Rene Mark Cuarto takes another step towards redemption as he faces Arvin Magramo for the vacant World Boxing Council International light-flyweight crown Thursday, March 20, at Okada Manila. Caption: Former world champion Rene Mark Cuarto (right) and Arvin Magramo size each other up on the eve of...
TUCSON, Arizona (AP) — It's not the least bit surprising that Jaden Agassi — son of tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf — had a racket in his hand from the time he could walk. FILE - Southern California starting pitcher Jaden Agassi (45) delivers a pitch during an NCAA...
Filipino slugger Melvin Jerusalem has nothing in mind but a unification bout against World Boxing Association minimumweight champion Thammanoon Niyomtrong after successfully defending his WBC title Sunday evening, Sept. 22. Melvin Jerusalem guns for a unification bout in his next fight....
Melvin Jerusalem did not disappoint in front of his roaring Filipino fans, beating erstwhile unbeaten Mexican Luis Castillo via unanimous decision to retain his WBC minimumweight crown at the jam-packed Mandaluyong City College Gymnasium Sunday evening, Sept. 22. Melvin Jerusalem delivers superb...
Melvin Jerusalem makes his first defense of his World Boxing Council minimumweight crown against unbeaten Mexican challenger Luis Castillo in their 12-round Sunday, Sept. 22, at the Mandaluyong City College gym. Melvin Jerusalem (Blow By Blow) Jerusalem, who currently holds 22 wins off...
On a foreign soil but never lacking the confidence, challenger Luis Castillo wants to silence the home crowd and carry with him the World Boxing Council minimumweight belt when he returns to Mexico. But that is easier said than done. Mexican challenger Luis Castillo, left, and reigning WBC...
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...
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese boxing superstar Naoya Inoue remained the undisputed world super-bantamweight champion when Irish challenger TJ Doheny dropped to his knee and quit in the seventh round because of an apparent back injury on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Japanese champion Naoya Inoue, left, and Irish...
Ryan Garcia was expelled by the World Boxing Council on Thursday, July 4, after he repeatedly used racial slurs against Black people and disparaged Muslims in comments livestreamed on social media. Ryan Garcia (AP) WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman announced the penalty against Garcia on the social...
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...
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Devin Haney wrested the WBC super-lightweight world title from Regis Prograis on Saturday, Dec. 9, knocking his opponent down once on the way to a unanimous decision victory in San Francisco. Devin Haney punches Regis Prograis during their WBC World Super Lightweight Title...
LAS VEGAS (AFP) -- Undefeated American fighter Shakur Stevenson labored to a unanimous-decision victory over Edwin De Los Santos of the Dominican Republic to claim the vacant WBC world lightweight crown on Thursday, Nov. 16. Shakur Stevenson (left) punches Edwin De Los Santos during a fight for a...
