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A DREAM COME TRUE CARD IN MANDAUE ON MARCH 18
ALA Boxing Club's hot prospects Z "The Dream" Gorres and Czar Amonsot have barely gotten over the celebrations over their victories last Feb. 3 (Feb. 4 in Manila) at the Orleans Casino…
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Pacquiao inks San Miguel endorsement deal
BOXING sensation Manny Pacquiao is set to become the biggest endorser in the history of food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp. San Miguel revealed on Wednesday that it has signed a…
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Pacquiao vs Larios in Manila?
The Mexican media reported on Wednesday that Manny Pacquiao will clash with Oscar Larios sometime in May this year in Manila, Philippines. When Fightnews contacted Pacquiao over the weekend, the Filipino southpaw…
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Pacman doubts paternity of love child
Boxing champ Manny Pacquiao questioned Wednesday claims that he fathered a love child with a waitress from a Malate hotel. Pacquiao said he has asked for a DNA test to determine the…
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Pacquiao sued for child support
A 24-year-old waitress sued boxing hero Manny Pacquiao Wednesday after the boxer allegedly failed to give financial support for their love child. Joanna Rose Bacosa, through her lawyer Castillo Rodriguez, filed charges…
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Pacquiao’s ex-girlfriend goes to court
A WOMAN claiming to be the ex-girlfriend of boxing hero Manny Pacquiao went to the Quezon City fiscal's office to file charges of anti-violence against women and children against him. Joanna Bacosa,…
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Teddy Alivio: ‘I just did my job’
CEBUANO veteran ring official Teddy Alivio said there was nothing irregular when he handed out a draw score during Cebuano Malcolm “Eagle Eye” Tu?acao’s controversial title fight against Japanese challenger Kohei Ohba…
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Morales looking for the right trainer
Erik Morales might go back to training under his father or hire a new trainer when he gears up for a third bout with Manny Pacquiao on September 16, according to Internet…
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DULY NOTED
NEUTRAL CORNER (OF THE END ZONE) UNLV apparently has found a novel way to fill Sam Boyd Stadium during the middle of football season: Rent it out to boxing promoter Bob Arum…
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Pacman souvenir items in demand
Manny Pacquiao fight souvenirs like t-shirts, caps or jackets remain a very hot commodity that Cris Aquino, a bosom buddy of the Filipino boxing icon, yesterday said more and more people keep…
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“KING OF BOXING” RAHEEM NOT A HAPPY CAMPER!
San Francisco, CA-A lot of times in boxing, when boxers go out of their way to flaunt, have an attitude, or to drive home a message, they are often embarrassed. All I…
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A woman ‘scorned’ takes swing at Pacquiao
IT WAS true love gone wrong. Or so the woman scorned said. Until last year, Manny Pacquiao and his girlfriend of more than two years were two people blissfully enjoying stolen moments…
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Should Titles Be Won in the Ring or in The Ring?
Newsflash: The National Football League has declared the 21-10 victory by the AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL, held Sunday in Detroit, over the NFC champion Seattle Seahawks null and…
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PACQUIAO TO GRACE PBA FINALS OPENER
LOOK who's going to be at ringside as special guest in Game 1 of the San Mig Coffee PBA Fiesta Conference Finals? Well, no less than boxing icon Manny Pacquiao. The 27-year-old…
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Manny and Morales III on cards
Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao, who were involved in a classic super featherweight scrap recently, are expected to meet for a third time; probably in September this year. Morales has, in terms…
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GAB COMMISH IS NEW HEAD OF RP WOMEN’S BOXING
In a major development that will surely put Philippine boxing among equal-opportunity landscape, the Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) has appointed GAB Commissioner Alex Paglumotan as its Philippine representative. "I hereby appoint…
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CALIFORNIA BARS LUISITO ESPINOSA FROM RING!
NO LICENSE FOR EX-CHAMP WHO WANTS TO FIGHT! San Francisco, Ca- Former two-time World champion, Luisito Espinosa, is officially a non-licensed boxer as of 2006. This is according to the Executive Officer…
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Ex-boxers’ trust fund going, going, gone?
I AGREE with the observation of veteran television journalist Julius Babao of ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol and MUP fame that many of the country’s former boxers are in dire need of financial help,…
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TUNACAO RETAINS OPBF BANTAM BELT BUT IS FURIOUS ABOUT DRAWN VERDICT
OPBF bantam champ and ex-WBC fly ruler Malcolm Tunacao (19-1-3, 13 KOs), 118, kept his belt but was very furious about a highly debatable drawn verdict with previously unbeaten local prospect Kohei…
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SUICO EASILY KEEPS OPBF 130-POUND BELT
Hard-punching Filipino Randy Suico (24-2, 21 KOs), 129.25, easily kept his OPBF 130-pound belt as he dropped ex-world challenger Ryuhei Sugita (30-3-2, 22 KOs), 129.25, with a vicious left hook in the…
