Maloney L. Samaco
1,775 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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STORY OF PHILIPPINE BOXING PART I: HOW BOXING STARTED IN THE PHILIPPINES
Without boxing events to cover because of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the author decided to come up with a series of articles depicting the origin and growth of boxing in the Philippines.…
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SPORTS AND COVID-19
For most people, the new corona virus called COVID-19, shows only moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. But for older adults and patients with existing health problems like asthma, heart disease…
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SANTISIMA LOSES TO A GREAT CHAMPION AND THERE’S NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF
Referee Russell Mora stops the contest in the 11th round for TKO victory by Navarrete over Santisima. Jeo Santisima was predicted not to last six rounds with Emanuel Navarrete last Saturday, that…
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BIGGER AND HEAVIER FURY DETHRONES WILDER
The bigger, heavier and more destructive Tyson Fury floored Deontay Wilder twice leading to the stoppage of fight in the seventh round of their WBC heavyweight title rematch at the MGM Grand…
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WILDER AND FURY: TALE OF TWO FORMIDABLE HEAVYWEIGHTS
Wilder (L) and Fury (R) talk to each other from afar during Friday's weighin in Las Vegas. Both fighters have been prohibited by the Las Vegas commission to have a staredown during…
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FOREMAN AND JOSHUA GO FOR FURY, LEWIS AND HOLYFIELD INCLINE TOWARDS WILDER
Former world heavyweight champion George Foreman is thinking that another controversial decision would result when Tyson Fury faces WBC world champion Deontay Wilder in a rematch this coming Saturday night at the…
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HAGLER FAVORS WILDER, KLITSCHKO AND TYSON CHOSE FURY
Former world champion Marvin Hagler hopes that Deontay Wilder would prevail over Tyson Fury so he can face Anthony Joshua in a heavyweight unification bout. WBC champion Wilder and Fury fought in…
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SANTISIMA HOPES TO REVIVE PACQUIAO-LEDWABA AGAINST NAVARRETE
The highly anticipated rematch between undefeated WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and unbeaten lineal heavyweight champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury on Saturday, February 22 at the MGM…
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PACQUIAO-MCGREGOR FIGHT MOVES CLOSER TO REALIZATION
Eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has signed with Paradigm Sports Management, the sports marketing firm that also guides the career of Conor McGregor. The deal inched closer the negotiations for a…
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JOSHUA: WILDER HAS TO SCORE A COMPLETE KNOCKOUT TO WIN OVER FURY
Unified IBF, IBO, WBA, and WBO world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is still of the opinion that Tyson Fury will triumph over WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in their title rematch…
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CASIMERO IS NOT AFRAID OF THE MONSTER
"This is the best two bantamweights in the world… fighting in the prime of their careers, " international matchmaker Sean Gibbons was quoted in an impromptu press conference for WBO champion Johnriel…
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SPORTS ROUNDUP: ONCE AGAIN FURY VERSUS WILDER
WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will battle it out in a much-awaited rematch on February 22 in Las Vegas, Nevada. So far, Fury was a…
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TADURAN REMAINS ONE OF THE FOUR PINOY WORLD CHAMPIONS
Taduran (L) and Valladares (R) fought to a 4-round technical draw in Mexico on Saturday. Pedro Taduran Jr. was able to defend his International Boxing Federation world minimumweight title when he fought…
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SANTISIMA CHALLENGES NAVARRETE FOR THE WBO SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE
World Boxing Organization No. 5 super bantamweight contender Jeo "Santino" Santisima (19-2, 16 KOs) will challenge champion Emanuel "Vaquero" Navarrete, a.k.a "The Mexican Iron Man" (30-1, 26 KOs) on February 22 on…
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THE EXCITING BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION
The Bantamweight division is now at the center of attraction with the choice of the Boxing Writers Association of America of the IBF and WBA unification match of Naoya Inoue and Nonito…
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R. I. P. KOBE BRYANT
The whole sporting world was shocked with the breaking news "Kobe Bryant Dead in Helicopter Crash." The retired National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar, only 41-years-old, was among the passengers in a helicopter…
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INOUE HAS DEFEATED FOUR FILIPINO BOXERS
WBA and IBF bantamweight champion Naoya "The Monster" Inoue of Zama, Kanagawa, Japan is slated to face WBO bantamweight title holder Johnriel "Quadro Alas" Casimero of Ormoc City, Leyte. In his 19…
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CASIMERO GOES FOR TITLE UNIFICATION AGAINST INOUE
The Pride of Ormoc City Johnriel Casimero is slated to face Naoya Inoue of Kanagawa, Japan. This is the debut fight of the "Monster" for Top Rank Inc. "Quadro Alas" Casimero (29-4,…
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BOXING COMMENTATOR DAVIES SAYS PACQUIAO-MCGREGOR FIGHT COULD EARN $250 MILLION AND MANNY WILL WIN BY KO
Conor McGregor announced that he has been in negotiations to fight the eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao and Gareth A. Davies, a boxing columnist for The Telegraph and a commentator for…
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MCGREGOR HAS LANDED MORE PUNCHES ON MAYWEATHER THAN PACQUIAO
Conor McGregor made a surprising announcement that he wants to return to the ring and face the two top pay-per-view fighters in Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. This is in connection…
