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MARVELOUS MELVIN
Newly-crowned world boxing champion, Melvin Jerusalem arrived in Manila on Monday afternoon clutching a replica of the World Boxing Council (WBC) strap that he had won less than 24 hours earlier on…
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INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME SPRING FUNDRAISER AUCTION SET FOR APRIL 3 – 6
Your Chance to Win Boxing Memorabilia and Support the Hall of Fame CANASTOTA, NY –APRIL 1, 2024 – The International Boxing Hall of Fame is delighted to announce its upcoming spring fundraiser…
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Undefeated Junior Welterweight Contender Lindolfo Delgado Extends Promotional Pact with Top Rank
(April 1, 2024) – Unbeaten junior welterweight contender Lindolfo Delgado has signed a multi-year contract extension with Top Rank. The 2016 Mexican Olympian, who scored an impressive seventh-round stoppage victory over Carlos…
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Melvin Jerusalem Runs the Gauntlet In Beating the Odds
Jerusalem drops Shigeoka. Despite scoring two knockdowns that gave him 10-8 rounds, Melvin Jerusalem faced the risk of having his last fight ruled a split draw had one of the two judges,…
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PROMOTER SAMPSON LEWKOWICZ SAYS NEW UNIFIED CHAMP SEBASTIAN FUNDORA WILL HONOR VERBAL REMATCH AGREEMENT WITH TIM TSZYU
LAS VEGAS – April 1, 2024 – Sampson Lewkowicz, the sole promoter of brand-new unified WBC and WBO 154-Pound World Champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora, wishes to clarify his position on…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 67: MELVIN JERUSALEM IS WORLD CHAMPION AGAIN, WRESTS WBC MINIMUMWEIGHT TITLE
Melvin Jerusalem makes Filipinos proud by becoming the first countryman to win a world title this year after he wrested the WBC minimumweight championship giving his Japanese foe Yudai Shigeoka his first…
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HITCHINS: I’M READY TO BECOME A SUPERSTAR
Unbeaten Brooklyn talent faces Lemos in IBF final eliminator in Las Vegas Richardson Hitchins has told Matchroom’s ‘Flash Knockdown’ podcast that he’s on the road to superstardom and will ram that home…
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Split-T Management Goes Seven-For-Seven Over the Weekend
Wins by Oshae Jones, Haven Brady Jr., Giovanni Marquez and Donte Layne Friday in Atlanta Trinidad Vargas, LeAnna Cruz and Greg Outlaw Get Hands Raised Saturday in Chester, PA NEW YORK (April…
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Sebastian Fundora will lose belt in days without Terence Crawford
The WBO congratulated Sebastian Fundora on his title win but sent a warning over talks with Terence Crawford shortly after his best victory. Fundora had only just shocked Tim Tszyu in a…
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Apolinario to Fight for Vacant IBF Flyweight Title
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has ordered the camps of #1 rated contender Angel Ayala Lardizabal of Mexico and #3 Dave Apolinario of the Philippines to start negotiations for a fight to…
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Antonio Lopez Aldeguer: The Godfather of Philippine Boxing
"No book about the history of Philippine boxing is complete without the story of Tony Aldeguer—he epitomizes a great humanitarian, a patron of sports, especially The Sweet Science, and one who uplifts…
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West Leadership Race Still On; Mavericks Biggest Gainers
All three contenders for Western Conference leadership played today, with only two winning. Yet they remained just half a game to one game off each other ensuring that the race for the…
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GM Torre to play chess simul in Tarlac City
The 1st Asian Grandmaster and World Chess Hall of Famer GM Eugene Torre will be playing simultaneous games with young chess enthusiasts in Tarlac on April 9, 2024 (Tuesday) during the celebration…
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MELVIN JERUSALEM DETHRONES YUDAI SHIGEOKA FOR WBC GOLD; GINJIRO SHIGEOKA TURNS AWAY JAKE AMPARO
Melvin Jerusalem once again left Japan with a major title around his waist. Two knockdowns paved the way for an upset split decision win over previously unbeaten titlist Yudai Shigeoka. Judge Malcolm…
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Exclusive: Steve Cunningham predicts Tyson Fury’s demise
Former cruiserweight world champion Steve Cunningham has predicted the demise of his ex-opponent Tyson Fury on May 18. Cunningham, who astonishingly dropped Fury at Madison Square Garden in 2013 despite a 44-pound…
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Faeldonia Siblings rules Odiongan chessfest
Jerick Concepcion Faeldonia and NM Jasper Faeldonia both scored 6.5 points to tie for the championship crown of the latest Odiongan 177th founding Anniversary Mayor's cup chess tournament which was held at…
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Melvin Jerusalem World Champion Again
Duplicating the feat he did last year, Melvin Jerusalem gave the Philippines its first world championship of the new year by defeating defending titlist Yudai Shigeoka and wresting his WBC minimum crown…
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Gringo is two-time world champ
MELVIN “Gringo” Jerusalem is again the new WBC World minimumweight champion after he beat Yudai Shigeoka via a split decision tonight, March 31 at the International Conference in Nagoya. The 30-year-old Jerusalem,…
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AND THE NEW! ZURDO RAMIREZ MAKES HISTORY AS THE FIRST MEXICAN TO BECOME CRUISERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION
INGLEWOOD, CALIF. (March 30, 2024) - History was made in front of a sold out crowd as Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (46-1, 30 KOs) of Mazatlán, Mexico became the new WBA Cruiserweight Super…
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Pacquiao disappointed by Olympic rejection
,br> Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao said the other day he was serious in making a bid to fight in the Paris Olympics at the age of 45 and expressed disappointment that the…
