Days after seeing Cleveland face elimination, debate on why Cavaliers’ coach Lue benched the Cavs’ third best player Kyle Korver most of Game 5 where Boston took a 96-83 win and went ahead, 3-2, in their best-of-seven NBA Eastern Con  

Golden Boy Media and Entertainment Awarded 4 Telly Awards
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 May 2018
Golden Boy Media and Entertainment Awarded 4 Telly Awards in First Year of Entry, Including 2 Coveted Silver Tellys -- The Program's Top Honor Los Angeles, CA -- (May 25, 2018) – Golden Boy Promotions Inc., the world’s leading boxing promotions company, announced today that it has been recognized  Read Full Story >>>

Tyron Woodley Says Kendrick Should've Given White Girl 'N-Word Pass'
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 May 2018

TMZ SPORTS -- UFC Champ Tyron Woodley says Kendrick Lamar should've let a white concertgoer get away with saying the n-word ... saying the young lady deserved a pass. It happened last week during a concert in Alabama ...   Read Full Story >>>

Not a fan of fame: Jonas Sultan just wants to fulfill his dream of becoming a champion
By Ryan Songalia, ESPN.com, Fri, 25 May 2018
FRESNO, Calif. -- Less than a week before the biggest fight of his career, Jonas Sultan quietly strums an acoustic guitar and recites the lyrics to "Bakit Ba?" -- a Tagalog song about a spurned lover taking comfort in a bottle of beer, playing for an audience of no one in particular. It's a hobby he  Read Full Story >>>

No trash talk, only respect as Ancajas, Sultan face off before world title fight
By Gerry Ramos, Spin.ph, Fri, 25 May 2018
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA – There were no fireworks, no heated exchanges between champion Jerwin Ancajas and challenger Jonas Sultan as they came face-to-face again two days before they make Philippine boxing history. Oh, the two didn’t exchange handshakes when the ceremony was over. The two failed t  Read Full Story >>>

Uncomfortable staredown between good-guy opponents Ancajas, Sultan
By Roy Luarca, ABS-CBN News, Fri, 25 May 2018
FRESNO, Calif.—Champion Jerwin Ancajas and challenger Jonas Sultan on Thursday tried in vain to play their parts as protagonists in a world title fight. They didn’t smile and didn’t blink during the staredown, but most of all they didn’t shake hands when they went down the podium of Tioga Sequioa  Read Full Story >>>

Arum: Fil-Ams used to come up to talk about Pacquiao. Now they talk about Ancajas
By Gerry Ramos, Spin.ph, Fri, 25 May 2018
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA – Jerwin Ancajas is slowly building a U.S. fan base as he gears up for the defense of his International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight title this Saturday (Sunday, Manila time). Top Rank Promotions chairman Bob Arum is looking to line up two more fights for the rising   Read Full Story >>>

How do Ancajas, Jonas Sultan trainers view their odds on fight night
By Roy Luarca, ABS-CBN News, Fri, 25 May 2018
FRESNO, Calif.—An honest assessment or sheer coincidence. Head trainers Joven Jimenez and Edito Villamor cited the same percentages when asked on Thursday about the chances of their respective fighters tangling for the International Boxing Federation super flyweight crown at Save Smart Center her  Read Full Story >>>

Fellow champion Khalid Yafai predicts successful title defense from Jerwin Ancajas
By Ryan Songalia, ESPN.com, Fri, 25 May 2018
FRESNO, Calif. -- As the photo opportunities wrapped up at Thursday's press conference, the final two men standing on stage were the two men holding world title belts. IBF Super Flyweight titleholder Jerwin Ancajas and WBA champion Kal Yafai shook hands and showed each other respect and posed for  Read Full Story >>>

Kal Yafai: British boxer vows to impress America by beating David Carmona
By Luke Reddy, BBC Sport, Fri, 25 May 2018
WBA world super-flyweight champion Kal Yafai has vowed to impress America when he makes his debut in the country on Saturday. The Birmingham boxer fights Mexican David Carmona in California in a bout that will likely position him for a title unification contest. IBF champion Jerwin Ancajas, ru  Read Full Story >>>

Bob Arum on Pacquiao relationship — ‘We’re still very friendly’
ABS-CBN News, Fri, 25 May 2018
FRESNO, Calif.—He may have been relegated to a supporting role in the Manny Pacquiao-Lucas Matthysse fight on July 15, but Bob Arum holds no rancor. The revered promoter always remembers their close relationship over the years. “Well, we’re still very friendly,” Arum said Thursday. “We (Top Ra  Read Full Story >>>

Bob Arum says he and former prized ward Pacquiao 'still very friendly'
By Gerry Ramos, Spin.ph, Fri, 25 May 2018
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA – Despite parting ways, Manny Pacquiao and Top Rank promoter Bob Arum remain very cordial to each other. “We’re still very friendly,” a smiling Bob Arum said when asked about his relationship with his former prized ward at the end of their 12-year promotional partnership. Th  Read Full Story >>>

New Pacquiao sparmate due to arrive today
By Josef T. Ramos, The Manila Times, Fri, 25 May 2018
Manny Pacquiao will have a new sparring partner in the person of Australian lightweight George Kambosos Jr. in preparation for his fight against World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse on July 15 at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “He (Kambosos Jr.) is amo  Read Full Story >>>

Buboy Fernandez denies rumours Manny Pacquiao is spent
By Anthony Cocks, RingNews24, Fri, 25 May 2018
Trainer Buboy Fernandez has hit back at claims that former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao is burnt out after splitting his time between his dual roles as senator and boxer. Pacquiao is currently training for his July 15 fight against WBA “regular” welterweight champion Lucas Matthys  Read Full Story >>>

Pulev v Whyte: Epic Sports tables MASSIVE PURSE BID, beats Matchroom, Sauerland to IBF eliminator
World Boxing News, Fri, 25 May 2018
International Boxing Federation Championships Chairman Lindsey Tucker has informed WBN of the result of the purse bid held for a heavyweight eliminator between Kubrat Pulev and Dillian Whyte. Staged on Thursday, the promoters of both fighters, Matchroom and Sauerland were expected to be the only  Read Full Story >>>

FRESNO: UNLIKELY VENUE OF THE HISTORIC ANCAJAS-SULTAN FIGHT
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 May 2018

FRESNO, CA – The historic all-Filipino Jerwin Ancajas-Jonas Sultan world title fight will be held Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in an unlikely location in Fresno, an inland city in California's central valley where Fil  Read Full Story >>>

Results from Candijay Bohol: Demecillo Knocks Out Moya To Capture PDF-118 Belt; Wenceslao Destroys Tinampay (PHOTOS)
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 May 2018

CANDIJAY, Bohol -- With a viscous body attack in round two, Cebuano bantamweight Carlo Pepito Demecillo of the Big Yellow Boxing Stable ravaged fast-moving Margarito Moya to claim the vacant Philippine Boxing Federati  Read Full Story >>>

Fans split on Manny’s fight
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 May 2018

Even as challenger Manny Pacquiao declared himself the underdog in his July 15 fight against WBA welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse of Argentina in Kuala Lumpur, oddsmakers insist the Filipino boxing icon is the fa  Read Full Story >>>

Final Press Conference: Ancajas and Sultan Ready to Make History (Photos)
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 May 2018

LIVE on ESPN+, Saturday, May 26 at 9:30 p.m. ET FRESNO, Calif. (May 24, 2018) — History is only two days away, as Jerwin "Pretty Boy’" Ancajas will defend the International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior bantamw  Read Full Story >>>

ANCAJAS-SULTAN FEATS, FACTS AND FIGURES PART II
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 May 2018

Jerwin Ancajas will defend his IBF world super flyweight title on Saturday in Fresno against fellow Filipino Jonas Sultan at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California, in this city 355 kilometers away  Read Full Story >>>

FIGHTNIGHT LIVE APPROACHING 1.5 MILLION VIEWS FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL INAUGURAL CAMPAIGN
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 May 2018
Fan-friendly, interactive series looks to continue momentum in year two. Online: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE/ NEW YORK (May 24, 2018) - Recently celebrating its first anniversary and now approaching 1.5 million views for the series, Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE next turns the corne  Read Full Story >>>

Bellator Star Paul Daley Says He'll 'F**k Michael Page Up,' Hospitalize Him
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 May 2018

TMZ SPORTS -- Bellator stars Paul Daley and Michael "Venom" Page don't see eye to eye (they freakin' hate each other) ... and are rumored to be fighting in the near future. Page -- 12 and 0 as a pro -- has a fight at Bellator  Read Full Story >>>

Jimmy Paypa has traded punches with Jonas Sultan and Jerwin Ancajas
By Ryan Songalia, ESPN 5, Fri, 25 May 2018
FRESNO, Calif. -- Though Jerwin Ancajas and Jonas Sultan have no common opponents on their records, there's at least one fighter who has traded punches with both men. Jimmy Paypa, a tough underdog with a sneaky right hook, has trained for years alongside Sultan at the ALA Gym in Cebu City, Philip  Read Full Story >>>

Don’t count Sultan out – Aldeguer
By Dennis Principe, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 25 May 2018
If there was any indication, the last three fights of Jonas Sultan will prove his readiness to score an upset against Jerwin Ancajas this weekend. In an overseas telephone interview, ALA Boxing Promotions president Michael Aldeguer said the 26-year-old Sultan (14-3, 9 knockouts) went through th  Read Full Story >>>

President Trump Pardons Jack Johnson
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Fri, 25 May 2018
It took no less a man than Donald Trump to bring this strange and somewhat bitter low-hanging fruit to fruition… For those who like their symbolism served cold, President Donald J. Trump granted former heavyweight champion of the world Jack Johnson a posthumous pardon today. In an Oval Office   Read Full Story >>>

Sylvester Stallone given a 'knuckle sandwich' by Deontay Wilder and Lennox Lewis as Donald Trump posthumously pardons Jack Jackson
World Boxing News, Fri, 25 May 2018
United States President Donald Trump has granted a posthumous pardon to boxing’s first black heavyweight champion, the great Jack Johnson. 105 years ago, Johnson was convicted in 1913 by an all-white jury for violating the Mann Act of transporting women across state lines in order to perform 'imm  Read Full Story >>>

Ancajas warned to expect tough fight
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 May 2018

FRESNO. It won’t be an easy defense for IBF superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas when he takes on mandatory challenger Jonas Sultan in the first-ever world title fight between two Filipinos outside the Philippines at the 16,  Read Full Story >>>

Two Filipino boxers to make history in Fresno for IBF Junior Bantamweight title
By Leo Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 May 2018

Two Filipino boxers are all set to make history at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California, USA on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) to dispute the IBF Junior Bantamweight title. Reigning IBF Junior Ba  Read Full Story >>>

B. RILEY FBR, INC. AND SUGAR RAY LEONARD FOUNDATION CELEBRATED THE 9TH ANNUAL 'BIG FIGHTERS, BIG CAUSE' CHARITY BOXING NIGHT
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 May 2018

STAR-STUDDED EVENT FEATURED LIVE FIGHTS PRESENTED BY GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS JOUSCE 'TITO' GONZALEZ DEFEATS JUAN SANDOVAL IN MAIN EVENT Santa Monica, CA (May 23, 2018) - The B. Riley FBR, Inc. 9th Annual "Big Fighters,  Read Full Story >>>

Gomez, three others share PNG Rapid chess lead
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 May 2018
(Open Division) 5.0 points---IM Haridas Pascua, IM Jan Emmanuel Garcia, GM John Paul Gomez, GM Darwin Laylo 4.5 points---GM Jayson Gonzales, GM Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr., NM Elmer Sumngat, NM Jerad Docena, IM Paulo Bersamina, NM Joey Albert Florendo (Women's Division) 5.5 points---WGM Janell  Read Full Story >>>

Jerwin Ancajas, Khalid Yafai focused on title defenses, not each other
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 25 May 2018
Junior bantamweight world titleholders Jerwin Ancajas and Kal Yafai are being featured in defenses on the same card on Saturday night as a prelude to a possible unification fight later in the year -- but don't tell them about that. They are focused on the business at hand, not each other. Ancajas  Read Full Story >>>

Despite contrasting roles, Ancajas, Sultan share common sense of pride
By Roy Luarca, ABS-CBN News, Fri, 25 May 2018
FRESNO, Calif.—Pressed for an answer by the open workout announcer as he exited the ring, Jerwin Ancajas finally uttered the expected answer: I will bring home my belt. The shy, humble champion was referring to the International Boxing Federation super flyweight crown, which he intends to defend   Read Full Story >>>