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LATEST NEWS. 16 years ago today, Manny Pacquiao almost gobbles up Juan Manuel Marquez By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin , Fri, 08 May 2020 Sixteen years ago today, May 8, a world title fight in Las Vegas helped define the career not only of Manny Pacquiao but even that of his fierce Mexican adversary Juan Manuel Marquez. In a fight that Pacquiao almost handily won in the very first round after scoring three knockdowns, the Filipino Read Full Story >>> Sixteen years on, experts sure first Pacquiao-Marquez fight shouldn't have been a draw By Gerry Ramos, Spin.ph , Fri, 08 May 2020 WAS it really a draw? Sixteen years ago yet the riveting outcome of the first-ever Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez world featherweight title bout remains one of the most contentious, highly-debated decisions in boxing history, an endless discussion that has now become even more timely and rele Read Full Story >>> Paalam, Ate Laura… By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com , Fri, 08 May 2020 May 8, 2020 Mactan, Philippines A solemn request from our friend Mr. Rolando Bohol… “I’d like to ask you, my friends at PhilBoxing.com and PinoyGreats.com, to be with me in this short tribute Read Full Story >>> UFC star Conor McGregor tells Oscar De La Hoya: 'I accept your challenge' By Gareth Bicknell, mirror.co.uk , Fri, 08 May 2020 Conor McGregor has accepted Oscar de la Hoya's challenge after the retired boxing champion said he could defeat the UFC star in two rounds. McGregor will spark demand for a clash between the two after De La Hoya said the Irishman wouldn't be able to handle him in a boxing ring. De La Hoya was Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao touts legislation against spread of contagious diseases By Mario Casayuran, The Manila Bulletin , Fri, 08 May 2020 Sen. Emmanuel D. Pacquiao filed today, May 8, Senate Bill 1461, the Contagion Mitigation Act, that seeks to mitigate the spread of contagious diseases in the community such as the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Pacquiao said that given the urgency to institute measures to mitigate the sp Read Full Story >>> Home judging ill-advised By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com , Fri, 08 May 2020 WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman. The WBC is seriously considering remote or home judging as a new protocol for fights with the pandemic still not under control. Once the situation is back to normal, the idea is to bring bac Read Full Story >>> STORY OF PHILIPPINE BOXING PART XXXII: GERRY PEÑALOSA, THE TWO-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com , Fri, 08 May 2020 Gerónimo Gerry Peñalosa, nicknamed "Fearless" was born on August 7, 1972, now age 47, in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. A southpaw, Peñalosa turned professional and fought his debut against Fidel Jubay on May 20, 1 Read Full Story >>> TONIGHT!! Heavyweight Contenders Travis Kauffman and Chris Arreola to Appear on In the Ring with Kings on King's Promotions Facebook page at 7 PM ET PhilBoxing.com , Fri, 08 May 2020 Heavyweight Contenders Travis Kauffman and Chris Arreola to appear on "In The Ring with Kings" on King's Promotions Facebook Page at 7 PM ET World-Ranked Super Bantamweight Raeese Aleem to be interviewed at 8 PM Read Full Story >>> Conor McGregor Accepts Megafight: ‘I Accept Your Challenge Heavy.com , Fri, 08 May 2020 UFC superstar Conor McGregor surprisingly accepted the challenge of former boxing world champion Oscar De La Hoya for what would be a massive multi-generational megafight should it actually come to pass. McGregor, 31, from Dublin, Ireland, is one of only four UFC fighters to have ever held titles Read Full Story >>> Crawford: I've Been Trying To Fight Pacquiao Since 2015 By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com , Fri, 08 May 2020 Chances are, the names on Terence Crawford’s wish list are identical to every other welterweight in the world. Unlike most other welterweights, he’s in prime position to force public demand for such fights. “[Manny] Pacquiao, then [Errol] Spence,” Crawford (36-0, 27KOs) told ESPN’s C Read Full Story >>> Hope surfaces for UK boxing crowds in 2020, USA events face longer wait By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News , Fri, 08 May 2020 New guidelines have been outlined which suggests suffering boxing fans in some parts of the world may be able to return to watch the sport they love this year. All events have been called off since March. A host of Pay-Per-View blockbusters, mainly from the Matchroom Boxing stable, have fallen by Read Full Story >>> What if Manny Pacquiao Fought in the 80s (Fifth of a Series) By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com , Thu, 07 May 2020 Pacquiao (L) and Hector Camacho (R). The 80s is among the strongest decades in professional boxing. The decade saw Larry Holmes finally moving out of the huge shadow of the great Muhammad Ali and the rise of a heavyw Read Full Story >>> Laura Elorde, light in the path of “Flash” to greatness By Eddie Alinea of The Manila Times, PhilBoxing.com , Thu, 07 May 2020 Laura Elorde. Laura Sarreal Elorde, widow of Filipino boxing great Gabriel “Flash” Elorde is gone. She was 92. Mrs. Elorde, simply “Laura” to relatives and close friends and members of Philippine Media, who pass Read Full Story >>> Jessie Vargas: I favor Manny Pacquiao over Mikey Garcia because of speed and experience By JJ Wrighter , NowBoxing.com , Thu, 07 May 2020 Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao is still motivated to get back into the boxing ring at the age of 41 and has no plans on hanging up the gloves anytime soon. With the coronavirus lockdown putting boxing events and other large gatherings on hold to help lessen the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the ful Read Full Story >>> EXCLUSIVE: Bob Arum talks PPV problems, predicts Amir Khan sidelining By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News , Thu, 07 May 2020 Bob Arum has outlined the problems faced by launching Pay-Per-View fights in the United States and sees Amir Khan being out of action. The Top Rank boss spoke to WBN after being asked the question of potentially staging every event on a paid platform during the coronavirus outbreak. WBN argued Read Full Story >>> New York State Boxing HOF & Ring 8 COVID-19 fund assisted boxers and boxing personnel last month in New York & New Jersey PhilBoxing.com , Thu, 07 May 2020 NEW YORK (May 6, 2020) - The jointly established COVID-19 fund by New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) and Ring 8 distributed more than $5,000 last month to assist New York and New Jersey boxers and boxing personnel in financial need due to the coronavirus pandemic. All applicants needed Read Full Story >>> Legends in their own time By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com , Thu, 07 May 2020 They were born 51 years apart yet the late Laura Sarreal Elorde and super WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao had something in common that tied their generations together. Mommy Laura, as the former world jun Read Full Story >>> Australian two-weight Champion Kylie Hutt breaks into world rankings PhilBoxing.com , Thu, 07 May 2020 Two weight Australian Champion Kylie Hutt has broken into the world rankings, as she was announced in the top 10 with both the IBF and WBC. Known as the 'Ice Queen', Hutt Has been on a role since linking up with Dragon Fire Boxin Read Full Story >>> New York State Boxing HOF & Ring 8 COVID-19 fund assisted boxers and boxing personnel last month in New York & New Jersey PhilBoxing.com , Thu, 07 May 2020 NEW YORK (May 6, 2020) - The jointly established COVID-19 fund by New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) and Ring 8 distributed more than $5,000 last month to assist New York and New Jersey boxers and boxing personnel in financial need due to the coronavirus pandemic. All applicants needed Read Full Story >>> Golovkin Ready to Avenge Alvarez Loss, but Szeremeta Will Come First By Greg Bishop, Sp...