“This will be a good learning fight for him. Thank you Heavyweight factory and our advisor Ricardo Rizzo for the opportunity,” Mananguil said.Plania has been training in Miami with Cuban Coach Osmiri Fernandez.The 20-year old Plania previously stopped veteran Jetly Purisima in Round 5... Read More
MANILA -- Magnolia is back!Now under the Purefoods franchise, Magnolia began its PBA Philippine Cup bid with a 108-95 win over Alaska at the FilOil Flying V Centre on Wednesday night.Keeping the Hotshots moniker, the team formerly known as Star waxed hot in the second quarter and sustained the lead... Read More
MANILA -- National team member Edgar Ilas has won the bronze medal in the Asian Coastal Rowing Championships held from Dec. 15-17 in Shenzhen, Guangdong province in China.In an interview with Radyo Pilipinas 2 (DZSR Sports Radio) on Tuesday, coach Edgardo Maerina said Ilas placed third behind... Read More
Games on Wednesday(FilOil Flying V Centre, San JuanCity)4:15 p.m. - Kia vs. NLEX7:00 p.m. - Magnolia vs. AlaskaMANILA-- Two of the most touted rookies this season will make their debut, while one team hopes its new name will bring new fortunes even as another hopes to begin its "Unconventional Era"... Read More
DAVAO CITY – Previously unbeaten MinProBA bantamweight champion Vincent “Asero” Astrolabio of MP Davao Gym finally suffered his first defeat after losing to John Mark “Iceman” Apolinario of Sanman Boxing Gym on Sunday at the Robinsons Place in Gen. Santos... Read More
DAVAO CITY – Young boxers from General Santos City, Sultan Kudarat and Barangay Aglayan beat their respective rivals to barge into the Mindanao Quarter Finals of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup at the Robinsons Place in General Santos City.Sultan... Read More
GENERAL SANTOS CITY-- PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup supervising technical director Rogelio Fortaleza is hopeful that they will scout a lot of promising talents in this nationwide grassroots boxing program that kicked off at Robinsons Place here yesterday, December 16.Fortaleza, during the official... Read More
MANILA -- San Miguel began the 2018 season of the PBA with a 104-96 win over Phoenix at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Sunday night.The Beermen broke loose in the dying stages of the game to spoil Louie Alas' debut as Fuel Masters coach.Marcio Lassiter caught fire early on with... Read More
MANILA -- Barely 30 minutes before the PBA season officially begins, the league's board of governors dropped a huge bomb.Newly-installed PBA board chairman Ricky Vargas told the media on Sunday that Chito Narvasa will resign as commissioner."This morning, he submitted his resignation, which was... Read More
MANILA -- Import Maria Jose Perez displayed her brilliant form anew as F2 Logistics clinched the Chooks to Go-Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix title over Petron, 25-20, 25-19, 20-25, 25-18, on Saturday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.The 6-foot-2 Venezuelan who has competed in the... Read More
MANILA -- Iain Ramsay's hat trick proved to be the dagger for Ceres Negros as the club thrashed Global Cebu, 4-1, in the championship game of the first season of the Philippines Football League (PFL) at the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City on Saturday.Ramsay scored the last three goals for the home... Read More
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William "Butch" Ramirez was keynote speaker as the PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup kicked off at Robinson's Place here Dec. 16.Ramirez said the General Santos City leg serves as the inagaural launch of the joint grassroots boxing... Read More
MANILA -- About 10,000 athletes from 45 countries are expected to participate in the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia next year.The tournament will be held from Aug. 18 to Sept. 2 in Jakarta and Palembang, capital city of South Sumatra province.The athletes will compete in 40 sports, 67 disciplines and... Read More
MANILA -- Cities familiar to PBA fans will once again stage games, while Iloilo City and Dumaguete will get their own dose of PBA action as the Philippine Cup schedule for 2018 was released on Friday, two days before the official start. Iloilo City, which became known for hosting the Megavoltz in... Read More
DAVAO CITY -- At least 100 boxers coming from different cities and provinces are seeing action Saturday (December 16) and Sunday (December 17) for the Mindanao Preliminary of the PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup at the Robinsons Place in General Santos City.The early birds are from Davao City,... Read More
MANILA -- F2 Logistics rallied past Petron, 25-20, 24-26, 14-25, 25-19, 15-4, to tie the best-of-three finals series in the Chooks to Go-Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan Thursday night.Veterans Cha Cruz and Abby Marano played brilliantly in the fourth... Read More
MANILA -- They may still have opposing views regarding the commissionership in the PBA but on Wednesday, board members shared a common take in terms of which teams will likely prevail in the Philippine Cup. The board members--or their representatives for the cases of Meralco and TNT--believe... Read More
DAVAO CITY -- Undefeated WBO Asia Pacific Youth Light Flyweight champion Vince Paras will face the former national team stand-out Aldren Moreno of Digos City in a non-title bout on December 17 at the Robinson’s Place in General Santos City.Paras, who is managed by Maasim Mayor Jojo Lopez is... Read More
MANILA -- Petron pulled off a 25-14, 25-21, 25-16 victory over F2 Logistics in Game 1 of the Chooks to Go -Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix best-of-three series at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan on Tuesday night.Imports Lindsay Stalzer, 2015’s Most Valuable Player, and Hillary... Read More
SANTA Barbara, Pangasinan -- Hometown favorite Alphie Dagayloan won by a technical decision against former WBC Asian Boxing Council minimumweight champion Mateo Handeg in a rain-soaked title fight for the vacant Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) super flyweight crown on Sunday night at the open... Read More
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