Not just win but win it in impressive fashion. Veteran trainer and former world title challenger Edito Villamor had this reminder for his ward Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem, who will battle reigning WBC minimumweight world champion Wanheng Menayothin…
ALA Boxing Gym’s Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem’s discipline and determination paid off as he passed the mandatory weigh-in prior to his world title showdown against the reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) world minimum weight champion Wanheng Menayothin of…
DOMINIQUE Casañares of University of the Visayas (UV) boxing team was among the winners in the 12 amateur bouts showcased last Sunday in the ALA Boxing Gym Sinulog Amateur Boxing Series at the Gaisano Country Mall parking…
Opportunities don’t come along very often. So when they come, you have to pounce on them. And that’s what exactly Milan Milendo is doing. Milendo has been pushing himself hard in the gym, getting the needed preparation…
IT’S ALWAYS a big plus to fight at home but for “King” Arthur Villanueva’s upcoming crucial fight, there’s little to no chance he could get that critical advantage. According to his promoter, it is almost certain that…
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…
His career is off to a soaring start and this early, a “chance of a lifetime” has already arrived for Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem. The 22-year-old unbeaten fighter of the ALA Boxing Gym is set to take on…
The year that was saw the country having four world boxing champions—one on interim basis, proving once again that this side of the planet is home to some of its finest ring warriors. To no one’s surprise,…
VETERAN boxer, Rocky “Road Warrior” Fuentes faltered in his New Year’s Eve showdown against Japanese bantamweight champion Shohei Omori in a fight that was held at the Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan. The ALA Boxing Gym boxer…
THE PROFESSIONAL Boxing Officials of Cebu (PBOC) inducted its newly elected officials last Dec. 30 in a formal ceremony held at the FelJobs Office in Mandaue City. Inducted by Court of Appeals Justice Gabby Inglis was International…
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)…
JOEY “Canoy J Singwangcha” Canoy faces an acid test when he squares off against Hekkie “Hexecutioner” Budler for the vacant International Boxing Organization (IBO) World Flyweight title on February 4 in Gauteng, South Africa. The 23-year old…
