Jerusalem vows to bounce back after world title loss in Thailand

Glendale G. Rosal 01/27/2017

HOPES were high when Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem flew to Thailand for a chance to snatch a world title belt in his very young career. Jerusalem, however, didn’t get the job done as he vowed to the experienced…

Villanueva-Tete world title eliminator moved

Glendale G. Rosal 01/12/2017

World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific Bantamweight champion “King” Arthur Villanueva of ALA Boxing Gym will have to wait a little longer before he could face world number two Zolani Tete of South Africa. Both were supposed…

Taking care of their own

Hidelito Pascual 01/07/2017

I have always been an admirer of ALA Boxing, for a couple of reasons. First, because I know that from the beginning, Tony Aldeguer took boxers into his fold because of his love for the sport. In…

Veteran Fuentes fights Japanese foe tonight

Glendale G. Rosal 12/30/2016

ALA Boxing Gym’s Rocky “Road Warrior” Fuentes guns for a huge upset in hostile territory as he battles Japanese Shohei Omori tonight at the Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan. The former two-time world title challenger Fuentes (35W-8L-2D-20KOs)…

ALL SET FOR JAPAN: ‘Road Warrior’ Rocky Fuentes wraps up Cebu training, ready for New Year’s eve match

Glendale G. Rosal 12/26/2016

ALA Boxing Gym’s “Road Warrior,” former world title challenger Rocky Fuentes, wrapped up his near four-month training in Cebu in preparation for his New Year’s eve showdown against Japanese Shohei Omori in Kyoto, Japan. Peter Cuizon, Fuentes’…

Santisima extends contract with ALA Promotions Int’l

Glendale G. Rosal 12/14/2016

MASBATE City’s Jeo “Santino” Santisima inked a five-year contract extension with the Cebu-based ALA Promotions International yesterday. The promising 20-year-old featherweight Santisima holds a record of 12 wins with 11 knockouts and two losses. He became an…

New Year’s eve fight for Fuentes

Glendale G. Rosal 12/14/2016

ALA Boxing Gym’s Rocky “Road Warrior” Fuentes will spend his New Year’s eve in hostile territory as he is set to square off against Japanese Shohei Omori in Kyoto, Japan. The 30-year-old Fuentes last fought in April…

ALA Promotions Int’l to stage more cards in the provinces in 2017

Glendale G. Rosal 12/12/2016

The country’s different provinces and rural areas will get their share of the boxing spotlight in 2017. This in a nutshell, is the main goal of the Philippines’ biggest boxing promotions which also plans to expand its…

Sultan fights for IBF belt in South Africa

Glendale G. Rosal 11/30/2016

JONAS Sultan, one of the up-and-coming fighters of ALA Boxing Gym, will gun for a regional title in hostile territory as he will face South African Makazole Tete on Dec. 16 in East London, Eastern Cape, South…

No excuses: Melindo vows to end world title drought

Glendale G. Rosal 11/24/2016

Milan “El Metodico” Melindo strongly believes in the saying “the third time’s the charm.” This he assured everyone when he and his opponent, former world title challenger Fahlan Sakkrareen Jr. of Thailand, faced each other in the…

Milan vows to silence foe, critics

11/14/2016

An improved and more polished Milan “El Metodico” Melindo will climb the ring on November 26. This was the promise of the ALA Gym warrior who will try to win a world title in his third attempt…

‘A big loss for Philippine sports’

Glendale G. Rosal 11/12/2016

A legend in sports journalism. An institution in Philippine sports. This was how some sports personalities described Ronnie Nathanielsz, who passed away yesterday a few days after he suffered a cardiac arrest in San Francisco, California, USA.…

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