Anthony Joshua defends WBA, WBO, IBF heavyweight titles with 7th-round TKO of Alexander Povetkin
By Martin Rogers, USA Today, Sun, 23 Sep 2018
Anthony Joshua - arguably the biggest active star in world boxing - faced his latest test, a WBA, WBO and IBF world title defense against Russia’s Alexander Povetkin in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium. Johnson successfully defended his belts with a 7th-round TKO. USA TODAY Sports' Martin   Read Full Story >>>

WBC # 1 Light Flyweight Jonathan Taconing Dominates Vince Paras, Retains WBC Int'l Strap in Manila, Philippines
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 23 Sep 2018

PARAÑAQUE, Metro Manila -- In exciting no-quarters blow-by-blow 12-round battle, more experienced WBC # 1 Light Flyweight Jonathan Taconing scored a unanimous decision win over young gun Vince Paras to retain his WB  Read Full Story >>>

MID-AUTUMN MAJOR LEAGUE BOXING
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 23 Sep 2018

BEIJING, CHINA – The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival takes place on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar. It is one of the three major holiday events in China, the other two being the Lunar New Year a  Read Full Story >>>

Ruben Villa Returns as Headliner from Salinas Storm House Saturday, Oct. 13
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 23 Sep 2018
PHILADELPHIA, PENN. / ORANGE, Calif. (Sept. 22, 2018) - Featherweight standout Ruben Villa (13-0, 5 KOs)makes his fifth appearance of the year from his hometown of Salinas, Calif. when he headlines "New Blood" on Saturday, Oct. 13, from the Salinas Storm House. Villa, 21, returns to his hometow  Read Full Story >>>

Jerwin Ancajas ripped, ready at 120 lbs
By Roy Luarca, Rappler, Sun, 23 Sep 2018
OAKLAND, California – A week to go before his defense of the International Boxing Federation junior bantamweight crown here, Jerwin Ancajas is ripped and excited to show fight fans why he is being touted as Manny Pacquiao's successor. Obliging the request of a photographer who left the Philippine  Read Full Story >>>

Veteran referee third man in Ancajas fight
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sun, 23 Sep 2018
OAKLAND, California — Lou Moret, who has refereed world title fights starring Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya, Canelo Alvarez and Manny Pacquiao, will be the third man on the ring when Jerwin Ancajas makes his Bay Area debut on Sept. 28 at the Oracle Arena. Ancajas is risking his International  Read Full Story >>>

Juan Manuel Marquez Predicts How Mayweather vs Pacquiao 2 Would Go
By Niall Doran, Boxing News and Views, Sun, 23 Sep 2018
The Mexican boxing great is now retired but he’s in a unique position to give a take on a potential Mayweather vs Pacquiao 2 fight given the fact he’s faced both men before. He’s faced Manny quite a few times but the one time he faced Mayweather he was out boxed comprehensively. Mayweather was c  Read Full Story >>>

Joshua Pacio Earns ONE Strawweight World Championship with Unanimous Decision Over Yoshitaka Naito
By Robert Belen , fightgameasia.com, Sun, 23 Sep 2018
September 22, 2018 – Jakarta, Indonesia: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), held another unforgettable evening in Indonesia’s bustling capital city of Jakarta, featuring the best and the brightest in the constantly-expanding world of martial arts. ONE  Read Full Story >>>

Joshua vs Povetkin: All the questions answered
By Tim Hobbs, SkySports.com, Sat, 22 Sep 2018
Anthony Joshua's Wembley Stadium return is hours away, live on Sky Sports Box Office. If you haven't booked the clash against Alexander Povetkin, here are all the questions answered... What time is Joshua on? The ringwalks are not due to start before 9.50pm with the first bell expected to soun  Read Full Story >>>

Joshua eyes Wilder at Wembley, reveals US VENUE CHOICE for future
World Boxing News, Sat, 22 Sep 2018
Anthony Joshua is hoping to land an undisputed clash with Deontay Wilder this April at Wembley in the UK. The unified ruler faces Alexander Povetkin on Saturday night after talks broke down with Wilder over the summer. Despite initially stating talks were off the table until Wilder fights Tyso  Read Full Story >>>

OUTSIDE LOOKING IN: No way Pacquiao-Mayweather II will happen this year
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 22 Sep 2018

Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather II this year? Forget it. A few days following their chance meeting in Tokyo where both announced their agreement to face each other anew this coming December in a repeat of their 2015 s  Read Full Story >>>

O’SHAQUIE FOSTER UPSETS PREVIOUSLY UNBEATEN JON FERNANDEZ WITH UNANIMOUS DECISION IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION FRIDAY ON SHOWTIME®
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 22 Sep 2018

Four Fighters Lose Their Undefeated Records, Bringing ShoBox Total To 180 Catch The Replay Monday, September 24 At 10 p.m. ET/PT On SHOWTIME EXTREME® SHAWNEE, Okla. (September 22, 2018) – O’Shaquie Foster upset p  Read Full Story >>>

Joshua vs Povetkin: Full preview of Wembley Stadium showdown
SkySports.com, Sat, 22 Sep 2018
Everything you need to know about Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title fight against Alexander Povetkin. Background Joshua puts his IBF, WBA and WBO gold on the line against his mandatory challenger, the dangerous Povetkin who arrives in London armed with a fearsome mentality and a brutal le  Read Full Story >>>

Paez spearheads 2nd Chooks to Go National Rapid Chess Championships tournament entries
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 22 Sep 2018
CABUYAO, Laguna top player Alexandra Sydney Paez, Grade 8 Student of Colegio De San Juan de Letran-Calamba is seeing action in the upcoming 2nd Chooks to Go National Rapid Chess Championships on October 6, 2018 at the Activity Center Ayala Malls South Park in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. The 13-yea  Read Full Story >>>

Canelo-GGG, Mayweather-Pacquiao - A Gem & a Pending Sham
By Michael Rosenthal, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 22 Sep 2018
Two important things happened in boxing on Saturday. One was slimy, one was wonderful. Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s announcement that he would fight Manny Pacquiao a second time was slimy, not because of the matchup but because of the timing. Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin were set to fight later   Read Full Story >>>

‘ROAR OF SINGAPORE V - KINGS OF LION CITY’ ON SEPTEMBER 29, TO TEST THE METTLE OF THE 3 RISING FACES OF ASEAN BOXING - MICHAEL DASMARINAS, RIDHWAN AND KENG FAI
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 22 Sep 2018

RINGSTAR WANTS TO HAVE A BOXING WORLD CHAMPION IN EACH AND EVERY ASEAN COUNTRY TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE AT https://entertainment.marinabaysands.com/events/roar0918 22 SEPTEMBER 2018 - SINGAPORE: On September 29,   Read Full Story >>>

Weights from Corpus Christi TX - Selina Barrios 133.5 vs. Patricia Juarez 134
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 22 Sep 2018

Selina Barrios 133.5 vs. Patricia Juarez 134 Robert Alfonzo 257.5 vs. Rodney Moore 241.5 Donald Reed 162 vs. Ryan Adams 161.5 Neller Obregon 177.5 vs. Blake Lacaze 175.5 Ernest Reyna 209 vs. Steven Lyons 209.5 Jam  Read Full Story >>>

Weather’s fine
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 22 Sep 2018
World champion Jerwin Ancajas is beginning to fall in love with the San Francisco Bay Area. “The weather is perfectly fine,” Ancajas said yesterday after working out at his hotel’s in-house fitness facility in Oakland, site of his sixth defense of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-f  Read Full Story >>>

Pundits see another fight of century as huge con
By Mesuli Zifo, Dispatch Live, Sat, 22 Sep 2018
Is it a coincidence that Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao happened to bump into each other in Japan where they announced plans for their rematch? And this happened over a weekend when the entire boxing world was still embroiled in debates about the outcome of the rematch between Gennady Golovk  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather Shows Off Ripped Physique After Just 1 Week Of Training For Pacquiao Rematch
By Niall Doran, Boxing News and Views, Sat, 22 Sep 2018
Floyd Mayweather has returned to the boxing gym and is back in training ahead of a planned rematch with Manny Pacquiao at some point in the future after a ‘warm up fight’. Mayweather said earlier this week that he’ll have a warm up fight in Tokyo before stepping back in there for a Manny Pacquiao p  Read Full Story >>>

TACONING DEFENDS WBC CROWN TONIGHT AT ELORDES
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 22 Sep 2018

Reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) International Lightflyweight champion Jonathan Taconing will defend his crown against tough fighter and top contender Vince Paras tonight (Sept. 22 Friday) at the Flash Grandballroo  Read Full Story >>>

Wesley Ferrer Ready For National Television Debut Tonight On ShoBox: The New Generation Live On SHOWTIME®
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 22 Sep 2018
New York (September 21, 2018) - Undefeated lightweight Wesley Ferrer is looking to make a big statement when he makes his national television debut against fellow undefeated Steven Ortiz in a co-featured bout of ShoBox: The New Generation tonight live on SHOWTIME (9:45 p.m. ET/PT). Ferrer, 26 ye  Read Full Story >>>

In The Rage…… Rubenilton Pereira
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 22 Sep 2018

M-1 Challenge 97, September 28 in Kazan, Russia SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (September 21, 2018) -- Brazilian mixed-martial-arts veteran Rubenilton Pereira faces undefeated Russian rising star Roman Bogatov (6-0-0), Septem  Read Full Story >>>

"Jaw Breaker" Noynay, Al Toyogon Victorious and Ready for Tougher Battles (PHOTOS)
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 22 Sep 2018

Filipinos boxers Joe "The Jaw Breaker" Noynay and Al Toyogon scored impressive knockout title wins in their respective battles Thursday night at MOA in Metro Manila, and the young super featherweight boxers seem ready for to  Read Full Story >>>

Billy Joe Saunders—Clown?
By Ben Thomsett , Boxing.com, Sat, 22 Sep 2018
“Stupidity is infinitely more fascinating than intelligence. Intelligence has limits, while stupidity has none.”—Claude Chabrol A good introduction to base-level stupidity is watching clowns at the circus. Forced stupid. Mocking stupid. Big shoes. Orange wigs. Falling over for no good reason. On   Read Full Story >>>

Michael Dutchover weighs in for Tonight's battle with Bergman Aguilar
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 22 Sep 2018

Philadelphia, Penn. / Orange, Calif. (Sept. 21, 2018) - Elite prospect Michael Dutchover (10-0, 7 KOs) weighed in successfully at 136 lbs., while challenger Bergman Aguilar (14-3-1, 4 KOs) hit his mark at 135.7 lbs.   Read Full Story >>>

Gamboa, Beltran, Juanma, Quotes & Photos from Presser
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 22 Sep 2018

MIAMI, FL, September 20, 2018 -- In the “REDEMPTION IN MIAMI” main event, former four-time world champion in three weight divisions and Olympic Gold Medalist YURIORKIS “El Ciclon De Guantánamo” GAMBOA will battle two-  Read Full Story >>>

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Joshua v Deontay Wilder HANDED APRIL LIFELINE
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Sat, 22 Sep 2018
Deontay Wilder’s co-manager Shelly Finkel has exclusively revealed an extension to re-negotiate with Anthony Joshua’s team. Finkel had originally informed WBN talks for Joshua vs Wilder would be on hold until after a fight with Tyson Fury but is now ready to alter his stance. Joshua promoter E  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao Strength and Conditioning Coach Comments On Mayweather vs Pacquiao 2
By Niall Doran, Boxing News and Views, Sat, 22 Sep 2018
Manny Pacquiao’s strength and conditioner Justin Fortune is known as one of the very best in the game in terms of what he does to help top-level fighters get in the best possible condition. This coupled with diet is vital for a fighter like Manny Pacquiao at this stage of his career. Now 39 ye  Read Full Story >>>

Munguia Satisfied With Adjustments, Saw Canelo as Big Winner
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 22 Sep 2018
Saturday night was a big night for Jaime Munguia (31-0). The WBO super welterweight champion destroyed a badly over matched Brandon Cook (20-2) in three rounds in the co-featured bout underneath the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin main event that took place in Las Vegas. The 21-year-old Tijuana  Read Full Story >>>

Given Canelo's History With Judges, Golovkin Never Stood A Chance
By Gabriel J Gonzalez , FightNights, Sat, 22 Sep 2018
On September 14th, 2013 Saul Canelo Alvarez, an undefeated Mexican superstar in the making, faced the biggest challenge of his career when he took on Floyd Mayweather Jr. The narrative of the fight was that if Canelo won he would have dethroned Mayweather, and he would be the next big thing in Boxin  Read Full Story >>>