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UNBEATEN 43 YEAR OLD HEAVYWEIGHT IKE IBEABUCHI HIRES MICHAEL KONCZ AS HIS ADVISER
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
Ibeabuchi.
Unbeaten 43 year old one-time top heavyweight, former Nigerian Ike ?The President? Ibeabuchi has hired Michael Koncz as his adviser as he plans to make a comeback beginning with a fight on the April 9 card of eigh Read Full Story >>>Inoue, Parrenas Make Weight For Super Flyweight Title Tilt
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
It will have been exactly 52 weeks since the last time Naoya Inoue and Akira Yaegashi appeared on the same card. The night ended with Inoue knocking out long-reigning super flyweight champ Omar Narvaez to wrap up a 2014 campaign that landed BoxingScene.com Fighter of the Year honors, while Yaegashi Read Full Story >>> The Year's Best in Philippine Boxing
By JM Siasat, GMA News Online, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
As the year of 2015 comes to a close, we take a look back at the highlights of our proud Filipino warriors competing in the Sweet Science.
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Donnie Nietes
The two-division Filipino world champion had a pretty busy year, competing in a total of three fights this 2015. Now th Read Full Story >>> 2015 Fighter of the year: Canelo Alvarez
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
In 2013, Canelo Alvarez, Mexico's biggest boxing star, turned back a stiff challenge from Austin Trout to win a decision and unify two junior middleweight belts but then lost them, along with his undefeated record, by decision to Floyd Mayweather in a fight that generated more money than any boxing Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Sr: Pacquiao Would Land Well on Crawford
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
The next opponent for Manny Pacquiao is still up in the air. The eight division former champion is scheduled to return on April 9th in Las Vegas. Pacquiao was going to announce his opponent on December 11th, but then delayed his decision until an undetermined date.
The three candidates being ment Read Full Story >>> The Seductive Id of Boxing?
By Peter Wood, Boxing.com, Tue, 29 Dec 2015
Norman Mailer once called the rarest athlete in sports ?The Big Toe of God.? Certainly a lofty honorific ? sublime and sacred?
In 1949, when Joe Louis reigned, there were only eight living former heavyweight champions ? Jess Willard, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Max Schmeling, Jack Sharkey, Primo C Read Full Story >>> "Fighting Words" - Five Big Stories to Follow in 2016
By David P. Greisman, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 28 Dec 2015
The early weeks of the year tend to be a slower time for the sport, and 2016 appears as if it will be no different.
The schedule for the first part of next year is still being fleshed out, but so far January?s highlights look to include the heavyweight title doubleheader on Jan. 16 featuring Deon Read Full Story >>> Fight Club: Changing of the guard in boxing as new champions emerge
By Alex Rea, Sport 360, Mon, 28 Dec 2015
This was the year the boxing landscape changed dramatically. As one era came to an end in the first half of 2015, another sprang into life towards the end of it.
Overall, there?s been a tremendous change after we finally got what we wanted with the long-awaited ?Fight of the Century? coming toget Read Full Story >>> Eight Days a Weeks
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Mon, 28 Dec 2015
Tony Weeks has a cool, relaxed, cordial, inviting manner. There?s no bluster or bombast. He has nothing to prove. He appears to be a man at peace?
I?m just a lucky so-and-so. Not only am I tall, dark and handsome, give or take a few inches, a couple of hues, and a grudging acceptance that beauty Read Full Story >>> MICHAEL ORTEGA TAKES OVER AS REFEREE IN WBO TITLE FIGHT BETWEEN CHAMPION KOSEI TANAKA AND FILIPINO CHALLENGER VIC SALUDAR
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 28 Dec 2015
At the request of the promoter of the WBO minimumweight title fight between champion Kosei Tanaka of Japan and Vic Saludar of the Philippines, WBO president Francisco ?Paco? Valcarcel has assigned Michael Ortega to tak Read Full Story >>> DELA TORRE TO TRAIN UNDER CUBAN COACH IN THE U.S.
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 28 Dec 2015
Undefeated lightweight prospect Harmonito Dela Torre (17W-0L,12 KO?s) arrived in Miami, Florida last December 26 and will undergo a month long training session. Boxing promoter and manager Jim Claude Manangqui Read Full Story >>> 2015: The best of Philippine boxing
By Ryan Songalia, Rappler, Mon, 28 Dec 2015
MANILA, Philippines - The calendar for 2015 included 365 days, but for Philippine boxing, everything centered around a single date.
May 2 (or May 3 if you were in the Philippines) was the day that the 5+ years of build-up for a clash between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr would be settle Read Full Story >>> 2015 Boxing Disappointment of the Year
By Jake Emen, ProBoxing-fans.com, Mon, 28 Dec 2015
The Biggest Disappointment in Boxing in 2015:
The biggest disappointment of the year can go to anything. It can be ?awarded? to a fighter who came up way short of expectations for one reason or another, or one who avoided the best competition. It can go to an entire aspect of the sport, a string Read Full Story >>> Garcia: Bradley Has a Shot To Beat Pacquiao For Real
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 27 Dec 2015
The Manny Pacquiao sweepstakes continues to play out.
The Filipino superstar is returning to the ring, for what he says is the final time, on April 9th at the MGM arena in Las Vegas.
Several fighters are being considered. The two frontrunners are WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley and W Read Full Story >>> Nietes, Magsayo may fight in Donaire?s title defense in April
By Dale Rosal, Cebu Daily News, Sun, 27 Dec 2015
TWO-DIVISION world champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes and unbeaten IBF youth featherweight king Mark ?Magnifico? Magsayo may join five-division world champion and current WBO Super bantamweight champion Nonito ?Filipino Flash? Donaire Jr. in his first title defense this April in Manila.
The Top Rank, Read Full Story >>> RON JACOBS ? A BRILLIANT COACH WITH A PASSION FOR BASKETBALL AND LOVE FOR THE PHILIPPINES
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 27 Dec 2015
Ron Jacobs.
Ron Jacobs was unquestionably a brilliant coach whose passion for basketball and his abiding love for the Philippines was unquestioned.
When Ron passed away last Christmas eve it was painful to accept the r Read Full Story >>> NBA -- Blake Griffin out at least 2 weeks with quad injury
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 27 Dec 2015
CHICAGO -- The Los Angeles Clippers, in an emailed press release, announced on Saturday that Blake Griffin has a partially torn left quad tendon and will be sidelined for at least two weeks.
The news is a big blow to the Clip Read Full Story >>> NBA -- Sixers eclipse Suns in rare road win
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 27 Dec 2015
CHICAGO -- The last time the Philadelphia 76ers won on the road was March 29 this year, a brutal stretch the covers 23 games including 18 straight this season.
But like all streaks, good or bad, this too came to pass.
Read Full Story >>> WOMAN REFEREE SPARKLE LEE TO OFFICIATE TANAKA-SALUDAR TITLE FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 27 Dec 2015
Lee.
WBO president Francisco ?Paco? Valcarcel has appointed Sparkle Lee as referee for the minimumweight title fight between champion Kosei Tanaka of Japan and Vic Saludar of the Philippines which will take place on New Ye Read Full Story >>> WHILE BOXING WELCOMES COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE WBC AND THE UCLA BRAN RESEARCH CENTER, HOW COME NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT USE OF PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS?
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 27 Dec 2015
As a boxing commentator for over 50 years we welcome the collaboration between the World Boxing Council and the UCLA Brain Injury Research Center but wonder why nothing is being done about the use of performance enhancing drugs.
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