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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 »
By: June Navarro

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 »
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 »
By: Marc Anthony Reyes

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 »
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 »
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 »

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 »
By: Roy Luarca

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 »
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 »
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 »
By: Marc Anthony Reyes

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 »
By: Marc Anthony Reyes

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 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 »