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Look who’s out to kayo Manny Pacquiao
MANNY PACQUIAO is being robbed right in his own kitchen; our boxing hero is being cheated in his home turf. Pacquiao could lose by hometown decision, not against Oscar Larios, because that…
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Mayweather Sr.: ‘My son would get hurt’
GRAND RAPIDS -- As Floyd Mayweather Jr. promotes music and comedy in his hometown, and Oscar De La Hoya sings and laughs in the Caribbean, another obstacle to their proposed fight has…
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Minproba wants to promote regular boxing in Mindanao
DAVAO City -- The Mindanao Professional Boxing Association (Minproba) will again soon hold regular boxing promotions to help bring back the sport alive in Mindanao. During their meeting held recently here, four…
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Oscar predicts long reign for Boom Boom
Even as rising star Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista is still not a world champion, legendary fighter Oscar de la Hoya says the ascent to the top is inevitable and predicts a long…
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SHOBOX AT CHUMASH CASINO, DAWSON DOMINATES HARDING
I took the wife today for a leisurely drive to Santa Barbara County for a well-deserved Friday afternoon. wine tasting sojourn. The Santa Barbara wine country is just a good hour and…
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Masicampo leads Tagbilaran pugs in Mandaue tilt
Lightweight Glen Masicampo led Tagbilaran City’s winners in the SGG Promotions Gethsemane Boxing Challenge at the Gethsemane Parish Church grounds in Casuntingan, Mandaue City Friday evening. Masicampo beat Jojo Ardano of Cagayan…
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Bad Timing & Deja Vu
Pacquiao confidant Rex "Wake" Salud and lawyer Franklin Gacal are being sued by Pacquiao's American managers!!!??? Is this another gimmick or PR move cooked up by the promoters of Manny Pacquiao? Or…
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Masicampo triumphs in Weesam Express boxing!
Tagbilaran City's Glen Masicampo prevailed on a unanimous decision verdict over Jojo Arnado of Cagayan De Oro City in the mainer of the Weesam Express- sponsored Gethsemane Boxing Challenge Friday night in…
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CASTILLO CAN’T MAKE WEIGHT, FIGHT OFF!
CORRALES-CASTILLO IS “WEIGHT GATE #2” Las Vegas, NV- If a Federal Grand Jury investigating Top Rank wasn’t enough, Bob Arum promotes Jose Luis Castillo. Weighing in at 140 lbs., for a 135…
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Finkel files $7.5M suit vs Pacquiao handlers
In what could be a ploy to pressure Manny Pacquiao into extending his contract, American manager Shelly Finkel filed a $7.5 Million suit in Los Angeles last Tuesday against lawyer Franklin Gacal…
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Roach calls suit filed by US group untimely
FREDDIE ROACH said the decision made by American boxing manager Shelly Finkel and lawyers Nicholas Khan and Keith Davidson to file a case against Manny Pacquiao’s Filipino advisers was ill-advised. "Bad timing,"…
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Tagbilaran hires Cuban trainer for its boxers
Tagbilaran City is really serious in improving its budding amateur boxing program. The Tagbilaran City Government last week hired Cuban boxing coach Honorato Reyes Espinosa to train aspiring Boholano fighters. The effort…
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Abapo, Bahari vie for PABA title in Singapore
Indonesian Daudy Bahari will defend his Pan-Asia Boxing Association (PABA) super-lightweight crown against Philippine national champ Bart Abapo in a 12-round showdown on June 15 at the ballroom of Swissotel The Stamford…
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Boxing greats Frazier, Foreman coming
MUHAMMAD ALI. Joe Frazier. George Foreman. The three boxing legends will share the spotlight in the “Mano-a-Mano” card headlined by Manny Pacquiao and Oscar Larios on July 2 at the Araneta Coliseum.…
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Pacquiao’s US, Filipino handlers in legal tussle
THE AMERICAN handlers of Manny Pacquiao filed a civil case against the Filipino boxing star’s local advisers alleging that lawyer Jing Gacal and confidant Wakee Salud coerced Pacquiao into signing a disadvantageous…
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Ask Geno, June 1, 2006 Edition
Hello once again and welcome to part 2 of my weekly mailbag. I hope that everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. It felt like there was a BBQ competition going on…
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Geno’s Corner: A B.A.D. Review
Do you remember that T.V. ad where all of these women are wearing very short shorts and that song: "Who Wears Short Shorts," is playing the background? Well, as I watched the…
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THE SON SHINES: ALA passes managerial hat to son Michael
Cebu's premier boxing patron, the well-loved Antonio L. Aldeguer, has virtually passed on the managerial chores of his boxers to his youthful son Michael, as the ALA boys are now slowly gaining…
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Buhain, Philboxing.com greet Don Jose a Happy Birthday!
The Games and Amusements Board, thru Chairman Eric Buhain and the Philboxing.com family are one in joining the millions of boxing afficionados around the world in greeting WBC President DON JOSE SULAIMAN…
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Just Another Day at the Wildcard Gym
It was gorgeous day when I woke up early this morning to do my ritual 2 mile jogging amidst the hills in my neighborhood. Soon after the nice run, I thought I…
