Second Overtime: Kai Sotto: It will take time but this NBA dream is close to reality CHICAGO -- Many have tried. None were taken. Seeing a full-blooded Filipino make it to the NBA is a national aspiration for a basketball-cra… Mon, 17 Feb 2020
2020 All-Star Weekend --- NBA takes Chicago by storm (PHOTOS) CHICAGO -- A blast of below zero degrees wind chill enveloped this city on Friday but it could not freeze the excitement of the NBA All-Star… Sat, 15 Feb 2020
Second Overtime: Thanks for all the memories, Kobe CHICAGO -- My friendship with Kobe Bryant was neither personal nor familial. It was professional, one confined in the workplace of an NBA ga… Thu, 30 Jan 2020
Second Overtime: Another golden chance slips past Jhack Tepora CHICAGO - Jhack Tepora had no business losing this fight. His opponent was a recycled, calcifying 35-year old journeyman who had lost his pr… Mon, 23 Dec 2019
Tepora suffers shocking first round KO defeat CHICAGO - Jhack Tepora's career path took another complicated turn moments ago when he lost to unheralded Oscar Escandon via first round kno… Sun, 22 Dec 2019
Second Overtime: Jhack Tepora puts weight issues behind as road to redemption continues (PHOTOS) Jhack Tepora and Oscar Escandon at Friday's weighin. CHICAGO -- According to weather.com, the sun will rise with a glorious smile at Ontario… Sat, 21 Dec 2019
PhilBoxing Exclusive: Ancajas talks about his recent triumph and future plans CHICAGO -- In the beautiful land of tacos and tequilas, Jerwin Ancajas threw a punch party where he celebrated the eighth successful defense… Fri, 13 Dec 2019
Second Overtime: Make it eight for Jerwin the great CHICAGO -- In a matter of hours, Jerwin Ancajas will climb the ring at the Auditorio GNP Seguras in Puebla, Mexico to defend his IBF super f… Sun, 08 Dec 2019
MISSION POSSIBLE: Conquering Zolani Tete CHICAGO -- When he was only 12 years young, John Riel Casimero used to fight on the mean streets of Ormoc City, his hometown in the province… Fri, 29 Nov 2019
Column -- Triple G and the missing sportswriter CHICAGO -- When Boss Dong Secuya decided to green light my request to attach an NBA page to his world-famous PhilBoxing.com website back in … Mon, 25 Nov 2019
Pacquiao Foundation partners with LHF in turkey giveaways CHICAGO - Days before America's biggest holiday --- Thanksgiving ---- the Pacquiao Foundation, in association with the Local Hearts Foundati… Mon, 25 Nov 2019
External Column: Donaire is a legend, but Inoue is one scary Monster CHICAGO - When Nonito Donaire climbed the ring at Saitama Super Arena in Japan on Thursday, he carried with him 277 rounds worth of baggage … Thu, 14 Nov 2019
Mike Tyson "eager to help" Pacquiao foundation CHICAGO -- Misery, the saying goes, loves company. Apparently, so does charity. After UFC president Dana White pledged to donate $10 thousan… Thu, 07 Nov 2019
Column -- Good things happen to those who wait (PHOTOS) CHICAGO -- Small beads of sweat begin to form around the temples of Jerwin Ancajas. As the soft, cool Santa Monica Bay breeze blows, the cha… Tue, 05 Nov 2019
Dana White pledges $10k for earthquake victims in the Philippines CHICAGO -- The recent earthquake that ravaged Mindanao in the Philippines inflicted the kind of wrath that paralyzed a communities, affectin… Tue, 05 Nov 2019
Second Overtime: (The (broken) hand that lays the golden 3s CHICAGO -- After moving across the Bay from Oakland to San Francisco, the Golden State Warriors now play at a state-of-the-art downtown faci… Thu, 31 Oct 2019
D-Rose sends special greeting to Pacquiao (VIDEO) AUBURN HILLS, Michigan -- The Detroit Pistons training facility, which sits next door to the team's now-closed former home, The Palace, is 2… Wed, 02 Oct 2019
External A heavyweight star is born CHICAGO - Once upon a time in the distant past, the title as "heavyweight champion of the world" was bestowed with the same reverence as a h… Wed, 18 Sep 2019
External If this Floyd-Pacman spat is meant to sell a rematch, it's not getting it done LAS VEGAS - When used properly, words can be an effective tool for persuasion. Unlike Latin, a dead language, English is a vibrant form of e… Fri, 26 Jul 2019
External Thurman 'not 100 percent, taking cortisone shots' ahead of Pacquiao fight LAS VEGAS - Keith Thurman is guaranteed to earn a $2.5 million purse when he squares off against Manny Pacquiao on Saturday (Sunday, Manila … Sun, 21 Jul 2019
