April 9, 2020BOXING 327

WBC champ tests positive for coronavirus

A world champion from the World Boxing Council (WBC) was confirmed having the pandemic coronavirus said President Mauricio Sulaiman. The patient was female champion Fabiana Bytyqi of Czech Republic. Limited details were released regarding the situation of the boxer. “The President of the World Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaimán, and the entire Boxing Fam …

April 8, 2020BOXING 770

Vasyl Lomachenko confidently warns opponent in unification bout

Vasyl Lomachenko is going for the undisputed lightweight title with extra motivation coming from his own foe, Teofimo Lopez. Lopez and his father Teofimo Sr., has been calling out the Ukrainian pound-for-pound star since winning the IBF lightweight title at the age of 22. Despite earning respect from Lomachenko who agreed for the fight, the WBA, WBO, an …

April 8, 2020JMELO News 349

NBA to decide 2020 season’s fate until May

NBA is not yet closing it’s door for the season 2019-2020. Adam Silver, the NBA Commissioner said they will make a decision regarding the situation at the end of April and could be released in the first day of May. The NBA along with its allies are finding ways to rapidly test all in the NBA for a possible return. The league was suspended on March …

April 4, 2020BOXING 352

Pacquiao’s power still shining at welterweight

Manny Pacquiao remains elite in the present day of boxing as he continue to dominate the welterweight division. According to ESPN, the 41-year old Pacquiao is still a star in the division filled with high-class boxers in the likes of Errol Spence Jr., Terrence Crawford, Keith Thurman and the Garcias, Danny and Mikey. The article also stated that in powe …

April 3, 2020BOXING 371

Joint induction of Boxing HOF to happen in 2021

The induction of this year’s boxing Hall of Fame was supposed to be in June 14 but the International Boxing Hall of Fame decided to postpone the event due to the pandemic coronavirus. Juan Manuel “Dynamita” Marquez, Bernard Hopkins and “Sugar” Shane Mosley are the notables for the award. Marquez and Mosley were once the opp …

April 1, 2020JMELO News 391

Gilas prospect Fil-Am Remy Martin applies for NBA Draft

By  Bombo Ponciano ‘John’ Melo Jr  -April 1, 2020 | 10:04 AM https://www.bomboradyo.com/gilas-prospect-fil-am-remy-martin-applies-for-nba-draft-2020/ Filipino-American Remy Martin is on his way to the defying moment of his basketball career as he declared for the 2020 NBA Draft. The guard who played for the Arizona State announced his decisio …

April 1, 2020BOXING 395

Boxing champ Saunders faces license suspension over viral video

By  Bombo Ponciano ‘John’ Melo Jr  -March 31, 2020 | 9:56 AM https://www.bomboradyo.com/boxing-champ-saunders-faces-license-suspension-over-viral-video/ Britain’s WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders was in hot water over the viral social media video he posted teaching how to hit their female partners. The British boxi …

March 31, 2020BOXING 422

Boxing champ Saunders faces license suspension over viral video

Britain’s WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders was in hot water over the viral social media video he posted teaching how to hit their female partners. The British boxing authorities already suspended Saunders boxing license and will arranged a hearing for the issue. Saunders was supposed to fight the pound-for-pound king Saul ‘C …

March 28, 2020JMELO News 380

Gobert, Mitchell recover from coronavirus

A good sight welcome the NBA after Utah Jazz All-Stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell have recovered from the coronavirus. Gobert was the first player to get tested positive by the pandemic virus followed by his teammate Mitchell. The Jazz center was diagnosed on March 11. Since then, the league took precautionary measures for all members in the leagu …

March 19, 2020JMELO News 419

Jeff Horn bout joins boxing events in cancellation

Jeff Horn is the next boxer along with Tim Tszyu to have their fight rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Matt Rose, the co-promoter released the news that the anticipated super welterweight bout originally scheduled on April 22 will not pushed through. The cancellation added to the chaos the sporting world is experiencing at the moment due t …

March 19, 2020JMELO News 461

Canelo-Saunders megafight in vain due to covid pandemic

By  Bombo Ponciano ‘John’ Melo Jr  -March 14, 2020 | 11:13 AM https://www.bomboradyo.com/canelo-saunders-megafight-in-vain-due-to-covid-pandemic/ The clash between WBO super-middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders and boxing’s pound-for-pound king Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez could be postponed even before the official fight an …

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