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There are 165 articles attributed to this series.
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Filipino-American Comics Illuminate Lathrop
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 13 Nov 2023
November 11, 2023
Lathrop, California
"Laughter is the best medicine," the classic magazine Reader’s Digest once proclaimed.
I got my prescription filled for last Saturday night’s doldrums, accepting HDI chairman Read full story PUNCHER FROM THE PAST: CARL (Carlos) PENALOSA Snr.
By Eric Armit, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 01 Nov 2023
CARL (Carlos) PENALOSA Snr.
Born Philippines 2 March 1938
Fought from August 1962 to March 1967
Record 29 fights 11 wins 12 losses 6 draws although this record may be incomplete
Philippines lightweight and super lightweight champion
Beat: Peedro Adigue (future WBC super lightweight cha Read full story Luisito “Lindol” Espinosa: STILL PUNCHIN’
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 19 Oct 2023
October 18, 1989
'Twas the day of the great San Francisco (Loma Prieta) earthquake—a magnitude of 6.9 on the Richter scale that paralyzed the entire SF Bay Area, resulting in 3,800 injuries, 63 deaths, and collective dam Read full story Sisig for Life: Over Rice with Philippine Boxing History on the Side
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 02 Oct 2023
Largo Family: (L-R) Mr. and Mrs. Ryan and Taralyn Largo and daughters Aleah and Kayla Largo.
Tracy, California
In a small town known for its tight-knit Filipino community, the recent Sisig Experience held at the Mounta Read full story SPORTSCLOPEDIA 54: 100 YEARS AGO TODAY, PANCHO VILLA BECOMES THE FIRST FILIPINO WORLD CHAMPION
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 18 Jun 2023
On June 18, 1923, Pancho Villa became the first world boxing champion in history from the Philippines, knocking out Jimmy Wilde in 7 rounds at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Villa was cheered by more than 20,000 fans s Read full story Flash Elorde and the Araneta Coliseum: A Decade of Glorious Cooperation
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 25 Mar 2023
Elorde knocks out Gomes during the inaugural opening of the Araneta Coliseum on March 16, 1960.
Gabriel Flash Elorde fittingly won the world junior lightweight championship in the inauguration of the Aranet Read full story Gabriel “ Flash” Elorde Awards Night Continues with its 23rd Banquet of Champions
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 25 Mar 2023
After a three-year hiatus, Philippine Boxing’s premier boxing tradition- the 23rd Gabriel "Flash” Elorde Boxing Awards Night- continues at the elegant Okada Hotel Manila.
A Triple Championship, dubbed BOXING K Read full story Asia's Top Boxers Today (Second and Last Part)
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 26 Jan 2023
Jerwin Ancajas.
Asia has produced some of the world's finest boxers since prizefighting was introduced to the region at the turn of the 20th century primarily by the Americans and the British, coincidentally modern Read full story Asia's Top Boxers Today
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 25 Jan 2023
Asia has produced some of the world's finest boxers since prizefighting was introduced to the region at the turn of the 20th century primarily by the Americans and the British, coincidentally modern boxing's prime exponents Read full story Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao: The best boxer of his era (Last of a WCBHOF Series)
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 25 Dec 2022
Manny Pacquiao’s story atop and outside the prize ring continues; that much we know despite his recent retirement.
How does one summarize- in 500 words or less- the story of a one-time street urchin-stowaway-baker-construct Read full story
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