George Foreman won a gold medal in the heavyweight division in the 1968 Mexico Olympics. He turned professional the next year, and won the world heavyweight title with a very impressive second-round k…
Terence Crawford ended an 11-fight stoppage streak when he beat Israil Madrimov over the distance in his super-welterweight debut. Though ‘Bud’ won the WBA World Title in the bout, adding a fourth div…
Boxers have skills. Boxers are dedicated. Boxers can be fearless. But what if fans and pundits were questioning something that can be more important than the above? What is it? Heart. In 2020, Daniel …
Marcus Manalo. ABAP secretary-general Marcus Manalo said yesterday the national pool of 43 is taking a break from joining competitions until possibly the Thailand Open in May but will continue to trai…
Los Angeles, CA: On January 4th and 5th, 2025 TrillerTV will celebrate its 10th anniversary of delivering Live Streaming content with what many consider the “Japanese Equivalent of the Super Bowl:” Wr…
Mapua University will celebrate its 100th Founding Anniversary on January 25, 2025. In line with this, several activities have been lined up to commemorate this momentous occasion. To kick off the wee…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) world minimumweight champion Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem received a well-deserved recognition during the 62nd annual WBC Convention in Ha…
PARIS Olympic double gold winner Carlos Yulo will be awarded the Athlete of the Year award by the Philippine Sportswriters Association on January 27 at the Grand Ballroom of the Manila Hotel in Manila…
An all-Filipino world title fight on Philippine soil looms on the horizon. Efforts are under way to hold the first defense of International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Pedro Taduran against Ar-Ar…
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 2, 2024) – Reigning undefeated WBA Welterweight Champion, Eimantas Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs), has declared his desire to unify the welterweight division. The Lithuanian powerhou…
THERE are 10 divisions with no champions registered in the month of November by the Games and Amusement Board. They are minimumweight, light flyweight, flyweight, super flyweight, bantamweight, super …
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has officially recognized the newly-organized Asian Boxing as the accredited supervisor of the sport at the SEA and Asian Games, a move that brings World Boxing much …
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem, the reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) World Minimumweight Champion, is set to defend his title this March. This confirmation came from his trainer…
Walker Smith Jr., popularly known as Sugar Ray Robinson, was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is often regarded by experts and scribes as the greatest boxer of all time,…
A date has been set for the 50th anniversary celebration of the “Thrilla In Manila” and the goal is to stage a star-studded show, highlighted by three world championship fights involving Filipinos, on…
Can Terence Crawford jump up a further two divisions and beat Saul ‘Canelo‘ Alvarez? Former three-weight world champion James Toney has given his take. Though Crawford only recently made his debut at …
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is one of the most profitable pay-per-view draws of all time, in any sporting event. He topped the Forbes and Sports Illustrated lists of the 50 highest-paid athletes of 2012 and …
With two current world champions and a clutch of top rated contenders, the new year 2025 holds potentials and promises for Philippine boxing for more and higher international fistic recognition as wel…
A new report from Mexican outlet Televisa Puebla reveals Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez's return date to boxing, and his probable opponent. A pound-for-pound mainstay, Alvarez has rebounded from a 2022 loss to…
Marcial (L) and Mindoro (R). Ceferino Garcia remains the only Filipino ever to reign as world middleweight boxing champion and ruled from 1939 to 1940. The Biliran slugger who invented the “bolo punch…
