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Reymond Yanong of the Philippines suffered a first-round knockout to American rival Genaro Gamez in their scheduled eight-round welterweight bout on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning in Manila) in Las Vegas.

Unbeaten Filipino featherweight Mark Magsayo showed up for training on Tuesday (Monday in the US) at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood.

Unheralded Filipino fighter Reymond Yanong returns to the ring just 12 days after his debut in the coronavirus era as the puncher nicknamed Robocop takes on Genaro ‘El Conde’ Gamez in an eight-round welterweight bout at The Bubble inside the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

John Riel Casimero has decided to remain in his rented Las Vegas home and patiently wait for a fight to be booked.

Amid the celebration over the decision to allow basketball and football to allow their athletes to return to training mode, the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) is awaiting answers from the Inter-Agency Task Force whether professional boxing can also follow suit.

Panamanian Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran was released from hospital Thursday after being treated for coronavirus, the six-time boxing world champion announced via social media.

Attempting to duplicate Mike Plania’s upset victory last June 16, Mark Bernaldez faced unbeaten American Albert Bell but lost on a shutout 10-round decision at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Mark Bernaldez attempts to join stablemate Mike Plania in the winners circle today as he meets tall and unbeaten American Albert Bell in a scheduled 10-round lightweight bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Filipino fighter Mark Bernaldez tries to turn up the heat tomorrow when he meets unbeaten American stylist Albert Bell in an eight-round super-featherweight match at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Boxing chief Ricky Vargas believes he might end up with a broken heart if the Tokyo Olympics gets scrapped altogether.

Mike Plania, the first Filipino fighter to return to the ring during the coronavirus era, is scheduled to arrive in the country on Friday, according to the hard-hitting prospect’s chief handler.

Nonito Donaire and Japanese star Naoya “Monster” Inoue face off Thursday for the mythical title of world’s best bantamweight and a cool $1 million at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan

After guiding Filipino world boxing champion Jerwin Ancajas for two weeks, nutritionist Jeaneth Aro is flying back to the Philippines this time to help in the preparation of top athletes vying in the 30th Southeast Asian Games.

Had it not been for the near-fatal accident that struck Errol Spence, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach would have preferred to sign up Spence as Manny Pacquiao’s next foe.

The Philippine Sports Commission is implementing stricter rules and guidelines with regards to providing financial assistance to athletes wishing to get support from the PSC next year.

Canelo Alvarez landed a left-right late in the 11th round Saturday night, dropping Sergey Kovalev to the canvas and ending their light heavyweight title fight. Kovalev was left on his knees, his arms draped over the middle ring rope as the fight was stopped at 2:15 of the round.

Mexican challenger Jonathan Rodriguez maybe lacking a bit in skills but he has one thing that has made him click since turning professional in 2015.

Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, backed by business tycoon Jack Ma, dared anew Floyd Mayweather to a rematch.