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Successful WBC Annual Convention in Bangkok (Photos)

By Mauricio Sulaimán / WBC President / Son of José Sulaimán, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 12 Dec 2025

Our Annual Convention in Thailand has concluded, and it will be remembered as one of the most highly attended. Our organization’s conventions are not like the commercial ones everyone knows in Las Veg…

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Pitbull vs. Roach Jr & Co-Headliner Foster vs. Fulton Make for Solid PPV

By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 06 Dec 2025

This Saturday night in San Antonio, Texas, live on Amazon Prime PPV from the Frost Bank Center, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz faces Lamont Roach Jr. The co-feature is an excellent matchup between O’Shaquie Fos…

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Who was Clever Sison?

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 03 Dec 2025

Clever Sison. He called himself the uncrowned world featherweight boxing champion and according to Benigno (Clever) Sison’s youngest son Tony, it was incontrovertible. In July 1933, Sison pounded out …

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Two Pacquiaos on same card?

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 02 Dec 2025

Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao isn’t discounting the possibility of lining up his son Jimuel on the undercard of a coming blockbuster attraction where he’ll fight in the main event. No details are availab…

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Jimuel draws in pro debut

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 01 Dec 2025

Jimuel Pacquiao shrugged off the pressure of living up to his father’s name and marked his pro debut by battling high school teacher Brendan Lally to a four-round majority draw in a lightweight fight …

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Petecio in, Paalam out

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 26 Nov 2025

Nesthy Petecio. Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Carlo Paalam is skipping the Bangkok SEA Games next month to give way to Ian Clark Bautista but another Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Nesthy Petecio will …

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Eumir, Weljohn put pros on hold

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 25 Nov 2025

Marcial (L) and Mindoro (R). Eumir Marcial and Weljon Mindoro will take a break from the pros to fight for the Philippines at the SEA Games in Bangkok next month. POC president Bambol Tolentino made i…

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PHL bids to host WB Congress

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 25 Nov 2025

ABAP president and World Boxing (WB) Executive Board member Ricky Vargas made it known “informally” that the Philippines will bid to host the 2027 WB Congress, a year before the LA Olympics. Vargas ad…

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RING/DAZN PPV Card Gives Bang for the Bucks

By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 21 Nov 2025

This Saturday afternoon in the states, a mega PPV card takes place on the DAZN app. This is a real pay-per-view card, in a year boxing fans have been absolutely inundated with paywall after paywall. B…

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Rematch for the ages

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 18 Nov 2025

If ever the rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. takes place as reported in April at the Sphere in Las Vegas, it will be over 10 years since their first meeting broke revenue recor…

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Chris Eubank Jr. vs Conor Benn 2: Will Eubank Step on the Gas Pedal Earlier?

By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 15 Nov 2025

This boxing podcaster must admit to being a bit surprised from how well Conor Benn did in the first bout against Chris Eubank Jr. Benn put up a valiant effort facing a man much bigger in weight. Weigh…

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A Gathering Of Legends

By Mauricio Sulaimán / WBC President / Son of José Sulaimán, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 13 Nov 2025

Legends Julio César Chávez and Don King. I accompanied Julio César Chávez to a reunion with Don King, whom he hadn’t seen in several years. This was perhaps the last time they would see each other, an…

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Donaire awaits WBA decision

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 10 Nov 2025

The WBA may elevate the fight between interim bantamweight titleholder Nonito Donaire, Jr. and champion in-recess Seiya Tsutsumi at the Kokugikan Arena, Tokyo, on Dec. 17 to a battle for the “super” 1…

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Vergil Ortiz vs. Erickson Lubin: Can Lubin Tip the Ortiz/Ennis Apple Cart?

By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 08 Nov 2025

Vergil Ortiz sets his sights on a huge 2026 fight with Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. In fact, Eddie Hearn claims Ennis will be ringside in Fort Worth, Texas at the Dickies Arena this Saturday. But let’s not pu…

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Gibbons’ ‘Thrilla’ regrets

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 08 Nov 2025

MP Promotions president Sean Gibbons was over the moon in heralding the recent success of the “Thrilla In Manila” 50th anniversary celebration that was spearheaded by Manny Pacquiao. But he had three …

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The Baseball in the Sulaimán Family

By Mauricio Sulaimán / WBC President / Son of José Sulaimán, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 08 Nov 2025

There’s a reason baseball is known as the king of sports. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays gave us a World Series to remember with seven games full of drama, comebacks, clutch hitting…

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Donaire in historic bid

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 06 Nov 2025

It’s back to familiar territory for WBA interim bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. as he arrived in Cebu last Sunday to open training camp for his 12-round duel with WBA titleholder “in recess”…

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Joshua Buatsi vs Zack Parker Headlines Manchester Show on DAZN

By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 01 Nov 2025

A pair of 1-loss boxers go at it this Saturday at the Co-op Live Areana in Manchester, England streaming on DAZN. Zach Parker is riding a 4-fight winning streak heading into this bout. Joshua Buatsi i…

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The Great Virtues of Champions

By Mauricio Sulaimán / WBC President / Son of José Sulaimán, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 31 Oct 2025

Camila Zamorano. After nearly two weeks of travel that took us to Saudi Arabia for the semi-final phase of the WBC Grand Prix, and being in Asia with great friends, boxers, and legends of our sport, w…

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History made twice over

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 31 Oct 2025

In 1975, the world stood still when the “Thrilla In Manila” was staged at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. History was made with Muhammad Ali retaining the world heavyweight title as Smokin’ Joe Frazier su…