MP Promotions head tweets GIF, meme on ESPN post stating Arum optimistic on Pacquiao-Crawford in 2021 Manny Pacquiao and Terrence Crawford (File photos from Wendell Alinea and AP) Sean Gibbons laughed off Bob Arum’s remarks regarding a possible fight between Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten Terence...
Serena Williams serves during her match against Shelby Rogers during Top Seed Open - Day 5 at the Top Seed Tennis Club on August 14, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Dylan Buell / Getty Images / AFP) Serena Williams suffered her first loss since 2012 to a rival outside the WTA's top 100, falling to...
Serena Williams plays a backhand during her match against Venus Williams during Top Seed Open - Day 4 at the Top Seed Tennis Club on August 13, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Dylan Buell / Getty Images / AFP) Serena Williams rallied to defeat sister Venus Williams 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday in a...
Top Rank promoter eyes Pacquaio-Crawford outside US Manny Pacquiao and Terrence Crawford (File photos from Wendell Alinea and AP) Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is keeping his hopes up on a potential welterweight clash between Manny Pacquiao and Terence Crawford outside of the United States. But Arum also...
World champion Jerwin Ancajas and Olympic fighter Eumir Marcial (File Photos) The government’s decision to reimpose Moderate Enhanced Community Quarantine to the National Capital Region and neighboring provinces is going to push back the target departure date of two Filipino fighters bound for...
Moralde, Mark John Yap next in line to banner PH in LA during coronavirus era John Vincent Moralde is set to face Mexican foe Alexis Del Bosque in another behind-closed-door show being put by Top Rank's Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum. (Sanman Promotions) A fourth Filipino fighter has been given the...
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank continues to enlist the services of Filipino fighters in his twice-weekly shows in Las Vegas. Filipino boxer Mark John Yap, former Orient-Pacific Boxing Federation bantamweight champion, is set to face Colombian Miguel "Escorpion" Marriaga at The Bubble...
Ancajas to undergo land training World boxing champion Jerwin Ancajas is set to ‘try out’ with the Philippine Navy SEALs at Sangley Point in Cavite City. (Jovensports photo) The Philippine Navy Special Operations Group is lending a hand to Jerwin Ancajas’ buildup for his ninth defense of the...
Genaro Gamez, right, towers over Filipino Reymond Yanong after a knockout win in the first round of their eight-round welterweight bout. (Top Rank Images) Reymond Yanong of the Philippines suffered a first-round knockout to American rival Genaro Gamez in their scheduled eight-round welterweight...
Filipino Reymond Yanong, right, poses with American foe Genaro Gamez during the weighin for their eight-round welter match. (Top Rank photo) Unheralded Filipino fighter Reymond Yanong returns to the ring just 12 days after his debut in the coronavirus era as the puncher nicknamed Robocop takes on...
Despite feeling homesick, Filipino boxer John Riel Casimero, who is training in Las Vegas, patiently waits to book a ticket flight back to the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of Sean Gibbons) Due perhaps to prevailing travel restrictions, John Riel Casimero will not be going back home after all. After...
In this file photo, Filipino boxer John Riel Casimero bangs the heavy bag during workout in Miami. (Photo courtesy of Sean Gibbons) Amid the celebration over the decision to allow basketball and football to allow their athletes to return to training mode , the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) is...