The Dean's List

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Marcial close to signing deal

Olympic middleweight boxing qualifier Eumir Marcial will meet with ABAP president Ricky Vargas and secretary-general Ed Picson next week, ho…

Sat, 13 Jun 2020

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Second life for ex-champ

Morris East. Just when it looked like things were going south, life took a positive turn for former WBA super lightweight champion Morris Ea…

Sat, 13 Jun 2020

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Justin says Manny ready anytime

Justin Fortune. Strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune said yesterday whenever super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao d…

Sat, 06 Jun 2020

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Age just a number for JC

JC Manangquil. When super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao says age is just a number, he refers to being 41 not as a handicap t…

Tue, 02 Jun 2020

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Pinoy pug in Vegas return

Plania (C). Boxing is back in Las Vegas this month after the Nevada State Athletic Commission shut down the staging of combat sports last Ma…

Mon, 01 Jun 2020

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ABAP sets conditions for Marcial

Ricky Vargas. ABAP president Ricky Vargas has spoken with New York boxing manager Shelly Finkel in a one-hour video conference call to lay d…

Sat, 30 May 2020

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When Manny faced Melvin

Melvin Magramo (L) and his son Giemel (R). It was on Sept. 13, 1997, when Manny Pacquiao battled Melvin Magramo in a 10-round bout at the Ce…

Fri, 29 May 2020

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5 Pinoys in Miami

L-R: JC Manangquil, Reymart Gaballo and Sean Gibbons. WBO bantamweight champion Johnriel Casimero isn’t the only Filipino fighter staying in…

Wed, 27 May 2020

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‘Forever woman behind the man’

Boxing fan, election lawyer and champion of senior citizens Romy Macalintal reached out the other day to express his condolences to the Elor…

Tue, 26 May 2020

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Manny backs Magramo’s bid

Magramo. Super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao has sent a message of support to Giemel Magramo who battles unbeaten Japanese s…

Tue, 26 May 2020

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Marcial’s priority is Olympic quest

Eumir Marcial shows off his vegetable “plantation” on the rooftop of his Imus, Cavite, home. There’s no doubt in Olympic middleweight boxing…

Tue, 26 May 2020

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Home judging ill-advised

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman. The WBC is seriously considering remote or home judging as a new protocol for fights with the pandemic stil…

Fri, 08 May 2020

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Legends in their own time

They were born 51 years apart yet the late Laura Sarreal Elorde and super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao had something in com…

Thu, 07 May 2020

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Target date for Casimero bout

There’s a working date for the triple bantamweight championship unification fight between WBO titlist JohnRiel Casimero and super WBA/IBF ru…

Wed, 06 May 2020

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Ring matriarch passes away

The boxing world lost a shining light yesterday when Laura Sarreal Elorde passed away of natural causes at home in Sucat, Paranaque, leaving…

Mon, 04 May 2020

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GAB restudies protocols

Mitra. GAB chairman Baham Mitra said yesterday the government agency has submitted an 18-point proposal to the Department of Health for a se…

Sun, 03 May 2020

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Casimero won’t leave Vegas

WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero has been in the US for three months, moving from Miami to Las Vegas, and is staying put until th…

Wed, 29 Apr 2020

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Work as usual for ex-pug in L. A.

For ex-World Boxing Federation (WBF) featherweight champion Orlando Villaflor, it’s work as usual as a machine operator at Pacific Plastics,…

Tue, 28 Apr 2020

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Insider: Why Manny's right for Eumir

Olympic middleweight boxing qualifier Eumir Marcial is seriously considering to turn pro before the Tokyo Games but promised not to stray fr…

Mon, 27 Apr 2020

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Finkel open to confer with ABAP

New York boxing manager Shelly Finkel yesterday admitted he’s been in contact with Eumir Marcial about the future and if only to assure ABAP…

Mon, 27 Apr 2020