Ed C. Tolentino
183 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Test of fire for Llover
HARD-HITTING Kenneth “The Lover Boy” Llover, the pride of General Trias, Cavite, will figure in a crucial battle this weekend in a bid to get closer to a shot at the International…
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Bivol-Beterbiev match made in heaven
ALL flights lead to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this Sunday (Manila time) as Russians Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol square off for the undisputed (WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF) light heavyweight (175 pounds)…
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New twist on Tapales-Inoue fight BOXER SHORTS
A FEW days from now, Filipino Marlon Tapales and Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue will square off in Japan for all four (WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO) major titles in the junior featherweight…
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Nietes’ defeat adds to PH boxing’s woes
The country's string of bad luck in world title fights continued Wednesday when Donnie "Ahas" Nietes bowed to Japanese champion Kazuto Ioka in a bid to regain the World Boxing Organization (WBO)…
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Magsayo (24-0, 16 KOs) surprised the boxing world in January when he upset long-time reigning titleholder Gary Russell Jr. Now, Magsayo looks to prove the Russell fight wasn’t a fluke. Vargas (35-0,
WITH Rene Mark Cuarto yielding his IBF minimumweight title to Mexican Daniel Valladares last July 1, WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo now stands as the only remaining Filipino world boxing titleholder. Magsayo,…
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Donaire-Inoue 2 is coming
GIVEN the spectacular slugfest boxing fans were treated to in their first meeting in November 2019, a second serving of the Naoya Inoue-Nonito Donaire Jr. bantamweight fight is inevitable. The global pandemic…
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Ancajas’ road to Ioka
ALL roads lead to Las Vegas, Nevada, the mecca of pro boxing, for International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior bantamweight (115 lbs.) champion Jerwin "Pretty Boy" Ancajas. Ancajas is all set to make…
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Time for Magsayo to make a mark
SOME nine years after he turned pro and after a slew of managerial and promotional issues, Tagbilaran City native Mark "Magnifico" Magsayo will finally see action in a world title fight this…
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Pacquiao bows out, Donaire hangs on
WITH the cancellation of IBF junior bantamweight champion Jerwin Ancajas' December 31 unification showdown with WBO counterpart Kazuto Ioka, there is no longer any major world title fight left involving a Filipino…
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Filipino boxers carry on Pacquiao’s legacy
After a sterling boxing career that encompassed 26 years, Manny Pacquiao has decided to finally call it quits. Pacquiao took local pro boxing to unprecedented heights. He won a record eight division…
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Is Pacquiao really finished with boxing?
RETIREMENT is perhaps the most abused word in pro boxing. You can count on the fingers of one hand the number of boxing champions who were able to stick to their retirement…
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Pacquiao-Spence has stage all for itself
WELTERWEIGHTS Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence Jr. going eyeball-to-eyeball and formally announcing their August 21 showdown in Las Vegas is definitely a fight fan's dream. You see, these days boxing champions spend…
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Paradigm shifts away from Pacquiao
The "partnership," just slightly over a year old, is already melting like ice cream left unattended in the desert. On Feb. 8, 2020, boxing icon Sen. Manny Pacquiao entered into a contract…
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Donaire-Casimero: All-Pinoy title fight
Not a few thought a bantamweight unification clash between Filipinos Nonito Donaire Jr. and John Riel Casimero was bound to happen sooner or later. As it turned out, it is taking place…
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Dasmariñas eyes spiciest upset
The long overdue title fight between WBA-IBF bantamweight champion Naoya "The Monster" Inoue and Filipino challenger Michael "Hot and Spicy" Dasmariñas is finally taking place this Sunday (Manila time) at the Virgin…
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A better choice
When Manny Pacquiao announced through his social media accounts he will be fighting WBC-IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. on August 21 in Las Vegas, this writer initially thought his accounts had…
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Pacquiao settles for Mikey Garcia
If Manny Pacquiao’s representatives are to be believed, the Filipino ring icon is headed back to the ring in June or July to face former multi-weight division champion Miguel Angel “Mikey” Garcia.…
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Marquez does a Pacquiao
Considering their bitter rivalry in the ring, it is difficult to fathom Mexican Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez imitating a Manny Pacquiao maneuver. But Marquez is doing just that, stressing he is tossing…
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Don’t forget ‘Pretty Boy’ and ‘Ahas’
The junior bantamweight or super flyweight division (115 lbs.) is receiving a lot of media mileage following the unadulterated slugfest between Nicaraguan Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez and Mexican Juan Francisco Estrada for the…
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No cheap legacy
Manny Pacquiao wants his next outing in the ring to be a “legacy” fight and such a fight does not figure to come cheap. In fact, it may actually cost around $40…