By REY DANSECO A Los Angeles-based company called Pac3 throws its support in Philippines boxing, especially to promoter Gabriel “Bebot” Elorde Jr’s event next month in Manila, Philippines. Pac3, headed by the triumvirate of Jimmy Ancheta, Jun Stamatelake and Randy George, and Elorde set the explosive “Rumble in Sucat” card on March 20 at Elorde [...]

By REY DANSECO NONITO “Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. has announced his intention to take home to the Philippines the WBC super flyweight title from reigning champion and his previous victim Vic Darchinyan. Fresh from a devastating third round knockout win over Mexican Manuel “Chango” Vargas in Las Vegas last Saturday, WBA interim super flyweight champion [...]

By REY DANSECO WBC number 11 super bantamweight Balweg “Hitman” Bangoyan (15-0, 7 KOs) and WBC No. 9 super flyweight Sylvester “Stallone” Lopez (12-2-1, 8 KOs) help each other to improve their game by sparring since last week. Bangoyan goes three times a week to Lopez’s training camp, the Elorde Gym in Sucat, Paranaque City [...]

By REY DANSECO FORMER WBC flyweight champion Malcolm Tuñacao of the Philippine has regained the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight title after beating Korean national champion Chae Seung-suk on Saturday in Mungyoeong, South Korea. Tuñacao took the vacant title via split decision win, his fourth straight victories in as many fights since losing [...]

By REY DANSECO Two great champions – Gabriel “Flash” Elorde, world champion for seven years in the 60s, and Manny Pacquiao, winner of seven world titles –– celebrate milestones when the 10th Gabriel “Flash” Elorde Boxing Awards-Banquet of Champions is held March 25 at the Harbour Tent of the Sofitel Hotel in Manila, Philippines. Elorde [...]

By REY DANSECO THE two leading leaders of Davao del Sur province in southern Philippines make sure that their most popular champion Balweg “Davao Hitman” Bangoyan can show his wares before their constituents next month. Mayor Alex Wangkay, a sportsman and a showbiz personality who is also known as Zander Khan, of the municipality of [...]

By REY DANSECO VETERAN trainer Freddie Roach thinks pound for pound king Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) is capable of knocking out challenger Joshua “Grand Master” Clottey (35-3, 20 KOs) in the late rounds of their scheduled title bout on March 13 at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Going into the second week [...]

By REY DANSECO

FORMER WBC light flyweight champion Brian “Filipino Punch” Viloria will make a comeback fight since losing his IBF title in Manila early this year.
Viloria (26-3, 15 KOs) will takes on former two-time world title challenger Omar Soto (19-6-2, 13 KOs) of Mexico on July 10 at the Ynares along the busy William J. Shaw Boulevard in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Viloria, a proud Filipino that was born and raised in Hawaii, was dethroned by Carlos Tamara with 12th round TKO in Manila last January. The 29-year old former two-time champion was on the verge of retaining the title with decision but made a mistake of fighting toe to toe in the last two rounds.
The 30-year old Mexican faltered in his bid to win the WBO flyweight title from Argentina’s Omar Andres Narvaez via an 11th round knockout in June last year and suffered a sixth round knockout against Indonesian Muhammad Rachman in 2006 for the IBF minimumweight crown.