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VETERAN fighter Benjie Sorolla captured another title, the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific minimumweight title when he earned a unanimous decision win over Thailand’s Saengpetch Sor Sakulphan in a rematch Saturday night in San Andres, Manila.
UNBEATEN Eriberto Gejon aims to become the second minimumweight Filipino champion in the World Boxing Association on Sunday.
FORMER World Boxing Council (WBC) super flyweight king Gerry Peñalosa, whose next fight has moved to a third date later this month, took a hefty bonus when he signed with his new Filipino manager/promoter recently.
Welterweight Jun Paderna and junior flyweight Larry Mede captured vacant titles in their respective divisions while junior bantamweight Edgar Gabihan dethroned Jun Talape in the triple main event card on Saturday at the Baguio Convention Center.
OLYMPIAN Danilo Lerio aims to resume fighting in the paid ranks after nearly a two year layoff.
THE World Boxing Council (WBC) has voiced their intention of assigning the title of WBC Ambassador to former WBC featherweight champion Luisito Espinosa. However, WBC president Jose Sulaiman advised him to retire.
NEWLY crowned World Boxing International super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao is expected to get past former three-division world champion Erik Morales in the pound-for-pound list after his well-publicized victory last Saturday in Los Angeles, California.
BASED on the declaration that he is a Filipino and fights for the native land of his parents, Brian Viloria has become the Philippines’ fourth world light flyweight champion and the 35th titlist overall in country's history. Viloria, who since May of this year, has cut back on eating his mother’s chicken adobo and lumpia and chows down on vegetables to reduce four pounds from his weight class, captured the World Boxing Council (WBC) 108-pound crown from erstwhile champion Eric Ortiz of Mexico via an impressive first round knockout.
REIGNING PABA super bantamweight interim champ Pedirito Laurente, has failed in his attempt to get back in the world ratings when he lost his bout on Saturday night at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
FILIPINO challenger Eriberto “Yukka” Gejon and World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida may expect no nationalistic decision when they meet on September 25, as the WBA assigned officials from neutral countries.