Canelo Alvarez is a bridge too far for Terence Crawford, says Mikey Garcia
By Bernard Neequaye, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 20 Jan 2025
Former four-division titleholder Mikey Garcia said he disapproves of a potential super middleweight clash between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Terence Crawford. Crawford, 41-0 (31 KOs), who gritted out a win over Israil Madrimov last August to earn a 154lbs title, has expressed interest in movin  Read Full Story >>>

PBC’s $900M Nightmare Continues as Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford Deal Rubs Salt on Mortal Wounds
By Jaideep R Unnithan, Essentially Sports, Mon, 20 Jan 2025
These are exciting times for boxing! Fans are already buzzing with excitement over the potential matchup between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford as it continues to take shape. It’s hard to believe how things looked just a year ago. Ahead of Alvarez’s September 15 showdown against Edgar Berla  Read Full Story >>>

The Past Week in Action 21 January 2025: Khuseyn Baysangurov Defeats Leonardo Sanchez; Sosulin Stops Bacaro; Trinidad Outponts Plania
By Eric Armit, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 20 Jan 2025

Sosulin wins over Bacaro by stoppage. JANUARY 17 Yerevan, Armenia : Welter: Khuseyn Baysangurov (25-1) W PTS 10 Leonardo Sanchez (16-1-1). Middle: Pavel Sosulin (10-0) W KO 3 Carlo Bacaro (12-1). Bays  Read Full Story >>>

Cebuana Lhuillier Tennis Ambassador AJ Lim Set to Represent the Philippines in International Tennis Tournaments
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 20 Jan 2025
Filipino tennis star AJ Lim is gearing up for a series of international tennis tournaments in the coming months, with a packed schedule that sees him competing in China and Thailand. Lim will kick off his campaign in Maanshan, China, where he will participate in two consecutive tournaments from F  Read Full Story >>>

Ed’s smiling in heaven
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 19 Jan 2025

Ed Picson. For over 10 years, the late Ed Picson battled the big wigs of the International Boxing Association (IBA) in a fight to restore integrity in the amateur fight game. He was the lone Asian voice in rattling the sab  Read Full Story >>>

Deal for Canelo vs Crawford super-fight edges closer to completion
By Shaun Brown, BoxingNews, Sun, 19 Jan 2025
THIS year boxing fans are bracing themselves for a multitude of big fights with Turki Alalshikh vowing to ‘Make Boxing Great Again’. And there may be none bigger than Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford. Over the past week a host of potential matchups have been rumoured from Anthony Joshua vs   Read Full Story >>>

Vladimir Lait tops Don Tomas Mapua Centennial Chess Presents GM Eugene Torre Rapid Tournament
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 19 Jan 2025
Manila---IT'S a sweeping finish for Vladimir Lait in the just-concluded Don Tomas Mapua Centennial Chess Cup Presents GM Eugene Torre Rapid Tournament held at the Mapua Gymnasium in Muralla Street, Intramuros, Manila last Saturday, January 18, 2025. Lait, a Grade 12 student of Mapua University s  Read Full Story >>>

Trip down memory lane: Pacquiao receives warm Sablayan welcome
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 19 Jan 2025

The legendary Manny Pacquiao took a trip down memory lane over the weekend when he graced the latest staging of Blow-By-Blow in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. It was an unforgettable trip by boxing’s only eight-divi  Read Full Story >>>

Draw Saves Pinoy Initial Ring Campaign Abroad
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 19 Jan 2025

Encinares and Konuma fight ends in draw. A draw by Jed Encinares in his second fight in Japan saved the Pinoy boxers' opening ring campaign abroad from total shut-out following losses to five other Filipino fighter  Read Full Story >>>

T-Mobile Arena reserved for Canelo Alvarez on May 3: Is the long-awaited fight against Crawford coming?
Marca.com, Sun, 19 Jan 2025
T-Mobile Arena, which has become one of the most important venues in the boxing world in recent years, announced that it already has a boxing event reserved for Saturday, May 3, 2025. In recent years, that weekend, when 'Cinco de Mayo' is celebrated, has been reserved for one of the most popular   Read Full Story >>>

Madrimov Believes Former Foe Crawford Will Fall Short In Mooted Canelo Showdown
By Hans Themistode, The Ring, Sun, 19 Jan 2025
Israil Madrimov will be the first to tell you how much of a fan he is of Terence Crawford. Fandom aside, however, it didn’t stop the 29-year-old from attempting to take his head off. This past August, at Los Angeles' BMO Stadium, the pair got it on and although he believed he did enough to win,  Read Full Story >>>

George Foreman Has No Doubt How A Muhammad Ali Rematch Would Have Ended
By Toby Morgan, SecondsOut.com, Sun, 19 Jan 2025
George Foreman is held in high regard as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. The monstrous puncher from Houston, Texas had a storied professional career that stretched 30-years, beginning with him capturing an Olympic Gold Medal at the 1968 games in Mexico City. ‘Big’ Georg  Read Full Story >>>

Pavel Sosulin defends title emphatically at IBA Champions’ Night in Yerevan
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 19 Jan 2025
Yerevan, Armenia – Pavel Sosulin provided another impressive performance at IBA Champions’ Night, successfully defending his WBA Asia Middleweight title with a third-round knockout in Yerevan. He faced Carlo Bacaro of the Philippines, who was competing outside of his home country professiona  Read Full Story >>>

TMRC long ride from Davao to Dahican on Jan. 19
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 19 Jan 2025
THE Triumph Motorcycles Riders Club [TMRC] Davao is having their first Long Ride of the Year 2025 on January 19 from Davao City to Dahican in Mati City. “Twenty-five riders have committed to join this weekend, which will also serve as a post-birthday celebration for our president Tom Ignacio,�  Read Full Story >>>

Plania loses to Trinidad in California
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Jan 2025

‘MAGIC’ Mike Plania lost his ‘magic’ after dropping a unanimous decision to undefeated Omar Cande Trinidad for the WBC Continental Americas featherweight title last January 17 at Commerce Casino in Commerce, Calif  Read Full Story >>>

OKC Goes Down Fighting Vs Kyrie, Dallas, Sans Alexander, Top Big Men, 98-106
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Jan 2025

The OKC Thunder may have botched the chance for the league's best record midway through the season but there's reason not to feel down. Less than 24 hours after battling erstwhile league leader Cleveland Cavaliers and de  Read Full Story >>>

FIVE WEIGHT CLASSES THAT WILL LIGHT UP 2025
By Billie Sloane, iFL TV, Sat, 18 Jan 2025
Boxing is booming already in 2025, and the year is barely a couple of weeks old. With superfights such as Eubank Jr vs Benn and Garcia vs Haney both pretty much announced, we’ve picked out five weight classes that could host some of the biggest and most exciting bouts over the next 12 months. W  Read Full Story >>>

PH's only female NM finishes second in Czech Republic chess
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Jan 2025
Manila---NIKA Juris Nicolas, the country's first and only female National Master (NM) finished in second place at the Prague Open 2025 (under 2000 rating) 23rd International Chess Festival. Nicolas had six wins, two draws and one loss at the end of the week-long tournament that ended last Friday  Read Full Story >>>

SPORTS RECORDS 8: OSCAR DE LA HOYA, GOLDEN BOY OF BOXING, WORLD NO. 1 POUND-FOR-POUND FIGHTER IN 1987-1988
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Jan 2025

Oscar De La Hoya won 11 world titles in six weight classes, including lineal championships in three weight classes. He was nicknamed "The Golden Boy of Boxing" by sports scribes when he won the gold medal in the lightweight divis  Read Full Story >>>

2025 Sta. Maria Town Fiesta Chess Challenge on Feb. 2
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Jan 2025
Everything is set for the staging of the 2025 Sta. Maria Town Fiesta Chess Challenge to be held on February 2, 2025, Sunday at the ICI College, Sta. Maria, Bulacan. According to tournament director Normel De Jesus, the 1 day tournament is divided into 2 divisions. The 2300 and below FIDE ratin  Read Full Story >>>

Canelo Dismisses The Challenge Of Terence Crawford In Just Two Words As Fight ‘Agreed’
By Toby Morgan, SecondsOut.com, Sat, 18 Jan 2025
Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford are expected to clash in a mega fight later in the year. It has been reported this week that the showdown between the pound-for-pound stars has been agreed and will take place in September, although it is still being speculated that it could actually happen in   Read Full Story >>>

Sosulin vs Bacaro to headline first IBA Champions’ Night of 2025 in Yerevan
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Jan 2025

Yerevan, Armenia – An eight-match fight card is set for the first IBA Champions’ Night of the season tonight, as Yerevan plays host again, with the main event seeing Pavel Sosulin of Russia face Carlo Bacaro of the P  Read Full Story >>>

‘Easy work’ – Shakur Stevenson makes bold prediction for Terence Crawford vs Canelo Alvarez fight
By Lewis Thompson, talkSPORT, Sat, 18 Jan 2025
Shakur Stevenson believes Terence Crawford can make 'easy work' of Canelo Alvarez. Crawford and Alvarez reportedly held positive talks with Turki Alalshikh for their potential mega-fight at the Ring Magazine awards in London last weekend. A report from renowned ESPN Knockout journalist Julius   Read Full Story >>>

Deontay Wilder Sums Up Terence Crawford’s Chances Of Beating Canelo In Just 3 Words
By Kerr Ferguson, SecondsOut.com, Sat, 18 Jan 2025
Terence Crawford looks set to move up two weight classes from his last outing to challenge unified super-middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo‘ Alvarez The switch-hitter from Omaha is adamant that he can overcome the difference in bulk to be just the third man to defeat Canelo, after Floyd Maywe  Read Full Story >>>

Tim Bradley Is Certain Who Wins Canelo vs Terence Crawford: “I’m Letting You Know”
By Kailem Lowe, Round by Round Boxing, Sat, 18 Jan 2025
Another prominent boxing figure has shared their thoughts about the potential super fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford. The pound-for-pound superstars are reportedly very close to finalising a showdown, which is likely to take place in September, with Las Vegas as the probable loca  Read Full Story >>>

Blow-By-Blow goes to Sablayan
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 17 Jan 2025

Veteran international campaigner Alvin Lagumbay battles Pepito Masangkay as they collide for the Philippine Boxing Federation super-lightweight crown on Manny Pacquiao Presents: Blow-By-Blow on Saturday in Sablaya  Read Full Story >>>

OKC Drubs Cleveland Cavaliers, 134-114; Ties Season Series, League Best Record
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 17 Jan 2025

In the second meeting between two of the highly fancied teams in the NBA which fittingly happened in the mid-season today, the Oklahoma City Thunder manhandled the Cleveland Cavaliers, 134-114 squaring their series a  Read Full Story >>>

Don José Sulaimán's achievements are remembered 11 years after his departure`
By Gabriel F. Cordero, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 17 Jan 2025

José Sulaimán was president of the WBC from 1975 until his death on January 16, 2014, and is considered the main leader in the history of professional boxing and for his social human sensitivity that   Read Full Story >>>

Weights from Philadelphia
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 17 Jan 2025

Philadelphia (January 16, 2025) - Weights for Friday Night's King's Promotions card at Live! Casino Hotel Philadelphia. Atif Oberlton 174.8 - Joaquin Berroa 173 (WBA Continental Americas Light Heavyweight Title)   Read Full Story >>>

Terence Crawford's Cryptic Message After Errol Spence News: "The Game Has Changed"
By Ronald Crawley, RingSide24, Fri, 17 Jan 2025
Errol Spence Jr's comeback fight against Sebastian Fundora won't happen. The planned title fight at super-welterweight got canceled, leaving fans wondering what's next for the former welterweight champion. Spence's last fight was a big loss to Terence Crawford in their undisputed welterweight wor  Read Full Story >>>

Encinares draws with Japanese foe
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 17 Jan 2025

JED Encinares of Batangas settled for a majority draw in his second fight held last January 14 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The 17-year-old Encinares, who is based in Fuji, Shizuoka, drew with beginner Muto Konum  Read Full Story >>>