Crawford to defend WBO welterweight title against Jose Benavidez Jr. at the CHI Health Center Omaha
Saturday, October 13 and televised LIVE by ESPN and ESPN Deportes at 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT
Evan KornRead Full Story >>>2018 Eastern Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championships has Largest Turnout in USA Boxing History
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 09 Oct 2018
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Oct. 8, 2018) -- The 2018 Eastern Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championships in Chattanooga, Tenn. will begin tonight with the largest turnout in USA Boxing national tournament history.
After check-in and general weigh-in, a total of 834 boxers and 550 boxers will take pa Read Full Story >>>
NBA -- Thunder strikes Atlanta, 113-94
By Marietta Sanders, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 09 Oct 2018
OAKLAND -- With former league MVP Russell Westbrook resting with a right knee injury, Paul George has been carrying the offensive load for the OKC Thunder as of late.
On Sunday night at the Cheasapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma, George was a Read Full Story >>>
TMZ SPORTS EXCLUSIVE: Floyd Mayweather's 'Deadly Serious' About Pacquiao Fight, Says Showtime Exec
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 08 Oct 2018
TMZ SPORTS -- How serious is Floyd Mayweather about running it back one mo' gin with Manny Pacquiao?
According to the top guy at Showtime Sports, he's serious as a heart attack ... as in DEADLY SERIOUS.
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Deontay Wilder Says He Could Make $100 Million For Tyson Fury Fight
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 08 Oct 2018
TMZ SPORTS -- If you thought Deontay Wilder was taking a shot in the wallet by fighting Tyson Fury and not Anthony Joshua, bite your tongue. 'Cause Wilder says he could make SERIOUS money his next time in the ring.
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OKC Thunder can be serious NBA title contender, too
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 08 Oct 2018
Can the Oklahoma City Thunder do what the Dallas Mavericks did six years ago?
Like the Thunder, that 2011 Mavericks team was built around future Hall-of-Famer Dirk Nowitzki whose liabilities and shortcomings caused peop Read Full Story >>>
Ancajas, Rungvisai headed for a showdown?
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 08 Oct 2018
WBC superflyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai pounded out a unanimous 12-round decision over Mexican challenger Iran Diaz at the Impact Arena in Pak Kret, Thailand, last Saturday with IBF counterpart Je Read Full Story >>>
NBA -- Clips trip Lakers in Anaheim sortie
By Robert Mellana, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 08 Oct 2018
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers traveled to nearby Anaheim for a preseason game that was away from their shared home floor -- the Staples Center.
A sold-out crowd of 18,040 fans made their wa Read Full Story >>>
2018 China Games -- Fan Day and NBA Cares
By Balt Ducay Chavez, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 08 Oct 2018
SHANGHAI -- Whenever the NBA takes its show outside the United States, it makes she sure that everyone can access the events while building a library of memories for fans from all walks of life.
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GM Darwin Laylo successfully defends his title; Loanzon, Liwagon, Poddar, Pangilinan share top honors
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 08 Oct 2018
GRANDMASTER Darwin Laylo successfully defends his title after winning the 2nd annual Chooks to Go National Rapid Chess Championships last Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Activity Center Ayala Malls South Park in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
The San Roque, Marikina City bet Laylo put on a strong star Read Full Story >>>
WIM Cristine Rose Mariano-Wagman to play in invitational closed Spain international chessfest
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 08 Oct 2018
WOMAN International Master Cristine Rose Mariano-W?gman is set to compete in the Festival Juan Martinez Sola 2018 Liga International Chess Championships, an Invitational, Round-Robin event which begins on November 1 to 5, 2018 in Almeria, Spain.
Mariano-W?gman, who holds the record of being the y Read Full Story >>>
SPORTS TRIVIA 4: SOR RUNGVISAI AND LUIS NERY'S VICTORIES
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 08 Oct 2018
WBC super flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai failed to knockout Iran ?MagnifiKO? Diaz in his ONE FC debut, but he was so dominant in the twelve rounds of action enroute to a lopsided unanimous decision win.
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CEBU MAYORS CONFER PACQUIAO A C.H.A.M.P.
By Tonton Alcos-Antogop, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 08 Oct 2018
CEBU CITY- With his boxing prowess notwithstanding, Manny Pacquiao was given an award for his Cebuano lineage.
The League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP-Cebu) bestowed the award on the fighting senator, the Cebuano Read Full Story >>>
RECAP: MELINDO, CANOY AND BERNALDEZ FALTER OVERSEAS
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2018
It was another eventful weekend for Philippine boxing capped by one highly-anticipated world title fight.
Milan Melindo challenged WBC light flyweight champion Ken Shiro of Japan today in Yokohama. The taller Shiro Read Full Story >>>
Pacquiao to fight Adrien Broner on January 12
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2018
CHICAGO -- Roughly 798 days since his last appearance on U.S, soil, the legendary Manny Pacquiao will bring back the show in Las Vegas where he will defend his WBA title against Adrian Broner.
According to a SPIN.ph sou Read Full Story >>>
Three of Split-T Management's finest in action on Saturday night
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2018
NEW YORK (October 6, 2018) --Three elite fighters from the Split-T Management stable will be in action on Saturday night.
At The Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, Welterweight Janelson Bocachica (11-0, 8 KOs) of Detroit takes on 19-fight veteran Juan Rodriguez of Haymarket, Virginia in a six-r Read Full Story >>>
JIMENEZ FANCIES ANCAJAS' CHANCES VS. SRISAKET
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2018
WBC world super flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (Wisaksil Wangek) of Thailand bulldozed his way to a lopsided unanimous decision win over Mexican challenger Iran Diaz at the Impact Arena in Pak Kret, Thailand.
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Heavyweight KO Artist Sam Shewmaker Has Eyes Set on US Heavyweight Title
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2018
Less than four months ago heavy handed pugilist Sam Shewmaker emerged onto the bare knuckle fight scene and recorded what many consider to be the knockout of the year in his win over Eric Prindle at BKFC 1: The Beginning, advancing him to the semifinals of the eight man heavyweight tournament.
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