World-rated super featherweight Filipino Charly Suarez is set for a ring return, more than a year since the controversial "no-contest" against World Boxing Organization (WBO) titleholder Emanuel Navarrete. The undefeated 37-year-old is taking on the comebacking American fighter Manuel Avila in a...
“With great power comes great responsibility,” the famous line popularized by the movie Spider-Man, which also applies to martial arts, according to Margaret Te. Te, an amateur boxer who carries an 8-4-1 win-loss-draw record, believes that everyone has a story to tell – sometimes without...
Filipino bantamweight prospect Kenneth Llover vowed to be ready against fellow undefeated foe Michael Angeletti for their International Boxing Federation (IBF) title eliminator on June 6 at the Aichi Sky Expo in Japan. Llover, who is currently training in Alfonso, Cavite, said he is nearing his top...
Jerwin Ancajas began his campaign at the featherweight division in style, forcing opponent Ruben Tostado Garcia to quit on his stool at the start of the fifth round at the Hipodromo Caliente in Tijuana, Mexico on Sunday, April 19 (Manila time). The 34-year-old former world champion displayed the...
Legendary boxing coach Freddie Roach got a surprise visit from one of his most iconic fighters, Manny Pacquiao. In a social media post, the 66-year-old trainer shared candid moments of their reunion at the Wild Card Boxing Club in the United States. “Nice surprise visit from Manny today. Great to...
It 's finally happening. After an exhausting back-and-forth talk to clear things up on whether their blockbuster rematch is an exhibition or not, the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is pushing through as scheduled. That, after the American boxing great finally signed on...
Filipino flyweight prospect Miel Fajardo’s boxing gloves haven’t warmed up on his hands and yet his Argentine opponent Tobia Reyes was already down on the canvas five seconds into their bout. Fajardo’s vicious left landed clean on the head of Reyes right on their first exchange — a shot...
The Philippine boxing team’s campaign in the Asian Boxing Elite Championships came to an end on Tuesday, April 7, after last remaining bet John Wayne Vicera fell in the semifinals in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Vicera yielded a unanimous 5-0 decision to Japan’s Iwai Daichi, settling for the bronze...
After announcing his arrival in the new division, Mark Magsayo is ready to take on anyone coming at him. The 30-year-old pride of Tagbilaran City, Bohol is all pumped up following his impressive fifth-round technical knockout victory over Feargal McCrory in their lightweight bout in Zuffa Boxing 5...
Mark Magsayo announced his arrival in the lightweight division in style, stopping Irish foe Feargal McCrory in five rounds in the Zuffa Boxing 5 at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas on Monday, April 6. The 30-year-old fighter looked a lot more comfortable in the new weight class and was packing a more...
John Wayne Vicera assured himself of at least a bronze medal after storming into the semifinals of the men’s 50kg division in the Asian Boxing Elite Championships over the weekend in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The Bago City, Negros Occidental native dominated hometown bet Battulga Aldarkhishig by...
Pedro Taduran promised for a statement win. And man, he delivered a resounding one. The firepower of the Filipino champion was once again in full display, knocking out Mexican opponent Gustavo Perez Alvarez in the seventh round to retain his International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight crown...
