Sports NEWS

There will be no holiday breaks for select national boxers as they gear up for the Asian Under-22 Boxing Championships on Jan. 20 to 30 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has voted longtime executive director and secretary-general Ed Picson as its new president during Thursday’s online elections.

After three boxers delivered medals for Team Philippines in the Tokyo Olympics, there is great optimism that Filipino pugs can deliver another big performance in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, France.

The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is set to discuss its possible participation in the 2021 AIBA World Championships in Serbia next month.

Tokyo Olympics silver medal winner Nesthy Petecio finally got her P5 million incentives from the MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) in a simple turnover ceremony held Saturday, Aug. 28 at the Meralco Lighthouse Restaurant in Pasig City.

Officials of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) are still waiting for the US visas of three Tokyo Olympics-bound boxers training in Thailand while it has given a go for another Olympian in Eumir Marcial to travel from Dubai to Colorado Springs in the US.

Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial booked a spot in the semifinal round and has assured himself of a bronze medal in the ASBC Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships Wednesday night, May 26 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Filipino boxers John Paul Panuayan and Jere Samuel Dela Cruz secured slots in the quarterfinals after they scored convincing wins in the preliminary round of the ASBC Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships Monday night, May 24 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Tokyo Olympics-bound boxer Eumir Marcial has earned a bye as he moved to the quarterfinal at the start of the ASBC Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships Monday night, May 24 in Dubai.

With less than 10 weeks before the Tokyo Olympics, top officials from amateur boxing have urged Eumir Marcial to focus on his training in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics.

Upon the recommendations of the national boxing team coaching staff, the Association of Boxing Alliances of the Philippines (ABAP) has decided not to send the majority of its delegation that is currently in a training camp in Thailand in the ASBC Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships in Dubai.

It's a loaded Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum on Tuesday, May 11 as matters concerning rowing, boxing, and the coming new season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) will be discussed in the virtual public sports program.

The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is now awaiting a decision from the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) board as to where this year’s ASBC tournament would take place.

Talks continue between the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) officials and Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial as far as preparation is concerned for the Tokyo Olympics.

World champion boxer Nesthy Petecio believed that the guidance of her late best friend, Alexcel Dargantes, was instrumental in her journey of becoming the latest athlete to earn a spot in the Tokyo Olympics.

The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has shed light on the recent social media clamor of Olympic-bound boxers Irish Magno and Eumir Felix Marcial.

Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) President Ricky Vargas has no doubt on the capabilities of boxer Eumir Marcial to win a medal in this year’s Tokyo Olympics.

The Joint Administrative Order (JAO), made up of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Games and Amusements Board (GAB) and Department of Health (DOH), admits it will take more than just the submission of safety protocols for contact sports to get the go signal to resume training.