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+ Follow WBA WELTERWEIGHT Tag
WBA WELTERWEIGHT
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            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1912753
                    [Title] => Thurman likely next Manny foe
                    [Summary] => It appears that “super” WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman will be the next opponent of “regular” WBA titleholder Manny Pacquiao and there are plans to stage the unification showdown in Las Vegas on July 20. A Pacquiao insider said yesterday the senator has given marching orders to set the fight in July but it’s been a struggle to find a convenient date for the event.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-04-26 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135698
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804869
                    [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson
                    [SectionName] => Sports
                    [SectionUrl] => sports
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/04/26/keith-thurman_2019-04-26_14-04-05841_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1835148
                    [Title] => Calm corner, calm fighter
                    [Summary] =>  Conditioning coach Justin Fortune said the key to keeping a fighter calm during a bout is a calm corner and that’s exactly how it was when Manny Pacquiao stopped Lucas Matthysse at 2:43 of the seventh round to wrest the WBA welterweight crown at the Axiata Arena here Sunday morning.
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-07-20 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805330
                    [AuthorName] => Joaquin Henson
                    [SectionName] => Sports
                    [SectionUrl] => sports
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1812573
                    [Title] => Matthysse not  just a slugger
                    [Summary] => WBA welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse of Argentina dropped a hint of what he has in store for challenger Manny Pacquiao when they battle at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur on July 15. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-05-06 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135698
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804869
                    [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson
                    [SectionName] => Sports
                    [SectionUrl] => sports
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [3] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1796252
                    [Title] => Oscar de la Hoya coming to town?
                    [Summary] => 

Oscar de la Hoya is expected to fly into Manila to formally launch the WBA welterweight title fight between defending champion Lucas (The Machine) Matthysse of Argentina and challenger Sen. Manny Pacquiao in Malaysia on June 24 with the legendary Golden Boy making his first visit to the country of the man who ended his career in 2008.

[DatePublished] => 2018-03-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/articles/spo3-oscar-dela-hoya_2018-03-12_22-51-04185_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1796260 [Title] => Manny Pacquiao loosens up for Kuala Lumpur fight [Summary] =>

Manny Pacquiao yesterday marked Day 1 of his preparations for his ring return on June 24 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

[DatePublished] => 2018-03-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/articles/spo2-manny-pacquiao_2018-03-12_22-51-42476_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1794714 [Title] => Minor details left to seal Kuala Lumpur bout [Summary] =>

Sen. Manny Pacquiao is headed to Kuala Lumpur to challenge WBA welterweight champion Lucas (The Machine) Matthysse of Argentina in a 12-round bout in late June after the Ramadan and from all indications, it looks like the fight is a done deal with only a few minor details left to iron out.

[DatePublished] => 2018-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/articles/spo1-lucas-matthysse_2018-03-07_23-19-43181_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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