Articles by Joaquin Henson

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Barriga vows to give it his all

LOS ANGELES. Mark Anthony Barriga declined to make a prediction of how his fight against Mexico?s Carlos Licona for the vacant IBF minimumwe…

Sun, 02 Dec 2018

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Manny gives thumbs-up to Barriga

Mark Anthony Barriga couldn?t ask for a more inspiring motivator than WBA welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and they met up at the Los An…

Sat, 01 Dec 2018

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Barriga on weight with Aro

Mark Anthony Barriga is now in Los Angeles counting the days before he battles Mexico?s undefeated Carlos Licona for the vacant IBF minimumw…

Mon, 26 Nov 2018

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Salavarria named Hall of Famer

Former two-time world flyweight champion Erbito Salavarria was inducted into the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame, joining nine others in the …

Sun, 25 Nov 2018

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Broner out to spoil Manny's party

Adrien Broner is set to earn the biggest purse of his career but insists money isn?t what?s motivating him to engage WBA welterweight champi…

Sat, 24 Nov 2018

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Barriga off to LA for title bid

There?s no looking back for Mark Anthony Barriga as the chance of a lifetime to win a world title is just around the corner. Barriga faces M…

Thu, 22 Nov 2018

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Sulaiman's wife moved to tears

It was an emotional visit by WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman?s wife Cristiane Manzur to the Tuloy Sa Don Bosco Streetchildren Village in Ala…

Wed, 21 Nov 2018

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Transgender offers to assist Pinoy Muay fighters

Thai transgender Parinya Jaroenphon said the other day she?s ready to promote Muay Thai as an ambassador in the Philippines and extended her…

Tue, 20 Nov 2018

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Broner dangerous with attitude

Garza. Detroit referee Frank Garza said WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao must be in tip-top shape to beat Adrien Broner, whom h…

Mon, 19 Nov 2018

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WBC appeals to keep Olympic boxing

A petition was proposed to be signed by over 500 delegates from at least 17 countries for the IOC to retain Olympic boxing during the WBC Wo…

Mon, 19 Nov 2018

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WBC women's convention a rousing success

The third WBC Women?s Convention was held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) starting last weekend with some 500 deleg…

Mon, 19 Nov 2018

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Garza to conduct refs seminar

Frank Garza. Frank Garza will conduct a referees seminar during the third WBC Women?s Convention and WBC Asian Summit at the Philippine Inte…

Thu, 15 Nov 2018

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Pinoy Floyd aims for IBF belt

Mark Anthony Barriga is known as the Filipino Floyd Mayweather because of his sleek boxing style and defensive prowess but he?s out to make …

Mon, 12 Nov 2018

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Betting fiasco may lead to suit

An English betting establishment called Betfred has refused to pay out a 12-to-1 wager because newly-crowned WBA bantamweight champion Nonit…

Fri, 09 Nov 2018

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9 world champs coming to town

No less than nine reigning world champions are attending the third WBC Women?s Convention and WBC Asian Summit set at the Philippine Interna…

Fri, 09 Nov 2018

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Business as usual at ABAP

Even as boxing is under threat of expulsion from the Olympic calendar, there is no stopping the training of Filipino fighters hoping for a c…

Thu, 08 Nov 2018

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Who is Zolani Tete?

Zolani Tete. The man whom newly-crowned WBA bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. is facing next is a 5-9 South African with a 72-inch w…

Thu, 08 Nov 2018

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Manny scores a knockout at Oxford

WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao delivered an inspiring speech before the Oxford Union, the university?s prestigious debating s…

Wed, 07 Nov 2018

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Donaire's next fight in Manila?

Newly-crowned WBA bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. said yesterday his next fight against WBO titlist Zolani Tete of South Africa wi…

Tue, 06 Nov 2018

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Donaire breaks Scottish jinx

Nonito Donaire, Jr. finally broke a 55-year jinx where no Filipino fighter won in Scotland by halting Belfast's Ryan Burnett to wrest the WB…

Mon, 05 Nov 2018

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