Terence Crawford 'in contact' with Manny Pacquiao over mega-fight but pandemic remains an obstacle
By John McAuley, The National, Tue, 02 Jun 2020
Terence Crawford is eyeing a life-changing payday against Manny Pacquiao, despite the difficulties in organising the bout amid a global pandemic.
The WBO welterweight champion, considered by many to be among the best pound-for-pound fighters in boxing, is plotting his return to the ring for the f Read Full Story >>>Age just a number for JC
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Jun 2020
JC Manangquil.
When super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao says age is just a number, he refers to being 41 not as a handicap to staying competitive in the ring. When boxing manager and promoter J. C. (Jim C Read Full Story >>> Live Boxing is Back: Shakur Stevenson and Jessie Magdaleno to Headline June Cards
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Jun 2020
Top Rank on ESPN at the MGM Grand Conference Center Grand Ballroom marks the return of big-time boxing to North America
LAS VEGAS (June 1, 2020) — It can all be summarized in three long-awaited words: boxing is Read Full Story >>> Fighter’s Heaven: Marking the 4th Year Of Ali’s passing
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Jun 2020
June 3, 2016
DEER LAKE, PA. - Kings came to the mountain bearing gifts.
Celebrities and adoring fans, too. To be sure, they remember the Greatest of All Time.
It has been four years since the passing of Muhammad Ali, Read Full Story >>> KING CARLOS PROMOTIONS LIVE BOXING EVENT THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 6, FOR JUST $5 ON FIGHT NIGHT LIVE AND KING CARLOS MOLINA FACEBOOK AT 9PM ET/6PM PT
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Former junior middleweight champion ‘King’ Carlos Molin Read Full Story >>> Sampson Boxing Re-Signs Mexican Contenders Eduardo ‘Zurdito’ Ramirez and Jorge ‘Demonio’ Cota to Promotional Contracts
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Jun 2020
Sampson boxing proudly announces the re-signing of featherweight contender Eduardo “Zurdito” Ramirez and super welterweight contender Jorge “Demonio” Cota, both of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, to exclusive l Read Full Story >>> Errol Spence Shortlists Terence Crawford & Manny Pacquiao!
By Jerrell Fletcher, 3KingsBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Jun 2020
Errol “The Truth” Spence (26-0, 21KOs) is a determined man who has undisputed glory on his mind. How much so? That he already has his hit list mapped out!
With it being reported that Spence will face Danny Garcia (37-2, 21KOs) in the fall, who are the remaining two guys on his hit list?
Th Read Full Story >>> Eddie Hearn has ‘funny feeling’ Deontay Wilder won’t be ready to fight Tyson Fury this year
By Coral Barry, METRO.co.uk, Tue, 02 Jun 2020
Eddie Hearn has revealed he suspects Deontay Wilder won’t be ‘ready’ to fight Tyson Fury next and wants to pit the WBC champion against Dillian Whyte instead. Whyte is the mandatory challenger to Fury’s WBC title, but the Gypsy King is contracted to take on Wilder in their trilogy clash in h Read Full Story >>> Classic Fight: Manny Pacquiao ices Ricky Hatton with vicious one-punch knockout
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Tue, 02 Jun 2020
2008 was a big year for Manny Pacquiao. He started the year as one of the most exciting, highly-regarded fighters in the world, pound-for-pound, and ended it as boxing’s newest bona fide superstar.
He kicked off 2008 in March, beating Juan Manuel Marquez in a long-awaited rematch of their 2004 Read Full Story >>> Broner Battles Mayweather Over Floyd Training Haney
By Paul Magno, Overtime Heroics, Tue, 02 Jun 2020
When video emerged of Floyd Mayweather training 21-year-old lightweight world titlist Devin Haney, a bag of worms was opened.
Mayweather Promotions star Gervonta “Tank” Davis– also a 20-something lightweight champ– was apparently livid over the perceived disrespect. Davis reportedly fumed Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather named No 1 on list of the best boxers of all time... but there's no place in the top 10 for Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali is only FOURTH and Manny Pacquiao comes in second
By Kieran Jackson, Daily Mail (UK), Tue, 02 Jun 2020
Floyd Mayweather has topped a list from BoxRec of the greatest boxers of all time, while former undisputed world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson fails to make the cut.
The top 10 list, compiled by respected boxing outlet BoxRec, sees Mayweather come out comfortably on top, having never lost a fi Read Full Story >>> STORY OF PHILIPPINE BOXING PART XLIV: MARLON TAPALES, WBO WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Jun 2020
Marlon Tapales was born on March 23, 1992 in Tubod, Lanao del Norte. He turned professional at age 16 without fighting a single amateur bout, knocking out Nestor Gamolo in the 1st round on July 18, 2008.
Then he won on points ov Read Full Story >>> 'I want to break all of the records... the world is my oyster': Tyson Fury eyes 'biggest fight contract in the history of boxing' as he approaches the end of his current £80m deal with Top Rank
By Ben Nagle, Mail Online (UK), Mon, 01 Jun 2020
British boxing icon Tyson Fury is eyeing the biggest fight contract in the history of boxing as he approaches the end of his current £80million deal with Top Rank.
Fury has catapulted himself to the top of the heavyweight division after beating Deontay Wilder, and the Gypsy King is now ready to Read Full Story >>> Mike Tyson may die in ring against Tyson Fury – Whyte warns WBC president
By Don Silas, Daily Post Nigeria, Mon, 01 Jun 2020
British professional boxer, Dillian Whyte has warned WBC president, Mauricio Sulaiman that former heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, may die in the ring.
Sulaiman had publicly backed Tyson’s proposed comeback and even said he would support the 53-year-old making a run for British fighter, Tyson Read Full Story >>> Plania to face Greer on June 16 in MGM Grand
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Jun 2020
DAVAO CITY -- Current International Boxing Federation North American super bantamweight champion "Magic" Mike Plania of Gen. Santos City will face World Boxing Organization world bantamweight no. 1 ranked contender Joshua Gr Read Full Story >>> GM Antonio rules Baby Uno chess challenge
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Jun 2020
GRANDMASTER (GM) Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. ruled via tie break the 1st Baby Uno chess challenge online blitz tournament last Friday at the lichess.org.
Antonio, tied for first-second places with Grandmaster (GM) Mark Paragua at 13.5 apiece in the three minutes plus two seconds increment time con Read Full Story >>> Whyte Shakes Head at Sulaiman's Position on Mike Tyson Comeback
BoxingScene.com, Mon, 01 Jun 2020
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is shocked at the recent statements from World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman, who is fully supporting a potential comeback by former undisputed world champion Mike Tyson.
Tyson, 53-years-old and inactive since 2005, has been looking to return to th Read Full Story >>> Spence on Next Three Fights - Garcia, Pacquiao, Then Crawford
BoxingScene.com, Mon, 01 Jun 2020
WBC, IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence is looking to get back in the mix with big fights.
Spence was in the ring back in September, when he won a very tough twelve round decision over Shawn Porter to unify their welterweight titles at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
He was on his way to a Read Full Story >>> Pinoy pug in Vegas return
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Jun 2020
Plania (C).
Boxing is back in Las Vegas this month after the Nevada State Athletic Commission shut down the staging of combat sports last March 14 due to the pandemic and superbantamweight Mike (Magic) Plania of Gene Read Full Story >>> Tyson Fury's promoter targeting September return for spectators at boxing events
By Freddie Keighley, mirror.co.uk, Mon, 01 Jun 2020
Tyson Fury's promoter Bob Arum hopes boxing events can welcome back limited crowds from September onwards.
The Top Rank boss is also targeting the month for a lightweight unification fight between Vasyl Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez.
Ukrainian Lomachenko was due to face American-Honduran Lopez Read Full Story >>> Tyson Fury Aims To Break Bank With Richest Deal In Boxing History
By Manouk Akopyan, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 01 Jun 2020
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury wants to be boxing’s biggest bread winner.
After hinting that he might retire after two more fights, Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) has now changed his tune and is instead looking forward to negotiating a new record-breaking deal.
“I’m coming to the end of my c Read Full Story >>> Manny the Pacmanian Devil?
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 31 May 2020
Manny Pacquiao had been called names before, at times likening him to an animal or beast but this is the first time, somebody called him a devil (inside the ring).
But before we dwell into that, if Manny were an animal or a Read Full Story >>> PLANIA FACES WBO #1 GREER IN CLOSED DOOR LAS VEGAS SHOWDOWN
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 31 May 2020
Plania.
Filipino world ranked bantamweight prospect “Magic” Mike Plania (W23 KO12 L1) will clash with WBO number 1 ranked bantamweight Joshua Greer Jr. (W22 KO12 L1 D1) in Top Rank’s closed door event. The fight wi Read Full Story >>> Who will Mike Tyson fight?
iOL Sport, Sun, 31 May 2020
CAPE TOWN – Ever since Mike Tyson announced he was making a comeback to the boxing ring, things have gotten crazy and a number of names have been mentioned as potential opponents.
Former world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield followed suit and also declared he was back, which led to specu Read Full Story >>> Remembering former world champion Curtis Cokes
By Bill Tibbs, MaxBoxing.com, Sun, 31 May 2020
The boxing world lost a true champion and legend in Dallas, Texas welterweight Curtis Cokes who passed on Friday, May 29, at age 82.
An International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee in 2003, Cokes was a sensational boxer and counterpuncher. And, if he landed that right-hand counter, there was a good Read Full Story >>> OUTSIDE LOOKING IN: All Eumir Marcial wants is to train for the Olympics
By Eddie Alinea of The Manila Times, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 31 May 2020
Marcial.
This OUTSIDER can only commiserate with middleweight Olympic qualifier Eumir Marcial.
Nearly three months after earning his ticket last March 8 (March 9 in Manila) to the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games, the 24-y Read Full Story >>> Don’t be surprised if Manny Pacquiao KO’s Terence Crawford
By Brian Douglas, NowBoxing.com, Sun, 31 May 2020
Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao will beat Terence “Bud” Crawford. l know Crawford will run, because he won’t be able to handle that legendary left hand of the Pac-Man.
It’s my belief that Manny will have that “It” factor that ability to rumble, and that’s where he will catch Crawford c Read Full Story >>> Top Rank to host most of its June cards in Las Vegas, without fans
By Steve Kim, ESPN.com, Sun, 31 May 2020
With boxing set to resume in the United States in June, Top Rank has put forth an early summer schedule of bouts, the majority of which will take place at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas and be televised on ESPN platforms.
"The goal was to start out with really good, competitive figh Read Full Story >>> The Enduring Influence of Flash Elorde and Manny Pacquiao (Part 5 of 5)
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 31 May 2020
The World Needs Manny Pacquiao. To Help Revive Boxing Under Covid
Esteemed boxing columnist from the other side of the Pacific, Paul Magno put very succinctly what I have been saying all along in face of the onslaught Read Full Story >>> Ancajas hones form as boxing returns
By Josef T. Ramos, The Manila Times, Sun, 31 May 2020
International Boxing Federation (IBF) super flyweight champion JerwinAncajas is employing a low-key training pace as boxing without a live audience returns to Las Vegas on June 9.
“Mganasa 75 percent na, pasangawamuna (I’m at 75 percent, barely passing),” Ancajas, 28, told The Manila Times Read Full Story >>> Anthony Joshua suggests he wouldn’t get away with Tyson Fury’s ‘controversial’ comments
By Matthew Cooper, Daily Star (UK), Sun, 31 May 2020
Anthony Joshua has praised rival Tyson Fury 's work as a mental health advocate but believes he would not be able to get away with saying the same "controversial things" as the Gypsy King.
Fury has spoken openly about his mental health struggles since returning from a 31-month hiatus from the rin Read Full Story >>> Andrew Moloney Very Pumped For American Debut on Top Rank Card
By Chris Glover, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 31 May 2020
The Moloney twins have been the talk of the boxing press in recent weeks, with the twins alongside their manager, Australian boxing icon Tony Tolj, successfully gaining entry to the United States despite worldwide travel issues caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
The pair gained entry to the United Read Full Story >>> Boxing set for tightrope comeback
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 30 May 2020
JOHNRIEL Casimero’s triple crown world bantamweight unification fight in Las Vegas has been listed as a preferred top bout in boxing’s awaited sneak-in return to the big scene this year.
Casimero’s original Apr Read Full Story >>> The Enduring Influence of Flash Elorde and Manny Pacquiao (Part 4)
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 30 May 2020
Pacquiao (C) pose with outstanding boxers during the Elorde Awards.
The Influence of Manny Pacquiao
Without question, by the middle of the 2000s, Manny Pacquiao has become the new Filipino boxing Read Full Story >>> ABAP sets conditions for Marcial
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 30 May 2020
Ricky Vargas.
ABAP president Ricky Vargas has spoken with New York boxing manager Shelly Finkel in a one-hour video conference call to lay down the conditions of a possible engagement in handling Olympic middleweight q Read Full Story >>> STORY OF PHILIPPINE BOXING PART XLIII: MERLITO SABILLO, WBO WORLD MINIMUMWEIGHT CHAMPION
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 30 May 2020
Merlito Sabillo.
Merlito "Tiger" Sabillo, born on January 19, 1984 in Toboso, Negros Occidental had his professional debut, at age of 24, winning over Powell Balaba by unanimous decision on January 26, 2008.
He went o Read Full Story >>> Impact Boxing proposes Veterans Boxing League for comebacking Legends
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 30 May 2020
Over the next few weeks the sport of boxing will finally resume after a lengthy hiatus caused by the covid-19 pandemic.
While the action in the ring was on hold, there still was plenty going on outside of the ring. Former Read Full Story >>> Leaning on Pacquiao: Why Boxing Needs Manny
By Paul Magno, Overtime Heroics, Sat, 30 May 2020
There’s a lot of uncertainty when it comes to how and when to resume boxing in the Covid-19 world. However, the one sure thing is that fighters and promoters will need big things to recoup some of the time and money lost in the shutdown. That’s why everyone seems to be calling the name of Manny Read Full Story >>> Errol Spence Jr. vs. Danny Garcia coming before the end of the year?
By Vikram Birring, MaxBoxing.com, Sat, 30 May 2020
After a grueling victory against Shawn Porter, Errol Spence was told by the interviewer that his next fight would be against Danny Garcia in January this year. Then, Spence nearly died in a calamitous automobile accident.
And after that, the world was hit by a pandemic it never saw coming.
Read Full Story >>> Anthony Joshua reveals Tyson Fury is on his ‘hit list’ and is determined to fight him
By Simon Boyle, The Sun, Sat, 30 May 2020
THE whole of Britain wants to see Anthony Joshua fight British boxing rival Tyson Fury.
The 30-year-old fighter says he's determined to knock out Fury and achieve the win he wants.
The world champ says: “Undoubtedly the fight I want is Tyson Fury — he is holding something that I want, he Read Full Story >>> Mendoza is re-elected WBA president
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 30 May 2020
DAVAO CITY -- Gilberto Jesus Mendoza was re-elected as president of the World Boxing Association last Thursday with affirmative vote of all its members for the period 2020-2025.
The Assembly of the WBA ratified to continue Read Full Story >>> PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS DELIVERS CHAMPIONS & TOP CONTENDERS APPEARING ON PBC SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS NEXT WEEK.
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 30 May 2020
Check-in with fighters all week as Rey Vargas, Terrell Gausha, Sergey Derevyanchenko, Sergey Lipinets, Alfredo Angulo & Jamal James provide updates during social distancing.*
LAS VEGAS (May 29, 2020) - Premier Boxing C Read Full Story >>> Hombres de Honor MMA 104 features two WKN title bouts in August in Madrid
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 30 May 2020
The World Kickboxing Network is set to return to Spain in August with Hombres de Honor 104 taking place in Madrid. The event, presented by Chinto "El Samurai" Mordillo, is titled "Sangre y Arena" (Blood and Sand, Eng). Tw Read Full Story >>> Tyson Fury predicts shot which will knock out Anthony Joshua when they fight
By Joshua Peck, Daily Star (UK), Sat, 30 May 2020
Tyson Fury believes a left hook will be enough to knock Anthony Joshua out should the two heavyweight world champions ever meet.
The British boxing stars share the belts and talks over an undisputed bout are believed to be ongoing.
Both fighters are confident they can get the better of their r Read Full Story >>> 'The fight I want is Tyson Fury': Anthony Joshua reveals he is desperate to face The Gypsy King, as talk of a mega all-British unification heavyweight bout continues to swirl
By Kieran Jackson, Mail Online (UK), Sat, 30 May 2020
Anthony Joshua says he wants to fight Tyson Fury and win his belts, fuelling talk of a mega all-British unification bout.
Joshua, who avenged his only defeat of his career against Andy Ruiz Jr with an unanimous points victory in December, is next scheduled to face Kubrat Pulev in a fight delayed Read Full Story >>> Thurman: Give Me Four Years, I Can Make Jameis Winston A Contender
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 30 May 2020
There’s a lot about Jameis Winston to which Keith Thurman can relate, which made for a pleasant recent gym session between the pair of Florida-based star athletes.
The two met at St. Pete Boxing Club in St. Petersburg, Florida, the humble facility where Thurman has trained from the moment he la Read Full Story >>> When He's Not Boxing, Manny Pacquiao Is Literally Running the Philippines
By Charlotte Kennedy, Sportscasting, Fri, 29 May 2020
While Manny Pacquiao may best be best-known for his prowess in the boxing ring, his political career might be most surprising. Many people, including his former trainer Freddie Roach, think Pacquiao is making a mistake trying to mix the two careers. But this is not the first time he’s faced a figh Read Full Story >>> When Manny faced Melvin
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 29 May 2020
Melvin Magramo (L) and his son Giemel (R).
It was on Sept. 13, 1997, when Manny Pacquiao battled Melvin Magramo in a 10-round bout at the Cebu Coliseum. Pacquiao was coming off eight straight KO wins and fre Read Full Story >>> Mike Tyson comeback fight: Who is in the running, from Evander Holyfield to Tyson Fury
METRO.co.uk, Fri, 29 May 2020
Mike Tyson has got the entire sporting world talking after confirming he would return to the ring for a comeback fight for charity, showing off his impressive physique and age-defying speed in a series of videos. He is set to announce his opponent in the coming days, teasing that fans are ‘not goi Read Full Story >>> The Enduring Influence of Flash Elorde and Manny Pacquiao (Part 3)
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 29 May 2020
The First Golden Age of Philippine Boxing started with flyweight champions Pancho Villa, Small Montana, Little Dado and Ceferino Garcia, the first Filipino and Asian to win the world middleweight title, that spanned from Read Full Story >>> Dana White: Mike Tyson has something 'lined up'
By Brett Okamoto, ESPN.com, Fri, 29 May 2020
The possibility of a Mike Tyson comeback at age 53 has the entire sports world curious, and at least one fan and friend of Tyson's believes it's legit: UFC president Dana White.
Speaking to ESPN on Thursday, White said he's convinced Tyson will return to the ring in the near future, although he d Read Full Story >>> The Heavy Seventies
By Charles Saunders, Boxscorenews.com, Fri, 29 May 2020
Back in 2008, one of the featured articles in The Ring magazine was a division-by-division analysis of “The Best Eras in Boxing History,” by British writer Gavin Evans. Evans’s pick for the heavyweights is best of times is the 1970s. Given that this was the era of Hall-of-Famers Muhammad Ali, Read Full Story >>> CES Boxing offering Mike Tyson $1,000,000-plus to fight Juiseppe Angelo Cusumano
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 29 May 2020
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 28, 2020) --- Classic Entertainment and Sports (CES), founded and operated by veteran boxing promoter Jimmy Burchfield, Sr., is offering "Iron" Mike Tyson $1,000,000 to square-off with Juiseppe Angel Read Full Story >>> MIKE TYSON, ANDRE WARD, CARL FROCH AND ANTHONY JOSHUA VS. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO HIGHLIGHT SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS IN JUNE
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 29 May 2020
Unforgettable Fights To Air Fridays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME
NEW YORK – May 28, 2020 – SHOWTIME Sports® has announced today its SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS June slate, featuring a collection of Mike Tyson fights, Ant Read Full Story >>> Sampson Lewkowicz Re-Signs Dominican Two-Time World Champion Javier Fortuna to a Long-Term Promotional Contract
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 29 May 2020
Sampson Boxing proudly announces the re-signing of two-time former world champion Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna to a promotional contract.
From La Romana, Dominican Republic, Fortuna (35-2-1, 24 KOs), the former WBA Feat Read Full Story >>> Split-T Management Signs Puerto Rico's Olympic Trials champion Omar Rosario
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 29 May 2020
NEW YORK (May 28, 2020) - Split-T Management has announced the addition of a second top amateur prospect this week, as 2020 Olympic hopeful Omar Rosario of Puerto Rico has signed with the company.
Rosario, of Caguas, PR, i Read Full Story >>> Jessie Vargas recalls fights with Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley, thoughts on Mayweather as a trainer
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Fri, 29 May 2020
Jessie Vargas was the latest guest on Matchroom’s Lockdown Tapes series, speaking with host Chris Lloyd about his boxing career from start to where we’re at today.
One of the topics was the late Roger Mayweather, whom Vargas worked with some as a kid. Devin Haney recently said that Roger was Read Full Story >>> Young blood: Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia - who wins?
By Allan Cerf, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 29 May 2020
It seems one can only do so many mythical matchups! During this enforced lull we fans think about boxing but there is no boxing – so we continue to think about it. Rinse, wash, repeat.
My superb editor, John Raspanti, gave me a couple of possible assignments and here we go.
Will Th Read Full Story >>> Keith Thurman: “I Want The Spence Fight”
By Hans Themistode, Boxing Insider, Fri, 29 May 2020
Fans of the sport of boxing are constantly left waiting. They want the big matchups to take place and they want it to happen sooner rather than later. But more times than not, they are forced to cross their hands, twiddle their thumbs and wait.
Once upon a time, one of the most anticipated match Read Full Story >>> Erik Morales Fires Back at Juan Manuel Marquez: You Didn't Want To Fight!
By Miguel Rivera, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 29 May 2020
Erik Morales has continued his war of words with fellow Mexican and former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez.
The situation first began when Morales explained that unlike Marquez he didn't need four fights to get a win over Manny Pacquiao.
Morales defeated Pacquiao by a twelve r Read Full Story >>> The Enduring Influence of Flash Elorde and Manny Pacquiao (Part 2)
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 28 May 2020
Elorde's Influence Extends Through 90s
Though the Philippines managed to produce world boxing champions in the next three decades through the 1990s, Flash Elorde remained as paragon for generations of local fighters Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao could still fight Conor McGregor amid a list of boxing welterweight stars hoping to face ‘Pac Man’
EconoTimes, Thu, 28 May 2020
A boxing clash between Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor is still on the table. However, it does not seem like an immediate plan for both fighters, especially with a list of welterweight stars lining up to fight “Pac Man” before he retires.
Manny Pacquiao vs. Conor McGregor still in the works Read Full Story >>> Mike Tyson vs Tyson Fury: How boxers compare as Gypsy King claims he accepted offer to fight 53-year-old
By William Pugh, The Sun, Thu, 28 May 2020
TYSON FURY said he recently accepted an offer to fight Mike Tyson despite the 22-year age difference between the pair.
Iron Mike has been back in training and looks set for a mammoth comeback fight.
Tyson Fury claims he has accepted an offer to fight his 53-year-old idol Mike Tyson
The supe Read Full Story >>> Boxing and UFC events heading back to Las Vegas after NSAC approval
World Boxing News, Thu, 28 May 2020
The Nevada State Athletic Commission voted unanimously to approve forthcoming UFC and Top Rank events taking place in Las Vegas.
NSAC officials approved combat sports returning to the state, which include Top Rank Gym shows promised to WBN by promoter Bob Arum earlier this month.
Outlining wha Read Full Story >>> Roy Jones Answers Nobody’s Challenge, Hints at Wanting Tyson, Holyfield
By Paul Magno, Overtime Heroics, Thu, 28 May 2020
Apparently answering a challenge made by nobody, former four-division world champ, Roy Jones Jr. has made it clear that he won’t be “bullied.” Presumably, he “won’t be bullied” by comeback-minded heavyweight superstars Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield. Not that either Tyson or Holyfield Read Full Story >>> Making the Rounds: Pacquiao in holding pattern; Casimero waiting on Inoue
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Thu, 28 May 2020
Manny Pacquiao had hoped to use the momentum from his impressive victory over Keith Thurman last July in Las Vegas as a springboard to another mega-fight in the welterweight division.
But with the coronavirus pandemic still raging, Pacquiao is idled and there have been no talks about his next fig Read Full Story >>> Mercito Gesta Spending Pandemic Feeding Front Line Workers
By Sean Crose, Boxing Insider, Thu, 28 May 2020
“It’s a little bit different,” lightweight Mercito Gesta says over the phone, “but I try to make the most out of it.” Like most everyone, Gesta is trying his best to survive the COVID-19 era with his physical and emotional well being in tact. Being a professional athlete, the California ba Read Full Story >>> The Enduring Influence of Flash Elorde and Pacquiao (Part I)
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 27 May 2020
Part One: The Elorde Influence
Manny Pacman Pacquiao and Gabriel Flash Elorde are the two most popular champion boxers in the country not only because of their world renowned individual ring exploits but for their lastin Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao could be biting off more than he can chew if he fights Crawford
By Erwin Lastimosa, NowBoxing.com, Wed, 27 May 2020
Time waits for no man, and the great Filipino boxing legend Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao is already in the twilight of his career.
Pacquiao is interested in fighting young undefeated American WBO welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford in a title unification bout.
Pacquiao has already Read Full Story >>> Tyson Fury reveals what he expects to see from Deontay Wilder in trilogy fight
By Chisanga Malata , Express.co.uk, Wed, 27 May 2020
Tyson Fury expects Deontay Wilder to be a far more dangerous opponent in their trilogy fight later this year. In February, Fury ended Wilder's reign as WBC heavyweight champion with a stunning upset victory in Las Vegas.
In front of a sold-out crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Fury put on a ca Read Full Story >>> STORY OF PHILIPPINE BOXING PART XLII: SONNY BOY JARO, SCORES THE RING UPSET OF THE YEAR 2012 TO WIN WORLD FLYWEIGHT TITLE
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 27 May 2020
Sonny Boy Jaro was born on March 24, 1982 in Silay City Negros Occidental.
Like most boxers, Jaro lived in hardship and helped his father in making shoes. At age 12 years, he fought as an amateur boxer and had 59 fights befo Read Full Story >>> 5 Pinoys in Miami
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 27 May 2020
L-R: JC Manangquil, Reymart Gaballo and Sean Gibbons.
WBO bantamweight champion Johnriel Casimero isn’t the only Filipino fighter staying in the US during the pandemic. In Miami, there are five Filipino boxers un Read Full Story >>> Live Boxing Returns to Impact Network in July
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 27 May 2020
DETROIT, MI (May 26, 2020) – Live televised boxing events are scheduled to return on the Impact Network in mid-July as negotiations for fights in Las Vegas, Detroit, Chicago, and Florida for the Bahamas, are all underway as particular cities reopen up for business amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
W Read Full Story >>> Impact Network “Stars and Champions” Shawn Porter Recap and This Week's Guest Jose Ramirez
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 27 May 2020
DETROIT, MI (May 26, 2020) – Undefeated Super Lightweight World Champion, Jose Ramirez (25-0, 17 KOs), who is promoted by Top Rank, will be the featured guest on this week’s edition of “Stars and Champions”, airing this F Read Full Story >>> ‘Hell Yeah!’ – Tyson Fury responds to Mike Tyson exhibition fight offer
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Wed, 27 May 2020
Current WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says an offer is on the table to fight the legendary Mike Tyson in an exhibition fight for charity.
Firstly, ‘The Gypsy King’ made the announcement on Tuesday in a stunning turn of events that came from nowhere.
As fans clamored for a clash betwe Read Full Story >>> |
