Ryan Songalia
800 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Keyshawn Davis stops Jamaine Ortiz late, crowned in second division
Keyshawn Davis opened a new chapter on Saturday night, knocking out Jamaine Ortiz in the 12th round to begin his campaign as a junior welterweight. Davis, a 26-year-old from Norfolk, Virginia, put…
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Alex Wallau, boxing broadcasting legend, dies at the age of 80
Alex Wallau, the long-time ABC network boxing commentator who called many of the top boxing matches of the eighties and nineties, died Friday at the age of 80. The news was announced…
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Jayson Vayson’s under-fire team stand by divisive stoppage
Despite the official result being a knockout in the seventh round, there was no need for Jayson Vayson to be taken to the hospital on Saturday night. Other than a swollen left…
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International Boxing Hall of Fame induction weekend diary: June 6
CANASTOTA, New York — They call Canastota the hometown of boxing. And like a summer block party in a small town that attracts natives who moved away, the greats of boxing’s past…
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‘100%’ Khalil Coe turns the tables on Manuel Gallegos
“The Big Steppa” came into the home country of the only pro to beat him and stepped all over him. Khalil Coe earned a satisfying measure of revenge on Friday, punishing Manuel…
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Irish Ayes: Callum Walsh blasts out Dean Sutherland inside one round
NEW YORK – Callum Walsh filed his entry for 2025 Knockout of the Year on Sunday night, putting Dean Sutherland out cold at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Walsh, 13-0 (11…
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Dmitry Bivol, Artur Beterbiev headed for trilogy
The prevailing logic heading into rematches is that whoever won the first fight usually wins the second one easier. Dmitry Bivol upended that logic on Saturday night, when he earned revenge against…
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GARY SHAW, LONG-TIME BOXING PROMOTER, DIES AT AGE 79
Long-time boxing promoter Gary Shaw has passed away at the age of 79, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman announced on Thursday. The New Jersey native had been bed ridden at his home in…
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EDGAR BERLANGA ENDS KO DROUGHT, STOPS PADRAIG MCCRORY IN SIX ROUNDS
After three years, Edgar Berlanga finally was able to end his three-year knockout drought on Saturday night. Berlanga dropped previously unbeaten Irishman Padraig McCrory with an overhand right in the sixth round,…
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UNDERDOG CHAMP MELVIN JERUSALEM FIGHTS TO GIVE FAMILY A BETTER LIFE
Melvin Jerusalem may have already won a world championship, but the 29-year-old from Bukidnon province in the Philippines still has lots of unfinished business. Jerusalem (20-2, 12 knockouts) will make the first…
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BRANDON FIGUEROA OUTSLUGS MARK MAGSAYO, WINS WBC INTERIM TITLE BY DECISION
ONTARIO, Calif. — Brandon Figueroa never stopped coming forward, grinding out a unanimous decision on Saturday at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, Calif. Two judges scored the fight 117-109, while the third…
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MARK MAGSAYO MISSES WEIGHT ON FIRST TRY, BRANDON FIGUEROA WEIGHS UNDER LIMIT
ONTARIO, Calif. — Mark Magsayo initially missed the featherweight limit, coming in at 126.8 pounds on Friday afternoon at the weigh-in for his WBC interim featherweight title fight this Saturday at the…
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BRANDON FIGUEROA: I CAN BOX, BUT EVERYONE KNOWS I LOVE TO FIGHT
ONTARIO, Calif. — It’s been 15 months since Brandon Figueroa was last a world titleholder but the Texas-born action fighter knows he’ll be back on the doorstep of a world championship if…
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FOR MARK MAGSAYO, A HAPPY FIGHTER IS A DANGEROUS FIGHTER
ONTARIO, Calif. —It’s quite a risk to go from your first career defeat to another tough fight in your next outing, but Mark Magsayo is feeling like a new fighter these days.…
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TYSON FURY NEEDS SURGERY ON RIGHT ELBOW, POSSIBLY PUSHING BACK OLEKSANDR USYK CLASH
Tyson Fury has just one fight left to make to clear up the heavyweight division, but a summit clash between the RING champion Fury and unified titleholder Oleksandr Usyk will have to…
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DONNIE NIETES LOOKS TO END PHILIPPINES’ TITLE DROUGHT AGAINST 115-POUND TITLEHOLDER KAZUTO IOKA
Donnie Nietes stands in rare company among Filipino boxers. Nietes, Manny Pacquiao and Nonito Donaire Jr. are the only three boxers from the Philippines to have won world titles in at least…
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REY VARGAS DEFEATS MARK MAGSAYO BY SPLIT DECISION, WINS WBC FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
SAN ANTONIO — Rey Vargas overcame a ninth round knockdown to outpoint Mark Magsayo and win the WBC featherweight title Saturday at The Alamodome in San Antonio. One judge scored the bout…
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MARK MAGSAYO CARRIES FILIPINO BOXING ON HIS FEATHERWEIGHT SHOULDERS AHEAD OF REY VARGAS FIGHT
SAN ANTONIO — Mark Magsayo remembers the moment he realized he wanted to become a boxer. It was November 15, 2003, the night Manny Pacquiao began his decades-long run in the pound…
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PAUL BUTLER OUTBOXES JONAS SULTAN, WINS INTERIM WBO BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE
Paul Butler outboxed late replacement Jonas Sultan on Friday to win the interim WBO bantamweight title at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. The scores were 116-112, 118-110 and 117-111, all for…
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EUMIR MARCIAL SURVIVES THREE KNOCKDOWNS, SCORES CONTROVERSIAL STOPPAGE OVER ISIAH HART
Eumir Marcial survived the scare of a lifetime, rising up from three knockdowns to stop the unheralded Isiah Hart in the fourth and final round Saturday night in Las Vegas. Marcial (2-0,…