Jerwin Ancajas skips break, keeps training for title fight
By Roy Luarca, Rappler, Tue, 25 Sep 2018
OAKLAND, California – There's no sense of urgency, only a tactical strategy for Jerwin Ancajas when his International Boxing Federation (IBF) super flyweight crown is on the line. Just like last week back home, when Ancajas trained under stormy weather on a Sunday in Magallanes, Cavite, he did th  Read Full Story >>>

With 5 days to go, Ancajas not slowing down
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 25 Sep 2018
OAKLAND, California — At time when fighters are supposed to keep their weapons on safety lock, Filipino champion Jerwin Ancajas is keeping his finger on the trigger as he prepares for his sixth defense of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight crown. Five days before risking th  Read Full Story >>>

Defeating Anthony Joshua
By John Gatling, NYFights.com, Tue, 25 Sep 2018
Who is Deontay Wilder? What doesn’t kill me might make me kill you. I don’t want ‘a body’, but I do need to put you out… If only with kindness after 10 seconds of doubt. Handle ya biz with a Fury, because I just handled my own Tyson. In case you didn’t know I stay in DAZN. To embody the personificat  Read Full Story >>>

WBC Prez: Canelo vs. Charlo Status To Be Clarified at Convention
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 25 Sep 2018
BoxingScene.com caught up with WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman during fight week for the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin rematch that took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Many topics were discussed including the WBC mandatory situation in the middleweight division. Canelo Alvarez captur  Read Full Story >>>

PHOTOS: KOSEI TANAKA CAPTURES 3RD DIVISION TITLE BY BESTING SHO KIMURA
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2018

Japan's 23-year-old star Kosei Tanaka captured his third division world title when he defeated via majority decision fellow Japanese world champion Sho Kimura at the Takeda Teva Ocean Arena in Nagoya Monday night in an brut  Read Full Story >>>

Stephen Fulton looks to stay undefeated Tuesday night in Bethlehem
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2018

Philadelphia, PA (September 24, 2018) Tomorrow night, undefeated featherweight prospect Stephen Fulton takes the next step towards being recognized as one of the emerging stars of the division when he takes on Esteban Aquino (12-  Read Full Story >>>

Jerwin Ancajas has something to prove in Alejandro Santiago defense
By Ryan Songalia, ESPN.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2018
NEW YORK - Jerwin Ancajas is no stranger to long travel times for his world title defenses. All five of his fights since lifting the IBFsuper flyweight title two years ago have been overseas, each requiring him to leave behind his wife and two sons. This time it was more difficult than usual to pack  Read Full Story >>>

EXCLUSIVE: Tyson Fury heading to Big Bear for Deontay Wilder camp
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Mon, 24 Sep 2018
World Boxing News have been exclusively informed that Tyson Fury will be heading to Big Bear in California for Deontay Wilder camp in the coming days. The former heavyweight ruler will spar undefeated Olympic silver medallist Joe Joyce and others in preparation for the WBC champion. Fury, 30,   Read Full Story >>>

Anthony Joshua wants to fight Deontay Wilder next at Wembley on April 13 but deal must be done in six weeks, reveals Eddie Hearn
By Jake Lambourne, The Sun, Mon, 24 Sep 2018
EDDIE HEARN has revealed that Deontay Wilder is the number one priority for Anthony Joshua's April 13 date at Wembley. Writing in the Mail, the Matchroom promoter has insisted that a contract has to be signed within the next six weeks, otherwise the likes of Dillian Whyte could be given a shot.   Read Full Story >>>

No Anthony Joshua fight with Tyson Fury for at least 15 months, says Eddie Hearn
By John Dillon, Evening Standard, Mon, 24 Sep 2018
Eddie Hearn has ruled out a clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury for at least 15 months. Promoter Hearn insists Joshua will not wait for Fury, even if his British rival beats Deontay Wilder on December 1. Joshua’s camp will this week attempt to begin resurrecting a world title unificati  Read Full Story >>>

Filipino Natuplag, Zheng Li, Yuya Nakamura, Tursunboev Score Knock Out Wins in Bangkok, Thailand
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2018

KJ Natuplag wins in Thailand on Sunday. BANGKOK, Thailand -- In the exciting international Highland boxing show "Born to Fight," Filipino KJ Natuplag, Chinese Zheng Li, Japanese Yuya Nakamura and Uzbeki Bekzod  Read Full Story >>>

NBA NEWS: Seven teams interested in Jimmy Butler
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2018

A few days after Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor indicated the team is ready to trade Jimmy Butler, six clubs -- Houston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn, Detroit, Miami and Portland – signified their inter  Read Full Story >>>

Kosei Tanaka Beats Sho Kimura in Absolute War For WBO Title
BoxingScene.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2018
Takeda Teva Ocean Arena, Nagoya - In what became an absolute war from start to finish, Kosei Tanaka (12-0, 7 KOs) became a three division world champion with a twelve round majority decision over Sho Kimura (17-2-2, 10 KOs) to capture the WBO flyweight world title. The scores were 116-112, 115-113 a  Read Full Story >>>

Still No Promoter or US TV Deal For Pacman, He May Need To Rethink Early December Date
By Niall Doran, Boxing News and Views, Mon, 24 Sep 2018
As October quickly approaches Manny Pacquiao finds himself under a bit of pressure to get certain areas of his boxing career in order if he wants to be back in the ring come early December like he said he wants to. It’s well-known at this stage that ‘Pacman’ does not wish to fight in the US for h  Read Full Story >>>

Heavyweights should be thanking Anthony Joshua for rescuing division from obscurity
By Paul Hayward, Telegraph.co.uk, Mon, 24 Sep 2018
Before Anthony Joshua came along, many of today’s heavyweight fighters were barely famous on their own street, never mind the stage where Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and George Foreman once roamed. You could paper your house with essays lamenting the decline of the heavyweight division into faction  Read Full Story >>>

Anthony Joshua: I'll Fight Wilder Even If He Loses To Tyson Fury
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2018
A Deontay Wilder win over Tyson Fury obviously would be better for continuing to build Wilder-Anthony Joshua into what promoter Eddie Hearn said Saturday night would “definitely be the biggest fight in British boxing history.” But even if Fury defeats Wilder on December 1 at Staples Center in Los  Read Full Story >>>

Anthony Joshua vs. The World
By Paul Magno, Boxing.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2018
Imagine the rabid, angry comments left under this article if it was suggested that Anthony Joshua was not so much the champion of the world as the champion of a fairly small island. What? How could someone say such a thing? “AJ” is recognized as world champ by three of the four major sanctioning   Read Full Story >>>

Logan Paul On Sage Northcutt Fight, 'I'd Have to Train My Ass Off'
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2018

TMZ SPORTS -- Logan Paul knows he can't just jump in the Octagon and wreck Sage Northcutt -- telling TMZ Sports if the two hammer out a deal ... he'd have to "train his ass off" first. Of course, Logan has said he wan  Read Full Story >>>

IM Oliver Dimakiling wins 2018 Diyandi Festival Open Chess Tournament
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2018
DAVAO CITY bet International Master (IM) Oliver Dimakiling is the recent victor in the 2018 Iligan Diyandi Festival Open Chess Tournament at Lai-Lai Garden, Pala-o, Iligan City last Sunday, September 23, 2018. Dimakiling scored 8.5 points in the nine-round Swiss system format chessfest to emerge   Read Full Story >>>

Anthony Joshua makes Alexander Povetkin admission: 'I didn't think he would do s***'
By Chris McKenna, Express.co.uk, Mon, 24 Sep 2018
ANTHONY JOSHUA may be undefeated, hold three world heavyweight titles and have knocked out Alexander Povetkin in front of 80,000 spectators last night, but the 28-year-old is only now feeling like a “seasoned fighter”. AJ displayed his improving ring nous last night as he overcame a blitzing star  Read Full Story >>>

SPORTS TRIVIA: FIRST MAYWEATHER-PACQUIAO FAILURE IS THE RING EVENT OF THE YEAR 2010
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2018

Floyd Mayweather announced that he would like to fight Manny Pacquiao in December this year. But before he returns to the ring from his retirement to rematch against Pacquiao, it seems Floyd wants to engage in a tune-up fi  Read Full Story >>>

Ancajas sweats it out for Barrios title fight
By Roy Luarca, Rappler, Mon, 24 Sep 2018
OAKLAND, California – As Jerwin Ancajas removed his sweat suit, a spoonful of water gushed out from the edge. It was accumulated perspiration after a punch stick session Saturday night, September 22, at the fitness center of Oakland Airport Executive Hotel. He then removed his training shoes and   Read Full Story >>>

Ancajas insists Mexican foe is dangerous
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 24 Sep 2018
OAKLAND — One thing that caught reigning International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas’s attention about Mexican Alejandro Santiago was how the challenger delivered his punches. “He throws his combinations very well,” Ancajas said in Pilipino on Saturday, exactly a  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather Sr Fires Warning To Pacquiao If He Rematches His Son
By Niall Doran, Boxing News and Views, Mon, 24 Sep 2018
Floyd Mayweather senior has commented on if he thinks Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao 2 will happen and what he anticipates happening if it does. Mayweather senior is now 65 years old but expect him to be in his son’s corner again if Mayweather Jr does in fact return to the ring for this Pacqu  Read Full Story >>>

Joshua vs Povetkin: Only when Anthony Joshua's flaws are exposed are we reminded of how difficult he is to beat...
SkySports.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2018
Anthony Joshua's demi-god status was worth absolutely nothing for nine minutes of hell at Wembley on Saturday, when the heavens opened and drenched spectators wondered why Alexander Povetkin wouldn't just lie down, writes James Dielhenn. It has felt for the past week and throughout a dreary, mise  Read Full Story >>>

Selina Barrios Retains NABF Lightweight Title with Dominating Unanimous Decision Over Patricia Juarez
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 23 Sep 2018

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (September 22, 2018) - Tonight at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, TX, San Antonio's female boxing sensation, Selina "Aztec Queen" Barrios (5-0, 2 KOs), remained undefeated with a dominating 10  Read Full Story >>>

Irving knows how to beat the Warriors
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 23 Sep 2018

Pre-season developments saw every NBA team preparing to beat and dethrone the Golden State Warriors as champs. And if the Steph Curry and Kevin Duran-led Bay Area franchise is fancied to again dominate for a rare three-peat, t  Read Full Story >>>

Asia's First GM Eugene Torre will hold a 20 boards simul chess in Gumaca, Quezon
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 23 Sep 2018
ASIA'S First Grandmaster Eugene Torre will hold a twenty- board simultaneous chess exhibition to challenge Gumaca chess player's problem solving abilities, critical and strategic thinking with a theme "Welcome Back, 1975-2018" on October 27, 2018 at the Development Training Center in front of the Gu  Read Full Story >>>

What we learned from Anthony Joshua's KO of Alexander Povetkin
By Nick Parkinson, ESPN.com, Sun, 23 Sep 2018
LONDON -- Here are some thoughts of what we learned from WBA-IBF-WBO world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua's seventh-round stoppage win over Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium on Saturday and what lies ahead for the world champion. Joshua's team still chasing Wilder Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs  Read Full Story >>>

Searching for Prospects
By Wrigley Brogan, Boxing.com, Sun, 23 Sep 2018
Working out the day of the fight seemed strange. I seldom question fighters. They all have their peculiarities… All the usual suspects waited patiently for the weigh-in at the Emerald Queen Casino. The commission shuffled paperwork and checked gloves. The ring announcer practiced the correct pron  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather Pacquiao 2: A Rematch No One is Demanding
By Baker Geist, Fight Saga, Sun, 23 Sep 2018
Talk of a potential Floyd Mayweather Manny Pacquiao rematch doesn’t elicit excitement or curiosity in my mind the way many fights do. It doesn’t represent two individuals trying to prove their skills or their ability to be remain significant in the welterweight division. I get it. It’s for the  Read Full Story >>>