Officials of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) refused to make bold predictions on their medal chances in the 31st Southeast Asian Games despite fielding a formidable lineup in Hanoi. ABAP President Ed Picson said important factors such as the draw and the other...
Tokyo Olympics medalists Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial banner the strong Philippine boxing team to the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam next month. Nesthy Petecio, left, in action at the Tokyo Olympics (AFP File Photo) Petecio, who won the Olympic silver medal in the women’s...
Paul Butler showed technical and smart boxing to score a unanimous decision win over Jonas Sultan and claim the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim bantamweight title at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England Friday, April 22 there (early Saturday morning in Manila). Paul Butler (left)...
Jonas Sultan has stepped up against English boxer Paul Butler as a replacement for World Boxing Organization bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero. Jonas Sultan (AFP) Sultan and Butler will clash in an interim bantamweight contest on April 22, Friday at the Echo Arena in Liverpool following the...
World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero found himself in another dilemma after violating certain weight cut and medical guidelines prior to his mandatory title defense against English challenger Paul Butler on April 22. JOHN RIEL CASIMERO Casimero just risked...
PHUKET, Thailand -- Rogen Ladon and Ian Clark Bautista punched their way to the gold medal round of their weight classes in the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament on Friday at the sprawling Angsana Laguna Phuket Resort Hotel here. Rogen Ladon (left) slugs it out against Thanarat...
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has ordered the much-awaited rematch between reigning super-flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka and four-division world titlist Donnie Nietes. Donnie Nietes (Probellum) The title fight was formally ordered Friday, April 1 which will serve as another encounter for the...
Rogelio "Roger" Fortaleza, former secretary-general of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP), passed away Thursday morning, March 24, due to a lingering illness. He was 62. Roger was a member of the famed Fortaleza boxing brothers including Ricardo, Reynaldo, and Reynato....
Mark Magsayo is back to business as he prepares for a training camp next month at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles, California in preparation for his first world title defense against former world champion Rey Vargas. WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo (Showtime Boxing) After spending a...
Reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight champion Mark Magsayo has paid a courtesy call to his idol Sen. Manny Pacquiao. WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo and Sen. Manny Pacquiao (Photo from Mark Magsayo's official Facebook page) "The moment I have been waiting for, finally! To bring...
Olympians Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam will use the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament as a springboard to a heavier task in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Olympic boxing medalists Carlo Paalam, Eumir Marcial, and Nesthy Petecio (Photo from Eumir Marcial’s...
Mark Magsayo will put his World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight belt on the line for the first time against former champion Rey Vargas reportedly in July. WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo (WBC) A report by BoxingScene.com disclosed that Vargas is in "advanced talks" with the Filipino...
