SHAW SURGES AS CAPITO STUMBLES IN TITLE DEFENCE | 2025 UK OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 09 May 2025

Day Three of the 2025 UK Open Pool Championship saw fortunes shift at the Telford International Centre, as defending champion Robbie Capito faltered in his title defence while home favourite Jayson Shaw continued his domina  Read Full Story >>>

2025 USA Boxing Youth Men’s and Women’s High Performance Teams announced
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 09 May 2025
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 8, 2025) – Team USA’s 2025 Men’s Youth High Performance roster has been announced following the conclusion of the 2025 Youth Selection Camp. The Selection Camp was hosted at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., from Apr  Read Full Story >>>

Jessie Villasin chess tournament on Sunday
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 09 May 2025
The staging of the Jessie Villasin chess tournament dubbed as Tatang Pabibo chess festival gets underway on May 11, 2025, Sunday at the Robinsons Galleria Mall, Edsa corner Ortigas avenue, Quezon City. The champion in the 1950 and below division will receive P5,000, the second placer will have P3  Read Full Story >>>

‘It Happened’ – Jim Lampley’s new book covers his wide world of sports
By Gayle Falkenthal, Times of San Diego, Fri, 09 May 2025
After working for 50 years as a Hall of Fame sportscaster and the voice of the world’s greatest events – including nearly every major sport and 14 Olympic Games – you would expect the new book by former Del Mar resident Jim Lampley to be chock-full of stories about the world-class athletes and  Read Full Story >>>

Press Conference Notes: San Diego Favorite Emanuel Navarrete Set to Reignite Mexico-Philippines Rivalry against Charly Suarez
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 09 May 2025

Navarrete-Suarez and Raymond Muratalla-Zaur Abdullaev will be broadcast Saturday LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT SAN DIEGO, Calif. (May 8, 2025) — Mexico’s fighting cowboy retu  Read Full Story >>>

SALITA PROMOTIONS PRESENTS: UNDISPUTED HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CLARESSA SHIELDS vs. LANI DANIELS SATURDAY, JULY 26 * LITTLE CAESARS ARENA
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 09 May 2025

Undefeated Superstar Claressa Shields to Defend Her Titles Against Reigning Light Heavyweight World Champ Lani Daniels in Main Event at Detroit’s Premier Sports Arena; Live on DAZN TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY   Read Full Story >>>

Unbeaten Anthony Velazquez pitched shutout at home in Springfield
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 09 May 2025

Hungry to take on elite junior middleweights & crack world ratings SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 8, 2025) – It was only appropriate that former baseball prospect, unbeaten Springfield (MA) junior middleweight prospe  Read Full Story >>>

TYSON FURY VOTED THE MOST ENTERTAINING BOXER IN THE WORLD, ACCORDING TO BRITISH FANS
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 09 May 2025

New survey reveals the fighters who bring the biggest show, before and after the first bell. A new survey of 2,500 UK boxing fans has named Tyson Fury the most entertaining boxer of all time, thanks to his unforgettabl  Read Full Story >>>

Undefeated super middleweight contender Darius Fulghum preparing to ‘Make a big splash’ vs. Bek Melikuziev
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 09 May 2025

May 30th in Las Vegas LOS ANGELES (May 8, 2025) – Undefeated Darius “DFG” Fulgham (14-0, 12 KOs) is positioning himself for his first world title shot as he prepares to face Bektemir “Bully” Melikuziev (1  Read Full Story >>>

OKC Routs Denver; 149-106, Ties Series; Semis Series in East Remain Topsy-turvy as Boston Goes Down 0-2 With 91-90 Loss to NY
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 08 May 2025

The Oklahoma City Thunder restored a semblance of order in the Western Conference Semifinal series, tying the score with the Denver Nuggets following a decisive 149-106 rout today. Meanwhile, the Eastern Conf  Read Full Story >>>

U.S. officials tapped for Suarez title shot
By Nick Giongco, Daily Tribune, Thu, 08 May 2025
The roster of referee and three judges working Charly Suarez’s world title shot this Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in San Diego, California, has been released by Top Rank. Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum told DAILY TRIBUNE that the third man on the ring when Suarez challenges defending World Boxin  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao eyes astonishing comeback: 'He still has two or three fights in him'
By Andy Lewis, The National, Thu, 08 May 2025
Manny Pacquiao is closing in on a return to boxing and hopes to fight two or three more times before hanging up his gloves once and for all. The Filipino legend, who will be inducted into the hall of fame next month as boxing’s only eight-division champion, has an agreement to challenge Mario B  Read Full Story >>>

SHAW SENDS A MESSAGE IN HUNT FOR UK OPEN GLORY | 2025 UK OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 08 May 2025
Home hero Jayson Shaw lit up Day Two of the 2025 UK Open Pool Championship, storming into Winners’ Qualification with a pair of dominant wins as he sets his sights on a maiden UK Open title in front of the passionate Telford crowd. Returning to the Telford International Centre for its fourth ed  Read Full Story >>>

WBO presents the Amanda Serrano Championships
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 08 May 2025

A historic All Female Amateur Boxing Card dedicated to highlighting local talent. San Juan, Puerto Rico – The World Boxing Organization (WBO) and its president Gustavo Olivieri, announced the Amanda Serrano Ch  Read Full Story >>>

GM Antonio faces tough competition in ASEAN Seniors Chess Championships in Penang, Malaysia
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 08 May 2025
Manila---13-Time Philippine Open Champion Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. is scheduled to compete in the ASEAN Seniors Chess Championships to be held from July 1 to 11, 2025, in Penang, Malaysia. "I would like to thank Penang Chess Association President Atty. See Swee Sie, who is also the   Read Full Story >>>

Boxing: Entertainment Sport or Sport Entertainment?
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 07 May 2025

Call it "entertainment sport" or "sport entertainment," boxing has always been that way, and fans, especially Americans, have liked it that way for as long as I can remember. Fighters produced by the USA or foreigners wh  Read Full Story >>>

JIM LAMPLEY'S BOOK TOUR IS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK!
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 07 May 2025

Lampley Brings His Bestselling Memoir IT HAPPENED! A Uniquely Lucky Life in Sports Television to Warwick's in San Diego on Wednesday and Freddie Roach's Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood on Saturday   Read Full Story >>>

Boxing Pound-for-Pound Rankings: Canelo Alvarez continues backward slide; Naoya Inoue maintains with wild win
By Brian Campbell, CBS Sports, Wed, 07 May 2025
At 34, Canelo Alvarez remains one of the pound-for-pound best fighters in boxing after reacquiring undisputed champion status last weekend at 168 pounds. But to say the Mexican superstar is trending in the right direction of late, as it pertains to the court of public opinion, would be an entirely d  Read Full Story >>>

CAPITO IGNITES TITLE DEFENCE IN STYLE | 2025 UK OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 07 May 2025

Robbie Capito launched his UK Open title defence in emphatic fashion, powering through two opening day victories to continue his run in Winners' Qualification round at the 2025 UK Open Pool Championship. Returning to t  Read Full Story >>>

Sol Levinson: The Man Whose Gloves Elevated Boxing
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 06 May 2025

Behind every devastating punch is an organic hero— the gloves. Solomon “Sol” Levinson understood this better than anyone. He set out to change the fight game by crafting the best fighter’s gloves possible. In bo  Read Full Story >>>

Undefeated Cuban Heavyweight Prospect Dainier Pero Finishes Intense Las Vegas Training Camp Ahead of May 9 MVP Main Event on DAZN
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 06 May 2025

LAS VEGAS, NV (May 6, 2025) — Boxlab Proomotions' rising heavyweight force and 25-year-old Cuban Olympian Dainier “The Fear” Pero (10-0, 8 KOs) has completed a focused and high-level training camp in Las V  Read Full Story >>>

The Past Week in Action 5 May 2025: Inoue-Cardenas Saves Historic Boxing Weekend; Canelo-Scull Sets New Record for Fewest Punches Thrown
By Eric Armit, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 06 May 2025

Highlights (in date order): MAY 1 -Kevin Lerena retains the WBC Bridgerweight title with a stoppage of Serhiy Radchenko MAY 2 -Teo Lopez outpoints Arnold Barboza in WBO super lightweight title defence -Devin H  Read Full Story >>>

Amir Khan hopes ‘sad’ Manny Pacquiao return isn’t for money
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Tue, 06 May 2025
Amir Khan gave his view to WBN on the imminent comeback of former target and training partner Manny Pacquiao. The former two-weight world champion spoke to Worldboxingnews.com before he flew to Saudi Arabia for the Canelo vs. Scull event. Khan answered questions on many topics, from the challe  Read Full Story >>>

Sampson Lewkowicz Congratulates Cardenas, Romero and Espinoza and Vows to Make Next Year's Cinco de Mayo Unforgettable, Highlighted by David Benavidez Facing the Winner of Bivol vs. Beterbiev
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 06 May 2025

Cardenas drops Inoue. May 5, 2025 – Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz sends his congratulations to Ramon “Dinamita” Cardenas, Rolando “Rolly” Romero and Rafael “El Divino” Espinoza for their success and bra  Read Full Story >>>

Saving the Best for Last: GSW Upstages Raw Rockets
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 06 May 2025

The veteran Golden State Warriors saved their best performance for last, decisively defeating the upstart Houston Rockets in front of their home crowd and eliminating them with a businesslike  Read Full Story >>>

Antonio, Bagamasbad face tough competition in Woman FIDE Master Sheerie Joy Lomibao Open Rapid Chess Tournament on May 18
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 06 May 2025
Manila -- 13-Time Philippine Open Champion Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. and two-time Asian Senior Champion International Master Jose Efren Bagamasbad expect rough sailing in the Woman FIDE Master Sheerie Joy Lomibao Open Rapid Chess Tournament to be held on May 18, 2025, Sunday, at the Pav  Read Full Story >>>

Andres “Savage” Cortes Finishes Strong Training Camp Ahead of Crucial May 10 Clash Against Salvador Jimenez at Pechanga Arena San Diego
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 06 May 2025

LAS VEGAS, NV (May 5, 2025) — Top Rank’s undefeated junior lightweight contender Andres “Savage” Cortes (20-0, 12 KOs) has wrapped up an intensive and powerful training camp in Las Vegas ahead of his upcoming 10-r  Read Full Story >>>

SALITA PROMOTIONS and ALL THE SMOKE FIGHT PRESENT HALL OF FAME FIGHT NIGHT
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 06 May 2025

FRIDAY, JUNE 6 * LIVE ON DAZN AT TURNING STONE RESORT CASINO IBF USBA Heavyweight Titlist Brandon Moore To Face Undefeated & Dangerous Stanley Wright in Main Event Clash of American Heavyweights Unified World Champi  Read Full Story >>>

Naoya Inoue and Ramon Cardenas prove that boxing doesn’t need gimmicks, just well matched fights
By Lewis Watson, Yahoo! Sports, Tue, 06 May 2025
It was as if Sunday night’s undisputed super bantamweight title fight reset boxing’s dial. Following a weekend of gimmicks — spearheaded by a VIP-attended card in Times Square, New York, and a sparsely-attended breakfast fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Naoya Inoue and Ramon Cardenas put o  Read Full Story >>>

IBA embraces Bare Knuckle Boxing
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 06 May 2025
Dubai, UAE – The International Boxing Association (IBA) is to become a global Bare Knuckle Boxing governing body, embracing the roots of the sport and shaping the future of the combat disciplines. The decision to embrace a new discipline was made at the IBA Board of Directors meeting taking pl  Read Full Story >>>

Mario Barrios’ coach in the dark over Manny Pacquiao fight
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Tue, 06 May 2025
Mario Barrios’ trainer Bob Santos has told Worldboxingnews.com he’s in the dark over a Manny Pacquiao championship defense. Reports are rife that Barrios will defend the WBC welterweight title against the Filipino superstar on July 19 at the T-Mobile Arena. Several stories suggest Barrios   Read Full Story >>>