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Mark Magsayo announced his arrival in the lightweight division in style, stopping Irish foe Feargal McCrory in five rounds in the Zuffa Boxing 5 at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas on Monday, April 6. The 30-year-old fighter looked a lot more comfortable in the new weight class and was packing a more...

Filipino boxer Nesthy Petecio, right, with women's boxing national team coach Nolito "Boy" Velasco prior to her Round of 16 match. (Photo from Jeaneth Aro Facebook) As three of the four Filipino boxers enter the next round of boxing competition in the Tokyo Olympics, veteran mentor Nolito “Boy”...

Jere Samuel Dela Cruz of the Philippines, right, connects a jab against Sri Lanka’s Jeewantha Wimukthi Kumara in their lightweight bout in the ASBC Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships Tuesday night, May 25 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AIBA Images) Filipino boxers Mark Lester Durens and...