Friday, 31 July 2026 · Philippines

Nick Giongco

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WBC lauds Jerusalem

The World Boxing Council (WBC) leadership lauded Filipino champion Melvin Jerusalem for retaining the straw-weight crown last week in Tokona…

Mon, 07 Apr 2025
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Jerusalem, Collazo want to unify belts

The day after Melvin Jerusalem’s clear-cut victory over Yudai Shigeoka, Filipino promoter JC Mananquil was already mapping out the World Box…

Tue, 01 Apr 2025
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WBC taps officials for Jerusalem defense

The World Boxing Council (WBC) has appointed Hong Kong’s Raymond Chang as referee for this Sunday’s minimumweight title clash featuring defe…

Sat, 29 Mar 2025
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An answered prayer

Charly Suarez had just attended Sunday service when he got a call from a major player in his team. “I just came from church when he called,”…

Sat, 29 Mar 2025
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Llover gets tempting offer

There is already an offer for the country’s latest knockout sensation Kenneth Llover to fight for one of the world bantamweight titles. But …

Fri, 28 Mar 2025
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Rally for Charly

Charly Suarez is 36 years old. That’s pretty old for someone who is fighting and challenging for a world title. But the 2016 Rio Olympics ve…

Fri, 21 Mar 2025
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Jerusalem dusts off underdog status

Defending champion Melvin Jerusalem brushed off his being installed as underdog in his second defense of the World Boxing Council (WBC) mini…

Tue, 18 Mar 2025
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‘Lover Boy’ promises war

Kenneth Llover believes he has Keita Kurihara all figured out that his team seems to be gushing over what’s on the horizon for the hard-hitt…

Tue, 18 Mar 2025
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Suarez, Navarrete dispute WBO crown

Barring any last-minute changes, Charly Suarez is going to get his long-awaited shot at a world crown on 10 May in San Diego, California. Th…

Mon, 17 Mar 2025
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Jerusalem underdog in WBC title defense

Believe it or not, defending champion Melvin Jerusalem is the clear underdog when he meets Japanese challenger Yudai Shigeoka in their 30 Ma…

Mon, 17 Mar 2025
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Vegas on my mind

Around this time 30 years ago, under the bright lights of the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, I ‘served’ as one of the cornermen of Ceb…

Sat, 15 Mar 2025
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No slowing down for Jerusalem

Melvin Jerusalem is cutting down on his sparring sessions but it doesn’t mean that the Filipino world champion is compromising the quality o…

Thu, 06 Mar 2025