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LOOK: Boxer Irish Magno helps repack rice for needy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 05:43 PM

While taking some time off from boxing, Filipino boxer Irish Magno has found ways to help the needy amid the coronavirus threat.   Read more »

Boxing: Pacquiao company interested in signing Eumir Marcial

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 12:20 AM

MP Promotions is interested to have Eumir Felix Marcial in its stable should the prized amateur fighter turn professional, a company official has said. Read more »

Boxing: Fury hungry to repeat Wilder win in rematch

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 01 10:22 AM

Tyson Fury says he will never tire of beating Deontay Wilder in anticipation of his third fight against the American heavyweight. Read more »

Boxing: Donaire has advice to fans, as world deals with coronavirus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 09:10 PM

Donaire was supposed to challenge WBC bantamweight titlist Nordine Oubaali of France in next month, but the bout was postponed because of the virus. Read more »

Boxing: Saunders' licence suspended after domestic violence 'advice' video

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 31 09:51 AM

Boxing chiefs suspended WBO super-middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders' licence on Monday after he offered men advice on how to hit their female partners during the coronavirus lockdown. Read more »

Boxing: Fortune warns Casimero from overtraining

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 07:46 PM

Conditioning coach Justin Fortune encourages athletes to keep themselves in shape even as they wait for the resumption of their events as the COVID-19 epidemic goes on. Read more »

Boxing: Ancajas molding 'future champions' while waiting for next bout

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 06:51 PM

When he is not busy training himself, world bantamweight champion Jerwin Ancajas is busy molding "future champions."   Read more »

Boxing: Pacquiao to fight again if COVID-19 fades by July

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 05:28 PM

Manny Pacquiao’s calendar of fights for the year will depend on how the COVID-19 pandemic plays out. Read more »

Russian boxers appear to flout coronavirus self-isolation rules

Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Reuters
Posted at Mar 27 08:53 AM

MOSCOW - Several members of Russia's national boxing team have posted online pictures or videos that appear to show them flouting self-isolation rules imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus, social media posts reviewed by Reuters show. Read more »

Boxing: Magno welcomes one more year to prepare for Olympics

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 05:08 PM

Filipina boxer Irish Magno sees a silver lining in the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021.   Read more »

Boxing: World champion Joshua in self-isolation after meeting Prince Charles

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 26 10:54 AM

World heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has placed himself in self-isolation following a meeting with coronavirus victim Prince Charles. Read more »

Boxing: IOC criticised after Turkish boxers get coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Mar 26 10:43 AM

The IOC has been accused of irresponsibility after two Turkish boxers and a trainer caught the coronavirus during a qualifying event in London this month.   Read more »

Boxing: Fury-Wilder rematch to be pushed back due to coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 07:34 AM

The anticipated third bout between heavyweights Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will be pushed back from July 18 due to the coronavirus pandemic and possibly rearranged for October, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum told ESPN on Tuesday.   Read more »

Coronavirus could force many fighters out of boxing, says Hearn

Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 09:26 AM

The coronavirus pandemic could force many boxers to leave the sport for financial reasons, leading British promoter Eddie Hearn said on Monday. Read more »

Boxing: Casimero grinds it out as he waits for Inoue bout

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 11:09 PM

World bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero keeps himself busy in training despite the po Read more »

Floyd Mayweather mourns deaths of former partner, uncle-coach

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 05:59 PM

Retired undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. took to social media to pay tribute to his former partner and his uncle-boxing coach who both recently passed away. Read more »

Boxers Marcial, Magno undergo self-quarantine after Olympic qualifiers

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 02:40 PM

Filipino boxers who campaigned in the Asia Ocenia Olympic boxing qualifier in Amman, Jordan placed themselves in self-quarantine after arriving back home in the Philippines.   Read more »

Boxing: Canelo and Golovkin agree to third fight - report

Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 09:48 AM

Mexican Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Kazakhstan's Gennady Golovkin have agreed terms for a third fight, tentatively scheduled for Sept. 12 at AT&T Stadium near Dallas, the Athletic reported on Tuesday. Read more »

Boxing: Roger Mayweather, mentor to nephew Floyd, dead at 58

Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 09:48 AM

Roger Mayweather, trainer to nephew and champion boxer Floyd Mayweather, has died at 58 after a long battle with diabetes, his camp said on Tuesday. Read more »

Boxing: Ancajas trains in seclusion despite postponement of title defense

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 04:35 PM

Despite the postponement of his upcoming bout in April, world junior bantamweight Jerwin Ancajas continued to train, albeit in seclusion.   Read more »