Lemuel P. Maglinte
90 articles · The Philippine Star
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Nietes, Donaire impressive in public scrimmage at BTC
CEBU, Philippines ? Two weeks before their fights, WBO light flyweight king Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes and former five-division world champion Nonito ?Filipino Flash? Donaire impressed their fans in a public sparring held…
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ALA-Cobra boxfest goes to Bukidnon
CEBU, Philippines - ALA Boxing Gym mainstay Elmo ?Bisdak? Traya (7-1, 6KOs) will headline another edition of ALA-Cobra Energy Drink ?Tunay na Lakas Boxing? fightcard against Rodel Wenceslao (8-10, 2KOs) tomorrow night…
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15th Elorde Awards: Aldeguer named ?Best Promoter?
CEBU, Philippines - ALA Promotions CEO and President Michael Aldeguer has been named ?Best Promoter? and will be awarded during the 15th Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde Boxing Awards Banquet of Champions on March…
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Casimero relishes training in Vegas
CEBU, Philippines ? Former world champion Johnriel ?Cuadro Alas? Casimero (21-2, 13KOs) is happy and enjoying his training camp in Las Vegas with hopes that it can help improve his skills and…
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Nietes humbled fighting alongside ?idol? Donaire
DAVAO CITY, Philippines ? He's already on top of the boxing world, yet he kept his feet on the ground. Two-division world champion Donnie 'Ahas' Nietes said he is humbled fighting in…
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Pagara, Servania gun for KO wins
DAVAO CITY, Philippines ? With a world title shot looming in his horizon, Jason 'El Nino' Pagara (34-2, 21KOs) is aiming for no less than a knockout victory when he defends his…
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Nietes basks in glow of success
CEBU, Philippines - Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes has surely come a long a way, from being a janitor and animal caretaker at the ALA Gym to a two-division world champion, but he humbly…
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?King? Arthur faces tough test in ?Fists of Fury? card
CEBU, Philippines - The unbeaten ALA Boxing Gym stalwart ?King? Arthur Villanueva (26-0, 14 KOs) will try to prove he has what it takes to become a world champion when he battles…
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Velarde vows to stun Nietes
CEBU, Philippines ? Former Mexican world champion Carlos ?Chapito? Velarde (26-3, 14KOs) wants to put his name in history books by scoring an upset over WBO light flyweight champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes…
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Sabillo, Banal on a mission vow to rise from the ashes of stinging defeats in Pinoy Pride 28
CEBU, Philippines ? Former WBO minimumweight champion Merlito ?Tiger? Sabillo and two-time world title challenger AJ ?Bazooka? Banal are both determined to prove that they still have the ability and the heart…
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Nietes to defend title against tough Mexican
CEBU, Philippines ? Two-division world champion Donnie "Ahas" Nietes (33-1, 19KOs) will defend his WBO light flyweight title against tough Mexican challenger Carlos ?Chapito? Velarde (26-3, 14KOs) to headline the 28th installment…
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ALA Promotions gearing up for historic fightcard abroad
CEBU, Philippines- ALA Promotions, the country?s premier boxing outfit, finally got what it envisioned five years ago as it stages its first ever Pinoy Pride fightcard abroad billed as ?Duel in Dubai?…
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ALA-Cobra boxfest goes to Tagbilaran tonight
CEBU, Philippines - ALA Boxing Gym mainstay Juren "Turbo" Labordo (12-1, 8KOs) will headline another edition of ALA-Cobra Energy Drink ?Tunay na Lakas Boxing? fightcard against Fernando ?Batang Bato? Ocon (12-7, 4KOs)…
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Pagara, Meraz promise war
CEBU, Philippines - WBO International light welterweight champion Jason ?El Ni?o? Pagara (33-2, 20KOs) and Mexican brawler Mario ?Rocky? Meraz (20-3, 16KOs) both expect for an explosive war inside the ring as…
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Pagara brothers to headline PP26
PASAY CITY, Philippines? ALA Boxing Gym mainstay Jason ?El Ni?o? Pagara takes another step towards his goal of fighting for a world title as he headlines the 26th edition of the successful…
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Nietes eyes KO win in Fuentes rematch
PASAY CITY , Philippines? With his title and a chance to be part of Philippine boxing history at stake, Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes (31-1-1, 19KOs) eyes no less than a knockout victory as…
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Casimero all set for title defense on homeground
CEBU, Philippines - IBF light flyweight champion Johnriel "Quadro Alas" Casimero (19-2, 10KOs) promised to defend his title once again as he takes on mandatory challenger Mauricio Fuentes (16-2, 10KOs) on May…
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Pagara brothers head ALA Stars fight card
CEBU, Philippines - Considered as the hottest boxing siblings in the country, Jason ?El Ni?o? and ?Prince? Albert Pagara will headline the ALA Stars Provincial tours fight card on April 11 at…
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Nietes-Fuentes rematch slated May 10 in Manila
PASAY CITY, Philippines ? It's final. Two-division world champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes (32-1-1, 18KOs) will defend his WBO light flyweight title against Moises Fuentes (19-1-1, 10KOs) of Mexico in a highly-anticipated grudge…
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Venezuelan ?Explosivo? vows to crush Servania
PARA?AQUE CITY, Philippines ? Venezuelan brawler Alexander ?El Explosivo? Munoz is hell-bent on derailing Genesis "Azucal" Servania?s path to a world title shot vowing to deliver a painful knockout defeat to the…