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Eumir faces Viet ‘suki’
Wed, 27 Sep 2023
One down, four to go. That’s the countdown for lightheavyweight boxer Eumir Marcial in chasing gold in the 80kg division of the Hangzhou Asian Games. Last Sunday, Marcial opened his Asiad campaign with a bang, outpoin
Paalam adjusts to new weight
Fri, 22 Sep 2023
Carlo Paalam.
A change in weight divisions has led Tokyo Olympic flyweight silver medalist Carlo Paalam to chase a gold medal as a featherweight in men’s boxing at the coming Hangzhou Asian Games. Since the Asian G
Fighting through pain
Wed, 13 Sep 2023
Suarez (L) clips Vazquez with a left.
Two undefeated Pinoy fighters recently displayed exceptional courage under fire in critical bouts far away from each other and their common desire to win for the country
Two up, one down
Thu, 31 Aug 2023
Astrolabio (L) and Suarez.
Three Filipino fighters saw action overseas last weekend with Vincent Astrolabio and Charly Suarez picking up wins and Garen Diagan surrendering at the end of the sixth round in failing to
Big day for boxing
Wed, 16 Aug 2023
Charly Suarez.
The day after the FIBA World Cup begins, three fights involving Filipinos will take place overseas on Aug. 26. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, southpaw Garen (Hellboy) Diagan hopes to break an alarming streak o
Cold spell in boxing
Fri, 11 Aug 2023
Marlon Tapales is the only Filipino champion left standing.
No Filipino reigned as world champion in pro boxing’s four major governing bodies when the year ended last December and today, only WBA/IBF superbanta
Tapales out to tame The Monster
Sun, 06 Aug 2023
WBA/IBF superbantamweight champion Marlon Tapales isn’t fazed by the reputation of newly-crowned WBC/WBO titlist Naoya Inoue and said yesterday he’ll be ready to tame the Japanese Monster when they clash
IBA in death throes
Sun, 06 Aug 2023
The International Boxing Association (IBA) has been stripped of recognition by IOC and an appeal for reinstatement before the Court of Arbitration for Sport was recently denied, leaving the embattled organization virtually impotent in regaining what was once universal authority. IOC put its foot
New hope for Jerwin
Thu, 29 Jun 2023
Former IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas rebounded from back-to-back losses to Argentinian nemesis Fernando Martinez to thrash Colombia’s Wilner Soto via a fifth round TKO at The Armory in Minneapolis last weeken
Jade refused to quit
Thu, 29 Jun 2023
It’s a rare thing in pro boxing that a chunk of a fighter’s ear is nearly torn off from excessive pounding. In 2006, Argentinian Sebastian Lujan’s ear was badly cut by Mexico’s Antonio Margarito and lost by a 10
