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Boxing: Barriga seeks upset of Puerto Rican champ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 12:50 AM

Mark Anthony Barriga will attempt to pull off an upset when he challenges Jonathan "La Bomba" Gonzalez for the WBO junior flyweight title. Read more »

Boxing: Barriga says he won't waste opportunity vs Gonzalez

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 04:55 AM

Mark "Baby Boy" Barriga is confident he will be able to pull off an upset when he challenges WBO junior flyweight king Jonathan "Bomba" Gonzalez. Read more »

Barriga should be very hungry in title shot vs Gonzalez

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 05:41 PM

Olympian Mark Anthony Barriga should come in highly motivated in his title challenge against WBO junior flyweight champion Jonathan Gonzalez of Puerto Rico this June. Read more »

Boxing: Will Mark Barriga shed off rust for next bout?

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 04:52 AM

Filipino Olympian Mark Barriga will likely engage Puerto Rican champion Jonathan Gonzalez in a tactical match when they clash in Florida on June 24. Read more »

Boxing: Casimero stripped of WBO bantamweight title

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 04 04:33 PM

Filipino boxer John Riel Casimero has been stripped of his WBO world bantamweight championship, the World Boxing Organization announced on Thursday. Read more »

Boxer battles poverty, misogyny to be Vietnam's first world champion

Tran Thi Minh Ha, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 12:03 PM

From her youth spent scraping a living on the streets, Nguyen Thi Thu Nhi has battled poverty and sexist prejudice to become Vietnam's first boxing world champion. Read more »

Boxing: Sultan falls short in WBO title shot vs Butler

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 04:48 PM

Jonas Sultan lost by points in his world title clash against Paul Butler in Liverpool, England on Saturday morning (Manila time). Read more »

Casimero has to cope with distractions outside the ring

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 05:46 PM

Aside from preparing for his title defense this April, WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero also has to deal with distractions outside the ring. Read more »

Sultan returns to US training to boost title hopes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 02:17 AM

Filipino boxer Jonas Sultan is back in the US to solidify his bid for a world title shot. Read more »

2021 ushers rebirth of Jonas Sultan

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 31 09:42 PM

Some may consider 2021 as the rebirth of Jonas Sultan. Read more »

Inoue says lost interest in Casimero fight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 02:02 PM

From the looks of it, John Riel Casimero isn't getting his dream title unification fight against rising boxing star Naoya Inoue. Read more »

Boxing: Saludar loses title via controversial decision

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 07:07 PM

Boxing siblings Vic Saludar and Froilan Saludar absorbed painful loses in their respective bouts abroad. Read more »

Analysis: Casimero has to bring his old team back

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 07:39 PM

It can't be denied that John Riel Casimero's troubles was partially caused by his rift with his management. Read more »

Casimero still champ, but WBO issues show-cause order

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 08:14 PM

Casimero reportedly had viral gastritis and was forced to pull out from his Saturday fight in Dubai. Read more »

Three Pinoys in action in Probellum's Dubai card

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 04:31 PM

John Riel Casimero will make the third defense of his WBO bantamweight title on December 11 against Paul Butler. Read more »

Boxing: Butler says he has advantage over Casimero

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 11:26 PM

Former world bantamweight champion Paul Butler of the UK believes he has the upper hand over his Filipino counterpart John Riel Casimero. Read more »

Casimero ordered to defend bantamweight crown vs Butler

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 07:04 PM

The anticipated all-Filipino bantamweight title unification between John Riel Casimero and Nonito Donaire Jr. will have to wait, so it seems. Read more »

Casimero hinandugan ng hero's welcome sa Leyte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 09:01 PM

Hinandugan ng maligayang pagsalubong si WBO bantamweight champion Johnriel "Quadro Alas" Casimero sa kanyang pag-uwi sa Leyte. Read more »

Pinoy boxer Riel Casimero defends bantamweight title

Michael Owens, Getty Images/AFP
Posted at Aug 15 01:52 PM

John Riel Casimero celebrates after defeating Guillermo Rigondeaux during their WBO Bantamweight title 12-round bout in California on Saturday. Read more »

ANALYSIS: Can Casimero make quick work of Rigondeaux?

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 01:21 AM

Filipino world champion John Riel Casimero has the tools to make his fight with Cuba's Rigondeaux an abbreviated one. Read more »