Calvin Cordova
41 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Uptown Rumble, ?Who?s Next?? 2 to showcase Omega Gym boxers
The Omega Pro Sports International has lined up a busy schedule for the next two months where it will showcase its pool of promising boxers. Eight stalwarts of the Omega Boxing Gym…
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Magsayo shows big heart in magnificent win
When he got tagged by a staggering left hook, it appeared the night would end early for Mark Magsayo. ?Ginoo ko, tabangi ko (Lord please help me),? were the thoughts that ran…
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Committed to give fight fans the best
2010 saw the birth of the Pinoy Pride boxing series and under the stewardship of Michael P. Aldeguer, Pinoy Pride?s stock skyrocketed and has become one, if not the most, popular boxing…
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Tepora, Tinampay face off in ?Who?s Next?? Pro Boxing
Headlined by an intriguing main event, the inaugural edition of the ?Who?s Next?? Pro Boxing Series blasts off today at the Robinsons Galleria Cebu Atrium. The six-fight card, which is free of…
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Tepora ready for Tinampay
There wasn?t much fireworks when Jhack Tepora and Jason Tinampay crossed paths yesterday. The two boxers insisted their individual performance inside the ring will speak for them when they fight for the…
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METHODICAL WIN
General Santos City? A tactical John Vincent ?Mulawin? Moralde kept his immaculate slate intact and stayed on course for a world-title shot as he scored a hard-earned unanimous decision win over a…
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JC Manangquil, the young veteran behind Sanman
This boxing enthusiast, the son of a police general, is still in his early 20s. A virtual babe in the woods but whose solid stats show he?s no pushover in the boxing…
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CEBU OFFICIALS PASS ABC EXAM
TWO pioneering officials of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) in the Philippines, as well as a Cebu-based boxing personality passed the recent Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) judges' accreditation exam held in…
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ALGIERI’S TRAINER: CHRIS WILL WIN EVERY ROUND
MACAU ? Chris Algieri has the looks that can easily make women swoon. Female fans, in fact, joke what a waste it would be for his pretty-boy face to be banged up…
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ROACH: ALGIERI HAS ‘ZERO’ CHANCE
Macau ? American trainer Freddie Roach was curt and succinct when asked if Chris Algieri has a chance of winning over his prized ward Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao. ?Zero,? said Roach. So why…
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ALA Promotions opens hectic year with Nietes title defense
This year?s Pinoy Pride series is off and running. And it can?t start any better than this. The 18th installment of the top-rated boxing series will feature two world champions with Donnie…
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Banal mulls hanging up his gloves
His dream of becoming a world champion was shattered once again and AJ Banal is already considering hanging up his gloves for good. ?Galibog nako. Na discourage nako. Lami na i-undang (I…
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Banal grateful for second chance, vows to win title
Pasay City ? For AJ Banal, the mere chance of fighting again for a world title is already a blessing. But the 23-year-old boxer also knows he has to deliver now. Second…
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All set for PP XVII card on Oct. 20
Much of the attention may naturally be on the main event of the Pinoy Pride 17: The Philippines vs. The World fight card where AJ ?Bazooka? Banal faces Thailand?s Pungluang Sor Singyu…
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Nietes defends crown vs Mexican foe today
BOXING has stopped being a matter of winning or losing for Donnie Nietes, who has compiled a glowing resume. It?s now just about winning?and winning big. ?He has to come up with…
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Nietes, ALA pugs ready for PP 14
Donnie Nietes returns to the ring after a seven-month hiatus while two other ALA Gym stalwarts look for impressive showings in the Pinoy Pride 14: Night of Champions on June 2 at…
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Bautista gets wrong foe
Tagbilaran City, Bohol? On the eve of what was expected to be a slambang 12th edition of the highly-successful Pinoy Pride series, Michael Aldeguer, CEO/president of ALA Promotions, found himself in a…
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Banal faces Yoo today in Bohol
Tagbilaran City, Bohol ? AJ ?Bazooka? Banal tries to keep his streak going following a devastating loss as he shoots for an impressive win against Big Yoo in today?s main card of…
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Boxer Gorres home, but leaves 562T of unpaid hospital bill in US
THE “miracle kid” is back. Stricken boxer Z “The Dream” Gorres was finally reunited with his family as he returned home after more than two months of confinement at the University Medical…
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Z’s wife readies clippings for trip
OF all the problems that beset her family since her husband's collapse and hospital confinement, getting a US visa remains the biggest hurdle for 25-year-old Datches Gorres. The wife of stricken Cebuano…
