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'KAPRE' CATCHES THE PACMAN'S EYES

-- General Santos City - On a night when newly-crowned International Boxing Organization (IBO) World Jr. Bantamweight Champion Edrin 'The St…

Wed, 26 Jun 2013

?KAPRE,? THE GENTLE GIANT, DREAMS OF LIFTING HIS FAMILY OUT OF POVERTY

-- Barangay Paco, Kidapawan City ? In the simple training camp in the Braveheart Farms at the foot of Mt. Apo in the City of Kidapawan, wher…

Tue, 25 Jun 2013

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NORTH COTABATO'S NEXT HOPE FOR BOXING CROWN IS A YOUNG 5' 11" TALL KID FROM PRESIDENT ROXAS

Even in the din of the celebration following Edrin "The Sting" Dapudong's historic feat of winning North Cotabato's first world boxing title…

Mon, 24 Jun 2013

THE BROUHAHA OVER MEMO HEREDIA

Manila (mannypinol.com) - Angel "Memo" Heredia is a name that leaves a bad, to some extent bitter, taste in the mouth of many Filipino boxin…

Mon, 17 Jun 2013

EDRIN DAPUDONG, THE DREAM CATCHER

(mannypinol.com) -- Johannesburg, South Africa - Winning a world boxing title was a dream I and my brothers have been chasing since we start…

Sun, 16 Jun 2013

DAPUDONG KOs BUTHELEZI IN 1st; WINS IBO JUNIOR BANTAM CROWN

Johannesburg, South Africa ? North Cotabato?s Edrin ?The Sting? Dapudong scored a stunning first round knockout against South African champi…

Sun, 16 Jun 2013

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WINTER IN JUNE? YES, IN SOUTH AFRICA

Johannesburg, South Africa - Since we were all young, we have always been made to believe that Winter season starts from October to December…

Thu, 13 Jun 2013

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2 TITLE FIGHTS THIS WEEKEND; IS THIS FINALLY THE MOMENT?

This weekend, two young fighters who have been supported by my family and several friends over the years, will enter the boxing ring half a …

Thu, 13 Jun 2013

MANNY PACQUIAO'S CANDID CONFESSION: 'I CRIED AFTER LOSING TO MARQUEZ!'

(MannyPinol.com) -- Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, in one candid moment during dinner with friends Tuesday night, admitted that he cri…

Sun, 24 Mar 2013

MANNY PACQUIAO LIKES NEXT FIGHT IN THE PHILIPPINES OR SINGAPORE

Exclusive On www.mannypinol.com! Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, trying to pick up the pieces following his shocking loss to nemesis Ju…

Fri, 25 Jan 2013

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FAIRY TALES CAN COME TRUE...

Internet bloggers who have been following boxing through www.philboxing.com have called Ryan Rey Ponteras' upset victory in Bangkok, Thailan…

Thu, 27 Dec 2012

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VICTORY HAS MANY FATHERS? (AND MANY SPONSORS TOO!)

Bangkok, Thailand ? This one is for the books. Have you seen a boxing event where a boxer rated as an underdog gets inside the ring in a pai…

Thu, 27 Dec 2012

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JOURNEYMAN GETS A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME

Ponteras. Tonight, I will fly to Bangkok, Thailand to witness a boxing event which will involve one of our boxers, Ryan Rae Ponteras. The fi…

Tue, 25 Dec 2012

LIKE JOSE RIZAL, MANNY PACQUIAO WILL BE REVERED AND REMEMBERED BY FILIPINOS 100 YEARS FROM NOW

(This column was posted Dec. 1, 2008. I am reposting it again for the benefit of those who were not able to read it.) One hundred years from…

Thu, 13 Dec 2012

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5TH FIGHT WILL BE A VIRTUAL SUICIDE

People who are suggesting a 5th fight between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez are either foolishl…

Mon, 10 Dec 2012

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Pretty Boy Maraon returns with smashing KO win in US

Jundy ?Pretty Boy? Maraon was considered as one of the country?s brightest prospects in professional boxing in the bantamweight division. Ta…

Tue, 25 Sep 2012

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?The Sting? gets second chance

On October 28, in Johannes burg, South Africa, Filipino flyweight Edrin ?The Sting? Dapudong, 26, will move up to the junior bantamweight di…

Sun, 26 Aug 2012

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Limit to mediocrity

ON Sunday, August 12, world featherweight title contender, Lorenzo ?Thunderbolt? Villanueva, once touted as a future world champion because …

Thu, 16 Aug 2012

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The Olympic gold and the Floreindo Formula

?It is not whether you win or lose; It is how you played the game that matters,? are two clauses which have time and again been quoted, by l…

Sun, 12 Aug 2012

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A dreamer named Tonyboy

Tiny boxer Mark Anthony Barriga?s first round victory over an Italian boxer in the preliminaries of the Olympic competitions is the only hap…

Thu, 02 Aug 2012