Boxing legend Marvelous Marvin Hagler dead at 66

Reuters 03/14/2021

Marvelous Marvin Hagler, who dominated boxing’s middleweight division in the 1980s, has died at the age of 66, his wife Kay Hagler said on Saturday. Hagler, who legally changed his name to Marvelous in 1982, posted a…

‘Kumbati’: Big Yellow Boxing gym pugs aim for upsets

Glendale G. Rosal 03/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Two Big Yellow Boxing Gym pugilists are eyeing to stage huge upsets in the upcoming “Kumbati” boxing series slated on March 27, 2021, at the IPI Compound in Mandaue City. Christopher “Ping-Ping” Tepora, Big…

Saludar, Moralde eye comeback wins in March 17 Gensan fight card

Glendale G. Rosal 03/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — SanMan Boxing Promotions will feature 10 equally-exciting matches on their March 17, 2021 fight card held in General Santos City.  No less than ex-world title challenger Froilan “The Sniper” Saludar will be featured…

Donnie ‘Ahas’ Nietes gears up for April 3 Dubai fight

Glendale G. Rosal 03/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— If there’s a person who can tell if four-division world champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes still has gas left in his tank, it is his trusted trainer, Edmund Villamor. Villamor and Nietes are currently gearing…

Ali, Frazier ‘Fight of the Century’ still packs a punch 50 years on

Reuters 03/06/2021

Many events stake a claim to be considered among the sporting clashes of the century and few live up to the hype but any shortlist of contenders for the greatest of all time must include the first…

Arum says fight between Fury and Joshua agreed

Reuters 03/04/2021

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will fight this year with “no more issues” to prevent the heavyweight unification bout from happening, promoter Bob Arum said on Wednesday. Joshua beat Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev in December to retain his IBF, WBO…

Vicelles eyes world title shot

Glendale G. Rosal 02/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Omega Boxing Gym’s up-and-coming pugilist Mark “Thunder” Vicelles has set his eyes on the bigger prize. Vicelles is scheduled to spearhead one of Omega Pro Sports International’s (OPSI) one-day double boxing event billed as…

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…

Vic Saludar scores split decision win for WBA title

Glendale G. Rosal 02/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines- “Vicious” Vic Saludar emerged as the new World Boxing Association (WBA) world minimumweight champion. This after, Saludar beat Robert “Super Inggo” Paradero in an all-Filipino world title brawl in the main event of “Night…

Pacquiao wants huge purse for Crawford bout

Marc Anthony Reyes - Reporter / @marcreyesINQ 02/20/2021

Manny Pacquiao’s legacy fight is taking shape as boxing’s only eight-division champion is leaving it to Bob Arum to act on his reported $40-million asking price. The Top Rank boss, Pacquiao’s erstwhile promoter, didn’t immediately reply to…

Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks dead at 67

Agence France Presse 02/07/2021

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Leon Spinks, who took the crown from Muhammad Ali in 1978 before losing a rematch, died on Friday, according to his publicists. He was 67. Spinks had been hospitalized in December at…

Ryan Garcia wants a shot at Pacquiao in 2021

Bong Lozada - Reporter / @BLozadaINQ 01/03/2021

MANILA, Philippines—Ryan Garcia has yet to crack the upper echelon of his generation but he’s already looking at the top dog of the previous one. In an interview with DAZN heading to his fight against Luke Campbell,…

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