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Manny Pacquiao brushes off thoughts of fighting before empty arena
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Manny Pacquiao dismissed the thought, much the same way he did many of his opponents on the way to winning world titles in eight different weight categories.
“Ayokong isipin ‘yan,” said Pacquiao on video chat with the Manila Bullletin late Tuesday, his eyes squinting and his face crumpled a Read Full Story >>>Memorable Pinoy Ring Wins In the "Big Boys" Divisions
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Pacquiao (L) and Marcial.
(Author's Note: As promised in my earlier article on Eumir Felix Marcial as our Next World Class Big Man After Ceferino Garcia in the 30s, here is a rundown of our few memorable fights and win Read Full Story >>> RETRO WBSS: WHEN EUBANK JR. AND YILDIRIM WENT TO WAR IN STUTTGART
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Chris Eubank Jr. vs Avni Yildirim was the second Super-Middleweight Quarter-Final of Season 1 of the WBSS and tonight’s explosive rerun at 7pm (UK) on World Boxing Super Series Facebook and YouTube.
Before the bout a Read Full Story >>> Magali keeps fit to prepare himself for title defense
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 22 Apr 2020
DAVAO CITY -- Super featherweight champion Carlo "The Ferocious" Magali of Bohol is keeping himself busy in preparing for a possible title defense after the lockdown of the Covid-19.
The 33-year old Magali won both the reigning Read Full Story >>> Top Five Boxing Rivalries
Fight Sports, Wed, 22 Apr 2020
What makes a great rivalry?
In today’s day and age, boxing’s best have performed for large sums and gold. When it comes to personal bouts that define what it means to be a fighter, however, is that something that comes easy? The age of social media has reminded us of a time when fists and act Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan names Manny Pacquiao as his ideal next opponent and wants fight in Qatar
By Matt Penn, Express.co.uk, Wed, 22 Apr 2020
The Olympic silver-medallist last fought against Billy Dib in Saudi Arabia 10 months ago.
Before that, he failed in his attempt to become a two-weight world champion when he lost to Terence Crawford in New York.
Khan has always tried his hand at getting a fight with Pacquiao, who he used to tr Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather offering video meet and greet, top price $1499.99
World Boxing News, Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather is offering fans the chance to have a video meet and greet experience with the champ for as little as $64.99.
After linking up with Fanmio, the virtual meeting agent for celebrity clients, Mayweather is looking forward to chatting with purchasers.
The deal wit Read Full Story >>> Malignaggi Blasts Pacquiao: “Fans, Media Love Guys On Steroids”
By Paul Magno, Overtime Heroics, Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Former two-division world champ Paulie Malignaggi blasted multi-division world champ Manny Pacquiao in a recent video interview posted at Fighthype.com.
The former champ, who has always cast aspersions on the Filipino Icon’s career, went all-in this time around, holding nothing back as someone Read Full Story >>> STORY OF PHILIPPINE BOXING PART XVIII: BEN VILLAFLOR, TWO-TIME WBA WORLD JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 21 Apr 2020
After Ben Villaflor won WBA junior lightweight title from Alfredo Marcano of Venezuela via a fifteen-round unanimous decision, he fought several non-title bouts including a match with world title challenger Jimmy Robertson whom h Read Full Story >>> Emanuel Navarrete Looks Ahead to Future at 122 and 126 Pounds
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Navarrete (R) in action against Santisima.
(April 20, 2020) — WBO junior featherweight king Emanuel Navarrete is the world's busiest world champion, a 25-year-old pressure fighter who is proud to represent h Read Full Story >>> WORLD CUP OF POOL POSTPONED
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 21 Apr 2020
The World Cup of Pool, set to take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia this June 23-28, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rescheduled dates for the World Cup of Pool will be announced in due course.
Matchroom Pool, together with MoS (Ministry of Sports) and CBX, the official promoter of Read Full Story >>> Stay-busy fights to replace Pay-Per-View and big events until fans return
World Boxing News, Tue, 21 Apr 2020
The vast majority of massive boxing and Pay-Per-View events are not going to take place until fans make their return to the sport.
For now, crowded places are likely to be off-limits for months. It’s leading to top organizers looking to fill the gap in the interim.
Taking a leaf out of the p Read Full Story >>> THE SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHTS RE-ENTER THE STAGE WITH THE SECOND RETRO WBSS
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 21 Apr 2020
The World Boxing Super Series will be rerunning every Super-Middleweight bout from the inaugural season of the WBSS this week.
The opening clash between Callum Smith vs Erik Skoglund 16 Sep., 2017 in Liverpool g Read Full Story >>> Juan Manuel Marquez $150m Manny Pacquiao fifth fight offer debunked
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Tue, 21 Apr 2020
World Boxing News has delved a little deeper into claims Juan Manuel Marquez was offered $150 million to fight Manny Pacquiao for the fifth time.
The Mexican superstar made the astonishing revelation that Pacquiao’s eventual bid for another chance was $50 million more than first mentioned.
A Read Full Story >>> Former boxing champ moonlights as caregiver in US
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Former world champion boxer Rodel Mayol isn’t struggling to make a living in the US even in these hard and trying times.
But to say that Mayol is living the American dream is premature.
Still, Mayol, who briefly held the World Boxing Council (WBC) light-flyweight crown in the late 2000s, is Read Full Story >>> Luck of the Irish
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Irish Magno.
With Irish Magno’s track record, it’s difficult to imagine that she’s in the history books as the first Filipina boxer ever to qualify for the Olympics. Call it the luck of the Irish. The Iloilo-bo Read Full Story >>> Carlo Caesar Peñalosa keeps training despite Covid-19 lockdown
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Carlo Peñalosa (R) with his uncle Gerry Peñalosa.
DAVAO CITY -- Despite the lockdown caused by Covid-19, there is no stopping on flyweight Carlo Caesar "Too Sharp" Peñalosa from practicing for a poss Read Full Story >>> Crawford on Pacquiao: “I’ve been trying to fight him since 2015”
By Paul Magno, Overtime Heroics, Tue, 21 Apr 2020
While WBO welterweight champ Terence Crawford is training and staying fit during this forced down time, his frustration is still percolating.
Frozen out of the welterweight picture due to his promotional/business alliance, the three-division world champ is still on the outside looking in. With th Read Full Story >>> Boxing news: Josh Taylor seeking 'dream' world title clash with 'hero' Manny Pacquiao
By Matt Penn, Express.co.uk, Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Josh Taylor is targeting a bout with his boxing 'hero' Manny Pacquiao one day. Taylor fights in the weight class below Pacquiao but is seeking an eventual clash with the Filipino at welterweight.
Taylor hasn't fought since his win over Regis Prograis in the World Boxing Super Series final in Lond Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather still got it at 43, hits the gym for potential 2020 return
World Boxing News, Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Floyd Mayweather is back in the gym and hitting the bags himself after recently playing the role of a trainer at his Mayweather Gym in Las Vegas.
‘Money’ looks in tremendous shape, as he always does, despite being 43 years old.
In a video shared with WBN by former Mayweather Promotions fig Read Full Story >>>
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