Fil-Am boxers

by Ryan Songalia, ABS-CBN News NEW YORK — It was not the New York debut that Marlon Tapales would have wanted. The Filipino fighter from Lanao del Norte was knocked out in round 11 by Ryosuke...

CERRITOS, CA — It was not the victory party  Jerwin Ancajas was hoping for, but his team remains in high spirits, despite the last-minute cancellation of what would have been the IBF junior bantamweight champion’s Los...

TORRANCE, CA — The champ is here in the U.S., ready to defend his IBF world title for the 8th time. Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas will face Jonathan Javier Rodriguez on November 2nd in Carson, California....

Lawndale, CA— “Ruthless” Romero Duno is back in the US and he’s got his sights set on the biggest names in the lightweight division. Duno arrived last month, and after witnessing Manny Pacquiao’s most recent victory...

LOS ANGELES — The next generation of Team Pacquiao. As Pacquiao hit the mitts on Monday morning, Jimuel Pacquiao also stepped into the ring, with the son of Buboy Fernandez, Paul, by his side. Looking like...

70 fights and 474 total rounds, over a 24-year span. But even at 40 years old, the “Pacman” Manny Pacquiao remains one of the top boxers in the world. When the WBA champion steps into the...

LOS ANGELES — As Manny Pacquiao is focused on his training camp for next month’s match against Keith Thurman, the Pacman is already keeping an eye on some of the other marquee matchups in his division....

As the 12 sitting senators in the Philippines are ready to welcome their 12 new members, one senator, the country’s “fighting senator” is set to get back in the boxing ring in Las Vegas soon. Manny...

The fighting senator, Manny Pacquiao, had his first face off with his next opponent the undefeated Kieth Thurman on Tuesday morning in New York. Pacquiao, who heads into the bout with a 61-7-2, win-loss-draw record, overpowered...

LOS ANGELES — Some boxing action in downtown Los Angeles as another Manny Pacquiao promoted fighter scored a big late night knockout victory. It was past 11pm, the TV crews were gone, and only a few Filipinos...