LOCAL hero Japeth “Pinnacle” Requito of Tagum City survived two rounds of hardship to secure a win over Bambam ‘The Iron Man” Thounaojam of India last Sunday night, August 31 at the Immanuel School of…
ORTHODOX Claire Villarosa settled a majority draw with John Rey Labajo in their battle for the vacant Philippine Youth super flyweight title last night, August 31 at the Phela Grande Convention in Gen…
Perhaps unaware of it, Charly Suarez and Mark Magsayo are reliving a high point in Philippine boxing at the super featherweight class, where not one but two Filipino fighters are competing at a world-…
Take it from MP Promotions head Sean Gibbons. Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao is back into full-time boxing. And it’s not only as a fighter but also as a promoter. Aside from producing his TV program “Bl…
Criztian Pitt Laurente remained undefeated as he vanquished the rugged Hebi Marapu (19-3) to win the IBF Pan-Pacific Lightweight title, upping his record to a pristine 15-0. Laurente outboxed the aggr…
Friday night, Dragonfire Promotions returned to the Metro City Night Club for another exciting display of young talent. The main event saw “Lethal” Joel Lewis capture his second state title with a kno…
Tijuana, Mexico – A rivalry is set to be reignited on Saturday, September 20th, when rising contender Paulette “Heredera” Cuesta (17-5-1, 4KO) faces seasoned warrior Susy Kandy “La Rubia” Sandoval (10…
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News Tue, 02 Sep 2025
EXCLUSIVE | Manny Pacquiao bids to continue his remarkable comeback trail in his late forties, but right now Mario Barrios isn’t his first choice, WBN can confirm. In an exclusive conversation with Wo…
By Niall Doran, Boxing News and Views Tue, 02 Sep 2025
Joe Bugner dies and the boxing world has flocked to social media in its reactions and paying its respects here on one of boxing’s heavyweights. Professional boxing has lost a number of high profile fi…
Japanese Toshihiko Era still fighting strong at age 50. HIGHLIGHTS: -Elif Nur Turhan wins the vacant interim WBA super featherweight title and super middleweight Kevin Lelke Sadjo improves to 26-0 as …
WORLD-rated bantamweight contender Reymart “Assassin” Gaballo of General Santos City stopped Indian Pawan Kumar Arya in the 4th round Sunday night, August 31 at the Phela Grande Convention at the Nati…
Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Carlo Paalam leads a seven-strong ABAP lineup at the World Boxing Championships in the M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, on Sept. 4-14 and while it may be tough to land a podium…
By Niall Doran, Boxing News and Views Mon, 01 Sep 2025
With Gervonta Davis now tied up with a Netflix event against Jake Paul on November 14th attention has now turned to what next for Pacquiao. Manny Pacquiao the eight-weight division world champion and …
The 2025-2026 NBA Season will officially start in less than two months yet but the Oklahoma City Thunder are consensus frontrunners and favorites to repeat as champions. Last season, OKC finished with…
Jayson Vayson didn’t waste precious time recharging his batteries and showed up for work the day after his first trans-Pacific flight from Manila more than three weeks before his quest to become a thr…
WBC Light-Heavyweight World Champion David Benavidez has had his final say on the upcoming ‘super-fight’ between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford. The pound-for-pounds greats are set to do battle f…
Boxing Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao is setting the stage for the commemoration of the “Thrilla In Manila” on its 50th anniversary with a blockbuster card at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Oct. 29. Pacq…
Paolo Gallito of Mandaluyong City won the Efren "Bata" Reyes Yalin 10-Ball Championship. He defeated Lee Vann Corteza of Davao City with a score of 13-12 in the thrilling final held at the Pacman's Cu…
By Grant Young, Sports Illustrated Sun, 31 Aug 2025
The lion's share of the hype around the September 13 fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford is owed to the fact that these are two of the best boxers of this generation going toe to toe. An…
DETROIT (August 30, 2025) – The official weigh-in was held today for tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon’s “The Return” pro boxing card, presented by World Kid Promotions, at Wayne State Fieldhouse in Detroit…
