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DOHA, Qatar – Flyweight Violito Payla of the Philippines stopped giant-killer Yang Bo of China in the third round Sunday to become the first Filipino to reach the boxing finals in the 15th Asian Games and have a chance at a coveted ASIAD gold medal for the Philippines.
Payla, fighting with a sprained wrist, went toe-to-toe [...]
DOHA — Boxers Violito Payla and Anthony Marcial try to put the Philippines in the medal tally as they shoot for guaranteed bronze medals Thursday against separate foes in the 15th Asian Games.
Payla tries to get back at Indian Jitender Kumar while featherweight Anthony Marcial goes up against Galiv Japarof of Kazakhstan in crucial quarterfinal [...]
THE entire nation, still on Cloud 9 brought about by Manny Pacquiao’s triumphant conquest of Mexican hombre Erik Morales last Sunday, will celebrate Christmas a month early today for one reason: Santa is finally coming to town!
Santa, of course, is none other than Pacquiao, the 27-year-old boxing demigod who gave the Filipinos an early Christmas [...]
In the end, their monickers say it all: “The Destroyer” destroying “El Terrible” terribly.
The much-hyped Grand Finale, the third and final chapter of the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales epic trilogy, was more than just grand — it was a titanic encounter from start to finish.
Under the deafening chants and cheers of the record crowd of 18,276 [...]
THE country’s boxing bid in the upcoming Doha Asian Games suffered a serious blow Friday after local boxing federation officials ‘knocked out’ its top medal prospect Harry Tanamor from Team RP for disciplinary reasons.
According to the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP), the decision to axe Tanamor, a battle-scarred pug who gave the country [...]
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