Ancajas right on target; won’t be overconfident vs Rodriguez
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Fri, 18 Oct 2019
Jerwin Ancajas said yesterday he is on the lookout for one of boxing’s most treacherous enemies: Overconfidence. While it is paramount in every fighter that he oozes with confidence, having too much of it could backfire. Jerwin Ancajas basks under the Sunday sun in Stockton, California. “I  Read Full Story >>>

More Action, Less Words in Dealing with Boxing Deaths
By Paul Magno, Boxing.com, Fri, 18 Oct 2019
Patrick Day, an articulate, educated, well-liked 27-year-old young man with a passion for boxing, died on Wednesday from brain injuries suffered in a ten-round KO loss four days earlier on the Aleksandr Usyk-Chazz Witherspoon undercard at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. And, like so often in the past (an  Read Full Story >>>

Heredia on Casimero’s side
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 18 Oct 2019

Angel 'Memo' Heredia (R) poses with Juan Manuel Marquez. The Mexican strength and conditioning coach who bulked up Juan Manuel Marquez to knock out Manny Pacquiao in 2012 is now helping out interim WBO bantamweight cham  Read Full Story >>>

OSCAR DUARTE VS. HUMBERTO DE SANTIAGO FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 18 Oct 2019

SATURDAY, OCT. 19 AT THE GIMNASIO RODRIGO M. QUEVEDO IN CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO AND STREAMED LIVE ON FACEBOOK WATCH CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO (Oct. 17, 2019): Lightweight contender Oscar Duarte (17-1-1, 12 KOs) of Parral,   Read Full Story >>>

Nephew of GM Mark Paragua wins in New York
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 18 Oct 2019
Dominic Nathan Paragua, nephew of Grandmaster Mark Paragua, dominated the 2019 Columbus Day Chess Championship held in New York, USA. Dominic Nathan collected perfect 4.0 points on four wins in four outings. He scored victories over Gabriel Balmaceda (first round), Roberto Hernandez (second ro  Read Full Story >>>

Weigh-In Results: Beterbiev vs. Gvozdyk
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 18 Oct 2019

Liacouras Center (Philadelphia) LIVE on ESPN, TOMORROW at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT Undercard Streaming on ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT ESPN (10 p.m. ET) Oleksandr Gvozdyk 174.3 lbs vs. Artur Beterbiev  Read Full Story >>>

JERMALL CHARLO VS. DENNIS HOGAN NEW YORK PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 18 Oct 2019

“This is going to be a knockout on December 7. I’m going to walk him straight into it,” - Charlo “I will wear that belt around my waist and paint the town green afterwards,” - Hogan Undefeated WBC Middleweight  Read Full Story >>>

Undefeated Lightweight Golden Garcia in Action on Friday Night in Ontario, California
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 18 Oct 2019
Golden Garcia to battle Hector Garcia PHILADELPHIA - October 17, 2019 - This Friday night, undefeated lightweight Golden Garcia will be in action when he takes on Hector Garcia in a six-round bout at The Doubletree on Ontario, California. Golden Garcia has a record of 11-0-1 with six knocko  Read Full Story >>>

Salita Promotions Congratulates 2019 Individual Sportswoman of the Year Claressa Shields
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 18 Oct 2019

NEW YORK (October 17, 2019) - Salita Promotions wishes to congratulate undefeated two-division world champion Claressa Shields for being named the 2019 Individual Sportswoman of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation at thei  Read Full Story >>>

Heavyweights Alex "The Great" Flores & Mario Heredia headline RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS®
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 18 Oct 2019

LAS VEGAS (October 17, 2019) - Heavyweights will grab the spotlight on November 7, when Alex "The Great" Flores takes on Mario "Chabelo" Heredia, headlining the latest installment of RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS®, to be s  Read Full Story >>>

FEIJEN TAKES FINAL SPOT ON TEAM EUROPE FOR PARTYPOKER MOSCONI CUP
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 18 Oct 2019
Niels Feijen is the final player to join Team Europe for this year’s partypoker Mosconi Cup at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Convention Center, Las Vegas, this November 25-28, live on Sky Sports and DAZN. It will be the 14th time the Dutchman has represented his continent at the partypoker Mosco  Read Full Story >>>

Ancajas flies to Carson '95%' ready for title defense
By Agence France Press, Rappler, Fri, 18 Oct 2019
MANILA, Philippines – The hard grind over, Jerwin Ancajas flies to Los Angeles on Friday, October 18 to wrap up his preparations for his eighth defense of the International Boxing Federation super flyweight crown. Making full use of time, Ancajas will still do light training in the morning at the  Read Full Story >>>

Zolani Tete vs. John Riel Casimero Announced For November 30; Six Title Fights Set For The Event
By Carlos Toro, Fightful.com, Thu, 17 Oct 2019
Zolani Tete's mandatory world title defense against John Riel Casimero is set and will headline a card with as many as six total title bouts. Queensberry Promotions announced that Tete, the current WBO bantamweight champion, will face Casimero, the interim WBO titleholder, on November 30 in the m  Read Full Story >>>

Duno to fight undefeated Garcia Nov. 2
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 17 Oct 2019

DAVAO CITY -- Romero "Ruthless" Duno of Gen. Santos City will fight undefeated Ryan "The Flash" Garcia of Los Angeles, California on Nov. 2 at the MGM Grand in Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The 24-year ol  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao to star in Hollywood WWII film
By Ryan Arcadio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 17 Oct 2019
Sen. Manny Pacquiao will be starring in an upcoming Hollywood film entitled “Freedom Fighters,” according to a top executive of the film’s producer, Inspire Studios. Pacquiao will portray Col. Macario Peralta Jr., a leader of the Philippine guerrillas’ resistance against Japan on Panay Island dur  Read Full Story >>>

Spence Charged With DWI—The Spurning of a Guardian Angel
By Marc Livitz, Boxing.com, Thu, 17 Oct 2019
On Wednesday afternoon, the Dallas Morning News reported that newly unified welterweight champion Errol “The Truth” Spence, Jr. would be charged with driving while intoxicated after he miraculously escaped serious injuries following the car wreck he experienced last week. As we read about seven days  Read Full Story >>>

T-2 Days: Artur Beterbiev and Oleksandr Gvozdyk Set for Light Heavyweight Title Unification LIVE on ESPN
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 17 Oct 2019

Berterbiev-Gvozdyk and Luis Collazo-Kudratillo Abdukakhorov welterweight showdown to air live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT Undercard to stream on ESPN+ starting at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m.  Read Full Story >>>

Patrick Day dies tragically from traumatic brain injury aged just 27
World Boxing News, Thu, 17 Oct 2019
World Boxing News is sad to report Patrick Day never woke from the knockout punch which ended his fight with Charles Conwell. The tragic fight happened on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk’s heavyweight debut in Chicago on Saturday night. Promoter Lou DiBella’s DiBella Entertainment released a s  Read Full Story >>>

Sergey 'Krusher' Kovalev International Media Conference Call
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 17 Oct 2019

LOS ANGELES (Oct. 16, 2019) - Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (34-3-1, 29 KOs), hosted an international media conference call yesterday to discuss his upcoming 12-round bout against Canelo Alvarez (51-1-2, 34 KOs) for Kovalev's WB  Read Full Story >>>

Despite Controversial Setback Against Greer, WBO #9 and IBF #11 Bantamweight Nikolai Potapov Returns to Action on October 30
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 17 Oct 2019

WBO #9- and IBF #11-ranked bantamweight Nikolai Potapov will return to action on Wednesday, October 30 in Moscow, Russia. Fighting in the 10-round main event of a card presented by Shamo Boxing at the Korston Club Hotel, Potapov   Read Full Story >>>

Undefeated Canadian Super Welterweight Cody "The Crippler" Crowley Headlines stacked "Homecoming V: Going Global" card
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 17 Oct 2019

Event to stream live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS® Saturday, October 19, from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada At 9 PM E.T. / 6 PM P.T. PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO, CANADA (October 16, 2019) - Undefeated super welterweight a  Read Full Story >>>

Pound-for-pound rankings: Spence, GGG, Usyk all fought ... where did they land?
ESPN.com, Thu, 17 Oct 2019
Who is the world's best fighter, regardless of weight class? Check out ESPN's latest top 10. Our ESPN panel of Dan Rafael, Andre Ward, Timothy Bradley Jr., Joe Tessitore, Teddy Atlas, Steve Kim, Bernardo Pilatti, Eric Raskin, Nick Parkinson, Nigel Collins, Charles Moynihan and Salvador Rodriguez   Read Full Story >>>

Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Artur Beterbiev go to war, plus interview with John Scully
By Bill Tibbs, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 16 Oct 2019
The fists will fly in Philly in a possible F O T Y. The talk in boxing is that this one is can’t-miss. Two undefeated fighters at the top of their game. Both fighters can pack a punch. This bout is pretty much guaranteed to deliver. WBC light heavyweight world champion Oleksandr “The Nail” G  Read Full Story >>>

SEN. PACQUIAO URGES ARMM POLICE TO STRONGLY SUPPORT PRES. DUTERTE’S WAR VS. ILLEGAL DRUGS
By Aquiles Z. Zonio, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 Oct 2019

PARANG, Maguindanao – Sen. Manny Pacquiao boosted the morale of the police force in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao when he came over here Monday. Brig. Gen. Marni Marcos, ARMM police regional director, invited  Read Full Story >>>

SHAW IS FIRST TEAM EUROPE WILDCARD
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 Oct 2019

Jayson Shaw has been selected by captain Marcus Chamat as the first Team Europe wildcard for this year’s partypoker Mosconi Cup, which will take place at Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas this November 25-28, live on Sky Sports  Read Full Story >>>

Sampson Boxing Signs WBC #5 Minimumweight Luis Angel Castillo to a Promotional Contract
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 Oct 2019

Luis Angel Castillo. Sampson Lewkowicz proudly announces the signing of WBC #5 minimumweight Luis Angel “Flechito” Castillo to a promotional contract. 22-year-old Castillo (16-0-1, 11 KOs), from Los Mochis, SIN,   Read Full Story >>>

Pinoy Fighters Eke Out Wins in Japan
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 Oct 2019

Froilan Saludar. Heading towards Nonito Donaire's all important fight versus The Monster Naoya Inoue in their World Boxing Super Series bantamweight finals in November 7 in Saitama, Japan, the chance of visiting   Read Full Story >>>

Preseason 2019: Golden State Warriors fall to short-handed Los Angeles Lakers
By Tom Macasaet, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 Oct 2019

Staples Center, Los Angeles, (Oct 14th) - In the land of glitz, glamour and Porto’s Guava & Cheese Strudels, the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers faced each other for their second of four matchups this 2  Read Full Story >>>

MANO-A-MANO: CANELO VS. KOVALEV DOCUMENTARY TO DEBUT TONIGHT!
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 Oct 2019

FOUR-PART SERIES TO STREAM LIVE ON FACEBOOK WATCH LOS ANGELES (Oct. 15, 2019) - The Golden Boy production of Mano-A-Mano: Canelo vs. Kovalev will premiere today, Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m  Read Full Story >>>

A Mayweather vs Pacquiao rematch is still the most lucrative fight to be made
By Rey Verde , NowBoxing.com, Wed, 16 Oct 2019
Many diehard boxing fans would likely scoff at the idea of Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao stepping back in the ring for a rematch but it is still the most lucrative fight to be made in boxing. Financially it will do big numbers. It may not do the mega pay-per-view numbers it  Read Full Story >>>

Could Fury Abandon Boxing for WWE Showbiz?
By Paul Magno, Boxing.com, Wed, 16 Oct 2019
I was tempted to just ignore all the Tyson Fury in the WWE stuff. It’s not that I’m AGAINST it. Actually, I’m all for new audiences being introduced to boxing and boxing’s most colorful characters. I view Fury’s WWE run in the same light as I see the KSI-Logan Paul YouTuber rematch at Staples Center  Read Full Story >>>