Wednesday, 29 July 2026 · Philippines
Haven for Pinoy boxers
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Haven for Pinoy boxers

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 11 Apr 2025

Gibbons (L) and Pacquiao. There’s a home in Las Vegas where Filipino fighters live and train, dreaming of a future to provide a better tomorrow for their families. It’s called the Knucklehead Paradise…

Melvin the Avenger
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Melvin the Avenger

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 02 Apr 2025

Last Saturday, four Filipino boxers fell victim to their Japanese opponents, one after the other, at the Aichi Sky Dome in Tokoname, about a 30-minute drive from Nagoya. The next night, WBC minimumwei…

‘Blow By Blow’ with a bang
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‘Blow By Blow’ with a bang

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 27 Mar 2025

A slam-bang “Blow By Blow” show preceded the recent Pacquiao-Elorde Awards Night at the Okada Manila Resort and Casino. There were eight fights on the bill with three championships at stake. Witnessin…

Pacman to stage ‘Thrilla’ celebration
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Pacman to stage ‘Thrilla’ celebration

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 26 Mar 2025

Boxing icon and the only eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao is staging a major celebration to commemorate the “Thrilla In Manila” on its 50th golden anniversary this year with the goal of ce…

ABAP severs ties with IBA
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ABAP severs ties with IBA

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 22 Mar 2025

Ricky Vargas. There’s no turning back for ABAP which has dissociated itself from IBA and will participate in events only sanctioned by World Boxing and Asian Boxing. World Boxing, organized in April 2…

Yulo to receive Sports Hero award
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Yulo to receive Sports Hero award

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 20 Mar 2025

Two-time Paris Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Carlos Yulo will be feted with the first-ever Outstanding Sports Hero trophy, a departure from the usual boxing honors, in the second Pacquiao-Elorde Aw…

ABAP gets ready for battle
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ABAP gets ready for battle

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 09 Mar 2025

Six fighters are now in training in Guangzhou, China up to March 14 and 10 will report at another boot camp in Korea on April 7-17 as ABAP gears up for competitions this year starting with the Thailan…

Why restore 15 rounds?
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Why restore 15 rounds?

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 04 Mar 2025

WBA president Gilberto Jesus Mendoza. Korean fighter Kim Duk Koo was only 27 when he died from injuries five days after suffering a 14th round knockout loss to Ray (Boom Boom) Mancini in a WBA lightwe…

More mandatory challengers
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More mandatory challengers

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 03 Mar 2025

L-R: AJ Paciones, Joey Canoy and Vic Saludar. In the first of this two-part series, three Filipino No. 1 contenders were featured as mandatory challengers in line to take world title cracks this year-…

Mandatory challengers
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Mandatory challengers

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 28 Feb 2025

L-R: Suganob, Suarez and Araneta lead Filipino mandatory challengers. The latest WBC/WBA/IBF/WBO ratings show six Filipinos in line for title shots as mandatory challengers. That means sometime this y…

Brothers on warpath
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Brothers on warpath

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 19 Feb 2025

Beware! The avenging Shigeoka brothers are on the comeback trail with their sights set on regaining the world boxing championships they lost to two Filipinos last year. Yudai Shigeoka, 27, will be the…

Secret is never retire
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Secret is never retire

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 15 Feb 2025

Antonio L. Aldeguer. The man who made “Pinoy Pride” a mantra in Philippine boxing is no longer involved in the sport as he closed down the famed ALA stable in 2020 after a 35-year journey that produce…