Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez (47-2-2, 26 Kos), the reigning WBC middleweight champion, has cemented his mark as an elite pound-for-pound fighter when he trashed former welterweight titlist Paul Williams almost a year ago with a 2nd -round stoppage in their rematch. Since then, Martinez has been having a hard time scoring big bouts worthy of his skills and fame, fighting only ...

Cebu City, Philippines – Penalosa. The name is highly revered and respected in the boxing world and rightly so. Brothers Dodie Boy, Sr., Jonathan, and Gerry have carved their marks during their prizefighting heydays. Dodie Sr. became the first Filipino boxer to win championships in two different divisions. Jonathan, a former world title contender, is now a respected boxing trainer. The ...

  Tickets to the first-ever world championship in Bacolod City have been out in the market for less than a week and as of press time, fans are flocking the many outlets to obtain passes to the highly-anticipated event. ALA Promotions, the organization responsible for Pinoy Pride 9: WBO World Light Flyweight Championship is not at all surprised at this phenomenon. The ...

The boxing world wants Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KOs) and undefeated Floyd Mayweather (42-0, 26 KOs) to finally settle an old score inside the ring, provided Pacquiao gets past Juan Manuel Marquez in November 12th (which is almost guaranteed, by the way). That said, there are still no indications whether that dream match up will come to ...

Note: This article was published on January 2010 in another blog owned by this writer and was intended to poke fun during the failed negotiations of the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight. This write up should not be taken seriously. Manny Pacquiao is the whole package in boxing – granite chin, amazing hand speed, extreme mobility, superbly agile, and packs dynamite punches ...