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By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 03 May 2015
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- The record media attendance has already been shattered even before the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather million dollar fight could break all existing norms in pay-per-view, gate attendance and revenue i Read full story NIETES SURPASSES ELORDE?S LONGTIME RECORD, STEPS INTO HISTORY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 01 Jan 2015
When the clock strikes twelve midnight on December 31, heralding what millions of Filipinos fervently hope will be a peaceful and prosperous New Year, a 32 year old product of a fighting boxing clan from Murcia not far fr Read full story NIETES BREAKS ELORDE'S RECORD AS PH LONGEST REIGNING WORLD CHAMP
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 01 Jan 2015
CEBU ? On September 30, 2007 at the Waterfront Hotel & Casino in Cebu City, Negros Occidental native Donnie Nietes, then 25, captured the vacant WBO minimumweight title against Pornsawan Porpramook of Thailand. Nietes su Read full story EMMANUEL, THE MESSIAH OF PHILIPPINE BOXING
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Dec 2014
Emmanuel signifies "God with us" (Matthew 1:23), and is the name of the child predicted in Isaiah 7:14: "Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel."
According to New Advent C Read full story Remembering Pancho Villa
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Jun 2014
Ninety one years ago this month, Pancho Villa became the first Filipino and, Asian, for that matter, to have been crowned world boxing champion.
On June 18, 1923, the then 22-year-old Villa, Francisco Guilledo in real name, son of a vaquero (cowhand) and an abandoned housewife, knocked out cold Read full story REMEMBERING ANTHONY VILLANUEVA
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 16 May 2014
Boxer Anthony Villanueva, who fought as a featherweight when he gifted the country its first of only two Olympics silver medals, was actually a protege of his father ? himself a bronze medalist in the quadrennial Read full story NIETES CEMENTS LEGACY WITH SPECTACULAR KNOCKOUT VICTORY OVER FUENTES
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 12 May 2014
CEBU ? With a spectacular performance Saturday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City where he stopped mandatory challenger and Ring No. 3 light flyweight Moises Fuentes of Mexico in the 9th round, WBO world champi Read full story Larry Merchant: The Philippines is a treasure trove of boxing
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 13 Apr 2014
Las Vegas, Nevada -- Larry Merchant shares his historical perspective on Filipino prizefighters.
?I?m not a book of knowledge about Filipino fighters. I do know of an outstanding flyweight/bantamweight almost a century Read full story Thrilla in Manila: UNFORGETTABLE?. Bob Arum
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 11 Apr 2014
Las Vegas, April 9, 2014 -- "It was after the 'Thrilla'. One of the greatest fights I?ve ever seen. Leaving the Araneta Coliseum and it was around noon. And looking up, I?ve never seen a sun so bright?. blinded everybody. I?ll n Read full story Luisito ?Earthquake? Espinosa: TAP THE ROPES FOR LUCK
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 21 Mar 2014
Filipino prizefighters interestingly tap their heels against the bottom ropes before the round.
Here?s some rhyme and reason for this riveting habit adopted by Pinoy boxing greats.
?It works (Puwede).? ---Manny Pacqui Read full story
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