Esneth Domingo falls short in gritty rematch with Jukiya Iimura

Glendale G. Rosal 05/04/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Jukiya Iimura finally got his redemption in a hard-fought rematch held at Tokyo’s iconic Korakuen Hall against his tormentor, Esneth Domingo, on Saturday night, May 3. Iimura avenged the lone blemish on his…

Jerusalem eyes redemption, returns to training for Collazo rematch

Glendale G. Rosal 04/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There’s no time to rest for World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight champion Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem.  Just a week removed from his triumphant world title defense over Japan’s Yudai Shigeoka, Jerusalem is already setting…

Jerusalem dismantles Shigeoka in rematch, retains WBC world title

Glendale G. Rosal 03/30/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem proved his mettle once again, learning from his close call last year, to decisively outbox Yudai Shigeoka in their highly-anticipated rematch. The Filipino champion retained his World Boxing Council (WBC) world…

Jerusalem-Shigeoka world title rematch set for March 30 in Nagoya

Glendale G. Rosal 02/03/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The long-awaited world title rematch between reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight champion Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem and former champion Yudai Shigeoka has been officially scheduled for March 30 in Nagoya, Japan. The announcement…

Shigeoka trains in PH ahead of March rematch with Jerusalem

Glendale G. Rosal 01/25/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Former World Boxing Council (WBC) world minimumweight champion Yudai Shigeoka of Japan is in the Philippines training for his much-awaited rematch against his tormentor and current world champion Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem in March.…

Albert Pagara eyes rematch with tormentor Cesar Juarez next

Glendale G. Rosal 06/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Newly-crowned IBF Asia lightweight king “Prince” Albert Pagara wants a rematch against the fighter who inflicted the only loss in his career. Pagara recently won the IBF regional title via a majority decision…

Amparo ready for rematch with Kobayashi

Glendale G. Rosal 08/17/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Newly crowned World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific minimumweight champion Jake “El Bambino” Amparo may return to Japan for a rematch with Goki Kobayashi. This was announced earlier this week by Amparo’s promoter…

Inoue stops Donaire in 2nd, unifies bantamweight division

Glendale G. Rosal 06/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Japanese boxing superstar Naoya “Monster” Inoue made short work of four-division world champion Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr., beating the latter via second-round technical knockout (TKO)  in their much-anticipated rematch on Tuesday night,…

Probellum confirms: Nietes-Ioka rematch on July 13 in Japan

Glendale G. Rosal 06/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Global boxing outfit Probellum officially confirmed the rematch between four-division world champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes and the reigning WBO world super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka on July 13 at the Ota-City General Gymnasium…

Rematch: Donaire-Inoue fight slated on June 7 in Japan

Glendale G. Rosal 05/26/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — International boxing promoter Richard Schaefer is excited to see two boxing superstars in Nonito Donaire and Naoya Inoue clash on June 7, 2022 at the Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Schaefer, president of…

Nietes-Ioka rematch set for July 13 in Japan

Glendale G. Rosal 05/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The much-anticipated rematch between Donnie “Ahas” Nietes and Kazuto Ioka will finally happen on July 13 in Japan, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) announced. This latest development came a month after the WBO…

Inoue announces Donaire rematch on Twitter

Glendale G. Rosal 03/31/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The unbeaten Japanese world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue officially announced on Twitter his rematch with reigning WBC world bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. on June 7, 2022, in Saitama Super…

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