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Magramo guns for vacant title

Magramo. It’s the chance of a lifetime for Giemel Magramo as the fighter nicknamed “Pistolero” shoots for the vacant WBO flyweight crown aga…

Tue, 18 Feb 2020

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Santisima next in line for title shot

Jeo Santisima. Masbate’s Jeo Santisima hopes to join four Filipino fighters who are currently world boxing champions but he faces a huge obs…

Mon, 10 Feb 2020

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Schaefer predicts Donaire win

Ringstar Sports head and former Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer is convinced Nonito Donaire, Jr. will become a world champion once again. Af…

Sun, 09 Feb 2020

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Casimero off to Miami

Casimero shows off his brand-new tattoo. WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero left Manila on a PAL flight last night to travel alone …

Sat, 08 Feb 2020

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It would’ve been a KO

It wasn’t exactly the way IBF minimumweight champion Pedro Taduran wanted his first defense against Mexico’s Daniel Valladares to end at the…

Wed, 05 Feb 2020

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Rematch looms for Taduran

Taduran (right) and a bloodied Valladares exchange blows. IBF minimumweight champion Pedro Taduran kept his promise to return home with the …

Tue, 04 Feb 2020

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Casimero out to shock world

WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero will be ready to shock the world when he battles unbeaten super WBA/IBF titlist Naoya Inoue in L…

Mon, 03 Feb 2020

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April or July for Manny

There’s a lot of speculation as to when super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao and undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will fight …

Thu, 30 Jan 2020

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MVP always ready for country

ABAP Chairman Manny V. Pangilinan. ABAP secretary-general Ed Picson was on the line the other day wondering how Manila could’ve lost the cha…

Wed, 29 Jan 2020

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Nietes regrets giving up title

Four-time world boxing champion Donnie Nietes surrendered his WBO superflyweight title to give countryman Aston Palicte a chance to win the …

Wed, 29 Jan 2020

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Taduran stakes title in Mexico

IBF minimumweight champion Pedro Taduran leaves for Mexico via Tokyo this morning to make the first defense of his crown against hometowner …

Sat, 25 Jan 2020

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Ashfall drives Ancajas to Dipolog

A motorcycle drives in an ash-covered town in Cavite, Philippines. Ashfall caused by the Taal Volcano eruption has sent IBF superflyweight c…

Wed, 22 Jan 2020

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Khan an option for Manny

Former super WBA/IBF lightwelterweight champion Amir Khan is suddenly in the candidates’ list for super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny…

Tue, 21 Jan 2020

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All about national pride

The book “50 Greatest Filipino Athletes of All-Time” will be launched in grand fashion at the Sheraton Manila Hotel Ballroom on Andrews Aven…

Tue, 21 Jan 2020

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Floyd needs Manny to stay relevant

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has announced that he’s coming out of a third retirement to fight this year and there are hints that Money is consider…

Sat, 18 Jan 2020

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ALA’s new breed

The ALA Gym in Cebu. It was in 1985 when Antonio Lopez Aldeguer, known as ALA, established a boxing stable in Cebu and gave an opportunity f…

Thu, 16 Jan 2020

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WBC resets deadline to fix Donaire bout

The deadline to negotiate WBC bantamweight champion Nordine Oubaali’s title defense against mandatory No. 1 challenger Nonito Donaire, Jr. h…

Wed, 15 Jan 2020

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Retired champ an OFW in Tokyo

Former OPBF welterweight champ Rev Santillan (left) and Kazuhiko Hidaka split their two-fight series in Japan in 2005. Four-time OPBF (Orien…

Tue, 14 Jan 2020

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Mexicans, Aussie in line to face Jerwin

Referee Wayne Hedgpeth raises Ancajas’ arm after he stopped Miguel Gonzalez in Mexico last month. It will be a busy new year for Jerwin Anca…

Wed, 08 Jan 2020

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Boxer of the decade

There’s a fierce debate that’s raging on who deserves to be Boxer of the Decade with WBO lightheavyweight champion Saul Alvarez, undefeated …

Wed, 08 Jan 2020