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The Philippines was once a boxing mecca, a mass producer of pugs whose rags to riches stories became the blueprint for the young and feisty. For decades, Filipino boxers seemed to have followed the path of the old greats, the same route that is from the slums to the steps of stardom.
MARK “MAGNIFICO” MAGSAYO knocked down Mexico’s Rey Vargas in the ninth round but ended up losing via split decision as the country lost its last world boxing title on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Magsayo unleashed a solid right hook to Vargas’s face for…