Gabriel F. Cordero
493 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Former Brazilian Champ Miguel De Oliveira, 74
This Friday in São Paulo, Brazil, former boxer Miguel de Oliveira passed away at age 74, the second Brazilian world champion in boxing. De Oliveira was battling pancreatic cancer discovered about three…
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Top Rank and PBC in talks for Beterbiev vs Brown
The fight purse bid between the WBC and IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and the mandatory challenger Marcus Brown for the right to organize this fight will be in the period…
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Mexican boxer Jeannette Zacarias Zapata, 18, died in Canada after last weekend’s fight
Jeanette Zacarias Zapata, center, takes a punch from Marie-Pier Houle, right, during their welterweight battle at the IGA stadium in Montreal on Saturday, Aug. 28. Mexican boxer Jeanette Zacarías Zapata died at…
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Dillian Whyte to return on October 30 in London
Matchroom Boxing has officially announced that Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) will return to the ring on October 30 in London. The list of possible contenders for "Body Thief" includes three names:…
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Easter Jr is suspected of assaulting a woman in Toledo, Ohio
Robert Easter. American boxer Robert Easter Jr. is wanted by the police in the city of Toledo, Ohio. The 30-year-old athlete is accused of assaulting a woman last Saturday. According to the…
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Great night of boxing returns to Panamá
On Thursday, August 19, promoters Sampson Boxing, Best Box and Paco Presents will host the first of a six-event series of international professional boxing events, in a series called “Hot Boxing,” to…
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Fury-Wilder III already sold around $22 million in tickets
The third fight between British Tyson Fury and American Deontay Wilder rescheduled on October 9 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, United States, has already sold around $22 million in tickets. The…
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Maravilla Martinez vs Brian Rose set September 18 in Spain
Martinez. Former Argentinean 46-year-old double world champion, Sergio Martínez (53-3-2, 30 KOs) returns on September 18 against British boxer, Brian Rose (32-6-1, 8 KOs), 36, in Valdemoro, in Madrid, Spain. Martinez returned…
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Russian Olympics prospects Nikitin and Aloyan to return on July 22
The names of the rivals of the Russian boxers and Olympic medalists Mikhail Aloyan and Vladimir Nikitin are known for July 22 in Moscow in whose main event will be the fight…
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Fury has covid, fight with wilder to be postponed
Some sources have reported that COVID-19 could be affecting the camp of the WBC world champion Tyson Fury who is training for the trilogy rematch against former world champion Deontay Wilder scheduled…
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Chavez-Duran Mega Exhibition Fight?
For a long time the possibility of an exhibition match has been sought between the legendary former world champions and members of the Canastota Boxing International Hall of Fame, Julio Cesar Chavez…
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Former Champ Jhonny Gonzalez is an independent boxer
Former double Mexican world champion Johnny Gonzalez has publicly stated that he is an independent boxer after his contract with the Mexican company Promociones del Pueblo has expired. Gonzalez expressed it in…
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Mayweather-Paul fails to achieve strong commercial impact
The exhibition show between boxing star Floyd Mayweather and social media star Logan Paul was an extraordinary sports business event performed at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami in Florida. Mayweather received…
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¨Hands of Stone¨ Duran celebrates 70th birthday
70 years ago on June 16, 1951 Roberto ¨Manos de Piedra¨ Duran was born, the greatest athlete in Panama to date and one of the 100 best in the history of world…
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Russian Boxing Federation Chief recommends Povetkin to retire
An information indicates that the secretary general of the Russian Boxing Federation, Kirill Shchekutyev, has publicly expressed a recommendation to former world champion Alexander Povetkin to close his career and praised his…
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Felix Verdejo Update: Dead Body of Verdejo’s Girlfriend Found
Felix Verdejo. The body of a 27-year-old young woman has been found in a lagoon and was supposed to be the lover of well-known boxer and former Puerto Rican Olympian Félix Verdejo,…
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Makabu-Papin WBC purse bid postponed
The purse bid for the fight between World Boxing Council cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu and challenger Aleksei Papin has been postponed until May 11. Makabu (28-2, 25 Ko’s) is coming off defending…
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Mayweather-Logan Paul on June 5?
There is high expectation for a possible exhibition fight between world sports star and former undefeated world champion in five categories, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (50-0, 27 KOs) and YouTube star Logan Paul…
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Lemieux-Landaeta fight for April 17 in Quebec postponed due to pandemic
Former Canadian IBF world champion David Lemieux (42-4, 35KOs) postpones his match against Venezuelan Ronny Landaeta (17-3, 11KOs) that was to take place at the Videotron Center in Quebec on April 17.…
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Tishchenko-Mchunu ready for WBC cruiserweight title eliminator Saturday in Russia
The WBC silver cruiserweight champion Thabiso "The Rock" Mchunu (22-5-0, 13 KOs) will face undefeated Evgeny Tishchenko (8-0, 6 KOs) on Saturday at the RCC Boxing Academy in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The fight…
