MATCHROOM STARS SURPRISE KEYWORKERS FOR STUBHUB’S TICKETFORWARD
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 18 Jun 2020
With the country more grateful than ever for the efforts of its frontline heroes, StubHub UK, as part of its#TicketForward initiative, recently partnered with Matchroom Boxing to help inspirational key workers and dese Read Full Story >>>WKN is back to Germany with Fighting Rookies 5 in November
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 18 Jun 2020
WKN European amateur title will be contested at Fighting Rookies 5 in Volkspark Halle (Saale), Germany on November 21. The event was originally scheduled for mid March, but was postponed due to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The top of the bill will see Robert Varkentin and Peder Jepsen Mikenta Read Full Story >>> Official Weigh-in: Jose Pedraza vs. Mikkel LesPierre
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 18 Jun 2020
Live boxing is back!
Don't miss Pedraza vs. LesPierre
TOMORROW at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT live on ESPN & ESPN Deportes
from the MGM Grand Conference Center — Grand Ballroom (Las Vegas)
(ESPN & ESPN Deportes, 8 Read Full Story >>> Split-T Management fighter Giovani Santillan Remains Perfect With Majority Decision Over Former World Champion Antonio DeMarco
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 18 Jun 2020
NEW YORK (June 17, 2020) -Split-T Management welterweight Giovani Santillan remained undefeated as he showed his grit by winning a 10-round majority decision over former world champion Antonio DeMarco on Tuesday night a Read Full Story >>> Thurman’s Chasing Pacquiao: For Revenge or a Paycheck?
By Paul Magno, Overtime Heroics, Thu, 18 Jun 2020
More than a few fight fans and experts were surprised when Manny Pacquiao looked as good as he did against Keith Thurman.
Facing a man ten years his junior and universally regarded as a top three welterweight (if not, THE top welterweight), the multi-division world champ was not only able to comp Read Full Story >>> Thurman: Until Pacquiao Finishes His Career Out, I Will Demand That Rematch
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 18 Jun 2020
At some point, Keith Thurman hopes to once again share the ring with Manny Pacquiao.
That honor likely won’t come this year, and perhaps never at all. It’s a scenario he envisioned as a possibility when the year began, but that was before 2020 took on a life of its own. With the sport only no Read Full Story >>> "Magic" Mike scores an upset
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
DAVAO CITY -- "Magic" Mike Plania of Gen. Santos City pulled off the upset via two huge knockdowns to beat American Joshua Greer Jr. by a majority decision at The Bubble, MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The 23-year old Pl Read Full Story >>> Teenage Boxing Prodigies Head to Bay Area for Sparring Tour
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
LAS VEGAS, NV (June 16, 2020) – The Pound-For-Pound Boxing Gym in Las Vegas, who has three elite boxers making waves in the professional ranks, twin sensations Angel "AK-47" Barrientes (2-0, 2 KOs) and Chavez "The Beast" Barrientes Read Full Story >>> Rising Stars by WKN to launch at HDH 104 in Madrid
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
The RISING STARS championship for junior competitors is set for its first event this summer in Madrid, Spain, joining HDH 104.
The 58 kg international contest will see Spain's Poll Lloret, representing "Internacional Read Full Story >>> MAGICAL NIGHT FOR MIKE PLANIA IN LAS VEGAS
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
WBA/IBF orld-rankedw Filipino 122-pounder Mike "Magic" Plania (24-1, 12 KO's) of General Santos City, scored a convincing 10-round majority decision win over American Joshua Greer Jr. tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, U Read Full Story >>> From Australia to the MGM Grand: Identical Twins Andrew & Jason Moloney Set For Las Vegas Debuts Inside The Bubble
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
LAS VEGAS (June 16, 2020) — From Down Under to “The Bubble,” Australia’s Moloney twins — Andrew and Jason — are set for their Las Vegas debuts.
Andrew “The Monster” Moloney will make the first defense Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Marquez, Morales, Barrera The Four Kings of the 2000s
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
In recognition of their brilliant ring accomplishments highlighted by their own fierce rivalries, many fans are now calling Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez, Erik "El Terible" Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera as Four Read Full Story >>> PLANIA DROPS GREER TWICE, WINS BY MAJORITY DECISION
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
Magic Mike Plania got his signature win by defeating WBO No. 1 rated bantamweight Joshua Greer Jnr sending the American twice to the canvas before getting the victory by majority decision after 10 rounds on Top Rank's Boxing Read Full Story >>> Mike Plania Drops Joshua Greer Twice, Wins Decision
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
Mike Plania proved his handlers correct Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
The previously unknown underdog upset Joshua Greer Jr. by majority decision in the main event of a five-fight card ESPN televised from MGM Grand Conference Center. The patient, powerful Plania dropped Greer with left hooks in the Read Full Story >>> SANTILLAN STAYS UNDEFEATED WITH MAJORITY DECISION WIN OVER DEMARCO
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
DeMarco (R) connects at Santillan.
Rising welterweight Giovanni Santillan edged veteran Antonio DeMarco with a majority decision win Tuesday night (Wednesday in Manila) at the Bubble at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Read Full Story >>> Zab Judah: I don’t like Pacquiao fighting GGG, but he could get it done
By JJ Wrighter , NowBoxing.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
With boxing coming back in phases due to the Coronavirus, fight fans cannot wait to see some of the sports stars get back into the ring.
Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao one of the boxing world’s biggest stars and only 8-division world champion is eager to defend the WBA welterweight title he won la Read Full Story >>> Meet Daniel Kinahan, Boxing’s Latest Underworld Figure
By Wallace Matthews, Deadline.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
Throughout its history, boxing and gangsters have fit together like, well, a fist in a glove.
The same can’t be said of Disneyland, home of Mickey, Minnie, and a whole menagerie of kid-friendly singing crickets, dancing chipmunks, and whistling dwarves.
But right now, an unholy alliance of w Read Full Story >>> Inspired By Pacquiao, Plania Prepared For Career-Changing Upset Of Greer
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
Inspired by Manny Pacquiao, a 9-year-old Mike Plania entered a boxing gym for the first time in 2006 in Pacquiao’s hometown of General Santos City.
Plania has met Pacquiao several times since then and remains very much motivated by what the Filipino icon has accomplished both in and out of the Read Full Story >>> Zab Judah: I don’t like Pacquiao fighting GGG, but he could get it done
By JJ Wrighter , NowBoxing.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
With boxing coming back in phases due to the Coronavirus, fight fans cannot wait to see some of the sports stars get back into the ring.
Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao one of the boxing world’s biggest stars and only 8-division world champion is eager to defend the WBA welterweight title he won la Read Full Story >>> What Is A Dealbreaker For Terence Crawford When It Comes To Fighting?
Fight Sports, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
There are plenty of fights for Terence Crawford to take in 2020 and beyond. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there is an idea that he will be fighting only once this year instead of two or three times. There may be a chance The WBO Middleweight Champion doesn’t even fight this year if things don Read Full Story >>> Plania vows to defy odds
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
Plania at Monday's weighin in Las Vegas.
It will take a $550 bet to win $100 if WBO No. 1, IBF No. 2 and WBC No. 9 bantamweight Joshua Greer, Jr. beats Filipino Mike (Magic) Plania in a 10-round bout at the MGM G Read Full Story >>> STORY OF PHILIPPINE BOXING PART L: DONNIE NIETES, FOUR-WEIGHT DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
After breaking Flash Elorde's record, Donnie Nietes continued his reign and successfully defended his WBO light flyweight title four more times. He scored a technical knockout win at the end of the 9th round over anoth Read Full Story >>> Split-T Management Fighter's Giovani Santillan & Isiah Jones in action in Las Vegas
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
NEW YORK (June 16, 2020) - TONIGHT!!! Two members of the Split-T Management stable will be in action on at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
In the opening co-feature bout, undefeated welterweight Giovani Santillan will ta Read Full Story >>> Arum Outlines Crawford Quintet Of Foes: Pacquiao, Porter, Ugas, Brook, Thurman
By Manouk Akopyan, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 17 Jun 2020
Top Rank boss Bob Arum has the tall task of finding pound-for-pound stalwart Terence Crawford a formidable opponent.
The 32-year-old Crawford (36-0, 27 KOs), the WBO and WBA 147 pound champion, is yearning for a career-defining fight, and if Arum has it his way, he’ll be able to choose from a p Read Full Story >>> Asking Manny Pacquiao to fight Golovkin or Canelo is an insane request
By Charlie Knoxville, NowBoxing.com, Tue, 16 Jun 2020
The internet is buzzing with the topic of Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao possibly going up in weight to challenge KO artist Gennady Golovkin for a 9th weight division world title.
I personally believe that anyone who is requesting this type of challenge are sadists. It is obvious there are weight c Read Full Story >>> Ryan Garcia ‘most lucrative deal’ turns sour, Oscar De La Hoya speaks out
World Boxing News, Tue, 16 Jun 2020
Nine months ago, Golden Boy prospect Ryan Garcia announced to the world he’d signed a huge contract to stay with Oscar De La Hoya.
At the time, it came on the back of weeks of speculation Garcia and Golden Boy Promotions may part ways.
Garcia was seemingly unhappy at the terms of his own dea Read Full Story >>> Fools Gold: Manny Pacquiao vs. Gennadiy Golovkin
By Hector Franco, Round by Round Boxing, Tue, 16 Jun 2020
The year 2020 will go down in infamy as a marker for a changing point for the world and the sport of boxing.
This past week, boxing returned to airwaves as Top Rank began their new summer series on ESPN showcasing fights at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas with a plethora of safety pr Read Full Story >>> Greer Jr. vs. Plania - Official Weigh-In @ MGM Grand
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 16 Jun 2020
Live boxing is back!
Don't miss Greer Jr. vs. Plania
TOMORROW at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT live on ESPN & ESPN Deportes
from the MGM Grand Conference Center — Grand Ballroom (Las Vegas)
(ESPN & ESPN Deportes, 8 p Read Full Story >>> WBO News: WBO COVID-19 Protocol. Convention Update
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 16 Jun 2020
WBO COVID-19 Protocol - The current consensus of best practices:
Recommendations for Health and Safety Guidelines Under Covid-19 Environment
The WBO Membership Consists of the National and Regional Boxing Commissions, Read Full Story >>> Banner Promotions Signs Undefeated Featherweight Giovanni Cabrera Mioletti
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 16 Jun 2020
PHILADELPHIA (JUNE 15, 2020)--Banner Promotions is pleased to announce the signing of undefeated featherweight Giovanni Cabrera Mioletti to a promotional contract.
"I am very excited to add Giovanni to our growing roster. He wa Read Full Story >>> Are American Fight Fans Unpatriotic?
By Paul Magno, Overtime Heroics, Tue, 16 Jun 2020
This is not a new issue in boxing. Observers have made the point before. Unlike any other group of boxing fans anywhere in the world, American fans are less likely to be loyal to their own fighters. Welterweight champ Errol Spence Jr. recently brought this subject back into the light.
Recalling h Read Full Story >>> Bob Arum names four potential opponents for Terence Crawford if Manny Pacquiao fight doesn’t happen, including Kell Brook
By Michael Benson, talkSPORT, Tue, 16 Jun 2020
Bob Arum has explained his plans for Terence Crawford’s next fight on talkSPORT.
The WBO welterweight champion will have to wait for a highly anticipated bout with WBC & IBF king Errol Spence, who is likely to face Danny Garcia next.
Therefore, WBA title-holder Manny Pacquiao is the first ch Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Sr: I don’t think Deontay Wilder can be fixed, he’s trash!
World Boxing News, Tue, 16 Jun 2020
Floyd Mayweather Sr. gave a scathing assessment of Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder after the pair shared the ring in Las Vegas earlier this year.
In a video only recently uncovered by WBN, the experienced trainer was not happy after watching the pair trade blows at the MGM Grand.
WBN walked side Read Full Story >>> June 28, 2008: When Manny Pacquiao Broke Through Historic Barrier at Lightweight (Part 2/3)
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2020
Flash Elorde (R) and Carlos Ortiz in action.
Part Two: Record of Futility at Lightweight
How hard is it to win a world championship at lightweight coming from the lower weights?
In seventy years since 1938 Read Full Story >>> STORY OF PHILIPPINE BOXING PART XLIX: DONNIE NIETES SURPASSES FLASH ELORDE’S RECORD AS LONGEST REIGNING FILIPINO WORLD CHAMPION
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2020
Negotiations for Donnie Nietes to defend his WBO minimumweight title against different fighters have failed three times because of unknown reasons. So Nietes was in danger of being stripped off his title per WBO rules which mand Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Watch: Golovkin ain’t no mountain high
By Edwin G. Espejo, SouthernView, Mon, 15 Jun 2020
Long time Pacquiao coach Freddie Roach stirred a flurry of conversation when he said his former ward may go for middleweight banger Gennady Golovkin instead of a unification bout with Terence Crawford.
At this stage of his career, Sen. Emmanuel Paquiao has nothing to prove. Win or loss against an Read Full Story >>> The Past Week in Action W/E 14 June 2020
By Eric Armit, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2020
Highlights:
-Jesse Magdaleno beats Yenifel Vicente who is thrown out after losing four points for low blows and Adam Lopez edges out Luis Coria
-As boxing returns in Germany Jack Culcay scores comfortable decision Read Full Story >>> Bob Arum on Manny Pacquiao vs GGG Possibility: “It’s a Stupid Fight”
By Hans Themistode, Boxing Insider, Mon, 15 Jun 2020
Manny Pacquiao has made a career out of fighting in multiple divisions. Throughout the entire history of boxing, the Philippine legend is the only man to win titles in eight weight classes. At the age of 41 though, he could have his eyes set on a ninth.
According to longtime Pacquiao trainer Fre Read Full Story >>> Plania arrives in Las Vegas
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2020
DAVAO CITY -- "Magic" Mike Plania of Gen. Santos City arrived already in Las Vegas, Nevada for his very important fight against American Joshua Greer Jr. at the MGM Grand, Garden Arena on June 16 in a closed door fight.
Read Full Story >>> How can Tyson Fury trump Floyd Mayweather, make a thousand BILLION?
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Mon, 15 Jun 2020
Following Frank Warren and Tyson Fury claims that trillion-dollar earnings were possible, WBN decided to look at how the heavyweight champion could trump Floyd Mayweather.
Earning a THOUSAND BILLION dollars is no mean feat, especially after Mayweather could only amass just over one billion throug Read Full Story >>> Daniel Kinahan living in 'air-conditioned desert prison' as he's afraid to leave Dubai
Independent.ie, Mon, 15 Jun 2020
MOB boss Daniel Kinahan is effectively living in an “air-conditioned prison in the desert”, according to gardai who say the gangster has surrounded himself with ex-special forces bodyguards and has not left Dubai for more than a year.
“Gardai are continuing to monitor his movements and are Read Full Story >>> Magic Mike Plania Headlines in Tough Rumble Against Joshua Greer in Las Vegas
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 14 Jun 2020
World-ranked Filipino 122-pounder Mike "Magic" Plania (23-1, 12 KO's), risks his IBF and WBA world ratings as he headlines this Tuesday (June 16), at the famed MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, against tough American Joshua Gree Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao tipped to be the first pro boxer to become a President
World Boxing News, Sun, 14 Jun 2020
Legend Manny Pacquiao will become the first professional boxer-turned President, according to former promoter and Hall of Famer, Bob Arum.
Despite Senator Pacquiao denying Arum’s claim that the Filipino told him he’d run for the role in 2022, that didn’t stop the Top Rank boss from laying f Read Full Story >>> ‘Thrilla in Manila’, Pacquiao-De La Hoya among Arum’s most memorable fights
By Bong Lozada, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 14 Jun 2020
MANILA, Philippines—Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is undoubtedly one of the greatest boxing promoters in history handling the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler, Oscar De La Hoya, and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Arum was also heavily involved in the mythic Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier trilogy t Read Full Story >>> Plania punches for world title
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 14 Jun 2020
“MAGIC” Mike Plania is in for the biggest fight of his young boxing career as he takes on World Boxing Organization No. 1 ranked bantamweight Joshua Greer Jr. in a 10-rounder on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 (US time) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in Top Rank’s third closed-door boxing show this mont Read Full Story >>> Health Concerns, Cost of Safeguards Hamper Return of Local Boxing
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 14 Jun 2020
Some big promoters are eager and willing to effect the return of boxing in the country but their shouldering the high cost of health safeguards in relation to Covid, particularly the conduct of polymerise chain reaction or Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Golovkin fight ‘silly’ – Fortune
By Josef T. Ramos, The Manila Times, Sun, 14 Jun 2020
WHEN asked his opinion on whether reigning World Boxing Association super welterweight titleholder Manny Pacquiao should pursue an unprecedented ninth world title by fighting International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organization middleweight champion Gennady Gennadyevich “GGG” Go Read Full Story >>> Marcial close to signing deal
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
Olympic middleweight boxing qualifier Eumir Marcial will meet with ABAP president Ricky Vargas and secretary-general Ed Picson next week, hoping to conclude a protracted negotiation for a pro contract.
Picson sa Read Full Story >>> Why Terence Crawford, not Golovkin, is the best choice for Pacquiao
By Ed C. Tolentino, Spin.ph, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
IT has been almost a decade since Manny Pacquiao moved up in weight and while he nearly pitched a shutout in beating Mexican Antonio Margarito for the vacant WBC super welterweight (154 lbs.) championship in November 2010, it was not really a walk in the park.
Pacquiao had to consistently box and Read Full Story >>> Tyson Fury believes he can earn 1,000 times more than Floyd Mayweather
World Boxing News, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
Tyson Fury believes his United Kingdom promoter can land a contract worth a million, million – a thousand times more than Floyd Mayweather.
Over the last decade, Mayweather earned a whopping $915 million, according to Forbes. Total earnings for his career top a billion dollars.
Fury says he Read Full Story >>> STORY OF PHILIPPINE BOXING PART XLVIII: DONNIE NIETES, THE SNAKE CARETAKER WHO BECOMES WBO WORLD MINIMUMWEIGHT CHAMPION
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
Donnie "Ahas" Nietes was born on May 12, 1982 (now aged 38) in Murcia, Negros Occidental.
At an early age, like his father and uncle, he took up boxing originally just for fun. But he eventually got obsessed wit Read Full Story >>> Second life for ex-champ
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
Morris East.
Just when it looked like things were going south, life took a positive turn for former WBA super lightweight champion Morris East. He was confined in a Las Vegas hospital for 65 days, starting last Jan Read Full Story >>> ALI IN JUNE – BRUTAL BOUTS AND ONE OUT OF THE ORDINARY
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
Four of Muhammad Ali’s 61 fights took place in the month of June, with the GOAT recording four wins, but he also competed in a rather unusual crossover bout.
Every month we look at Ali’s triumphs and tribulations in that par Read Full Story >>> Tyson Fury tells Boris Johnson to 'grow a pair' and protect Churchill statue amid protests
By Matt Davies, Evening Standard, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
Tyson Fury has instructed Boris Johnson to "grow a pair" and protect the statue of Winston Churchill amid concerns it will be targetted once more this weekend.
The words "was a racist" were spray-painted on the Parliament Square monument last week during protests following George Floyd's death in Read Full Story >>> Strong, fast, explosive
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
JOHNRIEL Casimero remains the lead Filipino world boxing champion with a realistic path to a big fight once boxing manages to emerge through the coronavirus pandemic.
A couple of fantastic proposals--Manny Pacquia Read Full Story >>> From One ATG to Another: BHop Says Manny Tops Floyd in Legacy
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
Most boxing chroniclers and experts believe that Manny Pacquiao and Bernard Hopkins are the only boxers in the last thirty years who have a shot at being included in the pantheon of the Boxing's All Time Greats.
This from amo Read Full Story >>> Ancajas says "stay safe and we can overcome this global crisis"
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
DAVAO CITY – Reigning International Boxing Federation (IBF) super flyweight champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas of Davao del Norte told boxing fans to “stay safe and we can overcome this global crisis” in th Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao vs Gennadiy Golovkin would be “stupid” and “dangerous”
By Anthony Cocks, RingNews24, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
Bob Arum has labelled a proposed fight between Manny Pacquiao and Gennadiy Golovkin as “stupid” and “dangerous”.
The Top Rank boss, who promoted the Filipino phenom for years, was responding to recent comments from trainer Freddie Roach that the WBA welterweight champion could be interest Read Full Story >>> SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS FEATURES MIKE TYSON KNOCKOUT EXTRAVAGANZA TONIGHT AT 10 PM ET/PT ON SHOWTIME®
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
Five Full-Length Tyson Fights To Air Immediately Following the RINGSIDE Documentary Premiere
WHAT: SHOWTIME Sports®’ Friday night series SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS will continue this week with five full-length figh Read Full Story >>> Keith Thurman Headlines “Stars and Champions” Tonight on Impact Network
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
DETROIT, MI (June 12, 2020) – DETROIT, MI (June 12, 2020) – Former unified world champion, Keith Thurman (29-1, 22 KOs), who fights under the PBC (Premier Boxing Champions) banner, will be the featured guest on “ Read Full Story >>> PHILLY SPECIAL POSTPONED: With fights intact and boxers ready, Raging Babe awaits green light from PA
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
HILADELPHIA, PA -- Raging Babe's Philly Special has been postponed again due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The event, originally set for March 27 and then rescheduled for June 19, was to feature an all-Philly main event between lightweights Stevie Ortiz and Damon Allen.
The fighters on the card ha Read Full Story >>> USA Boxing pays tribute to the memory of iconic trainer/cut-man Jimmy Glenn
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 11, 2020) - Last month, sadly, boxing lost one of its most popular, respected, and beloved individuals, iconic New York City trainer/cut-man Jimmy Glenn, who died at the age of 89 due to COVID-19 complications.
Glenn moved from his native South Carolina to New York Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs. Golovkin: The Lesson Learned from the Insanity
By Paul Magno, Overtime Heroics, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
It started with a big name tossed casually in the air during a podcast interview. Manny Pacquiao’s long-time trainer Freddie Roach was on the Chris Mannix boxing podcast, talking about his fighter’s immediate future.
“One thing about Manny, he doesn’t wanna beat just anybody, he wants to Read Full Story >>> How Daniel Kinahan, a suspected $1.1 billion Irish gang lord, suddenly became the broker of boxing's biggest clash in years
By Alan Dawson, Interaksyon, Sat, 13 Jun 2020
Boxers weigh in at the Regency Hotel in Whitehall, an area to the north of Dublin city.
Naked aside from their underwear, they step onto the scales and then flex their muscles for photographers.
It's February 5, 2016, and Daniel Kinahan, is making his biggest move as a boxing promoter for an e Read Full Story >>> Bernard Hopkins sparks Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao dispute
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Fri, 12 Jun 2020
Fellow-great Bernard Hopkins sparked a reaction from Floyd Mayweather advisor Leonard Ellerbe after comments naming Manny Pacquiao as having the more enviable career.
Hopkins gave his views in an interview discussing which C.V. of the two legends he would rather have. ‘The Alien’ opted for Pa Read Full Story >>> Thurman On Injured Hand: I Still Have Yet To Hit The Bag 100 Percent
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 12 Jun 2020
Of all the various injuries Keith Thurman has suffered during his career, his healing left hand has become the most troublesome.
Nine months after Thurman underwent surgery to fuse metacarpal bones in his jab hand, the former WBA/WBC welterweight champion still cannot fully use it in the gym. The Read Full Story >>> Irish boxers must square up to get rid of mob boss Daniel Kinahan’s influence on the industry, TD Neale Richmond says
By John Hand, The Sun, Fri, 12 Jun 2020
MAJOR boxing fighters must now be open about their links to international mob boss Daniel Kinahan, a Fine Gael TD has insisted.
Neale Richmond believes that Irish boxing at all levels needs a “huge amount of work” to make sure mob boss Kinahan does not continue to have any influence.
A num Read Full Story >>> GAB's Mitra Not Wavering On Vow to Push Boxing Despite the Covid 19 Crisis
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 12 Jun 2020
When former Palawan governor Abraham Mitra took the helm as Chairman of the Games and Amusements Board, among his major vows was to push for the continued development of boxing particularly on the domestic front.
Noting that Ph Read Full Story >>> FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 2020 CANCELLED
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 12 Jun 2020
12 June 2020, Singapore – Race promoter Singapore GP Pte Ltd and Formula 1 today announced the cancellation of the FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 2020, due to continuing nationwide restrictions on construction and business activities brought about by the COVID19 pandemic.
Whi Read Full Story >>> Jessie's Night: Magdaleno Wins Via DQ Over Yenifel Vicente
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 12 Jun 2020
LAS VEGAS (June 11, 2020) — There were fouls, multiple point deductions and knockdowns. But for featherweight Jessie Magdaleno, the win is all that mattered. Magdaleno prevailed over Yenifel Vicente via disqualificati Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan: A fight with Manny Pacquiao could cement my legacy
By Muki Hadad, NowBoxing.com, Fri, 12 Jun 2020
Although boxing superstar Amir “King” Khan is busy helping his community with supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic, he still hopes for the chance to land his dream fight against his former stablemate and boxing icon Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao should boxing resume again.
Even though Khan wo Read Full Story >>> Jessie Magdaleno wins ugly fight over Yenifel Vicente
MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 12 Jun 2020
Former junior featherweight champion Jessie Magdaleno won by disqualification over foul prone Yenifel Vicente at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV Thursday night. The always exciting Magdaleno started fast, firing a combinations seconds after the bell rang. Southpaw Magdaleno went to the body and sent Vice Read Full Story >>> RESULTS FROM LAS VEGAS: LOPEZ EDGES CORIA
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 12 Jun 2020
Adam Lopez bounced back from his loss to Oscar Valdez in his last fight to edge Luis Coria by majority decision over 10 rounds to capture the vacant NABF featherweight title at The Bubble at MGM Grand in Las Vegas Thursday ni Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao’s search for 9th heaven
By Ed C. Tolentino, The Manila Times, Fri, 12 Jun 2020
Manny Pacquiao is already 41 years old and in his 25th year as a professional boxer, but the key number for him today might just be No. 9.
If you get the drift, we are talking here of Pacquiao’s quest for a ninth division crown. Pacquiao already holds the record with eight division crowns, havi Read Full Story >>> RICK "EL CASTIGO" MEDINA LOOKING TO STEP UP IN COMPETITION
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 12 Jun 2020
SAN ANTONIO, TX (June 11, 2020) – Prince Ranch Boxing’s undefeated featherweight prospect, Rick "El Castigo" Medina (7-0, 6 KOs), a San Antonio, TX native who is promoted by TMB Entertainment, is looking to step-up Read Full Story >>> |
