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Sharp Pacquiao spars 12 rounds
FILIPINO superstar Manny Pacquiao has reached the crescendo in his preparations in the United States and has declared himself in tremendous shape for his July 2 clash with Mexican Oscar “Chololo” Larios…
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Lawsuit vs Pacquiao, Salud, Gacal dismissed
THE LAWSUITS filed by boxing manager Shelly Finkel and lawyers Keith Davidson and Nicholas Khan in Los Angeles against Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao and his local advisers Franklin Gacal and Wakee…
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Manny enters final phase of buildup
Manny Pacquiao is ready to turn a new chapter in his boxing career as he enters the homestretch of his timetable of a “monk’s life” for his historic fight against Mexico’s Oscar…
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THE UNDERCARD FIGHTERS — A PERSPECTIVE
While many has been written about Manny Pacquiao and his upcoming battle against the pride of Mexico, Oscar "Chololo" Larios, little has been said, much less written about the other Filipino fighters…
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PACMAN FEVER AFFECTS “OTHER” PACQUIAO
BOBBY ENDS YET ANOTHER FISTIC CAREER New York, NY-You won’t be seeing Kevin Kelley back at Madison Square Garden any time soon, unless he’s interviewing somebody for a TV broadcast. “The Flushing…
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Pacquaio-Larios: Does an Upset Loom?
In the Mano-a-Mano between Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Oscar “Chololo” Larios, most Filipino boxing fans will root for the former. However, there are buffs here and abroad who would not discount the…
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With Larios fight still ahead, Roach prepares for Erik
LOS ANGELES — American trainer Freddie Roach is so certain of victory against Mexican Oscar Larios that he has already planned a regimen for Manny Pacquiao to prepare him for his fight…
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WBC taps McTavish for Pacquiao fight
THE Mexico-based World Boxing Council has assembled a crack team of officials, who will work the July 2 Manny Pacquiao-Oscar Larios showdown at the Araneta Coliseum. The referee will be the highly…
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McTavish to officiate Pacquiao-Larios fight
RESPECTED international referee Bruce McTavish of New Zealand will referee the Mano-A-Mano showdown between Filipino ring idol and national treasure Manny Pacquiao and former two-time super bantamweight champion Oscar Larios at the…
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Ask Geno, June 16, 2006 Edition
Here we are people…it’s the final countdown, as that fantastic rock group “Europe” might say. A lot of people nowadays put down the group…dismissing them as a mere hair band, but they…
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Abapo loses title fight in Singapore
Philippine light-welterweight champion Bart Abapo failed in his bid to bring home the Pan-Asian Boxing Association 140-pound belt after yielding to Indonesian Daudy Bahari by unanimous decision Thursday night at the Swiss?tel…
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Will Rico Navarro get to work with Michael Buffer on July 2?
Don't look now, but it seems a former Cebu-based boxing announcer will finally get his dream job to work alongside the legendary Michael Buffer on July 2 for the Manny Pacquiao-Oscar Larios…
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LEAR SET TO CHALLENGE DOMINGO FOR RP CROWN!
Manila-based Johnny Lear of the Charlie Gamboa Stable will attempt to regain his old title when he challenges Philippine bantamweight king Michael Domingo in an anticipated 12-round showdown on July 15 at…
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Bahari trounces Abapo in PABA bout
RP champion Bart Abapo failed in his bid to capture the PABA super-lightweight title, losing on a unanimous decision to talented champion Daudy Bahari following their 12-round battle at the Swissotel The…
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Pacman will KO Larios, says Roach
LOS ANGELES — The mood over at Manny Pacquiao’s training camp in Hollywood is upbeat with Wild Card big boss Freddie Roach and his battery of assistants expressing confidence that Mexican Oscar…
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Larios not a bit fazed by Pacquiao
BACK IN Mexico, he used to help build houses as a carpenter when he was not yet trading leathers for a living. He admitted at one point, he even didn’t have some…
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Pacquiao Tickets Sales Going Well
The moment it was announced that tickets for the July 2 Mano-A-Mano showdown between Filipino ring idol and national treasure Manny Pacquiao and former two-time super bantamweight champion Oscar Larios were on…
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Ask Geno, June 15, 2006 Edition
This is the third installment of “Ask Geno,” the RSR Mailbag. You people are really making me work this week, but whatever you can dish out, I can take. I’m not going…
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Can you afford it?
Watching Manny Pacquiao defend his WBC International super-featherweight belt against the former WBC super-bantamweight champion Oscar Larios of Mexico may cost a “fortune” for most Filipinos. On July 2, Pacquiao fanatics who…
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RP to host WBE/WIBA joint officers’ meeting
There will be another glorious moment in the history of Philippine boxing in October this year. This development was brought about perhaps by the success of the "1st GAB Philippine Boxing Convention"…
