The Dean's List

Column

Time running out on Sonsona

Sammy Gello-ani has been involved in boxing for nearly 30 years, starting out as Tony Aldeguer?s right-hand man with the ALA Boxing Gym in 1…

Thu, 15 Sep 2016

Column

Cuban brings out best in Donaire

Salas. WBO superbantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. has now worked eight training sessions over the last two weeks with new Cuban coac…

Thu, 15 Sep 2016

Column

Champ hopes to meet Duterte

Fresh from halting English challenger Charlie Edwards in London over the weekend, IBF flyweight champion Johnriel Casimero said yesterday hi…

Tue, 13 Sep 2016

Column

Pokemon punch did it for Casimero

IBF flyweight champion Johnriel (Tata) Casimero made good on his promise to dispose of English challenger Charlie Edwards with what he calls…

Mon, 12 Sep 2016

Column

A coincidence 33 years apart

At first, IBF flyweight champion Johnriel Casimero's trainer Jhun Agrabio thought it was the first world title fight won by a Filipino in Lo…

Sun, 11 Sep 2016

Column

Long, hard road to top for Ancajas

Newly-crowned IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin (Pretty Boy) Ancajas of Panabo, Davao del Norte, went through hard times to reach the top a…

Sun, 11 Sep 2016

Column

Casimero vows to put foe to sleep

IBF flyweight champion John Riel (Tata) Casimero will unveil a new knockout punch he calls the Pokemon Pikachu in his defense against Charli…

Sat, 10 Sep 2016

Column External

Will Vargas spoil Manny?s party?

Sen. Manny Pacquiao is out to regain the WBO welterweight title which he has held twice before and defending champion Jessie Vargas stands i…

Thu, 08 Sep 2016

Column External

Casimero not taking chances

IBF flyweight champion John Riel Casimero is far from taking English challenger Charlie Edwards lightly and although the battler from Ormoc …

Thu, 01 Sep 2016

Column External

AIBA accepts Manny?s decision

MANILA, Philippines ? In the wake of the exit of flyweight Ian Clark Bautista and welterweight Eumir Marcial from contention at the AIBA Wor…

Mon, 20 Jun 2016

Column External

Setback for AIBA

Sen. Manny Pacquiao?s decision not to fight at the coming Olympics dealt a huge blow to AIBA?s campaign to introduce professionals in Rio, s…

Thu, 02 Jun 2016

Column External

The Three Kings

There are only three Filipino world boxing champions recognized by the four major professional governing bodies WBC (World Boxing Council ba…

Wed, 01 Jun 2016

Column External

ABAP aims for more qualifiers

MANILA, Philippines ? Two boxers have so far qualified for the Rio Olympics and ABAP executive director Ed Picson said yesterday the goal re…

Wed, 04 May 2016

Column External

No hard feelings

Only seven fighters can boast of having put boxing legend Manny Pacquiao on the canvas. The first to do it was Rustico Torrecampo who halted…

Wed, 27 Apr 2016

Column External

Big plans ahead for ALA

CEBU CITY ? The mammoth crowd that witnessed the fight card headlined by WBO superbantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. at the Cebu City…

Tue, 26 Apr 2016

Column External

Donaire sets lofty standards

CEBU CITY, Philippines ? WBO superbantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. is pushing himself to the limit as he sets lofty goals in becomin…

Tue, 26 Apr 2016

Column External

Welterweight merry-go-round

LOS ANGELES ? Now that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are retired or at least for the time being, there is no clear welterweight ru…

Thu, 21 Apr 2016

Column External

Duran waits for Manila invite

MANILA, Philippines ? Boxing legend Roberto Duran of Panama said recently he?d like to visit Manila then left his daughter Irichelle to nego…

Sun, 17 Apr 2016

Column External

Olympic dream or nightmare?

AIBA used to stand for Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur and has functioned as the world sanctioning body for boxing in the Olympic…

Tue, 29 Mar 2016

Column External

Mixed signals from Floyd?s camp

MANILA, Philippines ? Undefeated fighter Floyd Mayweather Jr. insists he?s staying retired but his father Floyd Sr. has opened the possibili…

Sun, 27 Mar 2016