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  

Beltran ready to fight in WBC Grand Prix
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 17 Apr 2025

SUPER lightweight Crisalito “El Granada” Beltran of Valenciano City is now in Riyadh to see action in the WBC Grand Prix scheduled April 17 to 20 at the Global Theater Boulevard in Riyadh City. The 21-  Read Full Story >>>

Arca stuns English GM, maintains share of top spot in Bangkok Chess Open
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 17 Apr 2025

Bangkok, Thailand ---Teen sensation FIDE Master Christian Gian Karlo Tade Arca continues his Cinderella run story in the ongoing 22nd Bangkok Chess Club Open Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Riversid  Read Full Story >>>

Melvin’s target is Collazo
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 17 Apr 2025

There are two things on WBC minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem’s mind. First is to unify the 105-pound title, at least the WBC, WBA and WBO versions since another Filipino, Pedro Taduran, holds the IBF belt.  Read Full Story >>>

Piala fights Choki in WBC Grand Prix
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 17 Apr 2025

FEATHERWEIGHT Bryx “The King” Piala of Cebu City will face undefeated Juma Choki of Tanzania in the first round of the WBC Grand Prix [Round of 32] on April 17 at the Global Theater Boulevard in Riyadh City, Riyadh.   Read Full Story >>>

There will be NO DRAWS at the World Boxing Council Grand Prix in Riyadh
By Gabriel F. Cordero, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 17 Apr 2025
WBC President Mauricio Sulaimán, from Mexico, has confirmed that "There will be NOT DRAWS. The judges' ratings will be the same as in all other boxing events, but in the event of a tie, we will use the qualitative scoring system. To be clearer, the judges' scorecards have, in addition to the box fo  Read Full Story >>>

WBC Boxing Grand Prix set April 17-20
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 17 Apr 2025

THE Riyadh Season WBC Boxing Grand Prix will be held on April 17 to 20 at the BLVD City Global Theater in Ryadh, Saudi Arabia. World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman said there will be four divisions: feather  Read Full Story >>>

ROY JONES JR BOXING PRESENTS “FIGHT NIGHT AT THE GILLESPIE” DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE, KY SATURDAY, APRIL 19
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 17 Apr 2025
Louisville, KY, April 16, 2025 -- Local boxing prodigy Pryce “The Postman” Sparrow, 2-time national champion as an amateur, will make his professional debut in front of a hometown crowd on Saturday, April 19, in downtown Louisville at The Gillespie. This Louisville card takes place a week b  Read Full Story >>>

Day One of the 2025 USA Boxing International Open Concludes
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 17 Apr 2025
Opening day features 52 bouts contested PUEBLO, Colo. (April 15, 2025) – Day one of the 2025 USA Boxing International Open concluded Tuesday inside the Pueblo Convention Center in Pueblo, Colo. The opening day of the five-day tournament featured 52 bouts across two sessions. The 2025 USA Box  Read Full Story >>>

LA28 Celebrates Updated Olympic Venue Plan Showcasing the Best of Los Angeles on the World Stage
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 17 Apr 2025
LA28 Highlights Olympic Venue Plan Updates LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 15, 2025) – Today, LA28 unveiled the most comprehensive look at the 2028 Olympic venue plan to date, following approval from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board last week. With this plan, LA28 is set to  Read Full Story >>>

Memo in Navarrete’s camp
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 Apr 2025

Don’t look now but strength and conditioning coach Angel (Memo) Heredia has joined WBO superfeatherweight ruler Emanuel Navarrete’s training camp in preparation for his defense against unbeaten Filipino Olympian   Read Full Story >>>

Dubs Hold Off Grizzlies, 121-116 to Clinch #7 Playoff Spot in the West
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 Apr 2025

A day after failing in their bid for an automatic playoff berth against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Chase Center, the Golden State Warriors came back to its home floor and won their   Read Full Story >>>

Japanese outfits scramble over ‘Lover Boy’
By Nick Giongco, Daily Tribune, Wed, 16 Apr 2025
There is a mad scramble among Japanese promoters to sign up newly-crowned Orient-Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight king Kenneth “Lover Boy” Llover, the country’s newest boxing sensation. Llover’s manager and promoter Gerry Peñalosa told DAILY TRIBUNE on Tuesday that aside fro  Read Full Story >>>

PH Teen Arca Upsets Super GM Gustafsson
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 Apr 2025

Arca (L) defeats super GM Gustafsson in the third round. Bangkok, Thailand---Teen sensation FIDE Master Christian Gian Karlo Arca of the Philippines kept the lead after a third- round conquest of the top seed Sup  Read Full Story >>>

SMITH: I'LL PROVE WHY I'M MANDATORY FOR THE WBC WORLD TITLE
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 Apr 2025

'Thunder' has sights firmly set on Alberto Peullo Dalton Smith can move a step closer to a dream World Title shot when he defends his WBC Silver Super-Lightweight Title against Canada's Mathieu Germain at the   Read Full Story >>>

UNDEFEATED STANFORD SENIOR DANTE “THE INFERNO” KIRKMAN RETURNS MAY 24 IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 Apr 2025

PALO ALTO, CA (April 15, 2025) — Unbeaten middleweight prospect and Stanford University senior Dante “The Inferno” Kirkman (4-0, 2 KOs) is set to return to the ring on May 24, 2025, in a 6-round showdown against Jos  Read Full Story >>>

The Past Week in Action 14 April 2025: Ennis Retires Stanionis in 6, Unifies IBF/WBA Welter Titles; Spencer Defeats Suarez; Pro Boxing Returns in Cuba; Astrolabio, Nietes Win in Manila
By Eric Armit, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 15 Apr 2025

Highlights: -Jaron Ennis unifies the IBF and WBA welterweight titles as Eimantas Stanionis retires after six rounds. There are wins for Ray Ford and Shakhram Giyasov -Mary Spencer retains her WBA super welter title  Read Full Story >>>

What Happened to the Goodman Fight? Inoue on Replacement, Mismatch Spree
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 15 Apr 2025

While POTUS Donald Trump is in his latest shtick--slapping tax hikes on goods entering the United States-- perhaps his economic managers through the State Athletic Commissions (SACs) should start looking into increa  Read Full Story >>>

Ambuang wins 1799 Below FIDE Tournament in Tangub City
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 15 Apr 2025
Michel Jackson Ambuang dominated the 1799 Below FIDE Standard Rated Summer Chess Tournament 2025 dubbed as The Search for the Next Chess Master held last April 13, 2025 in Tangub City, Misamis Occidental. The Dipolog City based Ambuang scored 5.0 points to rule the FIDE Standard Rated Summer Chess   Read Full Story >>>

FUNDORA VS. BADILLO UNDERCARD TO BE STACKED WITH GOLDEN BOY’S FUTURE STARS
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 15 Apr 2025

SATURDAY, APRIL 19 - LIVE FROM FRONTWAVE ARENA AND BROADCAST WORLDWIDE ON DAZN TICKETS STILL ON SALE! OCEANSIDE, Calif. (April 14, 2025) – Fight week has arrived for Golden Boy’s first-ever undisputed fem  Read Full Story >>>

NM Nika Juris Nicolas finishes fourth in Cincinnati Chess Open
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 15 Apr 2025
In a recent chess tournament, National Master Nika Juris Nicolas of the Philippines finished in fourth place. She competed in the final round and lost to United States Chess Master Brett Passen who took home the Cincinnati Chess Open 2025 trophy in the Under 2200 class who totes 5.0 points. Despite   Read Full Story >>>

May 10: Andres Cortes-Salvador Jimenez Junior Lightweight Showdown Featured on Navarrete-Suarez Undercard at Pechanga Arena San Diego LIVE on ESPN+
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 15 Apr 2025

Sebastian Hernandez-Azat Hovhannisyan & Albert Gonzalez-Jose Guardado also confirmed for the ESPN+-streamed undercard Tickets are ON SALE NOW via AXS.com SAN DIEGO (April 14, 2025) — Junior lightw  Read Full Story >>>

BOOTS AND HEARN TELL WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONS – DARE TO BE GREAT!
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 15 Apr 2025

Welterweight king and promoter call for Norman and Barrios to ‘show ambition’ Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Eddie Hearn have called on World champions Brian Norman and Mario Barrios to go toe-to-toe with the newly cr  Read Full Story >>>

UNDEFEATED BANTAMWEIGHT ANTHONY GARNICA READY TO SHINE IN 2ND MAIN EVENT AGAINST ASTON PALICTE ON APRIL 19
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 15 Apr 2025

UNDEFEATED BANTAMWEIGHT ANTHONY GARNICA READY TO SHINE IN 2ND MAIN EVENT ON APRIL 19 IN LONG BEACH, CA OAKLAND, CA (April 14, 2025) – Showtime Boxing Promotions’ undefeated bantamweight prospect Anthony Garnica (  Read Full Story >>>

Kevin Brown Training Camp Notes
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 15 Apr 2025

ORLANDO, FL (April 14, 2025) – Undefeated lightweight, Kevin “Alpha” Brown (6-0, 3 KOs), is putting the final touches on his intense Las Vegas training camp under the guidance of world-renowned coach Ismael Salas, as   Read Full Story >>>

Undefeated Dallas Super Middleweight Sam Arnold III returns home to Graduate from Prospect to Contender
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 15 Apr 2025
HAMILTON, Ontario, Canada (April 14, 2025) – Last Saturday night in Dallas, undefeated super middleweight Sam (S3) Arnold, III (12-0, 8 KOs) fought at home for the first time in 2 ½ years, turning in a thoroughly dominant performance to stop Julio Cesar Ortega (9-2, 6 KOs) in the third round of t  Read Full Story >>>

King's Promotions Adds Boxing Commentating Trailblazer Claudia Trejos Ambassador For Women's Boxing
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 15 Apr 2025

Reading, PA-- King's Promotions is proud to announce the addition of respected boxing commentator Claudia Trejos as Ambassador for Women's Boxing. Trejos has gained worldwide acclaim as a top commentator. Trejos has worked o  Read Full Story >>>

Cebuano Caparino in a tie for lead in Bangkok tourney; Bernardino bounces back
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 15 Apr 2025
Bangkok, Thailand---Diego Abraham Caparino remained on top after two rounds in the 22nd Bangkok Chess Club Open Monday, April 14,2025 at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. The Cebu City native Caparino outclassed Siya Sagar of India to raise his score to 2.0 points.   Read Full Story >>>

LA Clippers Beat Golden State in OT, 124-119, Drop Dubs to Play-in Versus Memphis Grizzlies
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 14 Apr 2025

The Los Angeles Clippers secured fifth seed in the West and dropped the Golden State Warriors to seventh and into the play-in round with a hard, grueling 124-119 overtime win in NBA's final play date Sunday evening at th  Read Full Story >>>

Almost P2 million in prizes up for grabs as RFS Onslaught kicks off in Vermosa, Cavite
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 14 Apr 2025
CAVITE — Ride for Solidarity (RFS) officially launches the first leg of its national race series, Onslaught Leg 1, on April 26–27, 2025, at the Enduro Factory track in Vermosa, Cavite. This adrenaline-charged event opens a five-leg series that will travel across the Philippines, combining wo  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 >>>

NOEL MIKAELIAN SET TO FACE BADOU JACK FOR WBC CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ON MAY 3 IN RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 14 Apr 2025

Mikaelian.  Read Full Story >>>