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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 22: WBC ORDERS NONITO DONAIRE FIGHT AGAINST JASON MOLONEY
Sat, 28 Jan 2023
The World Boxing Council (WBC) has ordered Nonito Donaire and Jason Moloney to fight for the vacant bantamweight title more than two months after announcing the match-up during its annual convention last November held in
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 21: FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. VS. MANNY PACQUIAO REVISITED PART III (CONCLUSION)
Thu, 26 Jan 2023
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao tickets for the fight went on sale on April 23, 2015 after both parties agreed on ticket allocation. Only 500 tickets were for sale to the public, priced at $1,500, $2,500, $3,500, $5,
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 20: FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. VS. MANNY PACQUIAO REVISITED PART II
Wed, 25 Jan 2023
Predictions were made that the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao superfight would be the highest revenue generating bout in boxing history as early as 2009, but there were disagreements between the two professional boxers'
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 19: FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. VS. MANNY PACQUIAO REVISITED PART I
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao is called the "Fight of the Century" or the "Battle for Greatness" and was a megabuck super showdown between undefeated five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and eight-
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 18: MARK MAGSAYO BATTLES BRANDON FIGUEROA ON MARCH 4
Mon, 23 Jan 2023
Mark Magsayo and Brandon Figueroa are now in the final stages of processing a contract for a featherweight bout in the U.S. on March 4 as reported by ESPN.
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Figueroa (23-1-1, 18 KOs) was initially p
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 17: FOUR GREATEST SPORTSMEN - MOUNT RUSHMORE OF SPORTS
Sat, 21 Jan 2023
Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, United States features the 60-foot-tall monument of heads of four United States Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. The four president
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 16: IBO FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION DAVE APOLINARIO IN A TUNE-UP FIGHT IN GENSAN
Fri, 20 Jan 2023
International Boxing Organization (IBO) world flyweight champion Dave “Dobermann” Apolinario will engage in a tune-up fight on February 11, 2023 in General Santos City. It will be a non-title bout against journey
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 15: NONITO DONAIRE WANTS TO CHALLENGE JUAN FRANCISCO ESTRADA
Mon, 16 Jan 2023
Nonito Donaire's place in the Hall of Fame is already certain, but The Filipino Flash doesn't stop pursuing big name opponents to cement his legacy.
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Donaire, age 40, born in Talibon, Bohol, now base
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 14: DAVE APOLINARIO, THE OTHER FILIPINO WORLD TITLE HOLDER
Mon, 16 Jan 2023
Dave Apolinario, age 23, of Maasim, Sarangani, a southpaw, is the only other Filipino world boxing champion, aside from the newly crowned WBO minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem.
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In his 17th f
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 13: MILAN MELINDO WINS OPBF SILVER FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
Fri, 13 Jan 2023
Former world light flyweight champion Milan “El Metodico” Melindo showed his vintage fighting form when he defeated Chaiwat Buatkrathok of Thailand via unanimous decision and in the process winning the Oriental and Paci
