IN MORE THAN two decades of a Hall-of-Fame career, Filipino boxing superstar Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao has seen and done it all. But his upcoming fight against American Keith “One Time” Thurman carries significance of its own, hence the need to look at it with a keen eye, this according to one local fight analyst.
ONE Championship, one of the world’s largest mixed martial arts promotions, has threatened legal action following a controversial Facebook post.
On Saturday, UFC and Pancrase veteran Will Chope (38-15) authored a two-paragraph Facebook post regarding ONE Championship and ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong’s January announcement that the promotion would introduce “WADA testing” in 2019.
Justin Brownlee is challenging his Ginebra Kings teammates to raise their game to championship level.
The Kings have secured their place in the quarterfinals as a fourth seed following Sunday's 127-124 overtime win over the Columbian Dyip.
Obviously, Brownlee is well aware of the challenges that awaits them and just want to make sure they are ready for the tough battle ahead.
THERE is no going around it for San Miguel Beer and Meralco when they collide Wednesday in the first of two crucial matches ending the PBA Commissioner's Cup eliminations at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
"For us, talagang must-win kami," said SMB coach Leo Austria on the eve of the match.
THE elimination round of the Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup ends today and it still carries much pack with the final positioning and playoff berth at stake.
Set at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, the San Miguel Beermen (5-5) tussle with the Meralco Bolts (3-7) in the 4:30 p.m. opener while the TNT KaTropa (9-1) battle the Magnolia Hotshots Ang Pambansang Manok (5-5) in the 7 p.m. main game.
(July 16, 2019) — One of Great Britain’s most promising welterweights, Michael “The Problem” McKinson, is ready to conquer Europe. McKinson, a native of Portsmouth, England, will take on Russian veteran Evgeny Pavko in a 10-rounder for the vacant WBO European welterweight title on the latest edition of #MTKFightNight Saturday from the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England.
15 July 2019 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that multiple-time World Champion Eddie “The Underground King” Alvarez of the United States and his opponent, former ONE Lightweight World Champion Eduard “Landslide” Folayang of the Philippines, will enter the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix Semi-finals after Timofey Nastyukhin was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to injury.
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Filipino pool master Rubilen Amit failed to sustain her momentum as she lost to Amber Chen of Taiwan in the finals of the 32nd Japan 9-Ball Open at the New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan Monday.
Chen defeated Amit, 7-5, in the race-to-7, rack-your-own finals.
That statement came from Peter Kahn, a 25-year veteran of the fight game as a manager, promoter and advisor, who at this point is one of the very few fight analysts/observers who believes that Keith Thurman would beat Manny Pacquiao this coming weekend.
The Heat continues to fill out its training camp roster.
On Monday, the Heat signed Tennessee forward Kyle Alexander to an Exhibit 10 contract, which includes an invitation to training camp, according to multiple league sources. The deal is limited to a $50,000 guarantee and leaves the option open for Alexander to eventually play for Miami’s G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, after training camp.
