Melvin Jerusalem hopes to defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight belt in front of his home crowd against undefeated Mexican challenger Luis Castillo in September. Melvin Jerusalem, left, and Manny Pacquiao As the only Filipino world champion, Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions will be...
Melvin Jerusalem pumped life back into Philippine boxing with his Easter Sunday feat in Nagoya, Japan. Melvin Jerusalem (Arnold Quizol) While the country was observing Lent, the pride of Bukidnon went about business on enemy territory and successfully wrested the WBC minimumweight belt from...
Newly-crowned WBC minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem is ready for another tough challenge as he eyes a rematch against Puerto Rican standout Oscar Collazo for a unification bout. Melvin Jerusalem (Arnold Quizol) It can be remembered that Collazo knocked out Jerusalem in the seventh...
The long-awaited resurrection of the country’s boxing glory is at stake as Melvin Jerusalem challenges defending champion Yudai Shigeoka in their WBC world minimumweight title showdown at the International Conference Hall in Nagoya, Japan on Easter Sunday, March 31. Melvin Jerusalem, right,...
​The Philippines has voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution that has condemned Israel's settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory of East Jerusalem, and Israel's acts of violence against Palestinian civilians, including children. The...
The Israel Ministry of Tourism vowed to make progress on issues of awareness and connectivity as it welcomed the "record-breaking" number of Filipinos traveling to the Holy Land this year. *Jerusalem (Israel Ministry of Tourism)* Sammy Yahia, the director of the Israel Ministry of Tourism office in...
Everything is set for the much anticipated US debut of Filipino WBO minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem as he and Puerto Rican challenger Oscar Collazo officially made the weight for their title clash at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California on Sunday, May 28 (Manila time)....
JERUSALEM - A suspected Palestinian assailant was shot dead Friday by an Israeli civilian after an attempted stabbing attack in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army said. The Palestinian health ministry said a Palestinian had been killed in the southern West Bank "by...
Filipino WBO minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem is up for an acid test for his first title defense against Puerto Rican challenger Oscar Collazo at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California on May 27. *Filipino champion Melvin Jerusalem with his team arriving in the US. (Photo...
JERUSALEM - Israeli police clashed with Palestinians inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque Wednesday, sparking a military exchange of rockets and air strikes in flaring violence as the Jewish Passover coincides with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.  Armed police in riot gear stormed the...
JERUSALEM, Undefined -- An assailant shot and wounded two people in east Jerusalem on Saturday, Israeli medics said, hours after a Palestinian gunman killed seven outside a synagogue in one of the deadliest such attacks in years. Police said the suspect was "neutralised" following the latest gun...
Melvin Jerusalem finally reestablished the country’s stance in international boxing after dethroning Japanese fighter Masataka Taniguchi to capture the WBO Minimumweight title Friday night, Jan. 6, at the EDION Arena in Osaka, Japan. Melvin Jerusalem finally ends the country's boxing championship...
