By Grant Young, Sports Illustrated Wed, 28 May 2025
When 46-year-old boxing icon Manny Pacquiao enters the ring against reigning WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on July 19, 2025, it will have been six years and one day since his last victory in…
Manny Pacquaio has "a chance" at defeating Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title this summer, according to Roy Jones Jr. Last week, Pacquaio announced that he will be ending his near four-year …
Taduran connects at Shigeoka. HIGHLIGHTS: -Willibaldo Garcia outpoints Rene Calixto to win the vacant IBF super flyweight title -Terri Harper retains the WBO lightweight title with a unanimous decisio…
There was no doubt that IBF minimumweight champion Pedro Taduran was the better man in defending his title against Ginjiro Shigeoka in Osaka last Saturday. The split decision was totally unfair as it …
Oklahoma City Thunder are now one win away from the NBA Finals after narrowly defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves, 128-126. The victory, Oklahoma's third in four games and their first in Minnesota af…
It’s the age-old story: the fighter who just can’t walk away. The final bell sounds, the gloves are hung up… until they’re not. A few years later, the training videos start trickling out on social med…
WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios is listed anywhere between 5-9 and 6-feet but height isn’t an issue with 5-5 challenger Manny Pacquiao who faces the fighter called El Azteca in a scheduled 12-…
The IBF could throw a monkey wrench into the planned unification fight between IBF minimumweight champion Pedro Taduran and WBA-WBO titlist Oscar Collazo, as reportedly being pursued by Sean Gibbons. …
The Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) is coming out with an announcement on the medical condition of Ginjiro Shigeoka, the Japanese fighter who Filipino champion Pedro Taduran defeated to retain the Inter…
Recarte Tiauson gave away a draw in his final assignment against co-leader Gerald Lumberio after 26 moves of the Torre Attack Opening but still won the ABCAI Open Chess Tournament held at Sabang Gymna…
Hitchins makes the first defense of his IBF Junior-Welterweight title on June 14 Richardson Hitchins and George Kambosos Jr drew their battle lines as they faced-off in Matchroom’s YouTube series ‘Car…
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News Tue, 27 May 2025
World Boxing News can exclusively report that Manny Pacquiao will continue fighting after his comeback and wants to face Gervonta Davis. Pacquiao returns from a four-year absence to challenge WBC welt…
By Grant Young, Sports Illustrated Tue, 27 May 2025
One of the biggest bits of news in the boxing world over the past few weeks is that 46-year-old boxer Manny Pacquiao is coming out of retirement to fight Mario Barrios on July 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada.…
Manny Pacquiao‘s sensational return to boxing has now been confirmed. The 46-year-old Filipino great will challenge reigning WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in La…
Unable to do it twice at home, the New York Knicks finally got a win - on the road - coming back from 20 points down to beat Indiana Pacers, 106-100 at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse Arena in Indianapolis.…
Lausanne, Switzerland – Following a split and extended governance concerns, along with leadership conflicts within the African Boxing Confederation (AFBC), the International Boxing Association (IBA) h…
Manila—Filipino Louie Salvador captured the title and the 3,000 Thai Baht champion’s purse at the conclusion of the Red Knight Chess Club & Cafe FIDE Rated Rapid Tournament on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at…
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier was called "Super Fight II", fought on January 28, 1974, for the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) heavyweight title. It was the second of the three Ali–Frazier bout…
OSAKA, Japan --- The morning papers hardly gave attention to Pedro Taduran’s victory over Ginjiro Shigeoka in their bruising 12-rounder for the Filipino’s International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimum…
Rumours of Manny Pacquiao returning have been swirling for a long time, and they’ve never surprised me. Fighting him in 2014 meant that I experienced the Pacquiao mania first hand. When he moves, an e…
