The World Boxing Organization (WBO) approved to reschedule the bantamweight title bout between reigning champion John Riel Casimero and English contender Paul Butler in April. Paul Butler and WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero (Instagram and AFP) Casimero's title defense will take place...
Undefeated Filipino boxer Mark Magsayo earned the Premier Boxing Champion's Knockout of the Year award with his spectacular win against Mexican foe Julio Ceja last August. Mark Magsayo (right) knocks down Julio Ceja in the first round of a featherweight bout at T-Mobile Arena on August 21, 2021 in...
Moving forward to 2022, Nonito Donaire still has one thing in mind and that is to become an undisputed world boxing champion. Nonito Donaire, holding his WBc belt, poses with his family members and boxing team after knocking out compatriot Reymart Gaballo at the Dignity Health Sports Park in...
John Riel Casimero remains as the World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion. John Riel Casimero (Probellum) This as the WBO issued its "final, definitive, and enforceable" resolution dated Thursday, Dec. 23 that the Filipino champion will keep his belt after issuing a show cause order...
It's all systems go for the WBC featherweight title bout between reigning champion Gary Russell Jr. and unbeaten Filipino boxer Mark Magsayo at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey on January 22 next year. (Photo from PBC) The Premier Boxing Champions announced the latest...
Undefeated Filipino boxer Mark Magsayo moved one step closer to his dream of becoming a world champion by taking on reigning WBC featherweight king Gary Russell Jr. next year. Mark Magsayo (Ryan Hafey / Premier Boxing Champions) First reported by BoxingScene , the Russell-Magsayo championship bout...
The World Boxing Council (WBC) paid homage to Filipino boxers Nonito Donaire and Mark Magsayo in their recent "The Best of 2021" list due to their respective contributions to boxing realm. Mark Magsayo and Nonito Donaire (WBC) Donaire, alongside Jessica Gonzales, won the "Comeback of the Year"...
Unifying the four major bantamweight titles remains as the top priority for reigning WBC champion Nonito Donaire. Nonito Donaire poses for a picture with promotor Richard Schaefer after a fourth round knockout win over Reymart Gaballo for the WBC World Bantamweight Championship at Dignity Health...
ABAP President Ed Picson 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. This will be the first foreign tournament in Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines’ (ABAP) 2022...
Tapales stuns Teshigawara, wins IBF superbantam world title eliminator Nonito Donaire consoles Reymart Gaballo after scoring a fourth round knockout win for the WBC Bantamweight Championship at Dignity Health Sports Park on December 11, 2021 in Carson, California. (AFP) Nonito Donaire unloaded a...
Reigning WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire and Reymart Gaballo made their weight ahead of their title bout on Saturday, Dec. 11 (Sunday in Manila) at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. (Photo from Showtime) Donaire weighed in at 117.2 lbs while Gaballo registered 117 lbs....
Ed Picson 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. Outgoing president Ricky Vargas, who now assumes chairmanship, nominated Picson to continue their...
