Monday, 03 August 2026 · Philippines
Broner out to spoil Manny's party

Broner out to spoil Manny's party

Barriga off to LA for title bid
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Barriga off to LA for title bid

There?s no looking back for Mark Anthony Barriga as the chance of a lifetime to win a world title is just around the corner. Barriga faces Mexico?s Carlos Licona for the vacant IBF minimumweight crown…

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Sulaiman's wife moved to tears

It was an emotional visit by WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman?s wife Cristiane Manzur to the Tuloy Sa Don Bosco Streetchildren Village in Alabang last Sunday afternoon. Manzur, the WBC Cares chairperso…

Broner dangerous with attitude
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Broner dangerous with attitude

Garza. Detroit referee Frank Garza said WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao must be in tip-top shape to beat Adrien Broner, whom he described as a dangerous opponent with an attitude, when t…

WBC appeals to keep Olympic boxing
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WBC appeals to keep Olympic boxing

A petition was proposed to be signed by over 500 delegates from at least 17 countries for the IOC to retain Olympic boxing during the WBC Women?s Convention and Asian Summit at the Philippine Internat…

WBC women's convention a rousing success
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WBC women's convention a rousing success

The third WBC Women?s Convention was held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) starting last weekend with some 500 delegates from over 17 countries participating in the two-day gat…

Garza to conduct refs seminar
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Garza to conduct refs seminar

Frank Garza. Frank Garza will conduct a referees seminar during the third WBC Women?s Convention and WBC Asian Summit at the Philippine International Convention Center this weekend with the Detroit re…

Pinoy Floyd aims for IBF belt
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Pinoy Floyd aims for IBF belt

Mark Anthony Barriga is known as the Filipino Floyd Mayweather because of his sleek boxing style and defensive prowess but he?s out to make a name for himself beyond shoulder-rolling like the Money Ma…

Betting fiasco may lead to suit
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Betting fiasco may lead to suit

An English betting establishment called Betfred has refused to pay out a 12-to-1 wager because newly-crowned WBA bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire?s family put money down on a knockout win over Rya…

9 world champs coming to town
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9 world champs coming to town

No less than nine reigning world champions are attending the third WBC Women?s Convention and WBC Asian Summit set at the Philippine International Convention Center on Nov. 17-19 with the organizing G…

Business as usual at ABAP
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Business as usual at ABAP

Even as boxing is under threat of expulsion from the Olympic calendar, there is no stopping the training of Filipino fighters hoping for a chance to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Games. ABAP secretary-ge…

Who is Zolani Tete?
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Who is Zolani Tete?

Zolani Tete. The man whom newly-crowned WBA bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. is facing next is a 5-9 South African with a 72-inch wingspan and a long list of victims that includes five Filipi…

Manny scores a knockout at Oxford
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Manny scores a knockout at Oxford

WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao delivered an inspiring speech before the Oxford Union, the university?s prestigious debating society, then spoke from the heart in a one-on-one interview …

Donaire's next fight in Manila?
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Donaire's next fight in Manila?

Newly-crowned WBA bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. said yesterday his next fight against WBO titlist Zolani Tete of South Africa will likely be held in Asia with Manila an option to host the …

Donaire breaks Scottish jinx
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Donaire breaks Scottish jinx

Nonito Donaire, Jr. finally broke a 55-year jinx where no Filipino fighter won in Scotland by halting Belfast's Ryan Burnett to wrest the WBA bantamweight crown at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow last …

Vindication for the Filipino Flash
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Vindication for the Filipino Flash

Nonito Donaire, Jr. went against the odds to score what appeared to be a freakish stoppage of defending WBA bantamweight champion Ryan Burnett who was ruled unfit to continue by his trainer Adam Booth…

Cambridge in Manny's bandwagon
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Cambridge in Manny's bandwagon

It won?t only be Oxford welcoming Sen. Manny Pacquiao to its hallowed halls but Cambridge is also in the UK tour where the WBA welterweight champion is delivering speeches before two prestigious debat…

Ring legend in Donaire's corner
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Ring legend in Donaire's corner

A boxing legend was in Nonito Donaire, Jr.?s corner when he stopped Northern Ireland?s defending WBA bantamweight champion Ryan Burnett in a World Boxing Super Series fight leading to unify the 118-po…

Who's next Pinoy world boxing champ?
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Who's next Pinoy world boxing champ?

Aside from three reigning world champions, there are 39 Filipino boxers in the top 15 ratings of the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO----widely considered the most prestigious governing bodies of the sport. Of t…