Milan "Method Man" Melindo (25-0, 9 KOs) may not be a power puncher, but his methodical approach has earned him more than just mere accolades. His surgical and precise strikes and seemingly innate ability to read an opponent so well have been the bane of those who were assigned to beat him. Needless to say, all 25of them failed in ...

Canadian light welterweight champion Steve Claggett thought his March 2011 trip to the Philippines for his first overseas fight was already in the bag. After all, Romeo Jakosalem did not seem much of a threat if records were to be analyzed. The undefeated Claggett, whose win-loss slate registered then at 11-0-1, with 7 stoppages, looked to be the better bet ...

Disaster happens so quickly and so unexpectedly that when it comes, most of us are not prepared for it. On the evening of December 16th, 2011, this writer, along with his father and several relatives, suddenly became victims of a flash flood that tear through the city of Cagayan de Oro. Our house is located a few yards from the ...

Undefeated lightweight sensation Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta is currently enjoying some well-deserved vacation time here in the Philippines after capping an unbeaten four-fight campaign this year. However, 2012 seems to be an exciting year for the Mandaue City native, who now fights out of San Diego, California. Talking to this writer after the Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista-Miguel Mendoza bout last Saturday, ...

Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista (32-2, 24 KOs), who is coming out fresh from a 6th-round knockout win over previously undefeated Miguel Angel Mendoza (17-1, 17 KOs) of Mexico last December 10th, 2011, has been dreaming of becoming a world champion. The reigning IBF international featherweight once fought for a world championship in August 2007 but fell short after getting blitzed ...