Nick Giongco
3,473 articles · PhilBoxing.com
-
Gibbons revives Pacquiao return talks
By Nick Giongco
It’s not the end of the world for Manny Pacquiao following the devastating defeat suffered by prospective foe Conor McGregor yesterday in Abu Dhabi. Sean Gibbons, who runs the Pacquiao-owned MP Promotions,…
-
EXCLUSIVE: Pacquiao: Fight with McGregor at 147 lbs
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao is going to require MMA star Conor McGregor to come down to 147 lbs once both camps commence the discussion for their mouthwatering matchup being eyed to take place in…
-
Wanted: Sparring partners
By Nick Giongco
If you think the national boxing team has cleared a major hurdle in its bid to return to training, think again. While authorities have agreed to give select national athletes and their…
-
Marcial better off in America
By Nick Giongco
National boxing head coach Pat Gaspi believes Eumir Marcial is better off training in the United States rather than with his national team pals in Calamba, Laguna. Gaspi points out that the…
-
A gloved affair
By Nick Giongco
For the Philippine boxing team to have a solid chance of medaling in the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, it needs more than just two qualifiers. While middleweight Eumir Marcial is one of the…
-
Neri lends hand to Cuarto’s title challenge
By Nick Giongco
A long-time member of Manny Pacquiao’s training team will be calling the shots when Rene Cuarto makes an ambitious bid to dethrone Pedro Taduran as International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight king on…
-
Dasmariñas nears world title shot
By Nick Giongco
Mandatory challenger Michael “Hot and Spicy” Dasmariñas is one step away from securing the coveted crack at the world crown. A purse bid is scheduled on 12 January by the International Boxing…
-
Taduran faces tough defense
By Nick Giongco
Filipino fighter Pedro Taduran didn’t allow the pandemic to slow down his buildup for the second defense of his International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight crown. When Metro Manila was placed under a…
-
Boxing Epic clash eyed before Ramadan
By Nick Giongco
Talks are under way in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the ambitious staging of the Manny Pacquiao versus Conor McGregor crossover clash in early April, industry sources told Daily Tribune. The…
-
Boxing Attar plots ‘Duel in the Desert’
By Nick Giongco
Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia, are slugging it out to land the crossover clash starring boxing champion Manny Pacquiao and…
-
Pinoy judge gets prime assignment
By Nick Giongco
Filipino boxing judge Rey Danseco got a high-profile and juicy assignment from the World Boxing Council (WBC). Danseco, based in San Francisco the last few years, will be one of the three…
-
Make mine Manny
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao absorbed four losses out of 14 fights the last decade. But that doesn’t make him unworthy of my pick as the best Filipino fighter from 2011-2020. While Pacquiao suffered defeats…
-
Mouthwatering matchup
By Nick Giongco
It’s not yet cast in stone but don’t be shocked if Manny Pacquiao ends up having Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) superstar Conor McGregor as his dancing partner in April 2021 somewhere in…
-
Taduran risks crown against Cuarto
By Nick Giongco
The least popular fighter under MP Promotions is resurfacing sometime in February 2021, more than a year removed from his last fight. Pedro Taduran, the International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight champion, makes…
-
Rodriguez roars for revenge
By Nick Giongco
The camp Emmanuel Rodriguez, the Puerto Rican fighter who swore he got robbed against Filipino puncher Reymart Gaballo in their bout over the weekend, has requested the World Boxing Council (WBC) for…
-
The company of wolves
By Nick Giongco
I have a funny feeling that Eumir Marcial might end up discovering that he had probably walked inside the wrong weight class. One of the country’s brightest hopes for a gold medal…
-
Ancajas left in the cold
By Nick Giongco
The big fights continue to elude reigning International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight king Jerwin Ancajas, who continues to train in Los Angeles despite having no confirmed fight set by Top Rank. As…
-
Pacquiao turns 42 sans fanfare
By Nick Giongco
Sen. Manny Pacquiao celebrated his 42nd birthday yesterday around the same people he grew up with. Instead of hosting a party, a practice the boxing legend has done for many years, Pacquiao…
-
For flag and country: Pacquiao calls on athletes to go all out
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao will be right behind Eumir Marcial every step of the way when the stone-fisted southpaw campaigns in the Tokyo Olympics next year. “He’s got a big chance because he hits…
-
Pacquiao eyes April fight
By Nick Giongco
Neck-deep in his Senate duties, Manny Pacquiao yesterday ruled himself out of boxing in the first quarter of 2021. “We still have sessions in March so there’s no way I am going…