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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 >>> Undefeated middleweight prospect Nisa “Sweet-Destruction” Rodriguez Plans to fight for a title in 2025
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 31 Dec 2024
NEW YORK CITY (December 30, 2024) – Undefeated middleweight prospect Nisa “Self-Destruction” Rodriguez (3-0, 1 KO), coming off her first knockout as a professional boxer, has her sights on her first title-winning Read Full Story >>> Rising Irish welterweight star Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan Preparing for Lewis Crocker showdown on March 1
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 Dec 2024
“There’s something different about a good Irish fighter and I believe I’m next”
NEW YORK (December 30, 2024) – Rising Irish boxing star Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan (14-0, 11 KOs), the reigning World Read Full Story >>> PH’s First-Ever Female Chess Master rules 35th International Chess Festival in Krakow, Poland
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 Dec 2024
Manila---Nika Juris Nicolas, the country's first female National Master (only NM), emerged as the champion in the 35th International Chess Festival last Sunday (December 29, 2024) at the Galaxy Hotel in Krakow, Poland.
A Grade 7 student at Victory Christian International School in Pasig City, Ni Read Full Story >>> SPORTS RECORDS 1: THE LONGEST BOXING FIGHT IN HISTORY
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 Dec 2024
The longest recorded fight with gloves was fought between Andy Bowen of New Orleans (1867-94) and Jack Burke of Texas (1869-1913) at New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on April 6, 1893. It lasted 110 rounds, 7 hour 19 min. It started Read Full Story >>> Lacar wins two titles over Li
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 Dec 2024
UNDEFEATED Vencent “The Venum” Lacar of Surigao City bagged two vacant titles - WBC Far East and WBO Oriental flyweight for convincingly beating Chinese Bin Lu last December 28 at the Wuyuan River Stadium in Haikou, Chin Read Full Story >>> NM Bernardino to hold chess simul in Pozorrubio, Pangasinan
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 Dec 2024
Manila---National Master and United States Chess Master Almario Marlon Bernardino Jr. will play simultaneous chess exhibition matches at the 3rd floor Executive Building in Pozorrubio, Pangasinan on January 11, 2025.
Sportsman/Engineer Ernesto "Snooky" Salcedo III said Bernardino, an online Arena Read Full Story >>> IM Yu Tian Poh, AFM Wei Hom Isaac Tan clinch 16th Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2024 title
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 29 Dec 2024
Penang, Malaysia---International Master (IM) Yu Tian Poh and Arena FIDE Master (AFM) Wei Hom Isaac Tan ruled the 16th Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2024 Chess Championship held from December 23-27, 2024 at the UOW Malaysia KDU Penang University College (Georgetown) here.
Poh's p Read Full Story >>> Dumam-ag fights Limura for vacant OPBF fly title
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 28 Dec 2024
UNDEFEATED Lorenz “Shotgun” Dumam-ag of Zamboanga del Norte will fight Jukiya Limura of Japan for vacant Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation [OPBF] flyweight title on January 18 at Korakuen Hall in Toky Read Full Story >>> Jayson Mama vs. Michael Bravo Ends in Technical Draw; Joey Canoy and Rv Deniega shine in Sanman's Last Show of 2024.
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 28 Dec 2024
Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat – The highly anticipated Flyweight bout between former world title challenger Jayson Mama and Michael Bravo ended in a third-round technical draw after the referee ruled that a cut suffered by Brav Read Full Story >>> Casama to face Fujita in Tokyo
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 28 Dec 2024
MICHAEL Casama of President Roxas will challenge Kenji Fujita of Japan for the WBO Asian Pacific featherweight title on January 18 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.
The 24-year-old Casama [10-2-1, 10KOs] is currently training at Sanm Read Full Story >>> Mirano, Bernardino, Alidani shine in Penang chess tilt
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 28 Dec 2024
Penang, Malaysia – Aklanon chess player Jan Francis Mirano from Banga, Aklan clinched 5th place in the prestigious 16th Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2024, held from December 23 to 27 here at the UOW Malaysia KDU Penang University College (Georgetown).
Mirano's performance was Read Full Story >>>
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