JIN CHI TO BOTH TRAIN IN THE PHILIPPINES?
There is a very strong likelihood that both Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao and his leading April 28 opponent, WBC featherweight champion In jin Chi of Korea, will be training in the Philippines…
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Pacquiao’s next foe is scourge of Pinoy pugs
By Nick Giongco
KOREAN puncher Injin Chi, who is being seriously considered to battle Manny Pacquiao on April 28 in Macau, should not be taken for granted. Chi, for one, has a reputation for beating…
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PACQUIAO TAKES ON IN JIN CHI NEXT!
PACMAN GOING BACK TO 126 LBS.? Tagbilaran City, RP–The last thing that comes to mind when someone mentions Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (43-3-2, 34 KOs) is a “questionable” choice of opponents. This fire-breathing…
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Pacman lawsuits resolved quickly
GOLDEN Boy Promotions vice president and international matchmaker Eric Gomez said he is hoping that the lawsuits involving Golden Boy and Top Rank over the promotional rights to Filipino ring idol Manny…
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Arum to showcase Manny’s A-side
Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said the other day he would make Manny Pacquiao bigger than ever in the next two to three years as the Filipino boxing icon displays his A-side…
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Barrera y una pelea del adiós<br>Los planes del campeón
Marco Antonio Barrera viajó a Los Ángeles acompañado de su hermano Jorge, a fin de finiquitar algunos detalles que tiene que resolver con su promotor Óscar de la Hoya, y su empresa…
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TV commercial to earn Roach, Morales P2 M each
By Nick Giongco
MEXICAN FIGHTER Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao’s American trainer Freddie Roach are being paid "a substantial amount" for being part in a soon-to-be-released beer commercial of San Miguel Corporation. That commercial will…
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Morales talent fee high but not high enough
By Abac Cordero
No less than P2 million or its dollar equivalent. According to a very reliable source, this was the talent fee that was dangled before Mexican boxer Erik Morales and American trainer Freddie…
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Morales, Roach bury hatchet
By Nick Giongco
Mexican legend Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao’s American trainer Freddie Roach have apparently buried the hatchet and are now in speaking terms. At least that seemed to be the case yesterday when…
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Five Fights I’d Like To See In 2007
By James Slater
Sure, there are some great, or at least potentially great, fights being staged in the coming year. But there is always more the matchmakers can do. And, without wanting to sound greedy,…