Halo-halo (the icy Filipino desert) and boxing talk with my dad, Hermie Rivera, always warms my heart. ?Would you like an electric fan with your halo-halo,?Read Full Story >>>PACQUIAO-BRADLEY: JUST LIKE ROCKY
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Feb 2014
Feb. 7, 2014, Philadelphia, Pa. --- (L-R) Undefeated WBO World Welterweight champion Timothy Bradley and superstar Manny Pacquiao make a special visit to the famous "Rocky" statue at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on the f Read Full Story >>>
PAC, FLOYD VERSUS DIFFERENT FOES: WHAT IT MEANS TO THE FANS
By Reni M. Valenzuela, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Feb 2014
About 92% of boxing fans would not spend money to watch the ?Pacquiao-Bradley II? and ?Mayweather-Maidana/Khan? out of PROTEST against square pegs for failing to make the long-awaited bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Read Full Story >>>
Steve Forbes Out, Puerto Rico's John Nater In Against Rising Star Fidel Maldonado Jr. In The Golden Boy Live! Main Event This Monday, February 10
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Feb 2014
SAN ANTONIO'S COWBOYS DANCEHALL TO HOST FOX SPORTS 1 AND FOX DEPORTES CARD
SAN ANTONIO, TX (Feb. 7) - Winner of four of his last five bouts, top Puerto Rican prospect John Nater will step up to test welterweight prospect Fidel "The Atrisco Kid" Maldonado Jr. this Monday, Feb. 10 in the main event Read Full Story >>>
COACH GUIAO COMMENDS REFS FOR 2ND HALF PERFORMANCE, BAFFLED BY THE TURNAROUND FROM IST HALF
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Feb 2014
Rain Or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao who watched his team triumph over Petron Blaze to enter the PBS Finals from the comfort of his home in Magalang, Pampanga did something he normally doesn?t do ? commend the referees for the way th Read Full Story >>>
Thomas Dulorme training under the tutelage of Robert Garcia
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Feb 2014
Junior welterweight Thomas Dulorme (20-1, 14 KO's) from Puerto Rico has just started his training camp in Oxnard , California, under the command of quoted trainer Robert Garcia.
"I needed to see a change in my workouts Read Full Story >>>
Super-Bantamweight Prodigy Mario Barrios Makes 2014 Debut
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Feb 2014
SAN ANTONIO'S MARIO BARRIOS MAKES 2014 DEBUT IN HOMETOWN!
SAN ANTONIO (February 7, 2015) - Unbeaten super bantamweight sensation, Mario Barrios (1-0, 1 KO) returns to the ring Monday, February 10th against Manuel Rubalcava (1-6) at the Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio, Texas.
Barrios, who was a Read Full Story >>>
EXPECT THE OLD AGRESSIVE PACQUIAO
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Feb 2014
Has Filipino boxing hero Manny Paquiao lost his hunger, aggressiveness and killer instinct as World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Timothy Bradley often claims?
"No," was Pacquiao's empathic retort d Read Full Story >>>
NBA -- Splash Brothers score 56 as Warriors wallop Bulls
By Ryan Medida, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Feb 2014
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Splash Brothers -- Steph Curry and Kyle Thompson -- combined for 56 points and the Golden State Warriors rallied from an early 13-point deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls Thursday night.
Curry fi Read Full Story >>>
NBA -- Undermanned Spurs fall in Brooklyn
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Feb 2014
CHICAGO -- Playing minus five of their key players, the San Antonio Spurs put a gallant stand Thursday night when their nine-game Rodeo Trip continued at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
But when the going got tough, th Read Full Story >>>
Redemption card is a perfect sales pitch for Pacquiao- Bradley 2
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Feb 2014
New York ? Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley have been here in The Big Apple before. Two years ago at Chelsea Piers, both boxers were joined by their promoter Bob Arum in promoting the first of what is to now a two-fight se Read Full Story >>>
DONAIRE TITLE FIGHT VS WBA CHAMPION VETYEKA IN MACAU; VILORIA ON UNDERCARD
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Feb 2014
Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire will face South Africa?s WBA world featherweight champin Simpiwe Vetyeka in Macau in either late April or early May.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told the Manila Standard ?We are hoping Read Full Story >>>
Tapales fights Indon; Pacquiao?s nephew in undercard
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Feb 2014
DAVAO CITY (PNA) Feb. 7 ? Reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales takes on Indonesian Galih Susanto of Jakarta in the main event set tonight (Feb. 8) at the Almendras gym here.
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NBA -- Jazz hope to end skid versus Mavericks
By Prince Julius Cabigon, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Feb 2014
SALT LAKE -- The Utah Jazz will shoot to end a three-game slide when they travel to Dallas and face the Mavericks Friday night at the American Airlines Center.
With 16 wins against 32 losses, the Jazz languish in the bot Read Full Story >>>
Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: Goossen On The Record, Iron Boy 11 & More
By Don Smith, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Feb 2014
Boxing Fans,
Boxing Promoter Dan Goossen and I met years ago when he was promoting James ?Lights Out? Toney for an upcoming fight. I don?t remember the time and place, but I do remember a smiling Goossen working the event and very much in control. His hands on promotional skills were readily evid Read Full Story >>>
Weights from Friday Night Fights in Chicago
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Feb 2014
Roberto Garcia 155 vs. Norberto Gonzalez 157 Kamil Laszczyk 125 vs. Daniel Diaz 125 Erickson Lubin 147.5 vs. Roberto Carlos Acevedo 145.5 Ahmad Cheikho 147.5 vs. Francisco Rios-Gil 148
Junior Wright 199 vs. G Read Full Story >>>
'Throwback Fighter' Roberto Garcia Ready for This Week's Friday Night Fights Main Event against Norberto Gonzalez
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Feb 2014
Weslaco, Texas, middleweight veteran Roberto "La Amenaza" Garcia (33-3, 22 KOs) says he's ready to go this Friday, February 7, when he steps in to face Monterrey, Mexico's Norberto "Demonio" Gonzalez (20-2, 13 KOs) in the Friday Night Fights-televised 10-round main event at UIC Pavilion in Chicago.
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PACMAN MEETS REGIS
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Feb 2014
Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao (R) and Regis Philbin (L) are photographed on the set of the hit Fox Sports 1 show, "Crowd Goes Wild" Thursday in New York. Pacquiao is in town with Timothy Bradley to promote their upco Read Full Story >>>
'EL NEGRO' RAMIREZ INVADES THE PHILIPPINES ONCE AGAIN IN TITLE FIGHT WITH FARENAS
By Mike Angel Lopez, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Feb 2014
Jose ?Negro? Ramirez (25-4-15KO), the tough grizzled Mexican who snatched the WBO International Featherweight title from local boy Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista last year in the beautiful city of Davao, is coming back to wreck h Read Full Story >>>
PETALCORIN LANDS IN MELBOURNE TO DEFEND HIS PABA BELT; EYES WORLD TITLE SHOT VS ROSSEL
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Feb 2014
Randy Petalcorin arrives for the second time on a 3 month visa in Australia on February 16th to begin training for his March 28th PABA defense.
Petalcorin, the current PABA Champion & ranked WBA #2 in the world, will Read Full Story >>>
