The thing about Naoya Inoue is that he — apparently — hasn’t reached his peak yet. That’s bad news for his prospective opponents. Moments after Filipino Marlon Tapales got his bid quashed by the Japan…
MANILA---Filipino Kim Yutangco Zafra pocketed the top honors in the Rilton International Chess Tournament that was held from January 2 to 5, 2024 at the Scandic Continental Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden.…
LIVE ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 6 ON DAZN Ortiz Jr. vs. Lawson is a 12-round fight presented by Golden Boy Promotions. The fight will take place on Saturday, January 6 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Ve…
Francis Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, is apparently going to get another crack at boxing. Promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed the news, first reported by Ariel Helwani, that Ngannou would f…
“Magic” Mike Plania steps back into the ring on January 31, 2024 in a make or break fight against Angelo Leo at the Whitesands Events Center in Plant City, Florida. Plania, age 26 of General Santos Ci…
“Pit Stop on Road to Greatness” Results TACOMA, Wash. (January 5, 2024) – Last night’s first worldwide pro boxing event of 2004, “Pit Stop on Road to Greatness,” presented by Toro Promotions and Whitf…
Two World title eliminators added to Orlando on Feb 24 Shakhram Giyasov meets Pablo Cesar Cano and Antonio Vargas faces Jonathan Rodriguez in World title eliminators, as hot prospect Yankiel Rivera fi…
January 13 in Abu Dhabi, UAE ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (January 5, 2024) – Moroccan super featherweight Moussa Gholam (20-1, 12 KOs) will headline “Rising Stars Arabia: The Revolution,” promoted…
Three hot prospects on Las Vegas card with tickets on general sale Khalil Coe, George Liddard and Jimmy Sains are all set to feature on the undercard of Conor Benn’s clash with Peter Dobson at The Che…
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News Fri, 05 Jan 2024
Manny Pacquiao begins a potentially packed schedule of fights in April that could culminate in the most significant year of his career. The former Filipino Senator, who turned 45 last month, faces Bua…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (January 4, 2024): With only days away from his highly anticipated debut in his new division, undefeated, knockout sensation Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) of Grand Prairie, Texas,…
Manny Pacquiao isn’t done yet. The Filipino legend is willing to take on any of these three young guys: Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia or Devin Haney. This was reported yesterday from Tokyo by American d…
THE Nueva Ecija Chess Knight Rapid Chess Tournament 2024 excitement is set to unfold on January 14 at the SM Mega Center in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija. The one-day Swiss System format competition we…
Among the 26 Filipino fighters rated in the top 10 by the four major world boxing governing bodies, five promising title prospects stand out. They are IBF No. 7 superfeatherweight Charly Suarez, IBF N…
Lopez-Ortiz & Davis-Pedraza will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT Tickets go on sale Friday, January 5 at 10 a.m. PT via AXS.com. LAS VEGAS (Jan. 4, 202…
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will be forever linked in the history books. Their three-fight trilogy for a piece of the heavyweight title between 2018 and 2021 produced spine-tingling memories and mom…
Tyson Fury, the WBC and lineal heavyweight champion, stakes his title belts against WBO, IBF, and WBA unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on February 17 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabi…
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News Thu, 04 Jan 2024
Canelo Alvarez usually confirms his May opponent in January. However, as in 2022, the pound-for-pound star will delay the announcement slightly longer. The Mexican superstar aims to see how Jaime Mung…
Roldan Aldea. SOUTHPAW Roldan “The Cobra” Aldea of Kabankalan City and Masahiro Suzuki of Japan will have their rematch on January 20 at the Karakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Their first vacant title-fig…
TACOMA, Wash. (January 3, 2024) – The official weigh in was held today for tomorrow night’s first worldwide pro boxing event of 2004, “Pit Stop on Road to Greatness,” at the famed Emerald Queen Casino…
