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Manny’s next fight on hold
NEW YORK–Nobody’s thinking of three-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao’s next fight as his management team’s focus is strictly on the $33 Million suit he filed against New Jersey promoter Murad Muhammad…
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Gejon falters in title bid
Cebuano ring gladiator Elmer Gejon faltered in his quest to seize the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) International minimumweight title after losing to rising South African star Tshepo Lefele via a highly…
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Elmer Gejon vies for WBC Int’l title in South Africa today
Cebuano ringster Elmer Gejon of RWS Stable will take up what is by far the biggest fight in his career as he battles South African star Tshepo Lefele today in a 12-round…
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Manny in biggest fight of his life
NEW YORK — In what is shaping up to be the biggest fight in his life, three-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is prepared to battle to the finish as he pursues…
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Janiola loses IBF title shot
FOR DEFYING a pre-fight rule, Filipino Wyndel Janiola lost his mandatory shot at reigning International Boxing Federation junior flyweight champion Will Grigsby of the United States this year. The New Jersey-based IBF,…
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Donaire vs Keb Bass!
Boxing returns to the desert in Southern California in a classic matchup between a young warrior and a strong veteran. Super Flyweight Glenn Donaire will face Juan Alfonso Keb Baas in the…
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Battle lines drawn in Manny’s case
NEW YORK–Two top-notch lawyers are on opposite camps in the jury trial in federal court of three-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao’s $33 Million suit against New Jersey promoter Murad Muhammad. On…
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Almost a witness
NEW YORK–A week before Manny Pacquiao’s trial started here last Monday, I received a call from lawyer Keith Davidson. It was a three-way overseas conference call. Davidson was in Los Angeles. I…
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Silent Pacquiao favored in New York
IN a big battle that will be decided by words, Manny Pacquiao has not been making any noise. Pacquiao wore a dark blue long-sleeved shirt and dark slacks. That exactly was how…
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PacMan set to take the stand
MANNY PACQUIAO was to take the witness stand on the second day of questioning in his $33-million (P1.78 billion) lawsuit against Murad Muhammad filed in US federal court in New York, as…
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IBF champ keen on Pacman fight
MANNY Pacquiao may have lost the chance to fight IBF super-featherweight (130 pounds) kingpin Robbie Peden, but hope is looming on the horizon. Peden, the Australian brawler who has already agreed to…
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Peden-Barrera world title unification September 17
IBF junior lightweight champion Robbie "Bomber" Peden will face WBC junior lightweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera in a world title unification clash on September 17. While a venue has not yet been…
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Pacquiao Singles Out Nathanielsz: Stop Spreading Lies
WHILE a gag order is currently in effect in the Manny Pacquiao Vs. Murad Muhammad court case in New York, Manny Pacquiao just could not help but to feel bad against Manila-based…
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Janiola loses IBF Mandatory Status
Wyndel Janiola has lost his IBF mandatory status after accepting a recent fight, thus violating the IBF's rules, thereby stripping him of his mandatory shot at reigning champion Will Grigsby of the…
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Fair verdict expected from jury
NEW YORK — A jury made up of eight private citizens was selected by federal judge Loretta Preska in concurrence with opposing lawyers Judd Burstein and Julian Friedman to decide on Manny…
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Lennox Lewis witness in Pacquiao-Murad trial
Don’t look now, but Manny Pacquiao’s lawsuit against promoter Murad Muhammad could be fast snowballing into a star-studded affair. Lennox Lewis, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, is among several possible witnesses…
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Pacquiao retires Navarro
FRIANT -- Carlos Navarro counted himself out of his WBC Continental Am?ricas super featherweight title last Friday evening in a nationally televised bout at Table Mountain Casino, then told The Fresno Bee…
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A Disturbing Trend – Quitting
There was a time in boxing when quitting was simply not an option – it wasn’t considered and it didn’t happen. Today, it seems that turning your back on a fight, even…
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Pacquiao New York trial under way
NEW YORK–It was all business at Courtroom 12-A on the 12th floor of the Moynihan Federal Courthouse on 500 Pearl Street in this city Monday as presiding judge Loretta Preska began proceedings…
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Pacquiao case draws Lewis
LENNOX LEWIS, the former world heavy weight boxing champion, is among several possible witnesses in the $33-million (P1.78 billion) lawsuit Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao has filed against his estranged American promoter Murad…
