Maloney L. Samaco
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HERGIE BACYADAN ALSO QUALIFIES FOR PARIS OLYMPICS
Hergie Bacyadan booked a ticket to the 2024 Olympics and became the fifth boxer to qualify for the Paris Summer Games as the Philippines will be sending its biggest boxing delegation to…
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CARLO PAALAM QUALIFIES FOR PARIS OLYMPICS
Carlo Paalam grabbed a slot to the 2024 Paris Olympics late Saturday evening after clutching a unanimous decision victory over India’s Sachin Siwach in the semifinal round of the men’s 57kg division…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 69: OLEKSANDR USYK BECOMES THIRD MALE TWO-DIVISION UNDISPUTED CHAMPION
Oleksandr Usyk is only the third male boxer in history to become the undisputed champion in two weight classes in the four-belt era. The other two were Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue.…
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GEORGE KAMBOSOS JR. VS. VASILIY LOMACHENKO TALE OF THE TAPE
Vasiliy Lomachenko and George Kambosos Jr. will face each other to battle for the vacant IBF world lightweight title at the RAC Arena, Perth, Australia, this Sunday. Lomachenko is popularly regarded as…
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CANELO ALVAREZ VS. JAIME MUNGIA TALE OF THE TAPE
Mexican boxer Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez stakes his undisputed world super middleweight title against countryman Jaime Munguía on May 4 in Las Vegas, a day before the Mexicans celebrate their national holiday, popularly…
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REGIE SUGANOB DEFENDS WBO GLOBAL LIGHT FLYWEIGHT TITLE BY TKO OVER KAI ISHIZAWA
Regie “Filipino Phenom” Suganob retained his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Global light flyweight title by stopping Japanese challenger Kai Ishizawa via an eighth-round technical knockout (TKO) on Tuesday, April 30, at the…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 68: GEORGE KAMBOSOS JR. PREDICTS A K.O. BY DEVIN HANEY OVER RYAN GARCIA
According to Boxing News 24, former unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. predicted a knockout victory for Devin Haney over Ryan Garcia in their April 20 fight. Kambosos lost twice to Haney…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 67: MELVIN JERUSALEM IS WORLD CHAMPION AGAIN, WRESTS WBC MINIMUMWEIGHT TITLE
Melvin Jerusalem makes Filipinos proud by becoming the first countryman to win a world title this year after he wrested the WBC minimumweight championship giving his Japanese foe Yudai Shigeoka his first…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 66: ERROL SPENCE WILL FACE TIM TSZYU VS. SEBASTIAN FUNDORA WINNER SAY LEONARD ELLERBE
Promoter Leonard Ellerbe announced that Errol Spence Jr. will be the fighter who will face the winner of Saturday’s fight between WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu and Sebastian Fundora. It won't…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 65: MELVIN JERUSALEM AND JAKE AMPARO VERSUS SHIGEOKA BROTHERS IN WORLD TITLE DOUBLE HEADER ON MARCH 31 IN JAPAN
Former WBO world minimumweight champion Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem will face the defending WBC world minimumweight champion, Yudai Shigeoka, in Nagoya, Japan, on Sunday, March 31. Jerusalem, trainer Michael Domingo, and stablemate Kevin…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 64: DONNIE NIETES PREPARES FOR RING COMEBACK
Former four-weight world champion Donnie "Ahas" Nietes is contemplating a comeback fight at age 41. He told SunStar Cebu that he is just training and sweating it out, and if young fighters…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 63: TERENCE CRAWFORD FACES THE TIM TSZYU VS. SEBASTIAN FUNDORA WINNER
Mike Coppinger posted on X: “WBO president Paco Valcarcel said the winner of Tim Tszyu-Sebastian Fundora must start negotiations with the mandatory challenger five days after the fight. That’s pound-for-pound king Terence…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 62: MANNY PACQUIAO PRACTICE VIDEO FOOTAGE HOPES FOR A FIGHT AGAINST CONOR BENN
A video footage showing eight division champion Manny Pacquiao shadow boxing still unleashing rapid punching speed at a park in General Santos City was released through BoxingScene by MP Promotions President Sean…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 61: NESTHY PETECIO AND AIRA VILLEGAS QUALIFY FOR PARIS OLYMPICS
Petecio (L) and Villegas (R). Nesthy Petecio, the Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, is headed for another Olympics as she earned a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Petecio pounded Turkey’s Esra Yildiz…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 60: NESTHY PETECIO AND AIRA VILLEGAS WIN BUT CARLO PAALAM AND ROGEN LADON LOSE IN OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
Petecio (L) and Villegas (R). Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas now need just one win each to book their tickets to the 2024 Paris Olympics. They both have to beat their next…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 59: NESTHY PETECIO, CARLO PAALAM, AIRA VILLEGAS AND ROGEN LADON ADVANCES TO THE NEXT ROUND OF THE OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
Out of 10 boxers from the Philippines, only four survived as they won their respective bouts in the World Qualification Tournament in Busto Arsizio, Italy and kept their hopes alive to clinch…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 58: NAOYA INOUE DEFENDS UNDISPUTED SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST LUIS NERY IN TOKYO ON MAY 6.
Naoya Inoue will defend his undisputed super bantamweight championship against Luis Nery on May 6 at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. Top Rank calls this “the biggest boxing event” in the history…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 57: ANTHONY JOSHUA VS. FRANCIS NGANNOU ON MARCH 8 IN RIYADH
This coming March 8th, from the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will exchange blows with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. The 37-year-old Ngannou of…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 56: EUMIR MARCIAL FACES THOEDSAK SINAM ON MARCH 23 IN A HOMECOMING FIGHT
Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Marcial will make a homecoming fight on March 23 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila, MP Promotions officially announced. He will face Thoedsak Sinam of Thailand…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 55: DEVIN HANEY AND RYAN GARCIA HAVE FOUGHT IN THE AMATEURS SIX TIMES
Garcia (L) and Haney pose during their amateur days. Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney have officially announced their April 20 encounter at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York City. Garcia (24-1,…
