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SPORTS RECORDS 6: JOE FRAZIER, UNDISPUTED HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION 1970-1973
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 05 Jan 2025
Joseph William Frazier, nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", is considered as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. He was the opponent to hand Muhammad Ali his first defeat. As an amateur boxer, Frazier won a gold medal Read Full Story >>>Japan Broadens Boxing Horizon, Crowns First IBO World Champion
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 05 Jan 2025
Takayama wins the IBO minimumweight world championship belt.
Two weeks before the new year, 2025, Japan apparently turned a new leaf that broadens its international professional boxing horizon.
This after i Read Full Story >>> Top Three NBA Pairs in Battle Royale: Cavs, Celtics and Thunder Prevail
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 04 Jan 2025
Six teams which are doing fine thus far in the Eastern and Western Conference of the ongoing regular NBA season, battle each other early today with the favored squads winning.
The Cleveland Cavaliers, the East top team met the cu Read Full Story >>> SPORTS RECORDS 5: GEORGE FOREMAN, THE OLDEST WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 04 Jan 2025
George Foreman won a gold medal in the heavyweight division in the 1968 Mexico Olympics. He turned professional the next year, and won the world heavyweight title with a very impressive second-round knockout of then un Read Full Story >>> ABAP builds up for new year
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 04 Jan 2025
Marcus Manalo.
ABAP secretary-general Marcus Manalo said yesterday the national pool of 43 is taking a break from joining competitions until possibly the Thailand Open in May but will continue to train and build up fo Read Full Story >>> TrillerTV Celebrates 10 Years of Live Streaming Sports & Entertainment
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 04 Jan 2025
Los Angeles, CA: On January 4th and 5th, 2025 TrillerTV will celebrate its 10th anniversary of delivering Live Streaming content with what many consider the “Japanese Equivalent of the Super Bowl:” Wrestle Kingdom 19 and Wrestle Dynasty, from New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) Live from the Tokyo Do Read Full Story >>> The Don Tomas B. Mapua Centennial Chess Cup presents the GM Eugene Torre Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournaments on January 18, 2025
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 04 Jan 2025
Mapua University will celebrate its 100th Founding Anniversary on January 25, 2025. In line with this, several activities have been lined up to commemorate this momentous occasion. To kick off the weeklong celebration, the Don Tomas B. Mapua Centennial Chess Cup presents GM Eugene Torre Rapid and Bl Read Full Story >>> Yulo is PSA’s Athlete of the Year
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 03 Jan 2025
PARIS Olympic double gold winner Carlos Yulo will be awarded the Athlete of the Year award by the Philippine Sportswriters Association on January 27 at the Grand Ballroom of the Manila Hotel in Manila.
The 24-year old gymn Read Full Story >>> Stanionis Seeks Unification Bouts Before Anyone Else “I’m ready to whoever steps up first”
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 03 Jan 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 2, 2024) – Reigning undefeated WBA Welterweight Champion, Eimantas Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs), has declared his desire to unify the welterweight division. The Lithuanian powerhouse has instructed his team to prioritize unification bouts with the other titleholders in the divi Read Full Story >>> GAB has 10 divisions with no champions
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 03 Jan 2025
THERE are 10 divisions with no champions registered in the month of November by the Games and Amusement Board.
They are minimumweight, light flyweight, flyweight, super flyweight, bantamweight, super bantamweight, super Read Full Story >>> OCA backs Asian Boxing
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 02 Jan 2025
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has officially recognized the newly-organized Asian Boxing as the accredited supervisor of the sport at the SEA and Asian Games, a move that brings World Boxing much closer to achieving its goal of g Read Full Story >>> SPORTS RECORDS 4: SUGAR RAY ROBINSON, THE GREATEST BOXER POUND-FOR-POUND
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 02 Jan 2025
Walker Smith Jr., popularly known as Sugar Ray Robinson, was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is often regarded by experts and scribes as the greatest boxer of all time, pound-for-pound. Read Full Story >>> Golden plans for ‘Thrilla’ tribute
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 02 Jan 2025
A date has been set for the 50th anniversary celebration of the “Thrilla In Manila” and the goal is to stage a star-studded show, highlighted by three world championship fights involving Filipinos, on Oct. 4 at the Smart Ar Read Full Story >>> SPORTS RECORDS 3: FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. ONE OF THE MOST HIGHEST PAID ATHLETES IN THE WORLD
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 01 Jan 2025
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is one of the most profitable pay-per-view draws of all time, in any sporting event. He topped the Forbes and Sports Illustrated lists of the 50 highest-paid athletes of 2012 and 2013, and was numbe Read Full Story >>> New Year's Boxing Wish List
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 01 Jan 2025
With two current world champions and a clutch of top rated contenders, the new year 2025 holds potentials and promises for Philippine boxing for more and higher international fistic recognition as well as glor Read Full Story >>> Following in Garcia’s footsteps
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 01 Jan 2025
Marcial (L) and Mindoro (R).
Ceferino Garcia remains the only Filipino ever to reign as world middleweight boxing champion and ruled from 1939 to 1940. The Biliran slugger who invented the “bolo punch” defend Read Full Story >>> AGM Bernardino holds simultaneous chess exhibition in Santo Tomas, Pangasinan on February 10, 2025
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 01 Jan 2025
Manila---Arena Grandmaster (AGM) Almario Marlon Bernardino Jr. will hold a simultaneous chess exhibition dubbed as Mayor Dickerson Dauz Villar chess festival in Santo Tomas, Pangasinan on February 10, 2025, in line its founding anniversary.
Bernardino was the 2005 Arlington, Virginia, USA champio Read Full Story >>> Japan's Holiday Season Boxing Image Takes a Hit; Major World Title Fights Postponed to Early 2025
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 31 Dec 2024
While most boxing countries close shop for the so-called most wonderful season of the year, Japan takes the opportunity to hold major world title fights on the eves of Christmas and the New Year, earning the reputation as Read Full Story >>> Vargas named to Asian body
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 31 Dec 2024
Ricky Vargas.
ABAP chairman Ricky Vargas was recently named to join a high-powered Board of the interim Asian Boxing that is affiliated with World Boxing, the international federation seeking to gain IOC recognition for t Read Full Story >>> SPORTS RECORDS 2: MANNY PACQUIAO HOLDS SIX GUINNESS BOOK WORLD RECORDS
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 31 Dec 2024
Manny Pacquiao has held six Guinness Book World Records. He has the most consecutive boxing world title fight wins at different weights at 15, from 2005 to 2011. He became the oldest welterweight boxing world champion Read Full Story >>>
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