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Abnett credits team for surge
Thu, 12 Aug 2021
Abnett.
TOKYO. Don Abnett wouldn’t take any credit for the Philippine boxing team’s three-medal finish at the Olympics here and instead, applauded the efforts of the entire delegation in delivering a performance of the ages.
Ice cream for Nesthy
Fri, 06 Aug 2021
TOKYO. Just minutes after claiming the Olympic silver medal in women’s featherweight boxing at the Ryogoku Kokugikan Arena last Tuesday, Nesthy Petecio said the first thing she’d like to do is to eat ice cream at the
Two for the gold
Thu, 05 Aug 2021
Marcial (L) and Paalam (R).
TOKYO. Two more wins then it’s Olympic gold for middleweight Eumir Marcial and flyweight Carlo Paalam with their stint in the final depending on the outcome of their semifinal bouts at
Olympic legend pays tribute to Pinoys
Sun, 01 Aug 2021
Rigondeaux.
TOKYO. Two-time Olympic gold medalist and regular WBA bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba recently paid tribute to Filipinos as “some of the toughest fighters in boxing” with the Toky
Missing lightflyweight boxing
Thu, 29 Jul 2021
TOKYO. Of the Philippines’ collection of 11 Olympic medals since 1924, five came from boxing and three were in the lightflyweight division. The other two were in the bantamweight and featherweight classes. The boxing
World title shot for Mama
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
Jayson Mama.
In December last year, unbeaten General Santos City fighter Jayson Mama flew to South Africa to challenge then IBF flyweight champion Moruti Mthalane only to be told the match was cancelled because “the
Bradley picks Spence over Manny
Mon, 26 Jul 2021
Pacquiao (R) and Bradley.
Former WBC/WBO superlightweight and WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley has lost to only one fighter in his career that spanned 37 fights and he was beaten twice by the same man. Bradle
Brod Pete boosts boxers’ morale
Mon, 26 Jul 2021
Brod Pete.
When ABAP president Ricky Vargas and secretary-general Ed Picson opened the zoom meeting with the Philippine boxing team about an hour before the Tokyo Olympics inaugural ceremony last Friday, a blank screen with M
Injury fells Paalam foe
Sun, 25 Jul 2021
Thitisan Panmod.
A freak accident in the ring has struck out Thai boxing contender Thitisan Panmod from competing in the men’s flyweight division at the Tokyo Olympics, leaving 27 hopefuls in the fray, including Filip
Marcial tipped to strike gold
Sun, 25 Jul 2021
The Associated Press has predicted that three Philippine athletes will land a podium finish in the Tokyo Olympics with middleweight boxer Eumir Marcial the only gold medalist. Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz and featherweight b
