Carlos Costa
1,718 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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MEXICO CITY TO CEBU: TRAVEL TIME FOR NIETES’S OPPONENT
Fuentes. It's travel time for Nietes' opponent, Moises Fuentes. On Tuesday February 19, WBO Minimumweight World champion Moises Fuentes will start his long trip from Mexico City to Cebu, Philippines, for his…
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FULL WEIGH-IN REPORT FOR TOMORROW’S “KING OF THE RING 2” @ PAGCOR AIRPORT CASINO FILIPINO IN PARA?AQUE (PHOTOS)
Petalcorin (R) and Patalino (L). World rated WBA Pan-Asian Boxing Association Jr. Flyweight champion Randy Petalcorin (19-1, 14KO's) of Davao and his challenger Para?aque?o Rene Patilano (7-1-1, 3KO's) registered identical weight of…
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IBF Names Officials for the Casimero-R?os Jr. Flyweight World Title March 16 in Panama
The International Boxing Federation (IBF), the worldwide boxing organization based in New Jersey, USA, has named its officials for its Jr. Flyweight world championship fight between world champion Johnriel Casimero of the…
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“THE SCORPION” DENNIS TUBIERON RISKS HIS WORLD RANKINGS & WBC INT’L TITLE AGAINST TOUGH INDONESIAN CHAMPION MARCH 16 IN PARA?AQUE, MANILA
Elorde International Productions of promoter Gabriel "Bebot" Elorde, in association with Roland C. Delantar of RCD Land Inc., have announced their international double main event fight card featuring double world-ranked Dennis "The…
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LUIS RIOS CONTINUES RIGOROUS TRAINING FOR IBF TITLE CLASH WITH CASIMERO MARCH 16 IN PANAMA
PANAMA CITY, Panama - Happy Birthday Casimero. World title mandatory challenger Luis Alberto "Pan Blanco" R?os of Panama, the hard-hitting 23-year-old fighter due to battle IBF Jr. Flyweight World Champion Johnriel Casimero…
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“KING OF THE RING 2” @ PAGCOR AIRPORT CASINO FILIPINO THIS SATURDAY IN PARA?AQUE
A new world class "King of the Ring" boxing card will be back on stage featuring three 12-round title fights for the entertainment of Manila boxing fans. After the successful first installment…
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WORLD RATED THAI FIGHTERS JOMTHONG CHUWATANA AND SOD KOKIETGYM WIN BY POINTS IN BANGKOK
After twelve rounds of boxing, WBC #14 Jomthong Chuwatana (5-0, 3KO's) of Thailand successfully defended for the second time his OPBF super featherweight (130 lbs) crown by outpointing tough Filipino Ronald Pontillas…
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FILIPINO RONALD PONTILLAS BATTLES MUAY THAI WORLD CHAMP JOMTHONG CHUWATANA FOR WBC OPBF TITLE TODAY IN BANGKOK
Muay Thai legend VS tough Filipino Boxer. Who will prevail? Fans will find out as reigning WBC Muay Thai Lightweight (135 lbs - 61.24 Kgs) world champion Jomthong Chuwatana of Thailand, who…
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Filipino Rey Megri?o Wins by KO in Japan
In a bantamweight non-title clash, WBC International Flyweight Champion Rey Megri?o of Misamis Occidental, Philippines scored an impressive third round technical knockout victory over Japanese MMA fighter Kenji Kubo today (Tuesday) at…
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Rey Megri?o in Action Tomorrow in Tokyo
Megrino (R) with his manager Brico Santig. WBC International Flyweight Champion Filipino Rey Megri?o of Misamis Occidental is scheduled to clash with Japanese Kenji Kubo in a 6-rounder non-title bantamweight fight tomorrow…
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CELESTINO CABALLERO RETURNS IN A WBC TITLE FIGHT AGAINST ROMANIAN VIOREL SIMION IN PANAMA
PANAMA CITY, Panama - An exciting international boxing card on April 20 in Panama will mark the return of former 2-division world champion Celestino "Pelench?n" Caballero (left) of Panama in a 12-round…
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JUAN MANUEL M?RQUEZ, “WORLD’S BEST LATINO FIGHTER OF THE YEAR”
Sensational Mexican boxer Juan Manuel M?rquez has been proclaimed the "World's Best Latino Fighter of Year" in a survey conducted by Notifight.com, the planet's leading boxing site in Spanish language. In addition…
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APOLINARIO’S SECOND DATE WITH DESTINY WILL BE IN PANAMA
PANAMA CITY, Panama - Many talented fighters in the history of boxing, even some awesome warriors, never get the golden chance of battling for a world title. There are reasons for that.…
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IN THE WORKS: CASIMERO VS R?OS FOR IBF WORLD TITLE MARCH 16 IN PANAMA
PANAMA CITY -- Word in Panama boxing corridors is that IBF Jr. Flyweight World champion John Riel Casimero of Ormoc, Philippines will make his second title defense against mandatory challenger Luis "Pan…
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CHAMPION VS CHAMPION: FUENTES CHALLENGES NIETES FOR WBO TITLE ON MARCH 2 IN THE PHILIPPINES
WBO Minimumweight (105 lbs) World Champion Mois?s Fuentes of M?xico will climb up one weight class to challenge fellow champ Donnie "Ahas" Nietes of the Philippines for Nietes' WBO Jr. Flyweight (108…
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Sampson Boxing Wins Casimero-Rios Bidding
Sampson Boxing LLC has won the purse bidding for the title defense of Filipino IBF Jr. Flyweight World Champion Johnriel Casimero against mandatory challenger Luis "Pan Blanco" Rios of Panama today at…
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WBA Designates Officials for New Year’s Eve World Title Fights in Japan; Filipino Silvestre Abainza Gets Assignment
The WBA Championships Committee led by the organization's Execute Vice President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza has appointed the officials to the four WBA World Championship fights that will take place during New Year's…
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WBA Middleweight Champ Golovkin Continues Big Bear Training For 6th Title Defense Against Rosado on Jan 19 @ MSG
Unbeaten WBA/IBO middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan continues rigorous training at the 8,000-feet high mountain city of Big Bear, California for the sixth defense of his black/golden belt against Puerto…
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CASIMERO’S MANDATORY DEFENSE AGAINST LUIS RIOS WILL GO TO IBF PURSE BIDDING
The defense of Filipino world champion John Riel Casimero (right) against mandatory challenger Luis "Pan Blanco" R?os of Panama will be decided in a purse bid that will take place on January…
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ALVIN TAM SINGWANCHA CAPTURES WBC ASIA CONTINENTAL TITLE IN BENGUET
Filipino Featherweight Champion Alvin Tam Singwancha (13-3, 2KO's), 28, of Baguio captured the vacant WBC Asia Council Continental title by scoring a round 5 technical knocking out over hard-hitting JR Edurot (9-2,…
