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Arce declares he’s ready for Donaire bout

By: Marc Anthony Reyes

Mexican ring warrior Jorge Arce stopped Venezuelan Lorenzo Parra in the fifth round of their super bantamweight nontitle bout Saturday and wasted no time in calling out Nonito Donaire to sign the contract for their much-anticipated showdown.

Posted: February 19th, 2012 in Boxing / MMA,Headlines,Latest Sports Stories,Professional | Read More »

Mark Muñoz wants to be Pacquiao of MMA

By: June Navarro
UFC Star Mark Munoz. Photo by AP

Every fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship has grandiose dreams of becoming the “Manny Pacquiao” of mixed martial arts.

Mark Muñoz thinks he’s not far from becoming one.

Posted: February 19th, 2012 in Boxing / MMA,Featured Gallery,Latest Sports Stories,Professional | Read More »

Cali prevails, becomes 1st homegrown Pinoy X-treme combat champ

By: June Navarro

Outside of the cage during the pre-fight introduction, Ale Cali couldn’t help but let a smile slip when the adoring crowd rallied behind him.

Posted: February 19th, 2012 in Boxing / MMA,Headlines,Latest Sports Stories,Professional | Read More »

Lazarte banned for life, Casimero says he was tempted to hit back

By: Marc Anthony Reyes
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Argentine boxer Luis Lazarte was banned for life for threatening the referee and sparking an ugly riot right after losing to Filipino fighter Johnriel Casimero in their IBF interim flyweight title fight in Buenos Aires, last week.

Posted: February 17th, 2012 in Boxing / MMA,Featured Gallery,Latest Sports Stories,Professional | Read More »

Muñoz highlights PXC29 event

MANILA, Philippines—Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Muñoz will add glamour to PXC 29 when he works the corner of Raja Shippen on Feb. 18 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Live MMA action will begin at 7 p.m. AKTV on IBC 13 will air the event at 9 p.m. Shippen will battle Hawaii-based [...]

Posted: February 17th, 2012 in Boxing / MMA,Headlines,Latest Sports Stories,Professional | Read More »

Cali takes on Taitano for PXC flyweight title

By: June Navarro

Ale Cali of Davao tries to become the first homegrown Filipino champion of Pacific X-Treme Combat when he fights Jesse Taitano Saturday in a flyweight titular clash at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.

Posted: February 16th, 2012 in Boxing / MMA,Headlines,Latest Sports Stories,Professional | Read More »

Casimero wins world title, gets beaten up in Argentina

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Filipino Johnriel Casimero stopped Argentine Luis Alberto Lazarte in the tenth round to win the vacant IBF light flyweight crown Friday (Saturday in Manila) and spark a ring riot in Mar de Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Posted: February 11th, 2012 in Boxing / MMA,Featured Gallery,Latest Sports Stories,Professional | Read More »

Donaire hurt left fist in maiden 122 lb fight

By: Roy Luarca
Donaire's hand after the fight versus Vasquez.

Nonito Donaire Jr. showed he still has the power at 122 pounds, but his hands took a pounding.

This was evident Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila) when The Filipino Flash hacked out a split decision win over Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. to grab the World Boxing Organization super bantamweight crown in San Antonio, Texas.

Posted: February 6th, 2012 in Boxing / MMA,Editors' Picks,Featured Gallery,Latest Sports Stories,Professional | Read More »

Chavez retains title with unanimous decision

Unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. retained his World Boxing Council middleweight title Saturday with a 12-round unanimous decision over Marco Antonio Rubio in San Antonio, Texas.

Posted: February 5th, 2012 in Boxing / MMA,Latest Sports Stories,Professional | Read More »

Malacañang hails Donaire’s victory

By: Christine O. Avendano

Malacañang congratulated on Sunday Nonito Donaire Jr., for winning the WBO super bantamweight title after he defeated Puerto Rican boxer Wilfrido Vasquez Jr. in their bout in San Antonio, Texas.

Posted: February 5th, 2012 in Boxing / MMA,Latest Sports Stories,Professional | Read More »

Donaire eyes fourth weight crown vs Vasquez Sunday

By: Marc Anthony Reyes
One of boxing's best Nonito Donaire. AP Photo

Nonito Donaire Jr. guns for his fourth title in as many weight divisions when he clashes with former world champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. for the vacant WBO super bantamweight title Sunday at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Posted: February 4th, 2012 in Boxing / MMA,Featured Gallery,Latest Sports Stories,Professional | Read More »

Wilfredo Vazquez not awed by Nonito Donaire’s status

By: Marc Anthony Reyes
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Wilfredo Vazquez Jr., acknowledged what a “great athlete” Nonito Donaire Jr. is, but the Puerto Rican former WBO super bantamweight champion said the Filipino-American is not “a superhero.”

Posted: February 2nd, 2012 in Boxing / MMA,Editors' Picks,Featured Gallery,Latest Sports Stories,Professional | Read More »

Boxer Maquinto still in critical condition

Boxer Carlo Maquinto remained comatose Monday after forging a draw against flyweight Mark Joseph Costa in eight rounds Saturday night at the Recom Gym in Caloocan City.

Posted: January 30th, 2012 in Boxing / MMA,Latest Sports Stories,Professional | Read More »

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