The Philippine boxing team’s campaign in the Asian Boxing Elite Championships came to an end on Tuesday, April 7, after last remaining bet John Wayne Vicera fell in the semifinals in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Vicera yielded a unanimous 5-0 decision to Japan’s Iwai Daichi, settling for the bronze...
After announcing his arrival in the new division, Mark Magsayo is ready to take on anyone coming at him. The 30-year-old pride of Tagbilaran City, Bohol is all pumped up following his impressive fifth-round technical knockout victory over Feargal McCrory in their lightweight bout in Zuffa Boxing 5...
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...
John Wayne Vicera assured himself of at least a bronze medal after storming into the semifinals of the men’s 50kg division in the Asian Boxing Elite Championships over the weekend in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The Bago City, Negros Occidental native dominated hometown bet Battulga Aldarkhishig by...
Pedro Taduran promised for a statement win. And man, he delivered a resounding one. The firepower of the Filipino champion was once again in full display, knocking out Mexican opponent Gustavo Perez Alvarez in the seventh round to retain his International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight crown...
Former world champion Mark Magsayo will get his feet wet in the lightweight division when he faces Irish fighter Feargal McCrory in a 10-round bout on April 5 at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. Announced to be moving up in weight after signing with Zuffa Boxing last month, Magsayo gets the chance to...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ready to rekindle his rivalry with Manny Pacquiao but his perfect 50-0 record won’t be at stake. The American boxing great revealed that the supposed fight against Pacquiao on Sept. 19 at the Sphere in Las Vegas is just an exhibition and not an actual professional bout....
Marlon Tapales and his team arrived in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, March 29, for his upcoming fight against former Japanese world champion Yukinori Oguni at the Korakuen Hall. The former unified world champion is scheduled to take on the 37-year-old Japanese in a non-title super bantamweight bout on...
Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao was quick to dismiss criticisms over his long awaited rematch against Floyd Mayweather Jr. set at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Sept. 19. The two boxing greats agreed to a rematch 1 1 years after their first fight branded as the ‘Fight of the Century’ with...
World-rated Regie Suganob and Eman Bacosa Pacquiao delivered electrifying performances and outclassed their respective foreign opponents in Kumong Bol-anon 24 on Saturday night, Feb. 28, at the Bohol Cultural Center in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. Suganob once again showed his readiness for another shot...
CEBU CITY – Boholano boxer Regie “The Filipino Phenom” Suganob and his South African opponent vowed to give it their all when they clash in the main event of the Kumong Bol-anon 24 on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Bohol Cultural Center in Tagbilaran City. Suganob is looking to extend his...
President Marcos was all praises for boxing legend Manny Pacquiao as the latter handed over some of his memorabilia to the National Sports Museum. In a handover ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 24, Marcos highlighted Pacquiao’s illustrious boxing career and his role in bringing pride and unity among...
