Philip Ella Juico
69 articles · ABS-CBN News
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The great trilogies in boxing
The Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales rubber match that ended with the Filipino boxing idol giving the Mexican legend the worst beating of his long and illustrious boxing career on Nov. 18 at the…
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Morales’ weight problem
The country’s foremost sports nutritionist, Sanirose Orbeta, believes that Erik Morales is in some kind of trouble by weighing in at 142 pounds last Friday with less than 30 days to make…
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Pacquiao returns to Big Dome
It’s a mere five days from the Manny Pacquiao—Oscar Larios 12-round bout for the Filipino boxing idol’s World Boxing Council (WBC) International super featherweight title. It will be the third time Pacquiao…
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Aldeguer elated over Bautista win
CEBU CITY — I was in Cebu City over the weekend in connection with an international conference that De La Salle Professional Schools Graduate School of Business (DLS PS GSB) will be…
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Remembering boxing great Al Asuncion
Last Saturday, Alfredo Gregorio Asuncion, Al Asuncion in professional boxing circles, was laid to rest at 76 at the North Cemetery in Quezon City after a funeral Mass at 9 a.m. in…
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Objectivity and flag waving during a fight
It somehow seems irrelevant to be concerned with sports and Brian Viloria’s successful defense of his World Boxing Council (WBC) light flyweight title over Mexican challenger Jose Antonio Aguirre at the Theater…
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Defeat is an orphan, victory has many fathers
What is shaping up to be the most exciting and explosive weight categories in international boxing nowadays are the feather-weight, super-featherweight/junior lightweight up to the middleweight division where you have the likes…
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Pacquiao and the Ethiopian experience
As I had expected, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) rejected a protest lodged by Filipino boxing idol Manny Pacquiao regarding his unpopular 12-round draw decision against world featherweight champion Juan Manuel…
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Barrera will never be the same again
The technical knockout victory of Manny Pacquiao in the 11th round at the Alamadome in San Antonio, Texas, over veteran Marco Antonio Barrera was just what the country needs and the shot…