Nietes moves up in weight
DONNIE Nietes, the longest-reigning Filipino world champion, is moving up to flyweight to test the waters in a fight against ...
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WBC expects terrific challenge from Taconing
THE World Boxing Council said that in a battle of southpaws, Filipino KO artist, 29-year-old Jonathan “Lightning” Taconing is coming ...
Read moreTaconing vows to win WBC fly crown
THE Philippines’ Jonathan Taconing left for Mexico early Thursday morning, determined to return home with the World Boxing Council junior ...
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WBC: Letting pros fight amateurs is a real crime
THE World Boxing Council, under its president Mauricio Sulaiman, has continued its criticism of the move of AIBA—the international governing ...
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The fight against doping
THE World Boxing Council, under its president Mauricio Sulaiman, must be commended for the lead role it has played in ...
Read moreJapan champ whips Suganob
FILIPINO Benjie Suganob was beaten by World Boxing Council’s No. 11-ranked Japanese undefeated champion Shun Kobo, who retained his Oriental ...
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Alvarez-Golovkin a classic fight
WORLD Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman said the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin middleweight showdown is “a classic fight, three years ...
Read moreBut WBC objects
WORLD Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman blasted the plan of AIBA, the international amateur boxing organization, to include professional boxers ...
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