Rolly Romero misses Ryan Garcia boat after d*ck s*ck u-turn
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Fri, 29 Dec 2023
Rolly Romero has been left disappointed after confirming he wants to fight Ryan Garcia following a series of vacations. Romero promised the fans he’d try to make a fight with Garcia despite previously dismissing the notion of a return to boxing. The WBA super lightweight champion stated he w  Read Full Story >>>

AJ Paciones Outsmarts Kitidech, Retains WBA Asia 108 Strap in Highland Show in Thailand
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 29 Dec 2023

BANGKOK, Thailand – In a hard-fought 12-rounder, undefeated Filipino Arvin Jhon "AJ" Paciones dropped, outsmarted and defeated tough Kitidech Hirunsuk of Thailand for a unanimous decision win to retain his WBA A  Read Full Story >>>

Weights from Newark, NJ
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 29 Dec 2023
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Former World Champion Slams Naoya Inoue: “He’s Not The Best In The World!”
By Tom Eaton, Boxing Social, Fri, 29 Dec 2023
Many believe that Naoya Inoue is the number one pound-for-pound fighter on the planet in the wake of his stoppage win over Marlon Tapales to become undisputed super-bantamweight champion, but one former world champion has hit back at those claims. In his 21st consecutive title fight, Inoue knocke  Read Full Story >>>

Genesis Libranza Scores Fast TKO Win in Highland Show in Thailand
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 29 Dec 2023

BANGKOK, Thailand – Filipino super flyweight Genesis "Cobra" Libranza's travel to the "Land of Smiles" was a total success as he delivered a quick and devastating round one TKO win over Thai warrior Adisak Ketpiam o  Read Full Story >>>

Joe Goossen calls Gurgen Hovhannisyan a top five Heavyweight Prospect
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 29 Dec 2023
“Pit Stop on Road to Greatness” Jan. 4 at famed Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA LOS ANGELES – Hall of Fame boxing trainer Joe Goossen believes Gurgen “Big Gug” Hovhannisyan, who headlines “Pit Stop on the Road to Greatness” on January 4th, has to be rated among the top five heav  Read Full Story >>>

PREDATOR PRO BILLIARD SERIES ANNOUNCES 9-BALL FORMAT FOR WOMEN’S SHOWDOWN
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 29 Dec 2023
PBS continues commitment across disciplines with $100,000 event Next year’s brand-new $100,000 Predator Pro Billiard Series Women’s Showdown will be a 9-ball event, played to a PBS Shootout format with two sets in the group stage and three sets during single elimination. The invitational t  Read Full Story >>>

Atty. Elpidio Bautista Jr. National Executive Chess: All eyes on National Master Zulfikar Aliakbar Sali
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 29 Dec 2023
MANILA---An added attraction will be National Master Zulfikar Aliakbar Sali who will match his skills against some of the country's top woodpushers when the Atty. Elpidio Bautista Jr. National Executive Chess Championship gets underway on December 30, 2023, 10am at the Vista Mall, Brgy. Don Jose in   Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao's Next Boxing Match Officially Announced for April 2024
By Mathew Riddle, Sports Illustrated, Fri, 29 Dec 2023
Manny Pacquaio will face Buakaw Banchamek in an exhibition boxing match on April 20, 2024. The bout was first revealed in July 2023, but more details have just been announced. Billed as "The Match of Legends," the fight will be under international boxing rules, with six three-minute rounds with t  Read Full Story >>>

Conor McGregor spent Day of Reckoning chewing Ronaldo’s ear
World Boxing News, Fri, 29 Dec 2023
Conor McGregor sat next to Cristiano Ronaldo for the duration of the Day of Reckoning bill and proceeded to chew the footballer’s ear off. The UFC star got given one of the hottest seats in town by Saudi Arabian organizers. Predictably, McGregor used the opportunity to provide Ronaldo with a ta  Read Full Story >>>

WBC Legends Belt unveiled for Manny Pacquiao vs Buakaw
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Thu, 28 Dec 2023
The World Boxing Council has made a unique Legends Belt for the exhibition between Manny Pacquiao and Buakaw Banchamek. As World Boxing News reported, Pacquiao vs Buakaw is set for April 20 in Thailand, marking a year of preparation by organizers at Fresh Air Festival. The pair of legends will  Read Full Story >>>

Boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Inoue, Bivol and 'Bam' pick up votes
ESPN.com, Thu, 28 Dec 2023
Naoya Inoue made another statement with a hard-fought, but dominant victory over Marlon Tapales to become only the second men's fighter to win an undisputed championship in a second division in the four-belt era (Terence Crawford beat Errol Spence Jr.to become the first to do so earlier this year).   Read Full Story >>>

Vargas elected to World Boxing Executive Board
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 28 Dec 2023

ABAP chairman Ricky Vargas was elected as Executive Board member of World Boxing during the 27-nation federation’s inaugural Congress in Frankfurt recently. Vargas was the second highest vote-getter with 56.1 perce  Read Full Story >>>

Inoue says he’ll remain a super bantamweight for 2 more years
The Asahi Shimbum, Thu, 28 Dec 2023
A day after becoming the undisputed super bantamweight champion, boxer Naoya Inoue shot down speculation about his immediate future and fired some counterpunches at his critics. Inoue, 30, said on Dec. 27 that he will stay in his current weight division for at least two more years. “I want t  Read Full Story >>>

Tokyo Dome, Saudi Arabia among potential Inoue bout venues
The Mainichi, Thu, 28 Dec 2023
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Naoya Inoue, the second man in boxing history to be a two-weight undisputed champion, may fight at larger venues both in Japan and overseas in the future, the head of his gym revealed Wednesday. "We're thinking about Saudi Arabia...though things haven't been decided yet," Hide  Read Full Story >>>

It’s not over for Marlon
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 28 Dec 2023

Marlon Tapales could’ve taken a safe route in defending his WBA and IBF superbantamweight titles against a no-risk challenger but opted to go for all the marbles in a bid to make history as the first Filipino undisputed  Read Full Story >>>

Akhmadaliev: “I’m Better Than Anyone Inoue Ever Faced; Let’s Go”
3KingsBoxing.com, Thu, 28 Dec 2023
Naoya “Monster” Inoue (26-0, 23 KOs) sits firmly at the top of the mountain in the junior featherweight division. There’s a plethora of fighters at 122 pounds who would love to get their crack at him. One is one-time unified junior featherweight champion Murodjon “MJ” Akhmadaliev (12-1, 9   Read Full Story >>>

Gervonta Davis Shuts Down Talk of Fighting Naoya Inoue: ‘He’s [Nowhere] Near My Weight’
By Sean Nam, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 28 Dec 2023
Hard-hitting southpaw star Gervonta Davis doesn’t understand why some people continue to fantasize about a fight between himself and Japanese dynamo Naoya Inoue. In Davis’ view, what he feels is a chasmic weight gap between them makes a fight highly unrealistic so as to render any speculation  Read Full Story >>>

Marlon Tiña and Jennah Frias to banner Atty. Rudy Rivera Year-Ender Chess Tournament
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 28 Dec 2023
MANILA---Marlon Tiña and Jennah Frias will spearhead a strong cast clashing in the Atty. Rodolfo Enrique" Rudy" Rivera Chess Championship set Dec. 30, 2023 at the Horacio Dela Costa 2 Chess Club in Caloocan City. Tiña and Frias loom as the players to beat in the tournament hosted by Bayanihan  Read Full Story >>>

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