PHUKET, Thailand -- Rogen Ladon and Ian Clark Bautista punched their way to the gold medal round of their weight classes in the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament on Friday at the sprawling Angsana Laguna Phuket Resort Hotel here. Rogen Ladon (left) slugs it out against Thanarat...
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has ordered the much-awaited rematch between reigning super-flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka and four-division world titlist Donnie Nietes. Donnie Nietes (Probellum) The title fight was formally ordered Friday, April 1 which will serve as another encounter for the...
Rogelio "Roger" Fortaleza, former secretary-general of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP), passed away Thursday morning, March 24, due to a lingering illness. He was 62. Roger was a member of the famed Fortaleza boxing brothers including Ricardo, Reynaldo, and Reynato....
Mark Magsayo is back to business as he prepares for a training camp next month at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles, California in preparation for his first world title defense against former world champion Rey Vargas. WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo (Showtime Boxing) After spending a...
Reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight champion Mark Magsayo has paid a courtesy call to his idol Sen. Manny Pacquiao. WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo and Sen. Manny Pacquiao (Photo from Mark Magsayo's official Facebook page) "The moment I have been waiting for, finally! To bring...
Olympians Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam will use the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament as a springboard to a heavier task in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Olympic boxing medalists Carlo Paalam, Eumir Marcial, and Nesthy Petecio (Photo from Eumir Marcial’s...
Mark Magsayo will put his World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight belt on the line for the first time against former champion Rey Vargas reportedly in July. WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo (WBC) A report by BoxingScene.com disclosed that Vargas is in "advanced talks" with the Filipino...
WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire was nominated as 2021 Fighter of the Year while his wife and trainer Rachel made it into the Manager of the Year nominees by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). Nonito Donaire, holding his WBC belt, poses with his family members and boxing team...
Jerwin Ancajas' six-year reign is over. Fernando Martinez (right) and Jerwin Ancajas exchange body shots during their 12-round IBF junior-bantamweight title bout at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday night, Feb. 26 there (Sunday in Manila). (Showtime Boxing) Argentine boxer Fernando...
WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero is in hot water amid his preparation for a title defense following reports of him facing a sexual abuse complaint over the week. Guillermo Rigondeaux (left) fights John Riel Casimero during their WBO Bantamweight title 12 round bout at Dignity Health...
Jerwin Ancajas already proved his worth as one of the best boxers in the 115-lbs being a long-time IBF junior-bantamweight champion himself. IBF junior-bantamweight champion Jerwin Ancajas (Top Rank / File) Despite an illustrious boxing career, Ancajas has yet to compete in one of the most famous...
There is no certainty yet but WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire is looking forward for a possible rematch against Japanese rival Naoya Inoue on spring season. Nonito Donaire (right) connects a right straight to Naoya Inoue in this file photo (Photo from World Boxing Super Series) "It's...
