Edri Aznar
1,102 articles · Sun.Star Cebu
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ALA?s grand finale
By Edri Aznar
ALA Promotions will stage a world-class boxing event next month that could one of the biggest shows in recent years. ?We thought of bringing a mega event with all the names of…
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Aldeguer eyes partnership in Puerto Rico
By Edri Aznar
ALA Promotions hopes to expand its network to Puerto Rico by working with the PR Best Boxing in the near future. ?We plan to do events in Puerto Rico and the Philippines…
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Gasca, Bernaldez get PP XXII undercard fights
By Edri Aznar
FORMER Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) super bantamweight king Roli Gasca and unbeaten prospect Mark Bernaldez get confidence-boosting fights in the undercard of Pinoy Pride XXII ? ?The Revenge? on Oct.…
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Servania?s big test
By Edri Aznar
EVERY boxing prospect has to go through dangerous career-defining fights that could either make or break him. And unbeaten 22-year-old up-and-comer Genesis Servania (22-0, 8 KOs) is at that point of his…
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Servania leads Pinoy Pride 22
By Edri Aznar
GENESIS Servania will headline Pinoy Pride 22 on Oct. 26 at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino along with fellow unbeaten boxer Arthur Villanueva. ?We have finalized our agreement with ABS-CBN and our…
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Tepora trains with Pacquiao
By Edri Aznar
IT?S not every day that a budding boxer gets to join the training camp of a world boxing icon. Unbeaten amateur standout Jack Tepora earns a once in a lifetime opportunity as…
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Paypa, Redondo in Bakbakan fest
By Edri Aznar
JIMMY Paypa faces one of his stiffest test to date as he slugs it out with fellow promising young prospect Jason Redondo next week. Paypa and Redondo trades leathers in the main…
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We were robbed: Tepora
By Edri Aznar
OMEGA boxing gym head coach Christopher ?Ping-Ping? Tepora cried foul after his ward Jason Canoy lost by an apparently controversial decision last weekend in Ukraine. ?I thought we won already. Canoy dropped…
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Gumban KOs Bajawa in 7
By Edri Aznar
ESCALANTE City?Melvin Gumban proved that he has the potential to be a boxing idol following a rousing seventh-round knockout of tough Indonesian John Bajawa last Saturday night. The 22-year-old hometown boxer connected…
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Canoy eyes KO win in Ukraine
By Edri Aznar
TO make sure of a victory in enemy territory, Jason Canoy is going to do his best to score a knockout when he faces off with unbeaten Ukranian prospect Oleksandr Hryshchuk on…
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Gumban faces Indonesian
By Edri Aznar
MELVIN Gumban has always been fighting under the shadow of his more notable stable mates at the ALA Gym, fighting in undercards of big shows or in smaller boxing events. However, this…
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ALA looks to expand globally
By Edri Aznar
THERE is no doubt that the ALA Boxing Gym in Cebu is one of the best places in the Philippines to groom raw talent into world-class boxers. The boxing gym now plans…
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A date with history
By Edri Aznar
TOMOKI Kameda sets up a date with history tonight as he attempts to snag the World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight title from Paulus Ambunda at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino. The promising…
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Ambunda vows to crush Kameda?s dream
By Edri Aznar
TOMOKI Kameda picked the wrong world champion to mess around with. World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight titleholder Paulus Ambunda believes that Tomoki, the youngest of the famed fighting Kameda brothers of Japan,…
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Canoy to face WBA champ in Russia next month
By Edri Aznar
OMEGA Boxing Gym mainstay Jason Canoy gets another break as he guns for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Inter Continental flyweight crown against Oleksandr Hryshchuk on Aug. 24 in Donetsk, Ukraine. ?His…
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Boxing brothers seek spot in history
By Edri Aznar
THE thought of making boxing history by becoming the only three brothers to become world champions at the same time is added inspiration for young Japanese prospect Tomoki Kameda to dethrone World…
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Pacquiao has upper hand: Donaire
By Edri Aznar
NONITO Donaire Jr. believes that fellow Filipino star Manny Pacquiao has the advantage against slugger Brandon ?Bam Bam? Rios in their highly-anticipated clash on Nov. 23 at the Cotai Arena of the…
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?Determined to win?
By Edri Aznar
IT HAS been Milan Melindo?s dream to become a world champion since he first laced up gloves. After years of waiting, he won?t let the opportunity of fulfilling his vision slip away.…
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Tapales battles Rodriguez
By Edri Aznar
INSTEAD of facing Mexican Edgar Martinez, Marlon Tapales is back to fighting his original foe Fredirex Rodriguez for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia-Pacific bantamweight crown on Aug. 1 at the…
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Arthur Villanueva: Future boxing king
By Edri Aznar
IF THERE is one prospect in the ALA Boxing Gym that has the promise of becoming a world champion and a star in the boxing ring, that would be Arthur Villanueva. ?Arthur…