The Dean's List

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Inoue fit for Jerwin

If MP Promotions head Sean Gibbons’ prediction comes true, Jerwin Ancajas will become the Philippines’ only reigning world boxing champion a…

Thu, 15 Feb 2024

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Boxers gird for Olympic qualifiers

Paalam (L) and Ladon (R) lead ten PH boxers hoping to qualify for Paris Olympics. Five male and five female boxers are out to join Eumir Mar…

Tue, 30 Jan 2024

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Jerwin shrugs off pressure

Former IBF superflyweight ruler Jerwin Ancajas realizes there’s a heavy load on his shoulders when he faces WBA bantamweight titlist Takuma …

Mon, 29 Jan 2024

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Pinoy fighters to watch

Among the 26 Filipino fighters rated in the top 10 by the four major world boxing governing bodies, five promising title prospects stand out…

Fri, 05 Jan 2024

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World title report card

Marlon Tapales (L) and Melvin Jerusalem (R). It was a lean year for Philippine boxing in world title matches in 2023 as only eight bouts wer…

Tue, 02 Jan 2024

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Don’t cry for Pinoy boxing

The year 2023 ends today with no Filipino reigning as world boxing champion. But there is hope for the future as 26 Filipinos are ranked in …

Sun, 31 Dec 2023

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Short break for Tapales

Marlon Tapales is back in his Lanao del Norte home, reunited with his wife and three-year-old daughter after a three-month training camp to …

Sat, 30 Dec 2023

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Vargas elected to World Boxing Executive Board

ABAP chairman Ricky Vargas was elected as Executive Board member of World Boxing during the 27-nation federation’s inaugural Congress in Fra…

Thu, 28 Dec 2023

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It’s not over for Marlon

Marlon Tapales could’ve taken a safe route in defending his WBA and IBF superbantamweight titles against a no-risk challenger but opted to g…

Thu, 28 Dec 2023

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Tapales credits sparmates for toughness

For over a month, WBA/IBF superbantamweight champion Marlon Tapales worked out with a platoon of sparmates in Baguio to get ready for the fi…

Mon, 25 Dec 2023

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Tapales unfazed by odds

It won’t be a cakewalk for WBA/IBF superbantamweight champion Marlon Tapales to defeat WBC/WBO titlist Naoya Inoue in their scheduled 12-rou…

Sat, 23 Dec 2023

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All or nothing

There’s only one Filipino reigning as world boxing champion today and he’s risking everything to become the undisputed 122-pound champion. F…

Thu, 21 Dec 2023

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No rest for Magsayo

Magsayo delivers a crushing right at Avelar. Former WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo is taking no break for the holidays and was set …

Tue, 12 Dec 2023

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Eumir back to pros

Asian Games lightheavyweight boxing silver medalist Eumir Marcial said yesterday he’ll fly back to his Las Vegas training camp under US Olym…

Fri, 03 Nov 2023

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World Boxing officially accepts the Philippines as a member; Vargas cites World Boxing hallmarks

ABAP chairman Ricky Vargas said yesterday the Philippines’ formal affiliation with the newly-formed World Boxing, which is seeking IOC recog…

Fri, 27 Oct 2023

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Boxing in Olympic limbo after Paris

IOC has ruled out a working relationship with the discredited leadership of IBA, the long-standing international governing federation of box…

Fri, 27 Oct 2023

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ABAP applies to join World Boxing

Defection from the discredited International Boxing Association (IBA), stripped of recognition by IOC, continues at a global scale and affil…

Thu, 26 Oct 2023

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Two more Paris qualifiers for boxers

Only lightheavyweight Eumir Marcial qualified for the Paris Olympics out of nine fighters in the Philippine boxing team at the Hangzhou Asia…

Mon, 16 Oct 2023

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Two left standing

Marcial (L) and Paalam (R). Featherweight Carlo Paalam and lightheavyweight Eumir Marcial are the last two warriors in contention from the P…

Tue, 03 Oct 2023

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Three boxers pursue advance

Eumir Felix Marcial Tokyo Olympic boxing medalists Eumir Marcial and Nesthy Petecio hope to clinch quarterfinal berths while John Marvin is …

Fri, 29 Sep 2023