Recah Trinidad
1,137 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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No dead-end for bleeder Melindo
Brutally battered, slugger Milan Melindo, 29, looked every bloodied inch headed for boxing?s wasteland at the start of the new year. Don?t tell that to his excitable handlers. ALA Stable CEO Michael…
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Honoring our outstanding achievers
Three Filipino world champions will report to the Manila Hotel on Feb. 27 for well-deserved honors as the year?s most outstanding athletes. The annual affair, the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Awards Night,…
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Kissing Baby Jesus out in a humble farm
IT can?t fit among the rich highlights of the holiday season. The simple annual gift-giving for farm families in Barangay Pangao, Lipa City today may not carry the glitter and glow of…
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Poor PH sports in holiday mood
Cojuangco. HUNDREDS of overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong, faced with the misery of spending Christmas away from home, have reportedly been rescued by Cathay Pacific Airways. The poor harried workers were…
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PBA must spare sports media from its trouble
IT was an incredible feat delivered by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) when it launched its 43rd season minus a commissioner on Sunday. Congratulations are due, mainly to the body that carried…
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Pacquiao?s next bout: Where, when, vs. who, how?
SE?OR Fernando Beltran, amiable top international boxing promoter, has announced his plan to bring Manny Pacquiao to his hometown Mexico. ?Mexico deserves to see him, nothing clear but we?re making the attempt,?…
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Shouldn?t Rigo be heading back to Havana?
WHERE does Guillermo Rigondeaux, two-time Olympic gold medal winner and Fidel Castro?s favorite fighter, go from here? It was only the first defeat for the 39-year-old Cuban boxing icon who has won…
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Arum picks a new Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao has suddenly announced he?s not done with boxing yet and would be fighting again in the first half of 2018. ?Siguro sa (Maybe in) April,? the fighting senator told boxing…
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Game of the year, triumph for the ages
THE La Salle Green Archers failed to hold on to the UAAP basketball crown, dropping the championship match by two points, 88-86, on Sunday. The ascendant Ateneo Blue Eagles won the 80th…
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Can Pacquiao flatten McGregor?
THERE was a jolt after Sen. Manny Pacquiao advised the doubted Irish UFC star Conor McGregor to ?stay fit, my friend,? the call thereby causing a howl. Many fans thought it was…
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Good fight, but where?s the killer punch?
IT would not be fair to call it a great fight. Nor confirm the unbeaten Mark Magpayo of the ALA Stable as magnificent. They were able to serve a competitive bout in…
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How Magnifico is 17-0 Mark Magsayo?
MANNY Pacquiao has reportedly called out the doubted Irish UFC star Conor McGregor (?Stay fit, my friend?), but the unbeaten Mark Magsayo (17-0, 13 KOs) of the ALA Stable has remained top…
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New Pinoy boxing star Ancajas burns bright
EXCEPT for a point deduction in the fifth round, Jerwin Ancajas of the Philippines had a trouble-free third defense of his IBF super flyweight (115 lbs) crown in Belfast, Ireland on Sunday.…
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Support this bloodless anti-droga drive
Pray that this novel drive against illegal drugs succeeds and for it to be copied and replicated in countless other areas of concern. Here: The Mandaluyong Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Madac), in observance…
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Does Manny agree with Freddie Roach?
Freddie Roach, the famous American trainer who pushed Manny Paquiao all the way to full superstardom, says he wants the legendary Filipino warrior to do a rematch with WBO welterweight champion Jeff…
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Promise of a magical match-up
MARK Magsayo owns a sparkling undefeated slate--17 wins highlighted by 13 KOs. His last win earlier this year was registered as a demolition of a Tanzanian journeyman who got blown out after…
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Make a new boxing star shine here
POWER-punching Artur ?King? Villanueva, 28, dropped unbeaten world bantamweight champion Luis Neri of Mexico in the fourth round in Tijuana on Sunday. Villanueva, a major fighter from the famous ALA Stable, was…
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?Pacquiao could win with a lucky punch?
LISTEN to this: ?I don?t believe Manny Pacquiao can beat Jeff Horn unless he can land a lucky punch early.? Count that as a timely tip or reminder. It didn?t come from…
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This war can be won on steel nerves
THERE are two more games left in the PBA Governors Cup Finals, but Coach Tim Cone cannot be blamed for saying he looks forward to playing only one more match. In fact,…
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Opponents cannot wait for Sen. Pacquiao
THE last big item on the legendary Manny Pacquiao came from Beijing where he was a thundering hit with fans whom he thrilled with an announcement earlier that he would love to…
