Manny Pacquiao (Top Rank Photo) WBA world welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao may still see action inside the ring at least one more time before the end of the year. A source told the Manila Bulletin that an unnamed group in Macau is about to offer a deal that would see Pacquiao appear in a...
Edito Villamor, veteran trainer of Ala Boxing Promotions. (Photo from Edito Ala Villamor's Facebook page) After basketball and football, pro boxing could be next to get the green light from the government to have its practitioners resume training. And that would be good news to the likes of veteran...
World boxing champion Pedro Taduran takes a breather during a workout in his hometown of Libon, Albay. After planting rice and forging a machete in his native Albay for almost half a year, Pedro Taduran has decided to head back to Metro Manila to prepare for the impending go-signal that will allow...
Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson (Photo by James Gilbert / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP, File Photo) Mike Tyson, the former world heavyweight champion who retired in 2005, said Thursday he will make a comeback at age 54, fighting Roy Jones Jr. on September 12 in Los Angeles. On his...
Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire is set to return in the ring on Dec. 12 when he faces undefeated Nordine Oubaali in the WBC bantamweight crown. (Top Rank Images) Nonito Donaire will make his ring return on Dec. 12 when he tries to wrest the WBC bantamweight crown from undefeated Frenchman...
Jerwin Ancajas shows off his Certificate of Acceptance as honorary member of the Special Operations Group of the Philippine Navy. The Philippine Navy Wednesday handed world boxing champion Jerwin Ancajas the Certificate of Acceptance as honorary member of the Special Operations Group after passing...
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...
Mark Magsayo checks in at the Wild Card in Hollywood. (Team Magsayo Images) The process of whipping Mark Magsayo into shape has kicked in after Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, conditioning coach Justin Fortune and the top Filipino featherweight finally joined hands together in Los Angeles. Less...
ABAP chief Ricky Vargas (PSA Photo) Boxing chief Ricky Vargas believes he might end up with a broken heart if the Tokyo Olympics gets scrapped altogether. “Masyadong malungkot if hindi matuloy,” Vargas, who heads the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP), said during the...
