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Japan boxer, former three-division world champion, trains in Cebu

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former three-division world champion Kosei Tanaka returned to Cebu for some top-notch boxing training.  The 28-year-old Japanese is the former World Boxing Organization (WBO) world minimum, world flyweight, and former world light flyweight champion. He will spend three weeks in Cebu at the ZIP Sanman Boxing gym in Banawa, Barangay Guadalupe. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 18th, 2024

Omega Sports Promotions aims to revive Cebu’s glory days in boxing

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Cebu’s very own Omega Boxing Gym eyes to bring back Cebu’s former glory in boxing. Once hailed as the ‘Boxing Mecca of the Philippines,’ Cebu was a prime venue for world title bouts and top-notch fight cards. However, the Covid-19 pandemic happened. Today, Cebu’s once vibrant boxing scene is slowly getting back.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

Magsayo punches his way into super featherweight top 10 world rankings

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former world champion, Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo is starting to make his presence felt in the super featherweight division after cracking into the world’s latest top 10 rankings.  Magsayo, the former World Boxing Council (WBC) world featherweight champion, is currently ranked NO. 7 in both the WBC and World Boxing Association (WBA). .....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 14th, 2024

Boxing trainer Domingo is confident Jerusalem will upset Shigeoka 

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Veteran boxing trainer, Michael Domingo of ZIP Sanman Boxing Team, is confident that his prized ward Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem will make a repeat of the latter’s January 2023 world title victory in Japan. The Cebu-based Jerusalem will face the defending World Boxing Council (WBC) world minimumweight champion, Yudai Shigeoka, in Nagoya,.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 27th, 2024

Jerusalem ends PHL’s world title drought in boxing, wins WBC minimumweight belt in Japan

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Finally, the Philippines ended its world title drought in boxing after Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem dethroned Yudai Shigeoka via split decision to win the World Boxing Council (WBC) world minimumweight title on Sunday, March 31, in Nagoya, Japan. Jerusalem flexed his winning might against the heavily favored Japanese world champion after knocking.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 31st, 2024

Gibbons masaligon nga Ancajas ma-world champ

Gibbons masaligon nga Ancajas ma-world champ.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsFeb 15th, 2024

Tagacanao spars with world champ Tanaka

Tagacanao spars with world champ Tanaka.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsJan 18th, 2024

Philippines out to regain stature as top seaweed exporter

Boosting local seaweed output to regain the country’s stature as the world’s top exporter of the commodity would require expanding production areas by 85,000 hectares, the Department of Agriculture said......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 19th, 2024

PMI, ARQ, ZIP Sanman boxers feted in first Elorde-Pacquiao Boxing Awards

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Central Visayas was well-represented during the inaugural Elorde-Pacquiao Boxing Awards at Okada Manila last Sunday, March 24th. This was after 13 of Central Visayas’ best boxers from Cebu and Bohol were feted for their achievements in 2023. They were headed by none other than former World Boxing Organization (WBO) world minimumweight.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 26th, 2024

Boxing: WBO, GAB execs optimistic PH will end world title drought soon

CEBU CITY, Philippines — World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific president Leon Panoncillo and the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) Chairman Richard Clarin share the belief that it’s only a matter of time for the Philippines to produce a new boxing world champion. Clarin and Panoncillo were in Tagbilaran City recently to officiate two WBO.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 10th, 2024

More Filipino boxers gunning for world title in 2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Passionate Filipino boxing fans were utterly disappointed with Jerwin Ancajas‘ ninth-round knockout loss in the hands of World Boxing Association (WBA) world bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue in Tokyo, Japan, last Saturday. Many of these fans believed that the era of Philippine boxing was over and finding another “Manny Pacquiao” wasn’t that.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 25th, 2024

Rate cuts to help investments regain momentum – economist

The country’s investment climate will likely regain its momentum once policy rates here and abroad start to normalize in the second half of the year, coupled with economic reforms meant to attract foreign capital......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 20th, 2024

The Voice Teens PH jury ready to find next GenZ champ

The Voice Teens PH jury ready to find next GenZ champ.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsFeb 16th, 2024

Kings milubong sa defending champ Nuggets

Kings milubong sa defending champ Nuggets.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsFeb 10th, 2024

Davao s AG para swimming champ Ernie Gawilan gets P2.4-M incentive

Davao s AG para swimming champ Ernie Gawilan gets P2.4-M incentive.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

Guadalupe grand champ

Guadalupe grand champ.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsJan 14th, 2024

World champion Collazo calls out Jerusalem for a unification bout 

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) world minimumweight champion Oscar “El Pupilo” Collazo didn’t give the newly-crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) world minimumweight Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem enough time to celebrate.  Collazo immediately called out Jerusalem for a unification bout and a rematch following the latter’s split decision victory to dethrone erstwhile.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 1st, 2024

Ancajas arrives in Japan for February 24 world title bout vs. Inoue 

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With less than a week before his much-anticipated world title fight, Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas arrived in Japan on Sunday, February 18. Ancajas guns to become a two-division world champion by taking on the reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) world bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue, the younger brother of Japanese boxing superstar Naoya.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 18th, 2024

Balunan breaks into the WBO world rankings

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Unbeaten prospect Christian Balunan is now a world ranked minimumweight of the World Boxing Organization (WBO).  The 24-year-old Cebuano boxer from the municipality of Consolacion in northern Cebu continues to impress the local boxing scene after breaking into the latest world rankings despite having only 10 fights in his young professional.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 31st, 2024

Melvin Jerusalem vows to end PHL’s world title drought in boxing 

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Before Filipino boxers lost devastatingly in Japan, there was one who stood out and went on to become a world champion. He’s no other than Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem, who wrested the World Boxing Organization (WBO) world minimumweight title in the hands of erstwhile champion Masataka Taniguchi. Jerusalem did it in a.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 23rd, 2024