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Boxing: Ancajas narrows down choice of date for next fight to October

Roy Luarca
Posted at Jul 01 12:46 AM

With the planned fight set for October, Ancajas has ample time to rest and prepare for his next fight, possibly his last of the year. Read more »

Boxing: Jerwin Ancajas plans to return to action in late September

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 02:33 AM

The reigning world junior bantamweight champion says his next fight could happen again in California.    Read more »

Boxing: Jerwin Ancajas to return to California for next title defense in October

Roy Luarca
Posted at Jun 08 02:49 PM

Meanwhile, Mark Barriga is looking at scheduling his first shot at a world championship around that time but in Manila. Read more »

Boxing: Time for excitement, as Pinoys crowd top of 115-pound division

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 07:25 PM

After Jerwin Ancajas and Jonas Sultan fought for the world junior-bantamweight title, Donnie Nietes and newcomer Aston Palicte will fight for the crown in August. Read more »

Boxing: When going got tough, Jonas Sultan let frustration get the better of him

Roy Luarca
Posted at May 29 05:12 PM

In the end, Sultan was just happy to be in the same ring as Ancajas. Read more »

Jerwin Ancajas, nadepensahan ang titulo vs Jonas Sultan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 01:18 AM

Hawak pa rin ni Jerwin Ancajas ang IBF Super Flyweight Belt matapos talunin sa Amerika ang challenger na kapwa Pinoy. Read more »

Boxing: Team Ancajas’ immediate plan? Get world champ more rest

Roy Luarca
Posted at May 28 08:01 AM

Trainer Joven Jimenez explains why, despite Ancajas' convincing win, the reigning title-holder's conditioning looked subpar. Read more »

Boxing: Numbers show Ancajas punched more, landed more than Jonas Sultan

Roy Luarca
Posted at May 28 01:55 AM

The reigning world junior-bantamweight champion not only outworked Jonas Sultan, he also outhit the challenger as well. Read more »

Boxing: Invested in Cavite training hub, Ancajas to use part of paycheck for upgrades

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 01:03 AM

The training center owned and operated by Ancajas and his coach, Joven Jimenez, known as Survival Camp, will soon get another much-needed facelift. Read more »

Boxing: Is Ancajas’ trainer bothered by champ’s failure to win via stoppage?

Roy Luarca
Posted at May 27 11:56 PM

Ancajas thinks his title-retention performance against Jonas Sultan was worth a decent score of 7; trainer Joven Jimenez believes it was more a 6. Read more »

Boxing: Ancajas’ clinical approach leads to another successful operation

Roy Luarca
Updated as of May 28 01:19 AM

It took a while before Ancajas figured out Sultan and, when the reigning champion did, there was no doubt who would win in the end. Read more »

Ancajas beats compatriot Sultan to retain IBF crown

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 12:55 PM

In the first world title showdown between two Filipino fighters since 1925, it was Jerwin Ancajas that stood tall in the end. Read more »

Boxing: Olympian Mark Barriga explains why Ancajas will win via stoppage

Roy Luarca
Posted at May 26 11:33 PM

Barriga and former world champion Rodel Mayol don't think Saturday's world title bout will go the distance. Read more »

Boxing: Tactician Ancajas stakes world title vs bruiser Jonas Sultan in all-Pinoy bout

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 11:39 AM

Ancajas will defend his world junior-bantamweight title against Sultan Sunday morning, Manila time, the first all-Filipino world-title fight in nearly a century. Read more »

Boxing: Jonas Sultan stablemate Donnie Nietes makes prediction for title fight

Roy Luarca
Posted at May 26 09:39 PM

Nietes, a 3-division world champion, played it safe when it came to his forecast. Read more »

Boxing: Jonas Sultan’s trainer’s wish vs Ancajas? A KO victory

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 07:52 PM

Being the challenger, Jonas Sultan must press the action against Jerwin Ancajas when they tangle for the world junior bantamweight title. Read more »

Boxing: Why trouble-free weigh-in matters to Jerwin Ancajas

Roy Luarca
Updated as of May 26 03:59 PM

During a previous fight, Ancajas checked in overweight by a pound; afterward, he vowed never to go through the same distraction again. Read more »

Boxing: After weeks losing weight, time for Ancajas, Jonas Sultan to bulk up

Roy Luarca
Posted at May 26 12:58 PM

The fighters cleared 115 pounds in Friday's weigh-in without a hitch; now, they expect to come in a bit heavier come fight night. Read more »

Boxing: What to expect out of the Ancajas-Jonas Sultan world-title fight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 11:32 PM

Can world champion Ancajas impose his deliberate pace on the challenger? Or does power-hitting Sultan stand a puncher's chance?  Read more »

Boxing: Personal weigh-ins show Ancajas, Jonas Sultan clearing 115 pounds

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 01:19 AM

The official weigh-in on Friday is all but a formality now. Read more »