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Paris Olympic gold remains top priority for Marcial
More than winning his professional fight against Thai boxer Thoedsak Sinam on Saturday, a gold medal in the upcoming Paris Olympics is the bigger goal for Eumir Marcial......»»
Marvin, Ladon score devasting KO wins
Fil-Brit boxer John Marvin is racing against time......»»
Kumong Bol-Anon 14: Tagacanao faces acid test vs. Indonesian foe in first title fight
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Carcar City’s pride, Reymart “Cebuano Assassin” Tagacanao, will have his first title fight in the co-main event of “Kumong Bol-Anon XIV” on March 8 at the Saulog gymnasium in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. Tagacanao, 24, has come a long way since debuting as a professional boxer in 2022. From being an amateur.....»»
FACES OF CEBU: Christian “The Bomb” Araneta, 28, professional boxer
CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu waited for seven years to produce another world title challenger in boxing. Last January 26, 2024, Christian “The Bomb” Araneta, a native of Borbon town, north Cebu ended that drought with a devastating first round technical knockout win against Arvin “Hurricane” Magramo. Know more about Araneta here: The 28-year-old Araneta will be.....»»
Carl Weathers, who lit up screen as Apollo Creed in ‘Rocky,’ dead at 76
The actor who shot to stardom by playing the brash and charismatic boxer Apollo Creed in the 'Rocky' movies dies at 76.....»»
Marcial to train in the United States for upcoming pro bout
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Marcial will spend his training camp in the United States for his homecoming professional bout tentatively slated in March at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila. The 28-year-old boxer, probably the lone middleweight prospect in the Philippines, flew to the United States on Friday, January.....»»
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: Experience and Donaire’s help key to winning world title eliminator bout
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Omega Boxing Gym’s banner boxer, Christian “The Bomb” Araneta, is full of confidence heading into his third world title eliminator fight. The 28-year-old Cebuano knockout artist will trade leathers with Arvin “Hurricane” Magramo for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) world junior flyweight world title eliminator on January 26 at the Nustar.....»»
Cebu FC defends home turf, beats One Taguig 3-1 in PFL
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Football Club (CFC) Gentle Giants found their way back into the winning column after defeating the One Taguig FC, 3-1, last Sunday, May 12, at their home pitch in the Dynamic Herb-Borromeo Sports Complex, here. The victory moved the Gentle Giants from sixth to fourth place in the current.....»»
Paras beats Kyoguchi in a rematch in South Korea
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former world title challenger Vince Paras took almost seven years to avenge his defeat against Japanese two-division world champion Hiroto Kyoguchi after they met in the ring in their much-anticipated rematch on Saturday, May 11, in Incheon, South Korea. Paras defeated Kyoguchi via a 10-round unanimous decision in their rematch which.....»»
Tapales beats Thai foe, Gaballo suffers first rd. TKO
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former world champion Marlon “Nightmare” Tapales and former interim world champion Reymart “Assassin” Gaballo had contrasting outcomes in their respective bouts on Saturday, May 10, at the Midas Hotel in Metro Manila. Tapales, the former WBA and IBF world super bantamweight champion, put on easy work against Nattapong Jankaew of Thailand.....»»
Toledo beats Mindoro to hold the No. 2 spot in PCAP All-Filipino Conference
CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Toledo Xignex Trojans secured their 13th win of the ongoing Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference on Wednesday evening, May 1. The Trojans dominated the Mindoro Tamaraws, 18-3, in one of their scheduled matches. It was a fitting comeback for them after narrowly losing to their rivals, the.....»»
Labor Day 2024: Cebu engineer honors construction workers
CEBU CITY, Philippines— Nothing beats a simple act of kindness after a long day at work. In this story, a civil engineer who was on his way home chanced upon five construction workers who were walking along a busy highway at the South Road Properties. Emmarson Vincent Resmeros shared on his Facebook account on April.....»»
Chess: Toledo beats Isabela, keeps southern division No. 1 spot in PCAP
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Toledo-Xignex Trojans defeated the Isabela Knights of Alexander in the ongoing Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference on Thursday evening, April 24. The Trojans dominated the Knights of Alexander, 19-2, before losing to the Dasma Cavite Spartans, 8.5-12.5, in their other match. READ MORE: NM Cadiz lords.....»»
Phoenix beats NLEX by a mile
Sitting near the bottom of the team standings, playoffs-chasing Phoenix knew it needed to make its move – and fast......»»
Suarez beats Coria in Texas bout
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Charly “King’s Warrior” Suarez remained undefeated after prevailing against substitute Luis Coria during their fight on April 13 (April 14, Manila Time) at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. However, it wasn’t an easy fight for Suarez after he got knocked down in the last 10 seconds in the.....»»
Tulfo beats Sara in 2028 ‘match-up’ polls – OCTA
If the 2028 presidential race would be down to two leading candidates, Sen. Raffy Tulfo will win by a significant margin against Vice President Sara Duterte, based on commissioned polls conducted by the OCTA Research group......»»
Philippines beats India for back-to-back wins in women’s Asia ice hockey tiff
The Philippine women’s ice hockey team picked up where they left off after their opening win in the 2024 IIHF Women’s Asia and Oceania Cup with a 7-0 shutout of India at the Bishkek Arena in Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday......»»
Defending champs CS4 beats Davies Paints in AEBC Corporate Cup opener
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The defending champions, CS4, routed Davies Paints, 73-60, to start their title retention campaign on the winning side of the ongoing Architects and Engineers Basketball Club (AEBC) 7th Corporate Cup 2024. Kyle Esbra finished with a game-high of 22 points with one rebound, two steals, and two assists. Garrick Bande added.....»»
Asian legends tip Matsuyama to enjoy golden run
If Hideki Matsuyama beats the strongest field in golf and becomes the first Japanese winner at The Players Championship this week, those who blazed the trail for Asian golf before him will be the least surprised......»»