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What's Up Cebu Boxing? (or down?)

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--> Bleacher Talk April 7, 2019 What’s up Cebu Boxing? Or should our question be: What’s happening to Cebu Boxing? I hate to say this but 2019 isn’t looking like an active year for Cebu Boxing. So far, only two boxing events were held, and these were of the small kind. Don’t get me wrong. We’re grateful to big Yellow and Omega Pro Sports International/Omega Boxing for staging these, but is this all that Cebu can produce? The questions being asked these days among boxing fans are about when Donnie Nietes will fight for a world championship. When will Jhack Tepora fight again and redeem himself for that unfortunate “overweight” incident in what was supposed to be his debut in the U.S.? And what about Cebu’s world contenders? Albert Pagara, Christian Araneta, Jeo Santisima, KJ Cataraja, Milan Melindo and others? These are the expected questions since they’re Cebu’s biggest hopes for a world title, but I’d like to add one more important question. Where are all t