EUBANK JR VS. BENN + UNDERCARD FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2025
Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport Chairman:
"Thanks to everyone for coming today, firstly. Amazing support from the media for a very big night for British boxing. A very big week for The Ring Magazine. Incredible s Read Full Story >>>
June 21: Jahi Tucker-Lorenzo Simpson Middleweight Grudge Match Added to Vito Mielnicki Jr.- Kamil Gardzielik Card at Prudential Center LIVE on ESPN+
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2025
Newark fight night also includes Damian Knyba-Marcin Siwy all-Polish heavyweight showdown
Tickets are ON SALE NOW via Ticketmaster.com
June 21: Jahi Tucker-Lorenzo Simpson Middleweight Grudge Match Added to Vito Mi Read Full Story >>>
SALITA PROMOTIONS ADDS TWO MORE ELITE WORLD CHAMPIONS TO STAR-STUDDED ROSTER
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2025
Reigning IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Lani Daniels and WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Che Kenneally Join Reigning, Undisputed World Champion Claressa Shields and Super Middleweight Champ Franchón Crews-Dezurn as Lea Read Full Story >>>
Toro Promotions, Inc. Flexing its Heavyweight Muscles Around the boxing world
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2025
LOS ANGELES (April 3, 2025) – Toro Promotions, Inc. has built a powerhouse stable of heavyweights that is making noise all around the boxing world.
“When I see the same old, tired heavyweight names being run up the flag Read Full Story >>>
Unbeaten pro boxer Anthony Velasquez Building his brand promoting this Saturday’s Main event fight at home in Springfield, Mass.
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 24, 2025) – Unbeaten Springfield (MA) junior middleweight prospect Anthony “ATV” Velazquez (16-0-1, 14 KOs) has been training hard for this Saturday night’s (Apr. 26) main event as h Read Full Story >>>
As he returns to ringside, Jim Lampley's thoughts turn to a departed friend
By Kieran Mulvaney, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2025
Jim Lampley has called literally hundreds of fights in his career, but as he prepares to return to ringside after a six-and-a-half-year absence, one of them in particular comes to mind.
It serves as the title for his newly-published autobiography, and it memorializes a recently-departed man who, Read Full Story >>>
Chris Eubank Jr. versus Conor Been headline weekend action
By John Raspanti, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2025
It’s not a title fight, but the Chris Eubank Jr. against Conor Benn match fascinates, mostly because of the history.
Not the fighters’ history, but their dads.
Papa’s Chris Sr. and Nigel boxed twice in the 1990s. The fights bristled before and during. Opposite in style in dres Read Full Story >>>
Manny Pacquiao puts WBC title ambitions on hold
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Fri, 25 Apr 2025
World Boxing News provides an exclusive update on a potential comeback for boxing legend Manny Pacquiao.
Worldboxingnews.com has reported several times that Pacquiao is in line for a WBC welterweight title shot. The current champion is Mario Barrios.
Serious negotiations were held last year, b Read Full Story >>>
Disturbing, Eyebrow-Raising Happenings Involving Prominent Filipino Fighters (Part 2)
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2025
LLover (R) with his promoter Gerry Peñalosa.
Yesterday, I discussed the disturbing continued employment of former world-class Filipino fighter Aston Palicte by contractors of foreign boxing promoters as a boxin Read Full Story >>>
Exclusive: Hall-Of-Fame Broadcaster Jim Lampley Excited For Return On May 2nd
By Nathaniel Marrero, Sports Illustrated, Thu, 24 Apr 2025
No voice is as synonymous with boxing as Jim Lampley's.
His work as the blow-by-blow commentator for HBO Boxing for 30 years made him one of boxing's more beloved figures. Now, the 2015 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee is set to make his triumphant return to ringside on May 2 to do blow Read Full Story >>>
The Monster Arrives: Naoya Inoue Is Back in America!
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2025
Inoue-Ramon Cardenas undisputed junior featherweight battle goes down Sunday, May 4 at T-Mobile Arena LIVE on ESPN
LOS ANGELES (April 23, 2025) — Boxing's pound-for-pound monster has arrived on U.S. soil.
Ju Read Full Story >>>
Prayers for Jonathan
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2025
Jonathan Peñalosa, who failed in a bid to wrest the WBA flyweight crown from Korea’s Yong Kang Kim in 1992, is fighting for his life at the Riverside Medical Center in Bacolod. He’s down but not out with Sta Read Full Story >>>
EUBANK JR VS. BENN MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2025
Chris Eubank Jr:
"I'm calm. I'm very at peace with where I am in my life and where I am in this fight. I really do believe that everything I envisioned, everything that I have trained for will come to fruition Read Full Story >>>
Young, Llavanes power Camarines past Toledo in PCAP chess tilt
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2025
International Master Angelo Abundo Young and National Master Ronald Llavanes powered Camarines Soaring Eagles to a cliff-hanging 11-10 victory over Toledo Xignex Trojans in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online chess tournament held virtually at the Chess.com platform Read Full Story >>>
June 27: Christian Mbilli-Maciej Sulecki Interim Super Middleweight World Title Showdown Set for Videotron Centre in Quebec City LIVE on ESPN+
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2025
Erik Bazinyan-Steven Butler All-Canadian Super Middleweight Clash Confirmed as Co-Feature
QUEBEC CITY, Canada (April 23, 2025) — Montreal-based slugger Christian Mbilli is finally getting his opportunity.
The u Read Full Story >>>
Undefeated junior middleweight prospect Nisa “Sweet-Destruction” Rodriguez Fighting this Saturday on a Pro-Am Card along with her son in Riverhead, NY
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2025
NEW YORK CITY (April 23, 2025) – Undefeated junior middleweight prospect Nisa “Sweet-Destruction” Rodriguez (4-0, 2 KOs), rated No. 4 in the world by the World Boxing Association (WBA), will be fighting this Saturda Read Full Story >>>
Split-T Management Fighters Tyshawn Denson and Devon Young Advance in WBC Grand Prix Tournament
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Apr 2025
NEW YORK (April 23, 2025)--Split-T Management fighters Tyshawn Denson and Devon Young were impressive in advancing to the second round of the WBC Grand Prox Tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Denson won a six-round unanimous decision over Enoh Tettey Tettah of Ghana in their featherweight bout.
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Verano, Cha, Oppas, Uduna, Traya, Mancito in Hot Action in Highland Show in Thailand
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2025
BANGKOK, Thailand — Fans are ready for thrilling action as six Filipino boxers take center stage in the exciting Highland Boxing Promotions show on Thursday, April 24, in Bangkok, Thailand.
The entire 15 Read Full Story >>>
LA Wins to Level Series With Minnesota; OKC, Indiana in Commanding 2-0 Leads
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2025
Host and #3 seed Los Angeles Lakers got back at #6 Minnesota Timberwolves, 94-85 to level their first round playoff series at one win apiece.
Meanwhile West #1 Oklahoma City Thunder outclassed the #8 Memphis Grizzlies Read Full Story >>>
Canelo Alvarez Casts Doubt on Terence Crawford's Undefeated Record: "That Fight Was Close"
By Ronald Crawley, RingSide24, Wed, 23 Apr 2025
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Terence Crawford are getting ready for a potential mega-fight. The two champions have agreed to face each other in what could be one of the biggest boxing matches in recent years.
Crawford, the unbeaten switch-hitter from Omaha, faces a huge challenge. He'll move up two Read Full Story >>>
Disturbing, Eyebrow-Raising Happenings Involving Filipino Boxers
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2025
My attention was caught by developments Involving prominent Filipino fighters that I find disturbing and eyebrow raising.
Palicte- From World Beater to Trialhorse.
Let us start with the continued use of Read Full Story >>>
HALL OF FAMER “THE COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER” CHRISTY MARTIN TO PARTICIPATE IN 2025 HALL OF FAME WEEKEND FESTIVITIES
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2025
Annual Hall of Fame Weekend celebration set for June 5 - 8
CANASTOTA, NY - APRIL 22, 2025 - The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum is pleased to announce that Hall of Famer “The Coal Miner’s D Read Full Story >>>
EUBANK JR VS. BENN GRAND ARRIVALS QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2025
Eubank Jr: "I will be like a matador in that ring and Conor Benn will be the bull"
Benn: "As soon as I get my hands on him he'll know what's up"
Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport Chairman:
"This is the Read Full Story >>>
Headlining again at home a dream come true for 16-0-1 junior middleweight Anthony Velasquez
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 22, 2025) – It’s always been a dream of unbeaten Springfield (MA) junior middleweight prospect Anthony “ATV” Velazquez (16-0-1, 14 KOs) and this Saturday night (Apr. 26) he will headline a card presented by Reyes Boxing for the second time in his last three fights.
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Amateur Standout Stephanie Simon Signs with Split-T Boxing Management
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Apr 2025
New York, NY — April 22, 2025 — Split-T Boxing Management is proud to announce the signing of standout amateur boxer and U.S. Marine Corps Captain Stephanie Simon to an exclusive management deal. A ri Read Full Story >>>
The Past Week in Action 21 April 2025: Fundora KOs Badillo, Retains Undisputed Belts; Smith UD Germain; Kovalev Returns with a Win
By Eric Armit, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 22 Apr 2025
HIGHLIGHTS
-Gabriela Fundora knocks out Marilyn Badillo in defence of her IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO flyweight belts. Jorge Garcia outpoints Charles Conwell
-Dalton Smith successfully defends the WBC Silver title with Read Full Story >>>
Bantamweight Anthony Garnica Scores TKO Against Aston Palicte to Remain Undefeated
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 22 Apr 2025
LONG BEACH, CA (April 21, 2025) – This past Saturday, rising bantamweight prospect, Anthony Garnica from Oakland, CA, remained undefeated with a third-round TKO over former two-time world challenger and Philippine native Read Full Story >>>
Higher Seeds New York, Denver Fall in Playoffs Second Games to Detroit Pistons, LA Clippers
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 22 Apr 2025
We can now dismiss the form charts as sixth seeds Detroit Pistons in the East and Los Angeles Clippers in the West pulled off close wins over the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets, both 3rd seeds, tying their respective first-r Read Full Story >>>
Young Gildo: The Baguio Bearcat
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 22 Apr 2025
If you were a fight fan in the 1920s or ‘30s, you couldn’t miss the name Young Gildo. He was everywhere—Manila, Australia, Japan, Hawaii—taking on anyone who would stand in front of him. He fought like a man who Read Full Story >>>
Filipino International Master Paulo Bersamina places solo runner-up in the 22nd Bangkok Chess Club Open in Thailand
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 22 Apr 2025
Filipino International Master Paulo Bersamina kept his unbeaten streak with a win over Grandmaster Vitaliy Bernardskiy of Ukraine in 67 moves of the Sicilian Defense, Najdorf variation, in the 9th and final round at the conclusion of the 22nd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2025 at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Read Full Story >>>