Jerusalem – Kuse rematch clause opens door for possible trilogy

Glendale G. Rosal 05/19/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem still has a chance to reclaim the World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight world title from South African champion Siyakholwa Kuse, with a rematch clause reportedly paving the way for a…

Jerusalem, Kuse make weight for WBC title rematch in South Africa

Glendale G. Rosal 05/15/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight champion Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem and challenger Siyakholwa Kuse successfully made weight ahead of their highly anticipated world title rematch set for Saturday, May 16, in Johannesburg, South…

Jerusalem, Santisima kick off training camp in Japan

Glendale G. Rosal 03/31/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) world minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem and World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia-Pacific super bantamweight champion Gabriel Santisima have arrived in Japan to begin their training camp for their upcoming…

Jerusalem vents frustration after Collazo backs out of rematch

Glendale G. Rosal 02/19/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Melvin Jerusalem didn’t try to hide his emotions over Puerto Rican world champion Oscar Collazo. The reigning WBC world minimumweight champion thought he finally had what he had been waiting for — a…

Jerald Into faces Chinese knockout artist for WBO Global title

Glendale G. Rosal 01/02/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former World Boxing Grand Prix contender Jerald “Truman” Into is set to step into hostile territory when he takes on Chinese knockout artist Yongqiang Yang on February 1 in Xiamen, China, for the…

IBF lightweight champion Laurente to face Indian newcomer

Glendale G. Rosal 11/19/2025

Criztian Pitt “Golden Boy” Laurente is set to fight in Thailand for the first time.…

Abne’s WBC Youth title bid ends in controversial draw in Japan

Glendale G. Rosal 08/17/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu-based prospect Ian Paul “Assassin” Abne saw his bid for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth minimumweight title end in controversy after his debut fight in Japan was ruled a technical draw on…

Canoy earns final world title eliminator in South Africa

Glendale G. Rosal 08/16/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Filipino contender Joey Canoy will fight for a crucial shot at world championship glory when he takes on South Africa’s Siyakholwa Kuse for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver minimumweight title and a…

Melvin Jerusalem heads to Japan for title defense training camp

Glendale G. Rosal 08/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Reigning WBC world minimumweight champion Melvin “El Gringo” Jerusalem has flown to Japan to begin a month-long training camp ahead of his upcoming title defense. In an interview with CDN Digital, Jerusalem said…

High-profile boxers believe Pacquiao should’ve won against Barrios

Glendale G. Rosal 07/21/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Several high-profile fighters are standing behind Manny Pacquiao, believing he should have walked away as the winner in his WBC world welterweight title bout against reigning champion Mario Barrios last July 19 (July…

WBC world champ Melvin Jerusalem teases major fight announcement

Glendale G. Rosal 07/03/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Reigning WBC world minimumweight champion Melvin “El Gringo” Jerusalem is stirring excitement among fans after hinting at a major fight announcement on social media. In a series of Facebook posts earlier this month,…

Santisima Jr., Liu set for WBC Far East title duel in China

Glendale G. Rosal 06/21/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Filipino boxer Alex Santisima Jr. is ready for his biggest fight yet as he takes on hometown favorite Wensong Liu for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Far East featherweight title in Yantai, China.…

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