Traya prevails in eight-rounder thriller versus Chinese foe to wrest WBF regional title

Glendale G. Rosal 06/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Cebuano boxing prospect, Elmo “Money Punch” Traya wrested the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Australasian super lightweight title via a split decision victory against an equally-determined Chinese foe, WeiWei Liu, in the main event of…

Climate change could turn oceans from friend to foe, UN report warns

09/20/2019

PARIS — Global warming and pollution caused by humanity’s carbon-heavy footprint are ravaging Earth’s oceans and icy regions in ways that could unleash misery on a global scale, a landmark United Nations report to be unveiled next…

Serena Williams needs 44 minutes to overpower US Open QF foe

Associated Press 09/05/2019

NEW YORK — Serena Williams was not troubled one bit by the right ankle she rolled in her previous match. Didn’t get much resistance from her opponent, either. Looking as dominant as can be, Williams moved just…

Ladrada to have new foe in PP45

Glendale G. Rosal 11/01/2018

ALA Boxing Gym’s newcomer Lorenz Ladrada will have to come up with a new fight plan after his opponent Ramel Antaran backed out of their scheduled eight-rounder bout in the undercard of Pinoy Pride 45: Triple WBO…

Homecoming: Noynay takes on Mexican foe in Bogo City

Glendale G. Rosal 03/06/2018

REIGNING World Boxing Council (WBC) Asian Boxing Council silver featherweight and World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific youth super featherweight king Joe Noynay will fight for the first time in his hometown in the City of Bogo…

DEMECILLO DOWNS FOE

Glendale G. Rosal 02/01/2018

Big Yellow Boxing Gym’s stalwart Carlo Demecillo clinched the Philippines Visayas Professional Boxing Association (Visproba) bantamweight title by scoring a sixth-round knockout against Margarito Moya in the main event of “Bakbakan sa Catmon II” last Wednesday evening…

Tapales to face Indonesian foe on March 17

Glendale G. Rosal 01/20/2018

FORMER World Boxing Organization (WBO) world bantamweight champion Marlon “Nightmare” Tapales ends a year-long hiatus as he return to the ring on March 17 when he faces unheralded Indonesian Rivo Rengkung in Bendigo Exhibition Centre in Victoria,…

OPSI’s Canoy set to face Japanese foe on Feb. 8

Glendale G. Rosal 01/05/2018

After spending several months in Japan to serve as a sparring partner of World Boxing Organization (WBO) world super flyweight king Naoya Inoue, Omega Boxing Gym’s Jason Canoy “Dillinger” Manigos finally got a big break as he…

Palicte TKOs foe

Glendale G. Rosal 12/10/2017

ASTON ‘Mighty’ Palicte made his presence felt in the United States as he successfully defended his North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super flyweight title with a technical knockout (TKO) win against former interim WBA world light flyweight…

Barriga overwhelms Thai foe

Glendale G. Rosal 09/30/2017

OLYMPIAN Mark Anthony Barriga annexed the vacant WBO international minimumweight title with an overpowering performance Friday night, winning all 10 rounds against Thailand’s Wittawas Bassapean in Beijing, China. The unbeaten warrior from Panabo City, Davao del Norte…

Tepora KOs South African foe

Glendale G. Rosal 09/23/2017

    Jhack “El Capitan” Tepora of the Omega Boxing Gym knew it would be difficult to come out victorious if his bout against South African Lusanda Komanisi went the distance and to the scorecards. So, the…

Tepora, foe make weight

Glen Dale Rosal 09/22/2017

Everything went well for Jhack “El Capitan” Tepora and his opponent Lusanda Komanisi of South Africa during the official weigh-in for their WBO International featherweight title showdown at the Oriental Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa. The unbeaten…

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