Olmin Leyba

19 articles · The Daily Tribune

Nietes vows big win for Negrenses

By Olmin Leyba May 28, 2016

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines ? World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior flyweight kingpin Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes feels he owes his fellow Negrenses a more explosive performance to make up for his relatively bland triumph…
Pacquiao pledges P5M for elusive Olympic gold

By Olmin Leyba Jul 4, 2015

MANILA, Philippines ? Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao sweetened the pot for the country?s first Olympic gold medal, dangling an additional Php5 million to the athlete who can pull off the feat next…
Servania out to enhance title bid vs Mu?oz

By Olmin Leyba Mar 1, 2014

MANILA, Philippines - Undefeated Filipino prospect Genesis ?Azukal? Servania squares off with former world champion Alexander Mu?oz of Venezuela tonight at the Solaire Resort and Casino Hotel, seeking to pass the acid…
Lim hails Viloria; Romero trilogy over

By Olmin Leyba May 16, 2012

MANILA, Philippines - As far as World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight king Brian Viloria is concerned, his three-chapter duel with Mexican nemesis Omar Ni?o Romero is now a closed book and thus…
Promoters split on Pacman-Floyd purse

By Olmin Leyba May 15, 2012

MANILA, Philippines - Promoters for pound-for-pound superstars Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. voiced out varying proposals as to how the revenue should be split, if and when the megabuck fight the…
Champ back in the ring by February

By Olmin Leyba Dec 12, 2011

MANILA, Philippines - The bells are ringing for Brian Viloria, and he?ll get busy like never before. ?I want him to be back in the ring as early as mid-February,? said Viloria?s…
‘Marvelous’ says he’ll be back with a vengeance

By Olmin Leyba Oct 13, 2011

MANILA, Philippines - Once considered the future of Philippine boxing only to fade as fast as his rise, ?Marvelous? Marvin Sonsona claims he?s a changed young man as he revives his career…
Arum: Pacman ready vs Mosley

By Olmin Leyba Mar 22, 2011

MANILA, Philippines - Top Rank boss Bob Arum is so pleased with how Manny Pacquiao looks and moves in training camp that a good six weeks before fight night, he already declared…
Filipino Flash camp to dump Top Rank?

By Olmin Leyba Mar 16, 2011

MANILA, Philippines - WBC and WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. yesterday declined to categorically state whether he?s sticking to Top Rank or packing his bags altogether, although there were hints of…
Charly rues camp no-show; Annie ‘retires’

By Olmin Leyba Jan 19, 2011

MANILA, Philippines - The Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) is giving a remorseful Charly Suarez a second chance to prove himself after apologizing for his belated return to training camp…
Albania: ABAP sanction ‘unfair’

By Olmin Leyba Jan 14, 2011

MANILA, Philippines ? Top lady boxer Annie Albania yesterday said she?s accepting the decision of the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) dropping her from the national team and would spend…
Manny official autobiography released Nov 19

By Olmin Leyba Nov 15, 2010

MANILA, Philippines - Fresh from snaring yet another world title, boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will open his colorful life further and share his journey from being a poor barrio kid to one…
Pacman in Manila to meet Noynoy

By Olmin Leyba Oct 10, 2010

MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao sparred six rounds in Baguio CIty yesterday then headed straight to Manila for some very important commitments, including a planned meeting with President Aquino tomorrow. Pacquiao did…
‘Filipino Flash’ seals Montiel showdown

By Olmin Leyba Jul 21, 2010

MANILA, Philippines - With rival Vic Darchinyan already out of the picture, Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire Jr. has trained his sights on Mexican bantamweight king Fernando ?Cochulito? Montiel in his bid…
What vacation? Beehive of activities in store for Pacquiao

By Olmin Leyba Nov 20, 2009

When seven-division champion Manny Pacquiao said he’s taking a vacation after beating Miguel Cotto via technical knockout, that doesn’t mean the Pacman will be merely whiling away time during the next couple…
Kobe feels bond with fellow champ Pacquiao

By Olmin Leyba Jul 21, 2009

The world they reign in may be different but visiting basketball superstar Kobe Bryant could feel a great bond with Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao. It’s not because they share the same…
Pacquiao is 2009 ESPY’s Best Fighter

By Olmin Leyba Jul 16, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – He is considered the best pound-for-pound boxer but how does Filipino phenom Manny Pacquiao stack up against equally successful mixed martial arts fighters? Well, the “Pacman" rises above the…
?Only Pacquiao is worthy for me?

By Olmin Leyba Jan 23, 2005

Erik ?El Terible? Morales of Mexico has so much respect for Manny ?Pac Man? Pacquiao that he chose the Filipino bomber for an opponent over his fierce rival Marco Antonio Barrera and…
Pacquiao foe?s purse irks Marquez

By Olmin Leyba Jan 17, 2005

Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez, the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Association featherweight champion who priced himself out of the negotiations for a rematch with Manny Pacquiao, is bitter over his…