Eddie Alinea
1,667 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Remembering Tita Cory and the 1991 Manila Miracle
MANILA (PNA) - Today marks the 80th birth anniversary of the late former President Corazon Aquino also known as ?Tita Cory? to the admiring nation. Tita Cory happened to be the most-loved…
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CAN WE RECAPTURE THE GLORY OF ABC ’73?
MANILA (PNA)- It was a great moment for Philippine basketball that stands to be recaptured when the county hosts the FIBA-Asia (formerly Asian Basketball Confederation) men?s basketball championship 40 years after the…
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Phil. Wrestling and Karate Teams at SCOOP
MANILA (PNA) -- The Wrestling Association of the Philippines is embarking on an ambitious 10-month training program in Iran for six Filipino grapplers in preparation for this year?s Southeast Asian Games in…
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FORMER PRES. ESTRADA SUGGESTS LONGER REST PERIOD FOR PACQUIAO
MANILA(PNA) - There are certain things that shouldn?t happen. One, for instance, shouldn?t light a cigarette while filling gas in his tank at a service station or drive under the influence. For…
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Coach Norman Black at SCOOP sa Kamayan
MANILA (PNA) - Talk ?N Text coach Norman Black doesn?t want to think about the possibility of the newly-crowned PBA Philippine Cup champion Tropang Texters capturing their first Grandslam. Not yet, anyway.…
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ROACH PREFERS SEPTEMBER FIGHT FOR PACQUIAO
MANILA(PNA)- Having the welfare of his prized pupil in mind, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach yesterday said that if he had his way, he doesn?t want Manny Pacquiao to fight this…
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Somodio returns to the Wild Card Gym
MANILA (PNA)- Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach has ruled out a tune up fight for Filipino prized pupil Manny Pacquiao before meeting Juan Manuel Marquez for the fifth time, but, nevertheless…
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Philippines Hosts FIBA-Asia Tourney
MANILA (PNA) -- The window of opportunity for the country to regain the respect of the international basketball community is believed to have been opened when FIBA Asia decided to transfer its…
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POC AIMS TO IMPROVE SEAG RESULT
MANILA (PNA) -- Saying that repeating the embarrassing sixth place the country suffered in the last Southeast Asian Games two years ago would not be acceptable, Philippine Olympic Committee chair Tom Carrasco…
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TRIBUTE TO GONZALO ‘LITO’ PUYAT
MANILA (PNA) - In the international basketball scene, they called him ?Lito,? the two-term International Basketball Federation president who stood at the forefront of the fight for open basketball and contributed greatly…
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FORMER FIBA PRESIDENT PUYAT DEAD AT 79
MANILA (PNA) - Former two-time International Basketball Federation President Gonzalo ??Lito? Puyat II died after complaining of asthma early yesterday morning. In his term as president, the proposal was made to open…
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Pacquiao?s Allies cry foul over Parkinson?s
MANILA (PNA) - Bad. Premature. Unfair. And to say the least, unethical. These, in a nutshell were the immediate reactions of Manny Pacquiao?s closest allies on opinions expressed by a pair of…
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Looking Back at Philippine Boxing 2012
MANILA(PNA)- Besides multi-titled Nonito Donaire?s perfect four-of-four batting average in year 2012, other Filipino fighters came up with a sprinkle of victories in various boxing arenas in their separate attempts to present…
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2012 The Year of Donaire
MANILA(PNA) - Boxing is now a seven letter word. It?s spelled ?D-O-N-A-I-R-E.? Fil-American Nonito Donaire Jr. is not only a boxer but a full-blown superstar athlete. By the end of last year,…
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World Big League Softball Series in Delaware
MANILA (PNA) -- The Philippines will be defending its Big League World Series Championship in a new venue this year ? in Sussex County in Delaware. This developed after the Williamsports-based executive…
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Fight of the Year: Pacquiao-Marquez 4
MANILA(PNA)- Since his rise to international prominence, none of Manny Paquiao?s fights earned the honor of being judged as ?Fight of the Year? by any of the prestigious award-giving bodies. This year,…
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RIZAL?S LOVE AFFAIR WITH JUDO
MANILA(PNA)- Today, the nation pays tribute to our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, who was shot dead by musketry at Bagumbayan (now Rizal Park at the Luneta) on December 30, 1896…
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Donaire?s Star on the Rise
MANILA(PNA) -Three-division world boxing champion Nonito Donaire Jr. doesn?t want to accept it yet but slowly, but surely, ?The Filipino Flash? is fast coming up to his billing as Manny Pacquiao?s heir…
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FIL-AMS STILL NOT OVER THE STING OF PACMAN’S LOSS
MANILA(PNA via PCSO) - Nearly two weeks after the nation?s idol Manny Pacquiao suffered a sixth round knockout loss to long-time nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez, United States-based Filipinos still feel the pain…
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ON THE PLANE BACK HOME WITH DONAIRE
ON BOARD PR 105 (PNA via PCSO) ? They call him the ?Filipino Flash.? He?s a three-division world champion in flyweight, bantamweight, super bantamweight with an interim title at super flyweight. Filipino-American…
