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Kalilangan Festival in full blast
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the 34th celebration of the week-long Kalilangan Festival reeled off in General Santos City last Monday and will end in closing ceremonies tomorrow. The…
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Matias vs. Ponce: Can’t Miss Scrap Brings Heat To Chilly Minneapolis
This Saturday night from bitter cold Minnesota, Subriel Matias takes on Jeremias Ponce headlining a tripleheader. The main event should produce enough heat in the ring to warm the audience in attendance.…
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Stablemates go for world titles
Marlon Tapales and Jade Bornea are on a mission to become world champions with the dream of fighting for the crown soon to come true. Tapales, 30, will challenge IBF superbantamweight titlist…
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Wood vs. Lara: Can Leigh Wood Pull Another Rabbit Out His Hat?
This Saturday Leigh Wood squares off against Mauricio Lara at the Nottingham Arena, streaming live on DAZN. We’ve seen a few upsets thus far in 2023. From Liam Smith to last week…
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ABAP tests boxers in Bulgaria
Who will make it to the Philippine boxing team at the Cambodia SEA Games in May may be determined by the performance of 10 fighters seeing action in the 74th Strandja International…
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Demolition job by Marcial
Marcial drops Villalba with a body shot. It didn’t take long for Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Eumir Marcial to assert his mastery over Argentina’s Ricardo Villalba at the Alamodome in San Antonio,…
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Marcial to rely on power, timing
Team Marcial arrives at Alamodome in Texas on fight night. Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Eumir Marcial will rely on his power and timing to upend Argentinian veteran Ricardo Ruben (Bebo) Villalba in…
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Vargas vs. Foster: O’Shaquie’s Underdog Perception Rapidly Shrinking
In one corner we have a Rey Vargas vying for his 3rd title in three weight classes. In the other corner is O’Shaquie Foster a fighter many believe to be undervalued in…
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Tough veteran for Marcial
Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Eumir Marcial battles rugged Argentinian Ricardo Ruben (Bebo) Villalba in an eight-round tussle at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Saturday night (Sunday morning, Manila time) and from…
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Boxing Spring Schedule has Sprung with More to Come
The way the boxing schedule petered out down the stretch of 2022 combined with fights that weren’t made to close the year has everyone who follows the sport in a bit of…
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Finding Inoue’s successors
There is speculation that with Naoya Inoue relinquishing his world bantamweight titles in four governing bodies, Filipinos will step up to the plate and vie for the vacant thrones. But according to…
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Manny in demand
Manny Pacquiao is officially retired from boxing but continues to be in demand for appearances and exhibitions all over the world. The door is slightly open for Pacquiao to make a ring…
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Beterbiev vs. Yarde: A Puncher’s Chance
Is it too simple to think this Saturday that Anthony Yarde basically has a puncher’s chance to knock off Artur Beterbiev? Owner of 3-straps at the light heavyweight division Beterbiev has 18…
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Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith: Winner Faces Conor Benn?
This Saturday afternoon in the states streaming on DAZN and broadcasted by Sky Sports in the U.K., Chris Eubank Jr. challenges Liam Smith in the main event. The dust hasn’t necessarily settled…
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Finally, a date for Tapales
After three postponements and a cancelled purse bid, there is finally a date set for IBF superbantamweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev’ fourth title defense against Filipino mandatory challenger Marlon Tapales. It will be…
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Ajagba vs. Shaw: Top Rank on ESPN Card Features Good Mix of 50-50’s
Top Rank’s top-3 billed bouts are basically 50-50 matchups on the mid-level something boxing fans hope to see more of on ESPN/ESPN+ in 2023. Ever since the PBC took boxing back on…
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Single not for long?
Newly-crowned WBO minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem shyly avoided the question when he was asked if marriage was on his mind a few days after he wrested the crown from Japanese Masataka Taniguchi…
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Jerusalem never expected KO win
Melvin Jerusalem was as shocked as defending WBO minimumweight champion Masataka Taniguchi when he scored a TKO win with a single punch at 1:04 of the second round to wrest the 105-pound…
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Magsayo eyes return to throne
Mark Magsayo is likely to face No. 1 contender Brandon Figueroa for the interim WBC featherweight title at a still undetermined venue in March this year with the winner elevated to the…
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Gervonta Davis vs. Hector Garcia: Infomercial or Cart Before Horse?
This Saturday night on Showtime PPV in the main event Gervonta Davis faces Hector Luis Garcia from the nation’s capital Washington D.C. Tank and his team obviously can’t make the mistake of…
