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Why Ceferino Garcia is Still Not in IBHOF
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 25 Jul 2020
It was good that esteemed sports columnist Quinito Henson immediately pointed to the fact that Ceferino Garcia was the FIRST Filipino, in fact first Asian, fighter to win the world middleweight championship in correc Read full story Let’s not forget Garcia
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 24 Jul 2020
A press release from Las Vegas quoted Olympic boxing qualifier Eumir Marcial the other day setting his career goals as capturing the Philippines’ first gold medal in the Summer Games and becoming the first Filipi Read full story STORY OF PHILIPPINE BOXING PART LVI: PEDRO TADURAN WINS FIRST WORLD TITLE FIGHT BETWEEN TWO FILIPINOS IN THE PHILIPPINES IN 94 YEARS
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 05 Jul 2020
Pedro General Taduran Jr. was born on October 29, 1996 in Libon, Albay. Nicknamed "Kid Pedro Heneral", he is a southpaw fighter.
Taduran had an impressive professional debut beating Nathaniel Marasigan by 1st round TKO Read full story STORY OF PHILIPPINE BOXING PART LV: JERWIN ANCAJAS, THE LONGEST REIGNING CURRENT WORLD SUPER FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2020
Jerwin Ancajas was born on New Year's Day January 1, 1992 in Panabo City in Davao del Norte. He was introduced to boxing in the second grade by his brother Jesar.
Jerwin won many national championships, including the Read full story June 28, 2008: When Manny Pacquiao Broke Through A Historic Barrier at Lightweight (Part 3/3)
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Jun 2020
Part Three: The Breakthrough at 135
Heading to the fight that evening of June 28, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, questions still lingered in the minds of many Filipinos about the ab Read full story June 28, 2008: When Manny Pacquiao Broke Through Historic Barrier at Lightweight (Part 2/3)
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2020
Flash Elorde (R) and Carlos Ortiz in action.
Part Two: Record of Futility at Lightweight
How hard is it to win a world championship at lightweight coming from the lower weights?
In seventy years since 1938 Read full story June 28, 2008: When Pacquiao Broke Through A Historic Barrier at Lightweight (Part 1)
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 11 Jun 2020
Pacquiao and Diaz at weighin.
The Lightweights as Make or Break Division
The heavyweights was once known as the ultimate prize in boxing.
The welterweights and the middleweights were called the glamour Read full story The Enduring Influence of Flash Elorde and Manny Pacquiao (Part 3)
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 29 May 2020
The First Golden Age of Philippine Boxing started with flyweight champions Pancho Villa, Small Montana, Little Dado and Ceferino Garcia, the first Filipino and Asian to win the world middleweight title, that spanned from Read full story The Enduring Influence of Flash Elorde and Manny Pacquiao (Part 2)
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 28 May 2020
Elorde's Influence Extends Through 90s
Though the Philippines managed to produce world boxing champions in the next three decades through the 1990s, Flash Elorde remained as paragon for generations of local fighters Read full story The Enduring Influence of Flash Elorde and Pacquiao (Part I)
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 27 May 2020
Part One: The Elorde Influence
Manny Pacman Pacquiao and Gabriel Flash Elorde are the two most popular champion boxers in the country not only because of their world renowned individual ring exploits but for their lastin Read full story
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