Reigning World Boxing Council champion Melvin Jerusalem vowed to pour it all when he defends his minimumweight title in front of fellow Filipinos when he battles undefeated Mexican Luis Castillo in a 12-round bout at the Mandaluyong City College Gym Sunday, Sept. 22. Reigning WBC minimumweight...
Reigning WBC minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem comes face-to-face with undefeated Mexican challenger Luis Castillo for the first time on Tuesday, Sept. 17, when camps of both fighters serve as special guests in the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum at the conference hall of the...
Melvin Jerusalem, one of just two reigning Filipino world champions, makes the first defense of the World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight crown against mandatory challenger Luis Castillo of Mexico on Sept. 22 at the Mandaluyong City College Gym. Melvin Jerusalem Manny Pacquiao Presents:...
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...
