Rommel C. Manlosa
441 articles · Sun Star Cebu
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Bautista returns to the ring on Dec. 2
BOHOLANO sensation Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista will return to the ring on Dec. 2 in the US. ALA Boys manager Antonio Lopez Aldeguer announced that Bautista, who has started his light training last…
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Nietes outpunches veteran Rubillar
ALA Boy Donnie Nietes was not as menacing against his opponent as the crowd had expected when he climbed the ring with a 14-foot python hanging around his neck. But still, the…
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Viloria flops
A lackluster performance yesterday cost Fil-Am boxer Brian Viloria the WBC junior flyweight title to Mexican Omar Ni?o Romero at the Orleans Hotels and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada yesterday. After 12…
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Bautista finds new opponent
ALA Boy Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista will face an even tougher foe after Chilean boxer Moises Gutierrez failed to acquire a US visa. The Boholono boxing sensation will fight Brazilian superbantamweight king Giovanni…
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Bautista now WBC No. 5
BOXING sensation Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista is now rated No. 5 World Boxing Council Bantamweight contender in its August ranking release. The undefeated Boholano climbed two notches from No. 7 in the July…
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Delada TKOs foe for RP title
The country has a new leighweight champion in Dexter “Dinamita” Delada. The sweet southpaw from Mambajao, Camiguin, clinched the vacated title after a TKO in the third of last Tuesday’s “Double Trouble…
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Delada, rival make weight
Philippine No.1 lightweight contender Dexter Delada easily made the weight during the official weigh-in session yesterday in Dapitan City. His opponent No.2-ranked Christopher Saluday tipped in at 133 pounds. Delada and Saluday…
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Banal haymaker bruises Indon’s record
TAGBILARAN City – Bohol found another promising boxer in the name of Alex John Banal. The 17-year-old ALA Boy displayed power and ring savvy as he stopped livewire Ali Rochmad of Indonesia,…
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Rubillar loses title bout, right to fight Viloria
JUANITO Rubillar has lost his bid to challenge Fil-Am world champion Brian Viloria after he dropped a hardly contested WBC Interim light-flyweight title fight yesterday. Rubillar, ranked WBC No.1, lost to No.2…
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Domingo keeps bantam crown by split decision
MICHAEL Domingo eked out a split-decision win over No.1 challenger Johnny Lear to keep his Philippine bantamweight division title at the Metropolis Mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa in Saturday evening’s “Tugon sa Hamon,…
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Suico fights Diaz in Las Vegas
RandyY “Kumo’ng Bato” Suico is getting near boxing stardom, but blocking his way is a skilled and very talented champion –– Juan Diaz of Texas. Today, Suico will challenge the undefeated Diaz…
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Domingo defends bantam title tonight
Philippine bantamweight champion Michael Domingo defends his title tonight against ALA Gym-trained Johnny Lear in the main event of the SGG Sports Promotions, Metropolis and Ringside Boxing Club’s “Tugon sa Hamon: Box…
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GAB adopts new int’l. rules for pro fights
The Games and Amusement Board implemented new rules for professional boxing starting July 1 as agreed upon during the Philippine Boxing Convention last April 23 at the Hyatt Hotel in Manila. “Well,…
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Banal to headline Tagbilaran boxing
The undefeated AJ Banal will get his toughest test when he headlines the SGG Sports Promotions’ “Sandugo Boxing” at the Island City Mall car park in Tagbilaran City on July 22. Fresh…
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Suico in LA
RANDY ?Kumo?ng Bato? Suico is getting into the final phase of preparation for his WBA lightweight title bout with Juan Diaz next Sunday at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las…
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Delada guns for RP lightweight crown
After failing to bring home the WBC International lightweight title, heavy puncher Dexter Delada will go for the Philippine 135-pound crown as he headlines the ?Double Trouble in Dapitan? on July 25…
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Bautista vows to train hard for Vegas fight
After he was forced to skip what could have been the turning point of his career ? fighting in the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Oscar Larios match last July 2 ? Rey…
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Pugs from Cebu beat Mexicans
QUEZON City?Cebu-based boxers, former world champion Gerry Pe?alosa, Czar Amonsot, Jimrex Jaca and Michael Domingo each pulled wins against their Mexican opponents in the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Larios fight yesterday at…
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Pacquiao wins, fails to KO Larios
QUEZON City?The quick, sensational, knockout never came. Still, the fight entertained the 22,000 fans that stormed the Araneta Coliseum and the millions watching it on television, here and abroad. Manny Pacquiao pulled…
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Will schedule affect fighters?
ORTIGAS, Pasig City ? Making the weight limits was never a problem. But can the fighters display their full potentials in a morning fight? All protagonists of the ?Mano-A-Mano: Pilipinas contra Mexico?…