Tapales, Inoue unification showdown officially set on Dec. 26 in Tokyo

Glendale G. Rosal 10/25/2023

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…

Nonito Donaire, Naoya Inoue promise repeat of 2019 bantamweight classic

Agence France Presse 06/05/2022

TOKYO, Japan – Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire produced a stone-cold bantamweight boxing classic when they fought in Japan in 2019, and the pair are promising that more is in store in Tuesday’s much-anticipated sequel. Japan’s “Monster” Inoue and “Filipino…

Casimero-Rigondeaux unification duel downgraded to regular world title bout

Glendale G. Rosal 07/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The much-anticipated unification battle between World Boxing Organization (WBO) world bantamweight king John Riel “Quadro Alas” Casimero and World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight champion Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux has been downgraded to just…

Sultan to fight in Casimero-Rigondeaux unification battle

Glendale G. Rosal 07/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former ALA Boxing Gym standout and ex-world title challenger Jonas “Zorro” Sultan will fight in the undercard of the world title unification showdown between John Riel Casimero and Guillermo Rigondeaux on August 14…

Donaire faces Casimero in Aug. 14 unification showdown

Glendale Rosal 06/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—- In a sudden turn of events, five-division world champion and newly-crowned WBC world bantamweight king, Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr., replaces Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba to fight fellow Filipino world champion Johnriel “Quadro…

Nurmagomedov can be greatest of all time, says UFC’s White

Reuters 10/24/2020

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov can take a step closer to becoming the greatest of all time (GOAT) in his class if he beats Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, the mixed martial arts promotion’s chief Dana White…

Johnriel Casimero set to face Naoya Inoue in title unification bout

Mark Giongco‎ - INQUIRER.net 01/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Another Filipino boxing champion in Johnriel Casimero gets a crack at undefeated Japanese Naoya Inoue in a title unification bout likely to be held on April 25 in Las Vegas. Casimero, the WBO bantamweight…

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