TWO-TIME world title challenger Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta makes his ring return next month following a 10-month hiatus. The 35-year-old Gesta takes on former world champion Joseph Diaz on March 18, 2023, in a yet-to-be-determined venue. Gesta was supposed to face American rising star Ryan Garcia in January, but the latter turned down the fight. […]
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Mark Magsayo takes on Figueroa for interim WBC belt
MARK Magsayo faces fellow former world champion Brandon Figueroa for the interim World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight belt on March 4 at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. The 27-year-old Magsayo is eager to return after suffering his first career defeat last year. Magsayo lost his WBC featherweight belt to veteran Rey Vargas by split […]
Quijano: New world champion for 2023
And just like that, Philippine boxing is off to an auspicious start for 2023 as we welcome a new world champion in Melvin Jerusalem. At the Edion Arena in Osaka Japan, this young man hailing from Bukidnon made short work of defending champion Masataka Taniguchi (16-4, 11KOs) as he demolished the local favorite in just […]
Jerusalem dethrones Taniguchi, becomes PH’s first champ in 2023
IT WAS always a childhood dream of Melvin Jerusalem to become a world champion. Despite losing in his first world title attempt, failure never stopped him working his way back up and reaching his goal. That longtime dream of the kid from Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon finally became a reality on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, after […]
Melindo returns to ring in January
FORMER International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight champion Milan Melindo returns to action on Jan. 11 in Prime Stags Sports’ Sinulog boxing show at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC). “I may be fighting at 126 pounds. I fought at 130 pounds last April. So I’m slowly going down in weight and my target is […]
At 5, Aielle Aguilar is Philippines’ youngest jiu-jitsu world champion
ALEIA Aielle Aguilar etched history in Abu Dhabi, besting her Brazilian counterpart to become the country’s youngest jiu-jitsu world champion. Following the footsteps of her renowned father Alvin Aguilar, the five-year-old sensation reigned supreme in the 2022 Abu Dhabi World Jiu-Jitsu Championships with a submission win over Brazil’s Gabriela Vercosa at the Jiu-jitsu Arena in […]
Former bantamweight king Belingon faces Kim in ONE on Prime Video 4
EX-ONE bantamweight champion Kevin Belingon is on a rough patch in his career and is in dire need of a victory. Belingon is looking to end his current slump with a win over South Korean Kim Jae Woong in one of the undercard fights of ONE on Prime Video 4 on Nov. 18 at the […]
Bornea faces the younger brother of world champ Inoue
JAKE Bornea returns after a long layoff and takes on former interim World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue on Dec. 13 at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Bornea is back after not seeing action for almost two years. He last fought on March 17, 2021, wherein he settled to a technical draw […]
Champion REIT Partners with St. James’ Settlement in Summer Movie Screening for SEN Children
HONG KONG, Aug 22, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Champion Real Estate Investment Trust (“Champion REIT” or the “Trust”) (Stock Code: 2778), owner of Three Garden Road and Langham Place, partnered with St. James’ Settlement again this year to hold a movie screening of Doraemon: Nobita’s Little Star Wars at Cinema City, Langham […]
Quijano: Is this golden era for PH boxing coming to a close? (Conclusion)
Donnie Nietes’ defeat was exceptionally disappointing for this Last Rounder. Nietes was the very first boxer I interviewed one-on-one for this column. That he would later on become the country’s longest reigning boxing world champion, surpassing the great Gabriel Elorde, was unforeseeable at that time but brought us all immense pride and joy when it […]
Saludar faces Collazo in WBO minimumweight title eliminator
TWO-TIME world champion Vic Saludar eyes another world title shot and faces former amateur standout Osacar Collazo in a World Boxing Organization (WBO) minimumweight title eliminator on July 17 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.The 31-year-old Saludar is eager to become a world champion again after losing his World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight […]
Biado outlasts Zieliński in hill-hill thriller matchup in Alabama World Games
WORLD pool champion Carlo Biado is determined to make sure his gold medal in the last edition of the World Games in Wrocław, Poland five years ago — then the country’s first mint in the quadrennial meet — will not be his last. Armed with his vast experience and penchant for magical shots reminiscent of […]
‘Ahas’ Nietes faces Ioka in world title rematch
AFTER losing its last boxing world champion last weekend, the Philippines’ Donnie Nietes could turn things around for the country as he guns for a world title today.The 40-year-old Nietes challenges World Boxing Organization (WBO) super flyweight titleholder Kazuto Ioka in a rematch at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Japan.Nietes, a four-division world champion, could […]
Magsayo out to prove that he’s PH next star
WORLD Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight champion Mark Magsayo is out to prove that he’s the Philippines’ next big star as trades leathers with Mexican former world champion Rey Vargas in a bout of unbeaten fighters on Sunday, July 10, 2022, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.Magsayo had a huge breakthrough in his career in […]
IBF Champion Cuarto defends belt in Mexico
International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight champion Rene Mark Cuarto makes his second world title defense on July 2, 2022 against Mexican challenger Daniel Valladares in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.Both Cuarto and Valladares tipped the scales at the minimumweight limit of 105 pounds during the weigh-in on July 1.The 25-year-old Cuarto will be defending his belt […]
Barriga fails 2nd world title attempt
EX-OLYMPIAN Mark Anthony Barriga again failed in his bid to become a world champion after bowing down to defending World Boxing Organization (WBO) light flyweight king Jonathan Gonzalez via unanimous decision June 25 at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.Judge Rose Lacend scored it close at 115-113 for Gonzalez, while both judges Efrain Lebron […]
Barriga challenges Gonzalez for WBO belt
FORMER Olympian Mark Anthony Barriga goes for another try at becoming a world champion as he challenges Word Boxing Organization (WBO) light flyweight king Jonathan Gonzalez on June 25, 2022 (PH time) at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.Barriga failed in his initial bid to become a world champion after losing to Carlos Licona […]
Carlos Yulo targets more medals in World Artistic Gymnastics
CARLOS “Caloy” Yulo is closing in on a spot to the World Artistic Gymnastics Championship set late this year in Liverpool, England where he seeks a third gold medal, and possibly more. The two-time world champion flexed his powerful muscle and qualified in the finals of three apparatuses at the start of the 9th Asian […]
Vanessa Sarno: The new PHL darling of weightlifting
WEIGHTLIFTING prodigy Vanessa Sarno is being heralded as a future Olympic and world champion after her record-smashing performance in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. But for it to become a reality, the 18-year-old Tagbilaran, Bohol lifter would need all the support she could get. Enter the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). “She […]
Gesta faces Diaz Jr. on April 22
CEBUANO star Mercito Gesta makes his ring return today, April 22, and takes on Joel Diaz Jr. in a 10-rounder at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California.Gesta tipped the scales at 134.75 pounds, while Diaz Jr. weighed in a little bit lighter at 134.5 pounds.Gesta hasn’t fought for two years and five months. His last […]