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Filipino David Ray Sarmiento finishes 2nd in Germany chess tilt
David Ray Sarmiento finished in second place at the B division of the Grenke Chess Open 2025 held from April 17-21, 2025 at the Kongresszentrum Karlsruhe,Germany. Sarmiento had 8.0 points on account…
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Verano stops Sohsit of Thailand in Clash of Nations
WENIE Cline Verano of Valencia City remained undefeated after stopping Miss Domsin Sohsit of Thailand in the first round last April 24 in the “Clash in Nations” at the World Siam Stadium…
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Land of the Rising Star: WBO Welter Champ Brian Norman Jr. Defends Crown June 19 Against Jin Sasaki in Tokyo; Araneta vs Simsri for IBF Title in Co-Feature
Norman-Sasaki Headlines Packed Loaded Fight Card at Ota City General Gymnasium TOKYO (April 24, 2025) — Atlanta’s rising star is ready to defend his championship in the Land of the Rising Sun.…
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Filipino trainer scores big win
CHINESE Longyi Hu scored a shocking 3rd round knockout against former IBO World flyweight champion Dave “Dobermann” Apolinario of Sarangani last April 22 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The 25-year-old Hu,…
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Abalos, Reyes, Manalo to grace billiardfest on May 4
No less than councilor Charisse Abalos will be the guest of honor when the Sangguniang Kabataan Hagdan Bato Libis Billiards Tournament 2025 gets underway on Sunday, May 4,2025 at the Magician Billiards…
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EUBANK JR VS. BENN + UNDERCARD FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport Chairman: "Thanks to everyone for coming today, firstly. Amazing support from the media for a very big night for British boxing. A very big week for The Ring…
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June 21: Jahi Tucker-Lorenzo Simpson Middleweight Grudge Match Added to Vito Mielnicki Jr.- Kamil Gardzielik Card at Prudential Center LIVE on ESPN+
Newark fight night also includes Damian Knyba-Marcin Siwy all-Polish heavyweight showdown Tickets are ON SALE NOW via Ticketmaster.com June 21: Jahi Tucker-Lorenzo Simpson Middleweight Grudge Match Added to Vito Mielnicki Jr.- Kamil…
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SALITA PROMOTIONS ADDS TWO MORE ELITE WORLD CHAMPIONS TO STAR-STUDDED ROSTER
Reigning IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Lani Daniels and WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Che Kenneally Join Reigning, Undisputed World Champion Claressa Shields and Super Middleweight Champ Franchón Crews-Dezurn as Leading Ladies of Salita…
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Toro Promotions, Inc. Flexing its Heavyweight Muscles Around the boxing world
LOS ANGELES (April 3, 2025) – Toro Promotions, Inc. has built a powerhouse stable of heavyweights that is making noise all around the boxing world. “When I see the same old, tired…
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Unbeaten pro boxer Anthony Velasquez Building his brand promoting this Saturday’s Main event fight at home in Springfield, Mass.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 24, 2025) – Unbeaten Springfield (MA) junior middleweight prospect Anthony “ATV” Velazquez (16-0-1, 14 KOs) has been training hard for this Saturday night’s (Apr. 26) main event as he…
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As he returns to ringside, Jim Lampley’s thoughts turn to a departed friend
Jim Lampley has called literally hundreds of fights in his career, but as he prepares to return to ringside after a six-and-a-half-year absence, one of them in particular comes to mind. It…
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Chris Eubank Jr. versus Conor Been headline weekend action
It’s not a title fight, but the Chris Eubank Jr. against Conor Benn match fascinates, mostly because of the history. Not the fighters’ history, but their dads. Papa’s Chris Sr. and Nigel…
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Manny Pacquiao puts WBC title ambitions on hold
World Boxing News provides an exclusive update on a potential comeback for boxing legend Manny Pacquiao. Worldboxingnews.com has reported several times that Pacquiao is in line for a WBC welterweight title shot.…
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Disturbing, Eyebrow-Raising Happenings Involving Prominent Filipino Fighters (Part 2)
LLover (R) with his promoter Gerry Peñalosa. Yesterday, I discussed the disturbing continued employment of former world-class Filipino fighter Aston Palicte by contractors of foreign boxing promoters as a boxing trial horse,…
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Exclusive: Hall-Of-Fame Broadcaster Jim Lampley Excited For Return On May 2nd
No voice is as synonymous with boxing as Jim Lampley's. His work as the blow-by-blow commentator for HBO Boxing for 30 years made him one of boxing's more beloved figures. Now, the…
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The Monster Arrives: Naoya Inoue Is Back in America!
Inoue-Ramon Cardenas undisputed junior featherweight battle goes down Sunday, May 4 at T-Mobile Arena LIVE on ESPN LOS ANGELES (April 23, 2025) — Boxing's pound-for-pound monster has arrived on U.S. soil. Just…
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Prayers for Jonathan
Jonathan Peñalosa, who failed in a bid to wrest the WBA flyweight crown from Korea’s Yong Kang Kim in 1992, is fighting for his life at the Riverside Medical Center in Bacolod.…
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EUBANK JR VS. BENN MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES
Chris Eubank Jr: "I'm calm. I'm very at peace with where I am in my life and where I am in this fight. I really do believe that everything I envisioned, everything…
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Young, Llavanes power Camarines past Toledo in PCAP chess tilt
International Master Angelo Abundo Young and National Master Ronald Llavanes powered Camarines Soaring Eagles to a cliff-hanging 11-10 victory over Toledo Xignex Trojans in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP)…
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June 27: Christian Mbilli-Maciej Sulecki Interim Super Middleweight World Title Showdown Set for Videotron Centre in Quebec City LIVE on ESPN+
Erik Bazinyan-Steven Butler All-Canadian Super Middleweight Clash Confirmed as Co-Feature QUEBEC CITY, Canada (April 23, 2025) — Montreal-based slugger Christian Mbilli is finally getting his opportunity. The unbeaten 29-year-old contender will lock…
