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                    [Title] => Gamboa goes for broke
                    [Summary] => Do or die. That’s the situation Joma Gamboa faces as he battles tormentor Keitaro Hoshino in a 12-round bout for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight title at the Pacifico Yokohama tonight.


Revenge is on Gamboa’s mind. It was the unheralded Hoshino who wrested the WBA crown from the Bacolod-born slugger in Tokyo over a year ago. Gamboa sat on the throne for only four months in a short-lived reign that was almost forgettable. He lost the title in his first defense to Hoshino who was also deposed in his first defense by Thai veteran Chana Porpaoin. [DatePublished] => 2002-01-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109201 [Title] => More at stake for Joma - SPORTING CHANCE by Joaquin M. Henson [Summary] => For World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight champion Joma Gamboa, it won’t be only his title on the line when he faces challenger Keitaro Hoshino of Japan in Yokohama tonight. Also at stake is his claim to a Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) award.

If Gamboa wins, he will likely share pro boxing honors with World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight ruler Malcolm Tunacao. There is also the possibility of being named the PSA’s Athlete of the Year, depending on how convincing the victory is.

So expect Gamboa to go all out to repulse Hoshino.
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Joma Gamboa retained his WBA minimumweight interim title with a rousing unanimous decision over Japanese light flyweight Atsushi Sai in Hachinoho, Japan over the weekend.

Gamboa, the Philippine Sportswriters Association professional boxing awardee in 1999, knocked down the Japanese challenger with a vicious left hook in the fourth round and completely dominated the fight the rest of the way.

The little Filipino won the interim crown from Satoru Abe in Nagoya last Dec. [DatePublished] => 2000-04-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )

ATSUSHI SAI
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                    [Title] => Gamboa goes for broke
                    [Summary] => Do or die. That’s the situation Joma Gamboa faces as he battles tormentor Keitaro Hoshino in a 12-round bout for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight title at the Pacifico Yokohama tonight.


Revenge is on Gamboa’s mind. It was the unheralded Hoshino who wrested the WBA crown from the Bacolod-born slugger in Tokyo over a year ago. Gamboa sat on the throne for only four months in a short-lived reign that was almost forgettable. He lost the title in his first defense to Hoshino who was also deposed in his first defense by Thai veteran Chana Porpaoin. [DatePublished] => 2002-01-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109201 [Title] => More at stake for Joma - SPORTING CHANCE by Joaquin M. Henson [Summary] => For World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight champion Joma Gamboa, it won’t be only his title on the line when he faces challenger Keitaro Hoshino of Japan in Yokohama tonight. Also at stake is his claim to a Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) award.

If Gamboa wins, he will likely share pro boxing honors with World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight ruler Malcolm Tunacao. There is also the possibility of being named the PSA’s Athlete of the Year, depending on how convincing the victory is.

So expect Gamboa to go all out to repulse Hoshino.
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Joma Gamboa retained his WBA minimumweight interim title with a rousing unanimous decision over Japanese light flyweight Atsushi Sai in Hachinoho, Japan over the weekend.

Gamboa, the Philippine Sportswriters Association professional boxing awardee in 1999, knocked down the Japanese challenger with a vicious left hook in the fourth round and completely dominated the fight the rest of the way.

The little Filipino won the interim crown from Satoru Abe in Nagoya last Dec. [DatePublished] => 2000-04-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )

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