Jasmine Payo
10 articles · INQ7.net
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Boxing?s boy braveheart
By Jasmine Payo
It?s easy to bunch Criztian Pitt Laurente among the young, wide-eyed boxers from GenSan longing to be the next hometown hero. Ever since Manny Pacquiao turned into a world sporting icon, GenSan?or…
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Stephen Curry: Show some heart
By Jasmine Payo
Basketball superstar Stephen Curry playfully shadowboxed when talk turned to Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao. Curry, the reigning National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP), got all pumped up right before…
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Ex-NBA champ Payton avoids picking between pals Pacquiao, Mayweather
By Jasmine Payo
MANILA, Philippines -- The question put Gary Payton in a spot and he tried to wiggle out of it the best he could. If Payton, a friend to both Floyd Mayweather Jr.…
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Pacquiao calls it a triumph of faith
By Jasmine Payo
MANILA, Philippines?Manny Pacquiao doesn?t mind if somebody else gets the credit for his strength and seeming ring infallibility. Faith, after all, has gotten him this far. And he believes it is his…
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Riot of color ushers in SEA Games
By Jasmine Payo
BRINGING TRADITION and technology together, the Philippines raised the grand curtain on the biggest sporting event in the region at dusk yesterday. In an opening ceremony filled with wondrous music, kaleidoscopic festival…
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23rd SEA Games under way
By Jasmine Payo
A WELCOME RESPITE FOR a nation rocked by political turmoil. Hoping to capture a moment of glory, the Philippines plays host to the 23rd Southeast Asian Games starting today with its sight…
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I am out if they’re in — Nazario
By Jasmine Payo
LONG-TIME Manny Pacquiao manager Rod Nazario said he's out if the Filipino ring sensation insists on working with his new management team. "If anyone of those people around him now -- including…
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Pacquiao: I make all the decisions now
By Jasmine Payo
MANNY Pacquiao admits his current financial mess is due to his gullibility but Ring Magazine's world featherweight king believes he still has enough time to set things right. "Pirma lang ako ng…
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Manny to train in new gym, away from spies
By Jasmine Payo
OTHER than acquire extra skills, Manny Pacquiao yesterday vowed to move out of Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood and train in a new gym to prevent spies from studying his moves.…
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Filipino boxing prospects impress ring guru Roach
By Jasmine Payo
IT was one of the more amusing questions thrown at renowned American boxing trainer Freddie Roach. Rev Santillan, the 26-year-old Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) welterweight champion from Iloilo City, wanted…