There are 169,499 news articles in the database.
Displaying articles 1561 to 1580.
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 >>> "Was unmatched" - Terence Crawford stakes his claim as 'Fighter of The Year'
By Josh Evanoff, sportskeeda, Thu, 28 Dec 2023
Terence Crawford believes there should be no doubt about who the 'Fighter of the Year' is in 2023.
'Bud' has been out of the ring since a long-awaited clash with Errol Spence Jr. in late July. That bout was a historic one that fans had waited years to see. However, when the two welterweight champ Read Full Story >>> Inoue On Tapales Win: It Was One Of The Most Intense Fights I've Ever Had
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 28 Dec 2023
This win might stand out among most of the rest in Naoya Inoue’s already storied career.
The effort put forth by Marlon Tapales exceeded the name value he brought to his undisputed junior featherweight championship. Yokohama’s Inoue eventually found a way to punch a hole through the wall, as Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs Buakaw date set, pro return and McGregor on hold
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Thu, 28 Dec 2023
Manny Pacquiao will not be making a professional comeback to the ring or facing Conor McGregor anytime soon.
Instead, a date has been set for an exhibition with Muay Thai legend Buakaw Banchamek. Buakaw says the Thai superstar will face Pacquiao at the IMPACT Arena, Exhibition and Convention Cent Read Full Story >>> AJ Paciones Ready to Defend WBA Asia 108 Belt Dec 28 in Thailand
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 27 Dec 2023
BANGKOK, Thailand – Filipino WBA Asia Light Flyweight Champion Arvin Jhon "AJ" Paciones (on the left, wearing a black cap), and challenger Kitidech Hirunsuk of Thailand successfully made weight, paving the way Read Full Story >>> Naoya Inoue Adds Accolades: Weekend Afterthoughts
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 27 Dec 2023
Naoya Inoue probably won’t be back in the ring until May. By then, he will have passed the ten-year anniversary of his first major title win, a knockout of Adrian Hernandez for the WBC light flyweight belt.
Not many fighters can dominate their field for a decade. Inoue shows no signs that a de Read Full Story >>>
|
