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Casimero off to Miami

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 08 Feb 2020

Casimero shows off his brand-new tattoo. WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero left Manila on a PAL flight last night to travel alone via Los Angeles to Miami where he’ll train for a month with …

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It would’ve been a KO

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 05 Feb 2020

It wasn’t exactly the way IBF minimumweight champion Pedro Taduran wanted his first defense against Mexico’s Daniel Valladares to end at the Jardin Cerveza Expo in Guadalupe city, Nuevo Leon state, Me…

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Rematch looms for Taduran

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 04 Feb 2020

Taduran (right) and a bloodied Valladares exchange blows. IBF minimumweight champion Pedro Taduran kept his promise to return home with the belt but would’ve preferred to knock out challenger Daniel V…

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Casimero out to shock world

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 03 Feb 2020

WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero will be ready to shock the world when he battles unbeaten super WBA/IBF titlist Naoya Inoue in Las Vegas on April 25 and if the Japanese is called the Monst…

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April or July for Manny

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 30 Jan 2020

There’s a lot of speculation as to when super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao and undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will fight again. Not against each other. Not yet. The scuttlebutt is b…

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MVP always ready for country

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 29 Jan 2020

ABAP Chairman Manny V. Pangilinan. ABAP secretary-general Ed Picson was on the line the other day wondering how Manila could’ve lost the chance to host the relocated Asia/Oceania Olympic qualifying to…

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Nietes regrets giving up title

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 29 Jan 2020

Four-time world boxing champion Donnie Nietes surrendered his WBO superflyweight title to give countryman Aston Palicte a chance to win the crown but now regrets the decision. Nietes hasn’t fought in …

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Taduran stakes title in Mexico

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 25 Jan 2020

IBF minimumweight champion Pedro Taduran leaves for Mexico via Tokyo this morning to make the first defense of his crown against hometowner Daniel Valladares at the Gimnasio Cedereg in Guadalupe, Nuev…

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Ashfall drives Ancajas to Dipolog

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 22 Jan 2020

A motorcycle drives in an ash-covered town in Cavite, Philippines. Ashfall caused by the Taal Volcano eruption has sent IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas to relocate his training camp from Ma…

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Khan an option for Manny

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 21 Jan 2020

Former super WBA/IBF lightwelterweight champion Amir Khan is suddenly in the candidates’ list for super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent with interest from Middle East pro…

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All about national pride

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 21 Jan 2020

The book “50 Greatest Filipino Athletes of All-Time” will be launched in grand fashion at the Sheraton Manila Hotel Ballroom on Andrews Avenue, Pasay City, tonight and with the featured sports heroes …

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Floyd needs Manny to stay relevant

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 18 Jan 2020

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 considering two events with UFC president Dana White in his team. Ma…

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ALA’s new breed

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 16 Jan 2020

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 for Filipinos to make a living out of the sport. Through the …

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WBC resets deadline to fix Donaire bout

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 15 Jan 2020

The deadline to negotiate WBC bantamweight champion Nordine Oubaali’s title defense against mandatory No. 1 challenger Nonito Donaire, Jr. has been reset from Jan. 3 to Jan. 17 and if both parties fai…

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Retired champ an OFW in Tokyo

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 14 Jan 2020

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

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Mexicans, Aussie in line to face Jerwin

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 08 Jan 2020

Referee Wayne Hedgpeth raises Ancajas’ arm after he stopped Miguel Gonzalez in Mexico last month. It will be a busy new year for Jerwin Ancajas as prospective challengers are lining up to challenge th…

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Boxer of the decade

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 08 Jan 2020

There’s a fierce debate that’s raging on who deserves to be Boxer of the Decade with WBO lightheavyweight champion Saul Alvarez, undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Jr., undefeated Andre Ward and super WBA w…

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Danny top candidate for Manny

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 02 Jan 2020

It looks like former super WBA/WBC lightwelterweight and WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia may emerge the leading contender to challenge super WBA 147-pound titlist Sen. Manny Pacquiao in April b…

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Pro Boxing Yearender: Manny’s on a roll

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 02 Jan 2020

Super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao was undefeated in two fights in 2019 and at 41, is looking forward to bigger bouts in the New Year, possibly against Floyd Mayweather, Jr. in a much…