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JUNE 18, 1923: PANCHO VILLA BECOMES ASIA'S FIRST WORLD CHAMPION
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Jun 2016
On this day in 1923, a bantam-sized but fast, two-fisted Filipino fighter gifted the Philippines, and Asia, for that matter, their first world boxing champion.
Pancho Villa, then only 22, knocked out cold Jimmy Wi Read full story FISTS OF GREATEST FILIPINO BOXING CHAMPIONS TO BE CAST IN STONE AT MEMORABLE ?FLASH? ELORDE ANNUAL AWARDS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 31 Jan 2016
Leave it to Liza Elorde, the prime architect behind the Annual
Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde Awards, to come up with a creative
innovation every year.
The Elorde family headed by the matriarch Laura Elorde said the annual rites, w Read full story KA HERMIE
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 20 Jan 2016
?Rich, pakitingnan mo nga itong laptop ko at di ako maka-connect sa internet.? (Rich, can you look at this laptop because I cannot connect to the internet.) Hermie Rivera asked me during fight week of one of Manny Pacquiao?s Read full story Remembering The Thrilla In Manila (First of a Series)
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 04 Oct 2015
For a few morning hours, stretching past noontime 40 years ago on Oct. 1 1975, the attention of the world was focused on the Philippines, which was hosting the third and final chapter of the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier historic tri Read full story WBC REMEMBERS PANCHO VILLA?S PASSING
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 15 Jul 2015
The World Boxing Council has remembered the passing of the great Filipino world flyweight champion and Hall of Famer Pancho Villa in its segment ?A Day Like Today? by Victor Cota.
The WBC website noted ?the gre Read full story TRIBUTE TO FIRST FILIPINO AND ASIAN WORLD BOXING CHAMPION, PANCHO VILLA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Jun 2015
Pancho Villa whose real name was Francisco Guilledo became the first Filipino and Asian World Boxing champion when he battered an ageing but heroic Jimmy Wilde to win the world flyweight title at the historic Polo Read full story MAYWEATHER vs. PACQUIAO EVENT SHATTERS RECORDS, GENERATES MORE THAN $500 MILLION IN REVENUE
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 13 May 2015
NEW YORK (May 12, 2015)?The boxing blockbuster event, Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao, shattered the previous record for total pay-per-view buys and now ranks as the highest-grossing pay-per-view of all time. Initial repo Read full story LEGACIES
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 05 May 2015
Manny Pacquiao came to fight, Floyd Mayweather wanted to box.
The boxer won.
Let?s accept that and move on. Pacquiao remains a beloved figure in the Philippines and an inspiration to the impoverished masses.
I bou Read full story Pacquiao-Mayweather By The Numbers: Did Floyd Really Win the Fight of the Century?
By Reylan Loberternos, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 04 May 2015
Tagbilaran City, Bohol ? The encounter dubbed as the fight of the century is already history. Majority of the fans, particularly those inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena, thought Manny Pacquiao should have been awarded the vict Read full story Floyd Mayweather Jr. beats Manny Pacquiao to win the 'Fight of the Century'
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 03 May 2015
LAS VEGAS - Floyd Mayweather Jr. exhibited his superb defensive skills and excellent countering ability against a rampaging Manny Pacquiao, to win their much anticipated fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Mayweather Read full story
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