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OKC Thunder Quickly Grabs League Lead; Competition Performing Per Formchart
As expected, OKC Thunder lost no time in reasserting their mastery while the rest of the competition, except for a few, has been performing according to pre-season expectations. The Thunder returned with…
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Reyes rules 17th edition of Kamatyas FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament
Chester Neil Reyes emerged as champion in the 17th Kamatyas FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament on Saturday, November 8,2025 at the NOMO- A Vista Lifestyle Center in Bacoor City, Cavite. Reyes pocketed…
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SPORTS RECORDS 11: NONITO DONAIRE’S TWO KNOCKOUTS OF THE YEAR
Donaire KOs Darchinyan. Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire won two Knockouts of the Year by the Ring Magazine in 2007 and 2011. On July 7, 2007 Donaire faced Armenian Vic Darchinyan at…
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HIGHLAND BOXING PROMOTIONS OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON JEFF MAYWEATHER’S POSTPONED THAILAND VISIT
BANGKOK, Thailand — Highland Boxing Promotions regrets to inform all fans and attendees that our planned seminar with Jeff Mayweather in Bangkok, Thailand, has been postponed. Due to the ongoing air traffic…
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Robert Racasa Finishes 9th in World Memory Championships
Filipino memory athlete Robert Racasa made the Philippines proud after finishing 9th overall at the World Memory Championships, a grueling three-day (Nov.7-9, 2025) contest that brought together 190 competitors from around the…
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Luisito “Lindol” Espinosa and the Art of Playing Boxing
“I will play boxing with you.”… Those were the words written more than a century ago by Joe Waterman, Manila’s foremost journalist of the 1920s and one of the founding fathers of…
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Island Time: Xander Zayas-Abass Baraou Junior Middleweight World Title Unification Showdown Set For January 31 at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan
Puerto Rican second-generation phenom Juanmita Lopez De Jesus will return on the undercard SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Nov. 10, 2025) — Puerto Rican star Xander Zayas, boxing’s youngest male world champion, will…
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Kyle Lowry becomes the 12th player with 20 seasons or more in the NBA history
Veteran point guard Kyle Lowry of the Philadelphia 76ers made NBA history by entering the court against the Brooklyn Nets this past weekend for his first game of the 2025-26 season. It…
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Top priority: Gibbons puts premium on Taduran
Before heading back to the United States a couple of days ago, Sean Gibbons picked up his phone and dialed the camp of International Boxing Federation (IBF) minumumweight champion Pedro Taduran. The…
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Donaire awaits WBA decision
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”…
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Joel “lethal” Lewis inks Managerial deal with Dragon Fire Boxing
Welterweight, Joel “Lethal” Lewis has signed with Oceania management juggernauts, Dragon Fire Boxing as he looks to continue his progression in the professional ranks. Lewis has reached 7-1 as a professional, with…
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Meet Jayr Raquinel: The Filipino Sensation Taking the Super Flyweight Division by Storm
In the super flyweight division, one of the names that spark excitement is the tough and skilled Pinoy warrior Jayr Raquinel. Hailing from beautiful Negros Occidental in The Philippines, this young and…
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NONITO DONAIRE HOPES TO BECOME TO BECOME WORLD CHAMPION AGAIN
Former four-division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. who is now training in Cebu participated virtually at the official press conference for his coming world title fight against Japanese WBC…
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Astrobio loses by TKO in 7th round
VINCENT “Asero” Astrobio of General Santos City lost by a 7th round technical knockout to undefeated Katsuma Akitsugu of Japan last November 7 at the RP Funding Center in Lakelang, Florida. The…
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Eman Bacosa on Pacquiao Legacy, Mayweather 2 & Future Ambitions
Eman Bacosa, son of Manny Pacquiao, is making waves in the lightweight ranks after moving to eight undefeated with his father ringside. The rising star spoke exclusively to World Boxing News as…
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UNDEFEATED KNOCKOUT MONSTER VERGIL ORTIZ JR. DESTROYS ERICKSON LUBIN IN SECOND-ROUND
FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 8, 2025) — AND STILL! Undefeated knockout artist and WBC Interim Super Welterweight World Champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. (24-0, 22 KOs), of Grand Prairie, Texas, remained perfect with…
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Pacman Jr. is ready to go
imuel Pacquiao will be armed to the teeth by the time he makes his professional debut on 29 November at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California. This was the guarantee made…
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Manny Pacquiao Arrives in LA to Oversee Son Jimuel’s Highly Anticipated Pro Debut
Filipino boxing icon and eight-division world champion Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao arrived in Los Angeles late Friday night, November 8, in advance of his son's professional boxing debut later this month. Pacquiao, who…
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Robert Racasa Shines for the Philippines on First Day of World Memory Championships
Filipino memory master Robert Racasa delivered an impressive performance on the first day of the World Memory Championships 2025, standing out among top competitors from around the globe on Saturday, November 8,…
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P20k for 42k winners in 3rd SDSPPO
THE will be P20,000 cash for the men and women’s winners in the 3rd SDSPPO TWG-PAG TD Run for a Cause set on November 22 at the VIP Boulevard in Tandag City,…
