Donaire speaks out on loss
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 24 Apr 2018

Nonito Donaire, Jr. gave no excuses for his loss to Carl Frampton and said yesterday size made the difference as the Irishman used his physical advantage to enable a tactical gameplan in blunting the Filipino Flash’s  Read Full Story >>>

Jessie Magdaleno: “I’m Going to Put on a Spectacular Show”
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 24 Apr 2018

Magdaleno to risk unbeaten record against top contender Isaac Dogboe April 28 at The Liacouras Center in Philadelphia LIVE on ESPN and Streaming on the ESPN APP NORWALK, Calif. (April 23, 2018) — World Boxing Organiza  Read Full Story >>>

James Cantu Remains Undefeated with Unanimous Decision Victory Over Jairo Castaneda in San Antonio TX
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 24 Apr 2018

SAN ANTONIO, TX (April 23, 2018) -This past Saturday TMB & PRB Entertainment presented, "Whose "O" Will Go", another successful boxing event that took place at the Mi Mercado Event Center in San Antonio, TX. In the 6-round  Read Full Story >>>

Heavyweight star Sergei Kharitonov To headline M-1 Challenge 92
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 24 Apr 2018

Kharitonov (R). May 24 at M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (April 23, 2018)) - Russian heavyweight star Sergei Kharitonov returns to The Rage on May 24 to headline M-1 Challenge 92 at   Read Full Story >>>

Stars coming out for this Sunday's New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Dinner
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 24 Apr 2018
Kid Chocolate, James J. Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Sam Taub, Bob & Murray Goodman head new class NEW YORK (April 23, 2018) - Many boxing stars are coming out this Sunday afternoon, 12:30-5:30 p.m. ET, for the seventh annual New York Stare Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) induction dinner at Russo's On  Read Full Story >>>

Matthysse decides my future, says MP
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 24 Apr 2018
His legacy may be secured. But the finishing touches to a masterful boxing career for Manny Pacquiao depends largely on how his fight against Lucas Matthysse on July 15 in Malaysia would turn out. The undeniable truth is upon the former eight-division champion. Less than two days after the whi  Read Full Story >>>

Arroyo Waits For Sor Rungvisai Shot, May Face Donnie Nietes
By Miguel Rivera, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 24 Apr 2018
McWilliams Arroyo is waiting for the World Boxing Council (WBC) to honor his word and get the opportunity to challenge Srisaket Sor Rungvisai for the world super flyweight championship. When Arroyo faced the Carlos Cuadras, the World Boxing Council had stated that the winner of the bout would cap  Read Full Story >>>

“The Problem” Vs. AB
By John Gatling, NYFights.com, Tue, 24 Apr 2018
And as you could imagine, that fight ends in a Majority Draw. Don’t blame Jessie Vargas or the judges, just start with Adrien Broner. “A few years ago, AB mops the floor with Vargas,” said an all wet colleague, who said he’d make a sidepiece out of Paulie Malignaggi. I knew better– because I k  Read Full Story >>>

Gervonta Davis Gets Back on Track with 3rd Round TKO Over Jesus Cuellar; Is He Ready for Lomachenko?
By C Johnson, RingNews24, Tue, 24 Apr 2018
It was vintage Gervonta Davis on Saturday night as the Baltimore, Maryland native scored an impressive 3rd round TKO over former featherweight champion Jesus Cuellar. With the win, the 23-year old Davis improves to 20-0 (19 KO’s) while also becoming champion for a second time by collecting the WBA j  Read Full Story >>>

Should Trump Pardon Jack Johnson?
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Tue, 24 Apr 2018
Sacrosanct on one hand and counterfeit on the other, symbols both refine and diminish the genuine for a simulation… “Jack Johnson is a boxing and pioneer whose reputation was wrongly tarnished by a racially motivated conviction more than a century ago. I hope President Trump will seize the opport  Read Full Story >>>

CHINESE BOXER LU BIN TRIES TO MAKE HISTORY ON PACQUIAO-MATTHYSSE UNDERCARD
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Apr 2018

Lu Bin. SINGAPORE – Chinese boxer and Rio Olympian Lu Bin (吕斌) will attempt to put his name on the history books when he faces WBA world junior flyweight champion Carlos Cañizales of Venezuela on the underca  Read Full Story >>>

NLEX keeps team intact for PBA Commish Cup
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Apr 2018
The NLEX Road Warriors, the youngest team in the MVP Group in the PBA, proved the saving grace for the family in the kick-off tournament of this, the pro league’s 43rd year, the Philippine Cup. The Road Warriors, now being handled by multi-titled coach Yeng Guiao, went as far as the semifinal ro  Read Full Story >>>

Matthysse: Pacquiao's Moment is Over - Now It's My Turn!
By Elisinio Castillo, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 23 Apr 2018
WBA 'regular' welterweight world champion Lucas Matthysse (39-4, 36 KOs) is already training hard for a scheduled showdown with eight division beltholder Manny Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs). He believes this content will be the last nail in the coffin of the Filipino star's career. Pacquiao is com  Read Full Story >>>

Matthysse camp confident of KO win over Pacquiao
By Dino Maragay, The Philippine Star, Mon, 23 Apr 2018
MANILA, Philippines – The camp of WBA welterweight titltist Lucas Matthysse vowed to pull off a knockout victory over Manny Pacquiao when the boxers lock horns in July. Speaking to Philstar.com during their brief stay in Manila last week for the press conference for the July 15 fight, Mario Arano  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao: When the distraction is sport of boxing itself
By Peter Paul Duran, The Manila Standard, Mon, 23 Apr 2018
THIS Manny Pacquiao-Lucas Matthyse bout on July 15 in Kuala Lumpur is a fight no one is seemingly asking for. Save of course for those curious to see what outcome a bout between a reigning world champion who has a 92 percent knockout percentage, and a singing, fighting Senator from the Phili  Read Full Story >>>

American president Donald Trump considering pardon for pioneering heavyweight champion Jack Johnson
By Anthony Cocks, RingNews24, Mon, 23 Apr 2018
The story of Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight boxing champion in history, is well known to fight fans. Now, it seems, the story of the “Galveston Giant” has reached the ears of the President of the United States of America – courtesy of a conversation with an actor, of course. “Sylvester  Read Full Story >>>

Late rally fails for Donaire
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Apr 2018

Nonito Donaire, Jr. staged a bold assault in the homestretch but failed to overcome Carl Frampton who held on to win the interim WBO featherweight crown via a unanimous 12-round decision at the jam-packed SSE Arena in Be  Read Full Story >>>

Team SNAC Boxer Vanes Martirosyan Believes "GGG" is Beatable
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Apr 2018

SAN CARLOS, CA (April 22, 2018) - Armenian boxing star, Vanes "The Nightmare" Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs), is preparing for his upcoming fight with world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) at the SNAC facili  Read Full Story >>>

World Featherweight Contender Toka Kahn-Clary Heads to Hollywood to Work with Freddie Roach
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Apr 2018

PROVIDENCE, RI (April 22, 2018) - World-rated featherweight Toka "T Nice" Kahn-Clary (24-1, 17 KOs) has graduated from prospect to world contender. To fully develop, Kahn-Clary recently shifted his training camp fro  Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Wizards take Game 4 to tie Raptors series at 2-2
By Paolo Catapang, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Apr 2018

WASHINGTON -- With their season on the line and trailing 94-92 with 4:37 left to play, the Washington Wizards ​​stunned the Toronto Raptors with a 14-4 run ​to ​​capture Game 4 on Sunday night at the  Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Bucks take Game 4 behind Antetokounmpo's late tip-in
By Taha Qureshi, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Apr 2018

INDIANA​. ​Giannis Antetokounmpo has many big games under his belt. But his late game heroics Sunday afternoon at the BMO Harris Bradley Center is probably the biggest of them all so far. Antetokounmpo, known as   Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao advised: Don’t overtrain
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 23 Apr 2018
MANILA, Philippines — Manny Pacquiao, according to his adviser Mike Koncz, must make sure he doesn’t overtrain for his anticipated ring return in July. Pacquiao wants to train two-and-a-half months for the fight against WBA welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse. That’s 10 weeks on the calendar  Read Full Story >>>

Beaten Donaire to move down in weight
By Dennis Principe, Tempo, Mon, 23 Apr 2018
Nonito Donaire, Jr. may have lost in his latest fight but it seems he has yet to lose that zest in winning another world crown. Saturday night (Sunday morning) in Belfast, Ireland, Donaire failed in his bid to claim the interim World Boxing Organization (WBO) world featherweight belt when bowed t  Read Full Story >>>

Hearn: Canelo's Six Month Ban is Not a Tough Enough Message
BoxingScene.com, Mon, 23 Apr 2018
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom is shaking his head at the six month suspension that was given to Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. Last week, the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended Canelo for a pair of drug tests that came up positive for the banned substance clenbuterol in Febr  Read Full Story >>>

JHACK TEPORA BREAKS INTO BIG TIME BOXING
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Apr 2018

KUALA LUMPUR -- Cebuano featherweight contender Jhack Tepora got a taste of big time boxing when he was made to talk in front of a jampacked international media in Manila and Kuala Lumpur during the two-city promotional to  Read Full Story >>>

Referee, judges named by WBA
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Apr 2018

It won’t be until at least two weeks before the WBA welterweight title fight between defending champion Lucas Matthysse and challenger Manny Pacquiao in Kuala Lumpur on July 15 that the referee and three judges are kn  Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- How sweep it is: Pelicans eliminate Blazers
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Apr 2018

CHICAGO -- The New Orleans Pelicans are off to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2008. The milestone was achieved yesterday when New Orleans outlasted the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 4, 131-123,  Read Full Story >>>

NBA - - Timberwolves sink Rockets 121-105 in Game 3
By Daniel Quindao Guden, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 22 Apr 2018

MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Timberwolves All-Stars Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns demolished the visiting Houston Rockets 121-105 Saturday night (Sunday morning RP Time) at the sold out Target Center. ButlerR  Read Full Story >>>

Help give Nonito Donaire 'proper goodbye' - Filipino Flash invites Belfast to after fight party
By Jonathan Bell, Belfast Telegraph, Sun, 22 Apr 2018
As well as a few Carl Frampton inflicted bruises, Northern Ireland appears to have left a lasting impression on 'Flipino Flash' Nonito Donaire. The boxer took to Twitter on Sunday morning saying how much of an "amazing" trip he had to Northern Ireland - despite losing to Carl Frampton in the SSE   Read Full Story >>>

Khan sends Brook warning with TERRIFYING display of SPEED, pushes for CATCHWEIGHT clash
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Sun, 22 Apr 2018
Amir Khan is well and truly back following a 39-second display of awesome speed and lightning-fast punches that should send a stern message to UK rival Kell Brook. Khan was in terrific form from the off against Phil Lo Greco in Liverpool as the Bolton man took two-years of frustration out on the   Read Full Story >>>

Sports world reacts to Arien Broner's post-fight comments
By Nina Mandell, USA Today, Sun, 22 Apr 2018
For one fight at Barclays Center on Saturday night, the real drama came after the judges' decision. After his fight with Jessie Vargas ended in a majority draw, Adrien Broner was asked if he would like to fight Vargas again, based on this draw. His response, was, well, pretty terrible. "Hell y  Read Full Story >>>