CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano boxing prospect John Paul “Angas ng Cebu” Gabunilas didn’t leave a stone unturned in preparing for his first fight abroad. Gabunilas, from the ARQ Boxing Stable in Cebu, has been training since…
The initial plan for filming the romantic drama “When I Met You in Tokyo” was in Italy. However, Christopher de Leon, the lead actor and associate director of the film, expressed that the vibrant and picturesque atmosphere…
CEBU CITY, Philippines —The much-awaited unification showdown between Marlon “Nightmare” Tapales and Naoya “Monster” Inoue has been officially set on December 26, 2023, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. This was posted on Top Rank and…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Jerwin Ancajas will bid to snatch the World Boxing Association (WBA) world bantamweight crown from champion Takuma Inoue on November 15, 2023, at the Ryogoku Kokugikan National Sumo Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Ancajas,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Boholano boxing prospect John Virgel “Valiente” Vitor remains grateful despite his split decision loss to Japanese Toshihiro Suzuki in his first fight in Japan on Thursday evening, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. …
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former world title challenger Vince Paras will try to redeem his lost glory in Japan by taking on Kai Ishizawa on October 12 in Tokyo. This will be Paras’s second time to fight…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Filipino prospect Ronnie “Lindol” Baldonado is all set for his battle against Japanese Yoshiki Takei in the undercard of the Naoya Inoue-Stephen Fulton world title unification showdown in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, July…
CEBU CITY, Philippines— Roughly a month after signing a co-promotional agreement with a major Japanese boxing promotions, the reigning International Boxing Organization (IBO) world flyweight champion Dave “Dobermann” Apolinario will finally debut in the Japanese boxing scene.…
TOKYO–Some flights were delayed at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Saturday after two planes appeared to have collided on the ground near a taxiway, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing Japan’s transport ministry. No injuries occurred, NHK and one…
CEBU CITY, Philippines— Daniel “Vaquero” Nicolas of PMI Bohol Boxing Stable will try to make a good impression on Japan’s boxing community when he takes on local boy Kenji Fujita in an eight-round, non-title bout at the…
The past, I was taught in graduate school, is a foreign country. Things are supposed to be different then, but my recent reading of prewar Filipiniana at the University of Michigan shows that the past is not…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—- The stage is set for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) interim world minimumweight title showdown between ex-world champion Rene Mark Cuarto and Japanese Ginjiro Shigeoka as both boxers passed the weigh-in on Saturday, April…
