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Reigning Philippine Super Bantamweight Champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas (34W – 4L – 2Dr, 24KOs), together with his longtime manager and promoter Joven Jimenez of Joven Sports, made a courtesy visit to the GAB Chairman Atty. Francisco Rivera at the GAB Central Office. “The visit reaffirmed GAB and Joven Sports’ continued commitment to developing local […]
4Ps Party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan filed a resolution in the House of Representatives congratulating and commending eight-division world boxing champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao for his performance in his recent fight against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios. In House Resolution No. 59, Libanan said Pacquiao’s return to the ring and his courageous showing against a younger, […]
The Senate adopted Senate Resolution No. 1361 commending and congratulating Pedro Taduran for successfully defending the International Boxing Federation (IBF) World Minimumweight Championship Title. The resolution was introduced by Senator Bong Go, a well-known sports enthusiast. “Our country is considered as a breeding ground for boxing talent.” “Our country is considered as a breeding ground […]
The Senate adopted a resolution, commending and congratulating Marlon Tapales for winning the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation’s (IBF) World Super Bantamweight titles. The Philippine Senate, on numerous occasions, has paid tribute to outstanding Filipino athletes for their invaluable contribution to the sport by bringing pride and honor to the country. “Marlon, […]
Senator Bong Go congratulated Marlon Tapales for becoming the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) super bantamweight champion after winning against Murodjon Akhmadaliev recently at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas. Go highlighted that the victory of Filipino athletes in international sports competitions is one of the reasons […]
Chair of the Senate Committee on Sports Senator Bong Go filed Senate Resolution No. 374 congratulating and commending Joey Maderal Canoy for clinching the vacant Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) light flyweight title in a match against Japanese Kenichi Horikawa at Edion Arena in Osaka, Japan recently. The Filipino boxer from General Santos City […]
The Senate adopted a resolution honoring Rachel Marcial Donaire for being the first woman and Filipina to receive the honorary World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Trainer’s Belt. Senator Pia Cayetano, the sponsor of the measure, said Rachel Marcial Donaire is the woman behind the defensive strategies of renowned Filipino boxer Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr., […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list on Sunday lauded boxer Mark Magsayo for becoming the new World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight champion. Magsayo snatched the title from erstwhile defending champ American Gary Russell Jr. via majority decision – 115-113, 115-113, 114-114 – ending Russell’s nearly seven-year reign in the 126-pound weight division. The 26-year-old […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list on Monday hailed boxing legend Nonito Donaire for successfully defending his WBC bantamweight title. “Clearly, Nonito has a lot of fight in him. We congratulate him for his very decisive and show-stopping defense of his WBC bantamweight belt. That knockout should erase any doubt that he is deserving […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list today expressed concern over the possible exclusion of boxing and weightlifting in the 2028 Olympic Games. The two sports were recently excluded from the provisional list of games to feature at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, as announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Boxing is the […]