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Viloria outboxes Iribe to retain IBF crown
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By Josef T. Ramos, Correspondent
Oozing with so much confidence, Brian “The Hawaiian Punch”
Viloria did not disappoint his hometown fans as he whipped Mexican
challenger Jesus Iribe Sunday to retain his International Boxing
Federation (IBF) light flyweight title.
The Honolulu-born Viloria, who improved to 26-2
win-loss card with 15 knockouts, displayed massive punching power to
score a unanimous decision against Iribe before a crowd of around
3,000 at the Blaisdell Center Arena in Honolulu Hawaii.
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Eagles claw twice-to-beat edge
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DEFENDING champion Ateneo hurdled past Adamson University, 61-52, to
snatch the first twice-to-beat advantage in the Final Four of the
University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 72 men’s
basketball tournament on Sunday at The Arena in San Juan.
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Cuban coach all praises for RP fighters
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AMSTERDAM—The five-man Philippine team worked out on Saturday
night, drawing praises from head coach Pat Gaspi for its spirited
effort during the hour-long practice barely hours after arriving in
Milan, Italy from a long, tiring trip from Havana,Cuba via Paris.
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Goydos, Marino share lead at The Barclays
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JERSEY CITY, New Jersey: Paul Goydos and Steve Marino both shot
three-under 68 Saturday to share the third-round lead at The
Barclays, first event in the US PGA Tour playoffs.
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US Open title defense starts early for
Federer, Serena
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NEW YORK: Reigning US Open champions Roger Federer and Serena
Williams will begin defending their titles on Monday (Tuesday in
Manila) as an opening-day match list released Saturday (Sunday in
Manila) also had Venus Williams and Andy Roddick at night.
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Perpetual, San Sebastian belles stretch winning streak
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University of Perpetual Help and San Sebastian College trounced
separate foes to keep their unbeaten streak in the 85th NCAA
volleyball tournament at the Emilio Aguinaldo College Gym in Manila.
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Laylo tops Dimakiling in Malaysian Open
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Filipino Grandmaster Darwin Laylo and International Master Oliver
Dimakiling finished 1-2 in the blitz competition of the 2009
Malaysian Open held at the Ballroom CitiTel Midvalley Hotel in Kuala
Lumpur.
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