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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Tapales vs. Akhmadaliev world title fight on April 8
AFTER a long wait, Marlon Tapales finally faces International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight king Murodjon Akhmadaliev on April 8 at the Boeing Center at the Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas. “I’m very excited about this fight because I’ve been waiting for this fight for a long time. This […]
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 […]
Cataraja faces Heno for OPBF belt
PROMISING unbeaten super flyweight KJ Cataraja faces one of his stiffest tests to date as he takes on former world title challenger Edward Heno in an Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) super flyweight title fight on Feb. 11, 2023, in Gen. Santos City. “This fight will be a stepping stone for me and a […]
Collegiate basketball: Three-peat Knights for NCAA, Blue Eagles redemption in UAAP, Seventh title in a row for NU Lady Bulldogs
HISTORY. Redemption. Controversy. Dynasty. The Philippine collegiate hoops had it all in a much-awaited return, lacking no shortage of milestones for distinguished schools led by Collegio San Juan de Letran, University of the Philippines (UP), Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and National University (NU). As the Knights capped a three-peat in the NCAA, the Fighting […]
Lee Memorial Cup shows parity in Cebu teams
THE just-concluded Justice German Jose G. Lee Jr. Memorial Football Tournament showed a competitive field as no team was able to win more than one title in the age group divisions. In usual festivals, favorites like Don Bosco Technological Center, Giuseppe, and Sheba would usually bring home two titles, but this time around they were […]
Santisima loses in Japan
FORMER world title challenger Jeo Santisima suffered another hurdle in his career after losing by a lopsided unanimous decision to Japanese prospect Toshiki Shimomachi last Sunday night, Dec. 11, 2022, at the Edion Arena in Osaka, Japan. The 26-year-old Santisima was totally outclassed by Shimomachi after 10 rounds of action. Judges Nobuto Ikehara, Kenji Kondo […]
Vitor KOs Lee, retains WBO belt
VIRGEL Vitor was true to his word and destroyed South Korean Dong Kwan Lee in his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Oriental super featherweight title defense in the main event of “Kumong Bol-anon VIII” on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at the Calape Coliseum in Calape, Bohol. Vitor knocked out Lee with a wicked left hook in […]
Plania vs. Francisco headlines ‘Double Trouble’
WORLD-RANKED super bantamweight “Magic” Mike Plania springs back into action before 2022 ends. Plania locks horns with sturdy veteran Jeffrey Francisco in the main event of “Double Trouble” on Dec. 31 in Tagum City, Davao del Norte. The 25-year-old Plania is eager to bounce back after losing his last fight. He lost to Ra’eese Aleem […]
Gesta faces Garcia in January
TWO-TIME world title challenger Mercito Gesta earns his ticket back to the big stage as he takes on American star Ryan Garcia in January at the Moody Center of the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. Gesta and Garcia will be fighting in a DAZN card on either Jan. 21 or Jan. 28. Gesta will […]
Astrolabio faces Potapov in IBF title eliminator
VINCENT Astrolabio earned another huge break in his promising career as he’s scheduled to fight in a world title eliminator next month. Astrolabio faces Russian veteran Nikolai Potapov in an International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title eliminator as one of the featured fights of the Frank Martin vs. Michael Rivera fight on Dec. 17 at […]
Loman moves closer to a title shot
TEAM Lakay warrior Stephen Loman scored the biggest win in his career and positioned himself for a possible title shot after a convincing unanimous decision win over former ONE bantamweight champion and No. 3 ranked Bibiano Fernandes in one of the featured fights of ONE Fight Night at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. Loman […]
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing takes historic Hypercar title double
TOKYO, Nov 14, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing earned a dominant one-two victory in the season-ending 8 Hours of Bahrain to secure a clean sweep of FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) titles. Outgoing World Champions Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez took a hard-earned win, their second of […]
John Lineker vs. Fabricio Andrade Main Event Ends in No Contest After Unintentional Foul Stops Fight
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – ONE Championship(TM)(ONE) made a triumphant return to the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with a thrilling night of martial arts action. ONE on Prime Video 3: Lineker vs. Andrade featured a series of exciting matchups, headlined by three World Title bouts. John Lineker […]
Jonathan Di Bella Wins Vacant ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Title With Unanimous Decision Over Zhang Peimian
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – ONE Championship(TM) (ONE) returned to the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with ONE 162: Zhang vs. Di Bella. The card featured a series of all-striking and MMA matchups along with a battle for the ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Title. Zhang Peimian and Jonathan […]
Winning their 7th title remains the goal of Lady Bulldogs
WINNING their seventh straight title — regardless of a perfect record or not — remains the ultimate goal for the celebrated National U Lady Bulldogs after reaching a milestone no other team had achieved in the Philippine basketball history. With their streak now at a century mark, the six-time reigning champion Lady Bulldogs vowed to […]
Ancajas eager to avenge loss to Martinez in IBF title rematch
FORMER world champion Jerwin Ancajas is eager to take back his International Boxing Federation (IBF) from Fernando Martinez when they face off in a world title rematch on Oct. 9 (PH time) at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. “I was not in as good of shape in our last fight. I fought […]
Letran, Mapua battle it out for survival in Season 98
Game Today (Filoil EcoOil Centre) 3 p.m. — Letran vs Mapua Letran and Mapua rekindle their budding rivalry borne out of their title clash from a season ago as the two collide today in the NCAA Season 98 resumption at the Filoil EcoOil Centre. But instead of the championship, the Knights and the Cardinals will […]
F.C.C. TSR Honda France Fights Back to Win Second FIM Endurance World Championship Title
Le Castellet, France, Sep 19, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – F.C.C. TSR Honda France, running second in the 2022 FIM* Endurance World Championship (EWC), made a comeback to win this year’s championship in the final round, the Bol d’Or 2022, held at Circuit Paul Ricard on September 17 – 18. The team has […]
Paras faces Paradero in a rematch
FORMER world title challengers Vince Paras and Robert Paradero are set on a collision course on Oct. 5 for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia South flyweight belt in Parañaque City.It’ll be a rematch of their April 24 fight in General Santos City that ended in a split draw. Judge Brembot Dulalas saw the […]