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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 Read full story 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 Read full story 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 Read full story 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 Read full story 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- Read full story 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 Read full story 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 Read full story 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 Read full story 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 Read full story 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 Read full story
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