Carlo Maquinto, a flyweight who is reportedly undefeated is in a coma and fighting for his life at the FEU Hospital in Fair View, Quezon City which was closest to the venue where his fight took place. .. Maquinto of the Shape Up Boxing Gym in Baguio City engaged Mark Joseph Acosta of the Aljoe [...]

  The World Boxing Council reported today that at the official weigh in for the WBC Silver lightweight title defense of Alejandro Sanabria , the champion weighed in at the 135 pound limit while Filipino challenger Jhunriel Ramonal  weighed in   four pounds less at 131.   The weigh in took place at the Manuel Bernardo [...]

Mandaue, Bago City pugs In ABAP showdown     DUMAGUETE CITY –  Newcomer Rolan Servania and Ronald Bryan Remedio took different routes but produced similar results as defending champion Mandaue City upped to six the number of its boxers seeing action in the semifinals of the 2012 PLDT-ABAP Visayas Area Championships at Robinson’s Mall.   In his only second tournament, the [...]

___________________________________________________________________ Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has upped the ante following Floyd Mayweather’s offer to pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao of a guaranteed $40 million purse with Mayweather retaining all the pay per view income. Should a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight eventually happen it is expected to bring in an additional revenue of around $150 million. [...]

Although Floyd Mayweather Jr has applied for a license from the Nevada State Athletic Commission there is no certainty that the Commission will grant him one for his announced May 5 fight.   The Commission is headed by its current chairman Raymond “Skip” Avansino Jr, Francisco V. Aguilar, Bill D. Brady, Pat Lundvall and TJ [...]

Milan “Methodico” Melindo, unquestionably the most technically sound and dedicated fighter among the many emerging champions in the famed ALA Gym, is likely to prove too good for his tough-talking Mexican opponent Juan Esquer when they clash in the main event of an exciting card at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Cebu, Saturday. The [...]

Dragon Promotions & ABS-CBN Raise $50,000 for Charities in Philippines vs Korea Football Game Both Filipino and Korean players bond after a hard fought game that had no injuries or incidents. The real winners are going to be the recipients of the donations. $50k was raised to help families from the typhoon and landslide tragedies. (photos courtesy of [...]

  WBC ANNOUNCES SANABRIA SILVER TITLE DEFENSE VS RAMONAL/Ronnie Nathanielsz   The World Boxing Council has announced thatWBC lightweight Silver champion Alejandro Sanabria will defend his title against unranked Filipino Jhunriel Ramonal in Chihuahua, Mexico on January 28 in a card promoted by Promociones del Pueblo.   . Sanabria who stands 5’9 ½” has a record [...]

Pound for pound king and “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao who has emerged as a crossover star in the US has outranked Floyd Mayweather Jr  in the 2012 Bloomberg/Newsweek Power 100 rankings of athletes. Pacquiao and Mayweather were the only two boxers the list with Pacquiao at No. 28 while Mayweather ranked 21 places [...]

  Top Rank promoter Bob Arum concedes “lets forget the May date” for  a possible fight between “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao and undefeated Floyd Mayweather. But he’s working on a November mega-buck fight instead. . In a telephone conversation with the Manila Standard, Arum said “What we are trying to accomplish assuming he [...]