Ed de la Vega, DDS
1,328 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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EARLY RESULTS FROM STAPLES CENTER
LOS ANGELES -- Here are the early results Saturday night from Staples Center in the Leo Santa Cruz vs Abner Mares main header for the WBA super world featherweight title and the…
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SANTA CRUZ, MARES MAKE WEIGHT; COMPLETE WEIGHIN RESULTS AT STAPLES
LOS ANGELES -- Today on a hot summer afternoon Premier Boxing Champions Promotions held the weigh-in for tomorrow?s blockbuster at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. The headliners for the fight,…
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ALA PROMOTIONS AT STUBHUB COULD BE VERY EXCITING
Today at lunch break, I decided to check my e-mail to see if anything interesting was sent to me that I can talk about and share with the multitude of readers of…
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THE DAPIDRAN SAGA: LEWKOWICZ REPLIES
Early Sunday morning as I was finishing my routine Sunday treks up at the hills of Rocky Point at nearby Chatsworth, CA I got a phone call from Sampson Lewkowicz, the South…
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THE DAPIDRAN SAGA ? A VIEW FROM AN OUTSIDER
Dapidran. Recent news indicates that a young and very promising Filipino fighter named Jonel Dapidran (6-0-0, 3KO) this early in his career is already deeply involved in the muck associated with ?promotional…
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GOLOVKIN-LEMIEUX, GONZALEZ-VILORIA LA PRESSCON (PHOTOS)
LOS ANGELES -- Boxing superstar, WBA, IBO and WBC Interim Middleweight World Champion GENNADY ?GGG? GOLOVKIN (33-0, 30 KOs) and IBF Middleweight World Champion power-puncher DAVID LEMIEUX (34-2, 31 KOs) of Quebec,…
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JASON DAY?S 2015 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP WIN IS A TRIBUTE TO FILIPINA MOTHERS
Australian golfer, Jason Day on Sunday August 16th won the US 2015 Professional Golf Association?s championship held at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin. In the process he took home the Wannamaker Trophy, the…
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THE TWO FIGHT CARDS ON THE SAME DAY IN THE SAME CITY
On Saturday, August 29, 2015, two promoters will be competing for the same fan base by holding their fight cards in the same city. I always wonder if is that ever a…
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TIME FOR TRUE FILIPINO BOXING FANS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE
On October 17, 2015, a new era in boxing history, at least from the Philippine point of view, will occur. The event would either be a bust or a blockbuster depending on…
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LA FIGHT CLUB AUGUST 2015 ? KNOCKOUTS GALORE!
Lopez vs Diaz on the main event. Belasco Theater, Downtown LA:- It could easily been due to the exuberant attitude of the fighters or even the possible one-sided matchmaking, but tonight the…
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GARCIA EFFECTIVELY ENDS MALIGNAGGI?S BOXING CAREER
Philadelphia?s Danny ?Swift? Garcia (31-0-0, 17 KO) kept his record clean via a victory over a perennial gate-keeper, Paulie Malignaggi (33-7-0, 7KO) of Brooklyn, NY via a TKO at the end of…
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SHUMENOV OUTPOINTS BJ FLORES
Las Vegas, NV. - Two fight cards were going on at this City tonight, one at Events Center of the Mandalay Bay featuring Sergey Kovalev vs. Nadjib Mohammedi promoted by Main Events…
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ISIAH THOMAS BEATS JORDAN SHIMMEL BY UD
LAS VEGAS -- In the supporting main event of the Shumenov-Flores WBA Interim Cruiserweight title, Isiah Thomas of Detroit (15-0-0, 6KO) won by unanimous decision over Jordan Shimmel of Aheboygan, WI (19-1-0,…
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SHUMENOV-FLORES UNDERCARD RESULTS: MARRERO STOPS RAMOS; TABITI, HUNTER WIN
LAS VEGAS -- At the Pearl Theater of the Palms Casino & Resort Saturday night, the undercard of the Beibut Shumenov vs BJ Flores main event got underway with the following results:…
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MAYWEATHER TO PICK ANDRE BERTO FOR HIS SEPTEMBER FIGHT?
Floyd Mayweather is known to do many outrageous things from throwing money around in nightclubs, to getting in trouble for domestic violence and cherry picking his opponents. And, he did it again…
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McJOE ARROYO BEATS ARTHUR VILLANUEVA IN A CONTROVERSIAL FASHION
It would have been easier to accept a loss if a fighter one is rooting for losses fair and square. But when it happens with a aid of a referee particularly one…
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KING ARTHUR VILLANUEVA IN A TOUGH FIGHT THIS SATURDAY BUT SHOULD PREVAIL
Regardless of personal boxing records, it?s not too often that boxers get a chance to fight meaningful title fights abroad particularly if one comes from a small country and does not yet…
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FILIPINO BOXERS TITLE WOES PARTLY DUE TO LACK OF LOCAL WELL-HEELED PROMOTERS
I know that this has been said many times and repeating it seems to be like beating a dead horse. But unless things change drastically and local promoters do better and start…
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FLACO GONZALEZ, DIEGO DE LA HOYA VICTORIOUS AT LA FIGHT CLUB JULY EDITION (PHOTOS)
Belasco Theater, Downtown LA:- The July 2015 version of the monthly Golden Boy Promotions at this iconic theater was very short. But, it was full of action that kept the crowd on…
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DOGGETT BLEW IT; IBF SHOULD ORDER AN IMMEDIATE RUENROENG-CASIMERO REMATCH
I finally got a chance to review the fight between Johnreil Casimero and IBF world flyweight champion Amnat Ruenrueng of Thailand and I was flabbergasted to say the least. The Filipino pug…
