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Philippines: Surprised by Boxer's Easy Victory

Monday, December 8th, 2008 @ 19:34 UTC

by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya

Countries:: Philippines
Topics:: Sport, Entertainment
Languages:: English

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Rev. Edicio dela Torre shares his countrymen's surprise at Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao's easy victory over Oscar de la Hoya in last Sunday's match. “We were all heavily influenced by the media hype about de la Hoya,” he said.

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