Rod Mijares
90 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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MELLIGEN ON TRACK, BEAT THE SCALE TONIGHT
Team Melligen worked so hard for the April 10, 2010 ?Battle at the Hard Rock? that aside from the rigorous training and sparring sessions that Melligen has to undergo prior to the…
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MELLIGEN HEADLINES ?TOP RANK LIVE? BATTLE AT THE HARD ROCK
Watching Melligen went six rounds of sparring sessions and additional four rounds with his Englishman trainer Tony Martin in mitt training at Mayweather gym today in Las Vegas was like watching a…
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PINOY POWER CALMS DOWN LATIN FURY, SCORES 3-2 OVERALL
With the way Mexicans were chanting “Viva Mexico” after the Pinoy Power 3 vs. Latin Fury 13 boxing event at Las Vegas Hilton Pavilion Center in Las Vegas, one would think that…
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MELLIGEN DESTROYS OPPONENT, GALICA UNDEFEATED NO MORE
Pinoy Power 3 vs. Latin Fury 13 at Las Vegas Hilton Pavilion Center on Saturday, February 13, 2010 actually started at the 2nd bout of the night with Top Rank prospect Filipino…
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GORRES TAKES FLIGHT BACK HOME; SENT OFF BY FRIENDS AND WELL WISHERS
Z “The Dream” Gorres took PAL Flight 107 at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 14, 2010 with his wife Datches on their return to the Philippines after a…
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MELLIGEN, QUITE IMPRESSIVE IN TRAINING, READY FOR PINOY POWER 3
L-R: Trainer Tony Martin, WBC lightwelter champion Devon Alexander and Melligen at Mayweather's Gym in Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS -- Mark Jason Melligen, one of the five Filipinos that highlight the Pinoy…
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Z GORRES FUND RAISING NETS $10,000
Z “The Dream” Gorres may no longer have the chance to be a world boxing champion that his former and current promoters, Rudy Salud and Antonio L. Aldeguer, respectively, saw in him…
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GORRES STARTS REHAB
I arrived at Dr. Benito Calderon’s clinic around 5:00 p.m. this afternoon where Z Gorres just finished rehab administered by Filipina physical therapist Jona T. Jimenez. Ms. Jimenez is part of 4-Filipino…
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FILIPINO DOCTORS GROUP IN LAS VEGAS PLANS FUND RAISING FOR GORRES
A prominent group of Filipino doctors and civic leaders gathered today, January 17, 2010 at Dr. Benito Calderon’s West Charleston Medical Clinic to discuss how they can further help Z “the Dream”…
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GORRES DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL; RETURNS HOME FEB. 4
Z Gorres who created quite a stir in Las Vegas because of his comeback to life miracle at the hands of the University Medical Center's doctors and nurses was cleared today (January…
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LATEST ON Z GORRES
Along with Tony Martin and his wife, Yvonne, we visited Z Gorres and Datches last night (January 9, 2010) at around 9:00 p.m. at University Medical Center where he is recuperating from…
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RAISING FUNDS FOR Z GORRES
A group of prominent and civic minded Filipino Doctors in Las Vegas developed a website, www.zgorres.info, to spearhead a fund raising effort to cover Z Gorres’s medical expenses, as well as, all…
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MAYOL, A TRUE CHAMPION AND A TRUE FRIEND
The mark of a true champion is in the character of a person and a boxer for that matter. Rodel Mayol who has his share of heartaches in his quest for the…
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PACQUIAO STILL KEYLESS IN VEGAS
Filipino Manny Pacquiao’s fight against Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto will be his 11th fight in Las Vegas, Nevada. Eight of those fights including this fight with Cotto on November 14, 2009 at…
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THREE PINOY BOXERS HEADLINE 1ST DAY OF VEGAS BOXING WEEKEND EXTRAVAGANZA IN NOVEMBER
Three Pinoy boxers will headline the 1st day of Las Vegas boxing weekend extravaganza on November 13, 2009 at the 1800-capacity Mandalay Bay House of Blues a day prior to the mega…
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MELLIGEN IMPRESSIVE, NO, QUITE IMPRESSIVE ON HIS PPV DEBUT TKO ZEPEDA IN THE 4th OF THE PINOY POWER 2 SHOWDOWN
LAS VEGAS -- Melligen’s successful PPV debut by 4th round TKO against the veteran Ernesto Zepeda of Mexico at the Pinoy Power 2 boxing event held on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at…
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MELLIGEN ALL FIRED UP FOR PINOY POWER 2
LAS VEGAS, NV -- On the eve of his 4th consecutive fight outside of the Philippines in a matter of a little over 5 months, Mighty Mark Melligen is all fired up…
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NIETES FROM A UTILITY MAN TO A WORLD CHAMPION
Most Filipino boxers came from humble beginnings before they became world champions, rich and famous like Manny Pacquiao. However, nobody could come close to Donnie Nietes story as narrated to me by…
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MELLIGEN VS. ROSALES IN A 10-ROUND BOUT AND TELEVISED IN PPV
Boxing fans who closely monitor Melligen’s progress will be happy to know that his fight with Mexican Michel Rosales will be a 10-round bout. This is according to Melligen’s trainer, Tony Martin,…
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MELLIGEN OFFERS NEXT FIGHTS TO GRANDPA
If you are like any boxer who fought 3 successful fights in a matter of less than 4 months, especially, in foreign lands, you would need a vacation in your home country…
