Tuesday, 11 August 2026 · Philippines
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Will Vargas spoil Manny?s party?

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 08 Sep 2016

Sen. Manny Pacquiao is out to regain the WBO welterweight title which he has held twice before and defending champion Jessie Vargas stands in the way of another reign on the throne. On Nov. 5, they fa…

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Casimero not taking chances

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 01 Sep 2016

IBF flyweight champion John Riel Casimero is far from taking English challenger Charlie Edwards lightly and although the battler from Ormoc is the heavy favorite to win, he?s treating their fight at t…

MARLON TAPALES: HEART AND CHARACTER
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MARLON TAPALES: HEART AND CHARACTER

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Thu, 28 Jul 2016

Marlon Tapales simply refused to become a statistic. He did not plan to be victim number 21 in Pungluang Sor Singyu?s list of beaten Filipino foes. What he did was not easy. Getting up from two knockd…

CAN TAPALES TOPPLE PUNGLUANG?
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CAN TAPALES TOPPLE PUNGLUANG?

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Mon, 25 Jul 2016

Filipino challenger Marlon Tapales of the RWS Gym of Cebu will try to win a world title on the road this July 27 against the Thai champion Pungluang Sor Singyu. This will be the first shot at a world …

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AIBA accepts Manny?s decision

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Mon, 20 Jun 2016

MANILA, Philippines ? In the wake of the exit of flyweight Ian Clark Bautista and welterweight Eumir Marcial from contention at the AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan, over t…

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Sports sa Pilipinas, nasa maling mga kamay

By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 17 Jun 2016

"Saan patungo ang Isports-Pilipinas? Mayroon bang mapa na sinusundan ang mga naglalakbay? Anong hakbang ang inihahain ng mga namumuno at nais mamuno sa ating Bansa? Anong gabay ang maibibigay ng kung …

NBA Finals Diary: Cavs come back to life
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NBA Finals Diary: Cavs come back to life

By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 10 Jun 2016

CLEVELAND -- When I made the 347-mile drive from Chicago to this beautiful city on the banks of the great Lake Erie, I expected to witness an NBA Finals that was unpleasantly one-sided in favor of the…

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Setback for AIBA

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 02 Jun 2016

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, seriously eroding the credibility of the international federa…

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The Three Kings

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 01 Jun 2016

There are only three Filipino world boxing champions recognized by the four major professional governing bodies WBC (World Boxing Council based in Mexico), WBA (World Boxing Association based in Panam…

DUTERTE 'COVER BOY' NG TIME MAGAZINE
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DUTERTE 'COVER BOY' NG TIME MAGAZINE

By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 18 May 2016

Hindi pa man nakakapanumpa bilang Pangulo ng bansa ay nakamit na ni Davao City Mayor Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte ang karangalang maging "Cover Boy" ng prestihiyosong TIME MAGAZINE. Itinampok si Pangulong…

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TAMANG TAO SA TAMANG PANAHON

By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 16 May 2016

Isang linggo na ang nakararaan, inihalal ng sambayanang Pilipino ang sa akala nila'y lalaking uugit ng pamahalaan at guguhit ng kanilang kapalaran, at kanilang mga anak sa susunod na anim na taon. At,…

OF TITLES AND WEIGHTS
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OF TITLES AND WEIGHTS

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 10 May 2016

As per the WBC rules, Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez has 15 days to arrive at an agreement with Gennady Golovkin and defend his WBC title against the undefeated Kazakhstan native. According to the WBC rules, i…

CANELO CATCHES KHAN, GGG NEXT?
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CANELO CATCHES KHAN, GGG NEXT?

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Sun, 08 May 2016

This was a result that boxing needed. With two of the sport?s biggest stars ? Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao ? hanging up their gloves, there has been a lot of talk as to who will be the next fac…

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ABAP aims for more qualifiers

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 04 May 2016

MANILA, Philippines ? Two boxers have so far qualified for the Rio Olympics and ABAP executive director Ed Picson said yesterday the goal remains to send a team of six with two more tournaments set be…

KULELAT NA NAMAN ANG ATLETANG PILIPINO
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KULELAT NA NAMAN ANG ATLETANG PILIPINO

By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 27 Apr 2016

Sa malas ay wala pa ring pagasa na magbabago ang kalagayan ng palakasan sa bansa sa susunod na administrasyong papalit sa kasalukuyang rehime. Na ang atletang Pilipino ay mananatiling kulelat maging s…