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Philippines, 15 Feb 2026 |
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NIETES FIGHT TO BREAK PHILIPPINES-MEXICO TIE PhilBoxing.com Sat, 16 Feb 2013  The Mexicans initially had it and were the first to cheer, as their National Pride Juan Manuel Marquez, demolished the Philippines? ?Pambansang Kamao? and boxing Icon Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao. In an epic war that needed four battles to be resolved, Marquez?s sinister ?dynamite? of a right hand at the end of the sixth round of their fourth bout, knocked Pacquiao flat and cold, to the horror of Filipino fans. This closure, at least to the Mexicans, ended a stigma that has hounded the Mexicans for more than a decade... the riddle that was Pacquiao, it seems...is over. Then it was the Filipinos? turn to celebrate, as WBO Super Bantamweight Champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire destroyed Mexico?s priced warrior Jorge ?Travieso? Arce, much to the dismay of the Mexican crowd. A devastating left hook from Donaire dropped Arce flat on his back and ultimately sealed the fate of the fight. As if to add prominence to the victory, the Mexican Arce announced his retirement in the ring after this fight. An ominous deadlock is now reached between boxing powerhouses Philippines and Mexico. ALA Promotions? PINOY PRIDE XVIII on March 2, 2013 at the Waterfront however will set the stage for a momentous and decisive tie-breaker. As the reigning WBO Light flyweight Champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes defends his belt against Mexico?s Moises ?Moi? Fuentes. The soft spoken Nietes, already has his share of Mexican ire , after crushing three Mexican hopefuls and defending his title three times on Mexican soil. The charged-up Fuentes, on the other hand, is determined to ?return? the favor by personally coming to the Philippines to avenge his fallen ?paisanos?. In fact, no less than Mexican Boxing legend Marco Antonio Barrera is backing up the Fuentes team, coming personally to the Philippines to show support. As the drama is unfolding, the momentum building, the personalities lining up, the ultimate question, tantalizingly hangs over the horizon... Between Mexico and the Philippines...Whose thunderous Hurrah! will be heard on March 2, PINOY PRIDE XVIII, ?WORLD CHAMPION VS WORLD CHAMPION?? (PR)  |
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