Former WBO bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales scored a second round knockout win against Eden Sonsona as boxing resumed in Mindanao last Saturday with an exciting fight card presented by the Sanman Boxing Promotion at the Sanman Gym in General Santos City. The win of the 28-year-old Tapales in...
Former WBO bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales (left) and Eden Sonsona during the weigh in on Friday at the Sanman Gym in General Santos City. (Photos courtesy of JC Manangquil) Former WBO bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales takes on Eden Sonsona Saturday as boxing returns in the South with...
Penitente Apolinar (right) of the Omega Boxing Promotions, against Jetro Pabustan from Cagayan de Oro in the 10-round featherweight fight last Wednesday in Mandaue City, Cebu. Cebu-based boxing outfit Omega Sports Promotion has set another event next month as a follow-up to its successful staging...
YouTube breakthrough sensation Viy Cortez wears many hats. Apart from being a social media star, the 23-year-old is also a self-made entrepreneur with her own milk tea shop and makeup line. She’s now also included on the list of local makeup brand Ever Bilena’s influential ambassadors that...
Marlon Tapales Former WBO bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales makes his much-awaited comeback as he highlights the five-bout fight card of the Sanman Boxing Promotions on Nov. 21 at the Sanman Gym in General Santos City. This is the first fight for 28-year-old Tapales in more than 10 months after...
The boxers of Quibors Boxing Stable, from left, are Alphoe Dagayloan, Romer Pinili, Jerald Into, Jericho Gatchalian, Reynold Vargas, Weljon Mondoro, Jerome Baloro, Ariston Aton and Ar-Ar Andales. (Photo courtesy of Quibors Boxing Stable) Quibors Boxing Stable manager and promoter Gerry Balmes said...
Top Olympic bet Eumir Felix Marcial has started his training at the famed Wild Card Gym Thursday afternoon in Hollywood, California. Marcial was welcomed by Hall-of-Fame trainer Freddie Roach who agreed to take the 24-year-old Zamboanga-native boxer under his wings while the Filipino boxer prepares...
Penitente Apolinar (right) of the Omega Boxing Promotions went up against Jetro Pabustan from Cagayan de Oro in the 10-round featherweight fight last Wednesday in Mandaue City, Cebu. (Photo from Baham Mitra) Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Abraham “Baham” Mitra expressed satisfaction...
Omega Boxing Promotions head trainer Julius Erving Jungco (center) with boxers (from left) Pete Apolinar, Carlo Bacaro, Mark Vicelles and Christian Araneta. (Photo courtesy of Omega Boxing Promotions) World Boxing Association (WBA) South light flyweight champion Ronnie Vecilles scored a fourth...
World trade shows signs of bouncing back from a deep, COVID-19 induced slump, but World Trade Organization economists caution that any recovery could be disrupted by the ongoing pandemic effects. The WTO forecasts that merchandise trade volume could fall 9.2 percent in 2020 less than the 12.9...
Local boxing takes center stage as Cebu-based outfit Omega Boxing Promotions presents a four-card fight in a "bubble" at the International Pharmaceuticals Inc. (IPI) Wednesday in Mandaue City, Cebu. The event starts at 1 p.m. after the eight boxers had their weigh in on Tuesday. This marks the...
The Philippines and Germany have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in manufacturing, construction and innovation at the successful convening of their inaugural Joint Economic Commission (JEC). The Philippines-Germany Joint Economic Commission Co-Chairs Parliamentary State Secretary Marco...
