Exciminanio a huge boost to Cebu City team in VisMin Super Cup

Glendale Rosal 03/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Crafty veteran guard Christopher “Ping” Exciminanio officially signed with the Kiboy’s Computer Solutions (KCS) Computer Specialists- Cebu City, giving the team the much-needed boost in the upcoming Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup, which starts April 9,…

Omega gym boxers ready for bouts 

Glendale Rosal 03/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Omega Boxing Gym stalwarts Peter “Thunder” Apolinar and Mark “Rasta Mac” Vicelles are both ready for their respective bouts in Omega Pro Sports International’s one-day double-boxing event billed “Kumbati 8 and 9” at the IPI…

Cebuano sportsman helps inmates with rehab program 

Glendale Rosal 03/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebuano sportsman Voltaire Montebon believes sports can help change people’s lives.  It is because of this belief that the 44-year-old Ironman 70.3 finisher and football player started a charitable drive to help some former booters…

Knocking out ‘The Bomb’ is easy to say, difficult to do, says trainer

Glendale Rosal 03/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Omega Boxing Gym head trainer Julius Erving Junco is confident his prized fighter Christian “The Bomb” Araneta will succeed in his fight against the unbeaten South African Sivenathi Nontshinga. Araneta, the 25-year-old boxer from Borbon…

Cuarto dethrones Taduran, clinches IBF world crown

Glendale Rosal 02/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines- Rene Mark “Mighty Mouse” Cuarto clinched his first world title after dethroning the erstwhile International Boxing Federation (IBF) world minimumweight champion Pedro “Kid Pedro Heneral” Taduran Jr. in a match in General Santos City…

Will virtual competition become the new normal in the world of sports?

Glendale Rosal 02/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— One of the worst-hit sectors of the COVID-19 pandemic in Cebu is the sports industry. Despite this, Cebuano sports organizers and enthusiasts still found a convenient way to stage sporting events in the middle…

Proposed ‘Sports Bubble Ordinance’ draws mixed reactions

Glendale Rosal 02/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The “Cebu City Sports Bubble Ordinance” proposed by sportsman and Cebu City Councilor Dondon Hontiveros drew mixed reactions from the Cebuano sports community. Earlier this week, Hontiveros filed a resolution during the regular session…

Alcantara to host Visayas leg of Pilipinas Vismin Super Cup

Glendale Rosal 02/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After a thorough and careful assessment, the Pilipinas Vismin Super Cup has found its home in the sleepy town of Alcantara in southwestern Cebu.  Alcantara, roughly a hundred kilometers away (94.9 km) from…

A look back at the stories that made waves in Cebu in 2018

Glendale Rosal, Hendrix Lato, JONAS PANERIO, Mars Alison, RABBONI BORBON, Ray Charlie Diaz 01/01/2019

Didal makes Cebu proud After bannering the Philippines in the 2018 Street League Skateboarding PRO Open in London last May, Didal made Cebu prouder by bagging the Philippines’ fourth gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games last…

Nietes all set for fight against Ioka in Macau

Glendale Rosal 12/30/2018

  It’s judgment day for three-division world champion and the longest reigning Filipino boxing world champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes as he faces the younger Kazuto Ioka of Japan for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) World Super Flyweight…

Nietes believes timing will be the key in bid to become four-division world champ

Glendale Rosal 12/28/2018

Just three days before one of the biggest fights of his career, three-division world champion and longest reigning Filipino boxing world champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes admitted he is in a very dangerous situation when he faces fellow…

Cebuano coaches speak out: Combat sports only for self defense, not for bullying

Glendale Rosal 12/21/2018

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebuano combat sports coaches condemned the viral videos of an alleged taekwondo practitioner from a prominent university in Manila who was seen hurting his fellow students. The videos, which showed clips of the…

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