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Manny Pacquiao’s bid to compete at Paris Olympics denied by IOC
MANILA, Philippines–Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has the gift of electrifying the crowd in all of his fights, except in the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee shut the door on the former eight-division world professional champion’s bid to carry the Philippine colors in the coming 2024 Paris Olympics. In response to a letter from the Philippine.....»»
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,.....»»
Tapales remains a top 5 world title contender
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Marlon Tapales remains one of the top contenders in the 122-pound division despite losing to Japanese star Naoya “Monster” Inoue in their unification bout in Japan last December. Nicknamed “The Nightmare”, Tapales is ranked No. 5 in both the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF). Tapales (37W-4L, 19KOs).....»»
Cebu topnotcher: How he beat self-doubt to become No. 8 in civil engineer board exams
Sometimes, self-doubt hinders us from achieving the things we want. But that’s not the case for this newly licensed civil engineer. Engineer Michael Lyndon Chua, a civil engineering graduate from the Cebu Institute of Technology-University, used his doubts to push him even harder to successfully place 8th in the recently concluded April 2024 Civil Engineering.....»»
Church’s social arm doubt sincerity in Philippine land reform program
Church’s social arm doubt sincerity in Philippine land reform program.....»»
Cebu Daily Newscast: Ando punches second Olympics ticket as Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo misses
Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast to know the latest news inside and outside Cebu City. Here’s what you need to know on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Ando punches second Olympics ticket as Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo misses Cebuana weight-lifter Elreen Ando is the latest Filipino athlete to qualify for the 2024 Paris olympics, after a strong.....»»
Manny Pacquiao hindi pinayagang lumaban sa Paris Olympics, anyare?
KAHIT isa nang boxing icon, pangarap pa rin ng Pambansang Kamao na si Manny Pacquiao na makapag-uwi ng Olympic gold medal para sa ating bansa. Ngunit sa kasamaang palad, hindi siya pinayagang lumaban sa upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. Ang rason ng International Olympic Committee (IOC), lumagpas na sa itinakdang age limit na 40 ang dating.....»»
Filipino world surfing champ eyes Olympics
To compete in the Olympics remains to be the goal for Filipino surfer Marama Tokong......»»
Chavez Jr., Fajardo keep Paris Olympic boxing goal alive
Ronald Chavez Jr. wasn’t even born yet when his father and boxing mentor Ronald Sr. and uncle Arlo made it to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics......»»
Leyte sets aside P20-M for Covid-19 vaccines
ACQUIRING VACCINES. Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla is shown during a meeting on Dec. 11, 2020. The provincial government of Leyte has initially allocated PHP20 million for the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines once it is available in the market, Petilla said on Monday (Dec. 21, 2020). (Photo courtesy of the Leyte provincial government) TACLOBAN CITY […].....»»
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.....»»
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.....»»
Vitor, PMI eyes rematch against Japanese tormentor
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hard-hitting Boholano Virgel “Valiente” Vitor of the PMI Bohol Boxing Stable is gunning for a rematch against Japanese Toshihiro Suzuki after reclaiming the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Oriental super featherweight title. This was announced by his promoter and manager, Floriezyl Echavez Podot, the head of PMI Bohol Boxing Promotions. Podot made.....»»
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.....»»
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.....»»
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. .....»»
Araneta’s win crucial to Cebu’s boxing scene
CEBU CITY, Philippines— Omega Sports Promotions’ top honcho, Pio Paulo Castillo, sees Christian ‘The Bomb’ Araneta’s world title eliminator win as crucial to the future of Cebu’s boxing scene. During an interview during Aranet’s final sparring session at the Omega Boxing Gym in Mandaue City, Castillo said that Araneta’s victory could potentially pave the way.....»»
Pacquiao, Elordes in same corner for boxing awards gala
Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao will be collaborating with the Elorde boxing family for the biggest annual boxing awards on its 24th anniversary on March 25......»»
Ando in, Hidilyn out for Paris Olympics weightlifting tilt
Filipina weightlifter Elreen Ando is expected to punch her ticket to the Paris Olympics after a strong finish in the International Weightlifting Federation World Cup in Phuket, Thailand on Wednesday......»»
Philippines eyes 4 weightlifters in Paris Olympics
Philippine weightlifting is hoping and praying it will have its “Fantastic Four” in the Paris Olympics this July......»»