UPDATE: No goodbyes yet as Paalam, Marcial enter boxing finals

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:15:10 +0000

FILIPINO boxers Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial defeated their respective opponents in the boxing event of the 30th Southeast Asian Games at the PICC forum tent on Friday. Paalam beat 2017 Malaysia SEA Games gold medalist Muhammad Fuad Redzuan to enter the men’s light flyweight finals. Paalam is at least assured of a silver. Defending champion Marcial defeated […]

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Gabuco beats Vietnamese foe, moves to women’s light flyweight boxing finals

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:43:59 +0000

VETERAN Josie Gabuco defeated Vietnamese Thi Diem Kieu via unanimous decision win on Friday in the semifinals of the women’s light flyweight boxing competition of the 30th Southeast Asian Games at the PICC forum tent. JOSEF T. RAMOS

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No goodbyes yet as PH boxer Paalam enters men’s light flyweight finals

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:15:10 +0000

FILIPINO boxer Carlo Paalam defeated 2017 Malaysia SEA Games gold medalist Muhammad Fuad Redzuan to enter the men’s light flyweight finals of the 30th Southeast Asian Games boxing competition at the PICC forum tent. Paalam is at least assured of a silver. JOSEF T. RAMOS

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Filipino boxer Suarez beats Myanmar’s Paing to barge into semifinals

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 12:39:07 +0000

OLYMPIAN Charly Suarez defeated Myanmar’s Min Ankar Paing to barge into the semifinals where he is assured of a bronze medal in the lightweight class of the 30th Southeast Asian Games men’s boxing competition on Thursday at the PICC Forum tent. Suarez’s win came after the referee stopped the contest in the second round where he knocked down his opponent twice. […]

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Ladon blasts Indonesian foe, assured of bronze in boxing

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 06:00:47 +0000

ASIAN Games silver medalist Rogen Ladon defeated Indonesian Aldoms Suguro on Thursday to move into the medal round competition of the 30th Southeast Asian Games men’s boxing competition at the PICC forum. Ladon is a least assured of a bronze medal.

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Casimero flies to UK in first class

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2019 07:58:15 +0000

BY NICK GIONGCO JOHN Riel Casimero is now in England for his shot at the World Boxing Organization bantamweight crown on Nov. 30. Traveling for the first time in first class via United Airlines from McCarran International in Las Vegas, Casimero was joined in the trip by his official representative Sean Gibbons and trainer Nonoy Neri, […]

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Ancajas up vs Chilean in Mexico

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 09:11:40 +0000

BY NICK GIONGCO International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas is making his Mexican debut on Dec. 7. Ancajas, who was supposed to defend the IBF 115-lb crown for the eighth time against Jonathan Rodriguez last Nov. 2 in Carson, California, will now face Miguel Gonzalez of Chile. The fight will serve as the […]

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Despite loss to crafty Japanese foe, Donaire still fulfills vow to kids

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:20:41 +0000

Though visibly outgunned by his younger and more powerful Japanese foe, Nonito Donaire stood his ground and showed the world the true essence of bravery in the ring. Ranged against the heavy-handed Naoya Inoue before more than 20,000 fans at Saitama Super Arena in Japan on Thursday, the soon-to-be 37-year-old Donaire was a picture of […]

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Canelo knocks out Kovalev

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2019 08:44:09 +0000

LAS VEGAS (AFP) – Canelo Alvarez knocked out Sergey Kovalev with a vicious combination to win the WBO light heavyweight title on Saturday, moving up two weight classes to become a four division champion. The 29-year-old Mexican superstar caught Russia’s Kovalev with a left hook-right hand combination that sent the former champion almost crashing through […]

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