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Suarez scores UD win over Pellio

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. were known as rivals in the boxing ring after slugging it out in the “Fight of the Century” in May 2015.

The unification bout between IBF junior bantamweight champion Jerwin Ancajas and WBO titlist Kazuto Ioka was reportedly scrapped due to COVID-19 concerns, Ioka’s Shisei Boxing Gym announced Friday, Dec. 3.

Top Rank chief and Hall of Famer promoter Bob Arum included Manny Pacquiao in his personal list of boxing’s “Mt. Rushmore.”

Mark Anthony Geraldo will put his Philippine super bantamweight title on the line when he faces undefeated boxer Carl Jammes Martin in a 12-round match at the Elorde Sports Complex in Sucat, Parañaque City Saturday, Dec. 4.

Filipino boxer Marlon Tapales is set to face Japanese opponent Hiroaki Teshigawara in a 122 lb (super bantamweight/junior featherweight) world title eliminator next Saturday, Dec. 11 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

Carl Jammes “Wonderboy” Martin and three-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Charly Suarez are confident they could keep their unbeaten records when they take on separate foes in their Dec. 4 bouts at the Elorde Sports Complex.

Manny Pacquiao lauded his pal and Aussie boxer George Kambosos Jr. for pulling off an upset win against Teofimo Lopez in their lightweight unification bout at the Madison Square Garden in New York Saturday, Nov. 27 (Sunday in Manila).

Australia’s George Kambosos used a high-energy attack and a stinging overhand right to become the unified lightweight boxing champion with a shocking split decision victory over Teofimo Lopez on Saturday night in New York.

The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has voted longtime executive director and secretary-general Ed Picson as its new president during Thursday’s online elections.

Filipino pride Jerwin Ancajas and Japanese boxer Kazuto Ioka will put their respective belts on the line when they clash in their 115 lbs world title unification bout on New Year’s Eve at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Mike Plania only needed one round to stop Ricardo Nunez of Panama and score a technical knockout win in their super bantamweight bout at the Manuel Artime Community center Theater in Miami Florida Saturday, Nov. 20 (Sunday in Manila).

Unbeaten Terence Crawford made a successful defence of his WBO welterweight title on Saturday, stopping Shawn Porter in the 10th round in Las Vegas.

Terence Crawford gets the chance to silence his critics on Saturday when he puts an unbeaten record and his WBO welterweight crown on the line against the dangerous Shawn Porter.

Four-division world boxing champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes will make a crucial comeback against Norbelto Jimenez of the Dominican Republic in a WBA super flyweight title eliminator at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates next month.

Mike Plania, the “Magic” of General Santos City, is set to face former world title challenger Ricardo Nunez of Panama on Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Manuel Artime Community Center Theater in Miami, Florida.

Filipino boxer Reymart Gaballo is out to make the most of his chances when he takes on WBC bantamweight champion and compatriot Nonito Donaire on Dec. 11 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson California.

Mexican contender William Zepeda continued his winning ways and defended his WBA Continental Americas lightweight title after stunning Filipino boxer John Vincent Moralde in four rounds at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California Saturday night, Nov. 13 (Sunday in Manila).