Pete Apolinar (left) and Christian Araneta face off during a sparring session inside the 'bubble' at the International Pharmaceutical Inc. compound in Cebu City. (Photo courtesy of Omega Boxing Promotions) Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Abraham “Baham” Mitra sees the boxing event in...
Pete Apolinar, left, and Christian Araneta face off during a sparring session inside the 'bubble' at the International Pharmaceutical Inc. compound in Cebu City. (Photo courtesy of Omega Boxing Promotions) Four fighters from the Omega Boxing Promotions in Cebu City are now inside a ‘bubble’...
Mark Magsayo checks in at the Wild Card in Hollywood. (Team Magsayo / File Photo) The much-awaited debut of Filipino boxer Mark Magsayo with MP Promotions is scheduled October 3 but against a different opponent after Magsayo’s original foe, American Jose Haro, opted to retire. Reports circulated...
Nietes has 3 options: Marquee fights, Olympics or retirement Donnie 'Ahas' Nietes The country’s longest reigning world champion Donnie ‘Ahas’ Nietes has laid out his plans now that he is a free agent after his handler ALA Promotions recently closed shop . READ: ALA Boxing & Fitness Gym...
Albert Pagara joins MTK Global after the closure of ALA Promotions. (Photo from MTK Global) Super bantamweight Albert Pagara has found a new home in the Dubai-based MTK Global, weeks after the closure of ALA Boxing Promotions. MTK said it had signed the 26-year-old Pagara to an advisory deal,...
Jerwin Ancajas during his fight with fellow Filipino Jonas Sultan in 2018. (Photo from Top Rank) IBF junior bantamweight champion Jerwin Ancajas could possibly make his ring return in October or November against mandatory challenger Jonathan Rodriguez, ESPN reported. MP Promotions president Sean...
In this file photo, Marty Elorde’s boxers get ready for dinner inside their quarters at the Elorde Sports Complex in Parañaque. (Photo by Marty Elorde) Local pro boxing promoters may have to join hands to produce fights in these hard times. Manila-based Elorde Boxing Promotions and Cebu’s...
Former boxing champion turned promoter Gerry Peñalosa said that while he is grateful to the government for allowing the sport to return, he knows it is going to be hard to promote a fight during the coronavirus pandemic. Two-time world boxing champion turned promoter Gerry Peñalosa (MB File...
ALA Promotions separate business entity Donnie 'Ahas' Nietes, a product of ALA Promotions The ALA Boxing Gym will remain open for business despite the stunning decision of the promotional outfit bearing the same name to close operations. ALA made the clarification to avoid confusion in relation to...
Donnie 'Ahas' Nietes ALA Boxing (ALA Boxing Promotions and ALA Gym) is throwing in the towel. After 35 years, the country’s top boxing, Cebu-based promotion that has produced world-class pugs, including Donnie “Ahas” Nietes, is shutting down due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The...
Roach to MP: 'I want to run your campaign' In this file photo, Manny Pacquiao, right, trains with coach Freddie Roach. (Top Rank Images) Freddie Roach says Manny Pacquiao already has his boxing and political future in mind. Roach, in an article written by veteran fight scribe Dan Rafael for...
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...
