By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 05 May 2015


Manny Pacquiao came to fight, Floyd Mayweather wanted to box. The boxer won. Let?s accept that and move on. Pacquiao remains a beloved figure in the Philippines and an inspiration to the impoverished masses. I bou

Pacquiao-Mayweather By The Numbers: Did Floyd Really Win the Fight of the Century?
By Reylan Loberternos, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 04 May 2015


Tagbilaran City, Bohol ? The encounter dubbed as the fight of the century is already history. Majority of the fans, particularly those inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena, thought Manny Pacquiao should have been awarded the vict Read full story

Floyd Mayweather Jr. beats Manny Pacquiao to win the 'Fight of the Century'
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 03 May 2015


LAS VEGAS - Floyd Mayweather Jr. exhibited his superb defensive skills and excellent countering ability against a rampaging Manny Pacquiao, to win their much anticipated fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mayweather Read full story

1,000 JOURNALISTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD COVER #MAYPAC
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 03 May 2015


LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- The record media attendance has already been shattered even before the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather million dollar fight could break all existing norms in pay-per-view, gate attendance and revenue i Read full story

NIETES SURPASSES ELORDE?S LONGTIME RECORD, STEPS INTO HISTORY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 01 Jan 2015


When the clock strikes twelve midnight on December 31, heralding what millions of Filipinos fervently hope will be a peaceful and prosperous New Year, a 32 year old product of a fighting boxing clan from Murcia not far fr Read full story

NIETES BREAKS ELORDE'S RECORD AS PH LONGEST REIGNING WORLD CHAMP
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 01 Jan 2015


CEBU ? On September 30, 2007 at the Waterfront Hotel & Casino in Cebu City, Negros Occidental native Donnie Nietes, then 25, captured the vacant WBO minimumweight title against Pornsawan Porpramook of Thailand. Nietes su Read full story

EMMANUEL, THE MESSIAH OF PHILIPPINE BOXING
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Dec 2014


Emmanuel signifies "God with us" (Matthew 1:23), and is the name of the child predicted in Isaiah 7:14: "Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel." According to New Advent C Read full story

Remembering Pancho Villa
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Jun 2014

Ninety one years ago this month, Pancho Villa became the first Filipino and, Asian, for that matter, to have been crowned world boxing champion. On June 18, 1923, the then 22-year-old Villa, Francisco Guilledo in real name, son of a vaquero (cowhand) and an abandoned housewife, knocked out cold Read full story

REMEMBERING ANTHONY VILLANUEVA
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 16 May 2014


Boxer Anthony Villanueva, who fought as a featherweight when he gifted the country its first of only two Olympics silver medals, was actually a protege of his father ? himself a bronze medalist in the quadrennial Read full story

NIETES CEMENTS LEGACY WITH SPECTACULAR KNOCKOUT VICTORY OVER FUENTES
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 12 May 2014


CEBU ? With a spectacular performance Saturday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City where he stopped mandatory challenger and Ring No. 3 light flyweight Moises Fuentes of Mexico in the 9th round, WBO world champi Read full story