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Round One: Dr. Bernard Remollino Brings Pancho Villa Back Into the Ring
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2025


On August 23, 2025, San Francisco will welcome home a story long overdue for telling. At the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center, Dr. Bernard James Remollino, PhD, will launch his book Pancho Villa: World Champion 1923, a work
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Xiao Time: Where History Pulls No Punches
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 31 Jul 2025


(L-R) Luisito Espinosa and Xiao Chua (March 23, 2024) History doesn’t always announce itself or arrive with fanfare. Sometimes, it just shows up like a cornerman between rounds- quiet, steady and right on time. Tha
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The Filipino Sailors Who Boxed for More Than Old Glory
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 27 Jul 2025


In the early 1900s, and into the years between the world wars, thousands of young Filipino men enlisted in the United States Navy. Many sought work. Others sought a way out. Most were assigned to steward and mess du
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Champion Forever: A Century On, ‘The City By The Bay’ Honors Francisco Guilledo
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 15 Jul 2025


July 14, 2025, San Francisco, California --- Every ship that crossed the Pacific from the Philippines to San Francisco— long before and long after the iconic bridge— entered the city the same way…through t
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Guro Dan Inosanto: Guardian of the Filipino Fighting Spirit
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 27 Jun 2025


Marina del Rey, California (June 21, 2025) Guro Dan Inosanto remains as sharp as the blades he’s mastered, and his presence still moves with the calm precision of someone who has studied rhythm all his life. At eighty-
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Sol Levinson: The Man Whose Gloves Elevated Boxing
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 06 May 2025


Behind every devastating punch is an organic hero— the gloves. Solomon “Sol” Levinson understood this better than anyone. He set out to change the fight game by crafting the best fighter’s gloves possible. In bo
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Dreamland: Where Filipino Fists Lit Up San Francisco Nights
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 28 Apr 2025


Before the condos and skyscrapers rose like silent monuments to the wealthy, before memory gave way to glass and steel, there was a place in San Francisco where fists, not fortunes, determined your worth. A place called
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A Seat at the Table of Antonio Lopez Aldeguer: A Reminiscence
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 25 Apr 2025


On March 22, 2024—on the eve of the Gala of Champions—I met Antonio Lopez Aldeguer in person for the first time. We sat quietly in the Ambassador Suite at the Manila Grand Opera Hotel. The celebration was still a day away
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Little Pancho: A Filipino Fighter in the Ring, an American Soldier to the End
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 17 Apr 2025


San Francisco Civic Auditorium – June 17, 1940 The air inside the auditorium was thick with tobacco smoke, anticipation, and something special. Filipino farmers, laborers, sailors, and immigrants leaned forward in
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The Civic’s Sacred Ring: Filipino Fighters and the Heart of San Francisco
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 14 Apr 2025


The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, once the San Francisco Civic, stands tall at 99 Grove Street—a quiet giant nestled in the city’s civic core. Time has worn its walls, but the building still breathes. For those who know
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