Boxing fate still in limbo

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 08:14:20 +0000

LAUSANNE (AFP) – The under-pressure International Boxing Federation (AIBA) criticised on Thursday the IOC’s decision to wait until late May before delivering their verdict on the sport’s Olympic fate as it fights for its place on the 2020 Tokyo roster after a storm of corruption allegations. AIBA said the International Olympic Committee’s refusal to comment […]

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Double IBF title elimination fights up

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:35:41 +0000

By Nick Giongco Four Filipino fighters enhance their chances of winning a world title tonight when they figure International Boxing Federation (IBF) elimination bouts at Resorts World. Michael Dasmarinas faces Kenny Demecillo in a bantamweight clash set for 12 rounds while Rene Mark Cuarto meets Samuel Salva in the minimumweight class also set for 12. […]

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Spence says it will be no mercy if he fights Pacquiao

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:20:35 +0000

By Nick Giongco Fresh from beating up Mikey Garcia over the weekend in Dallas, Errol Spence has been doing the rounds of US media outlets and expressing his desire to take on Manny Pacquiao next. Appearing on Fox Sports’ Undisputed, Spence, who carved out a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision win over Mikey Garcia to keep […]

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Ancajas risks 18-fight win streak

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:01:40 +0000

By Nick Giongco Jerwin Ancajas puts not only his world super-flyweight crown on the line but his 18-fight winning streak as well when he meets Japanese mandatory challenger Ryuichi Funai on May 4 at the 12,000-seater Stockton Arena in California. Making the seventh defense of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) 115-lb title for the seventh […]

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Spence vows to hand Pacquiao his retirement check

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:10:17 +0000

By Nick Giongco SAN FRANCISCO – Unbeaten US fighter Errol Spence is supremely confident of beating Manny Pacquiao that he has boasted of handing the Filipino great “his retirement check.” Spence was so moved by his masterful win over the blown-up Mikey Garcia that he feels Pacquiao will be forced to announce his exit from […]

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Pacquiao belittles Spence

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 03:10:15 +0000

By Nick Giongco DALLAS – Manny Pacquiao is itching to get his hands on Errol Spence and put him where he rightfully belongs. As he took the elevator Sunday afternoon down the lobby of the Renaissance Dallas Hotel to catch a flight to Los Angeles, Pacquiao suddenly assumed a fighting pose then threw a four-punch […]

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Pacquiao out to grab spotlight

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:21:39 +0000

By Nick Giongco DALLAS, Texas – The landscape of the talent-rich welterweight division undergoes a major makeover this weekend when International Boxing Federation (IBF) 147-lb champion Errol Spence takes on Mikey Garcia and Manny Pacquiao making sure of his pivotal part in the impending change. Spence is intending to clean up the division with eyes […]

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