Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 09:48:39 +0000
MANHATTAN BEACH, California – Had it not been for the near-fatal accident that struck Errol Spence, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach would have preferred to sign up Spence as Manny Pacquiao’s next foe. Although he doesn’t have the authority to pick, Roach believes Spence is not that invincible after all and Pacquiao is highly […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 09:43:23 +0000
REDONDO BEACH, California – World boxing champion Jerwin Ancajas admitted to have felt miserable after his fight scheduled Saturday night (Sunday in the Philippines) fell through after his Mexican opponent failed to arrive. But a recent episode back home in the Philippines involving his one-year-old daughter almost left him with a broken heart after failing […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 08:14:54 +0000
Filipino challenger Edward Heno scored a third-round knockdown but failed to step on the gas in the final rounds and blew his chance of scoring an upset win over World Boxing Organization (WBO) light-flyweight champion Elwin Soto of Mexico yesterday in Indio, California. Making the first defense of the WBO 108-ln title, Soto was given […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 08:15:26 +0000
John Riel Casimero will make his second appearance on British soil on Nov. 30 as he attempts to wrest the World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight crown from Zolani Tete of South Africa. Frank Warren of Queensberry Promotions had initially penciled the fight to take place on Nov. 23 but decided to push it a week […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 09:04:19 +0000
SAN ANTONIO, Zambales – Home the last 60 days for world boxing champion Jerwin Ancajas has been the 700-hectare Navy Educational and Training Command facility that once played a vital role in the US Navy’s defense in the Asia-Pacific region. On Tuesday, Ancajas hosted an open workout at a converted gym inside the seaside complex […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:39:04 +0000
Jerwin Ancajas, currently the longest reigning Filipino world champion, tangles with Jonathan Rodriguez of Mexico on Nov. 2 at the Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly StubHub Center) in Carson, California. It will be Ancajas’ eighth defense of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight crown he had won more than three years ago. Ranked 14th in […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 09:03:51 +0000
Juan Miguel Elorde attempts to put his illustrious surname back on the spotlight after more than half a century when he fights for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super-bantamweight crown Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila) in Las Vegas. Elorde, grandson of the late Hall of Fame entrant Gabriel ‘Flash’ Elorde, battles defending champion Emanuel […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 09:03:11 +0000
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has instructed the camps of South African Zolani Tete and John Riel Casimero to kickstart negotiations for their bantamweight title fight that should happen not later than Nov. 23 of this year. Luis Batista Salas, the chairman of the WBO Championship Committee, has furnished a letter to the promoters of […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 09:25:31 +0000
After a tense moment during the weighin, John Riel Casimero finally conquered the scales and was given the green light to defend the World Boxing Organization bantamweight crown against Mexican Cesar Ramirez on Saturday at the San Andres Sports Complex. Casimero initially came in at 118.8 lbs in the division that has a limit of […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 07:47:50 +0000
Danny Garcia, Mikey Garcia, Shawn Porter. The names are just some of those under the radar of boxing legend Manny Pacquaio for his next possible opponent when he returns to the ring by early next year.. Sean Gibbons, president of Manny Pacquiao (MP) Promotions, mentioned the three fighters as among those who caught the interest […]
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