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A Filipino and an American Homecoming
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 09 Oct 2025
Every celebration begins with the lives that gave it weight and meaning. Family, friends, strangers, acquaintances, colleagues, revered mentors, and the rare editors we meet along the way all help make our narrative complet Read full story The Filipino American Center at 100 Larkin: A Sanctuary of Story, Spirit, and Memory (Special Series 4 of 5)
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 04 Oct 2025
San Francisco has always been a city of interesting stories. At 100 Larkin Street — where the Main Library rises across from City Hall — you step into a place where those stories are not only stored, but stirred back to life. Read full story Boxing Ephemera, Pacquiao’s Mouthguard, and the Meaning of It All
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 30 Sep 2025
A Journey Through Keepsakes From Thrilla in Manila to The Fight of the Century
What’s the point of an autograph, really? On the surface it’s just ink—somebody’s name scrawled on a ticket, a program, maybe the back Read full story The Evolution of Kru Mark Tabuso: Filipino American Martial Artist (Special Series 3 of 5)
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 26 Sep 2025
South San Francisco, California — From the sidewalk, 647 El Camino Real could be any other storefront. Nondescript. Quiet. But step through the doors of Evolve Training Center and the air changes. The ground floor opens wid Read full story Two (or Three) Lefts Make a Right: Francisco Guilledo to Luisito Espinosa
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 11 Sep 2025
The Filipino boxing aficionados of old called it Gancho al hígado, luego de izquierda a la cabeza— a hook to the liver, then a left to the head.
It was the favorite punch combination of Francisco Tings Read full story Rizal Memorial Coliseum: The Arena That Endured War and Forged Generations of Filipino Greats
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 09 Sep 2025
Filipinos simply call it the Rizal Memorial. The name alone still carries (heavy) weight. It was the arena that stood out, where fathers brought their sons, and where fond memories took root. For every Filipino sports fan, photo Read full story Remembering Gabriel ‘Flash’ Elorde: A Pilgrimage of Gratitude
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Sep 2025
(March 27, 2024 @ Sucat, Parañaque)
Some moments in life never fade. They don’t just pass by— they stay with you, shaping how you see the world and reminding you of the people who left a lasting mark on hi Read full story Maurice H. Goldner: Letting the Filipino Fist Speak for Itself
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 12 Aug 2025
Before TV and the internet made champions feel like they were sitting in your living room or your computer, before glossy magazines polished them up, there were soldier-reporters like Maurice H. Goldner. He carried a pen instead of gloves, catching the heat and noise of the ring, then sending it far Read full story Paulo Salud and His POWer Punches
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 07 Aug 2025
He does not need gloves to step into the fight. All he needs are a mic, a camera, a calm voice, and the good sense to know when to let others speak. Paulo Salud may not throw punches, but he is right there in the thick of Read full story The Bout Outside The Ring: Boxing and the Filipino Struggle for Legitimacy
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 03 Aug 2025
The Yanks arrived with rifles, rations, and something they called civilization. So did the Conquistadores Españoles centuries earlier… only theirs came with swords, cannons, and religion. Not everything they brought wo Read full story
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