Manila Standard Digital https://manilastandard.net/sports/sports-headlines/306567/-spence-clinches-unified-welterweight-belts-beats-porter-via-split-decision.html LOS ANGELES — Errol Spence Jr. is now the Unified Welterweight Champion after edging out Shawn Porter through judges’ split decision in the main event at the Staples Center. Both figh …
Manila Standard Digital https://manilastandard.net/sports/sports-headlines/305081/-fury-battles-through-ugly-cut-earns-ud-win-over-wallin.html LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Tyson Fury wanted to paint the town red. He did. Along with the mat, his Mexico flag-inspired shorts, his face was a bloody mess, but that did not stop Fury from putting on a show worthy of …
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It was a masterclass from the defending Mexican champion. Juan Miguel Elorde, the grandson of Filipino boxing legend Gabriel “The Flash” Elorde, hit a rough patch on his way towards boxing glory under the renowned Elorde name. This after Emanuel Navarrete put on a show on Mexican Independence Weekend, breezing through the Filipi …
Manila Standard Digital posted September 14, 2019 at 03:52 pm https://manilastandard.net/sports/sports-headlines/305083/-elorde-navarrete-on-both-fighters-at-121-pounds-.html LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Juan Miguel Elorde is one step closer to the promised land. The grandson of Filipino boxing legend Gabriel “The Flash” Elorde, the 32-year-old Pinoy fighte …
Manila Standard Digital http://manilastandard.net/sports/sports-headlines/305082/-lucha-libre-fury-makes-weight-against-wallin.html LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The “Gypsy King” turned to ‘El Rey de Los Gitanos’ at weigh-in as he carries on his Mexican-themed strategy to psyche out his opponents. Tyson Fury renamed himself to the Spanish version of his self-p …
Top Rank promoter presents artwork of grandfather to younger Elorde LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Juan Miguel Elorde, grandson of late Filipino boxing legend Gabriel “Flash” Elorde, will try to shine under the bright lights of Sin City. Scheduled as an undercard of the anticipated Tyson Fury-Otto Wallin heavyweight showdown, the 32-year-old kin o …
Manila Standard Digital posted September 12, 2019 at 06:26 pm https://manilastandard.net/sports/sports-headlines/304915/-another-elorde-boxing-great-.html LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Could we see another Elorde on top of the boxing world? For those unfamiliar, Gabriel “Flash” Elorde was one of the greatest Filipino professional boxers. The b …
CALIFORNIA, USA — Tony Parker’s San Antonio Spurs jersey number 9 will soon join his partners Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan at the rafters of the AT&T Center come November 11. The ceremony will take place on their home game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Ginobili got his retirement jersey last season while Duncan had his on 2016. Parker …
CALIFORNIA, USA — The Golden State Warriors have signed mainstay and defensive star Draymond Green to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced recently. GSW, reigning NBA bridesmaids to Toronto after the Raptors’ conquest in 4-2, has opted to keep the 2016-17 Defensive Player Of The Year. “We’re thrilled to retain Draymond long-term a …
CALIFORNIA, USA — Come September 29, WBC welterweight champion Errol Spence’s untainted record will be at the line against the IBF champion Shawn Porter at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for the World Welterweight Championship Unification match. The Long, New York native Spence is currently holding a 25-0 (win-loss) reco …
Manila Standard Digital https://manilastandard.net/sports/sports-headlines/303582/-tyson-faces-wallin-in-bout-that-all-but-sets-up-stage-for-fury-wilder-rematch.html CALIFORNIA, USA — Before his much-anticipated title rematch with Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury will try and stave off the rust with a heavyweight prelude to his bout with the American in e …
Ngayong nalalapit na sa dulo ang makulay na karera ng Pambansang Kamao, marami ang gustong sumunod sa yapak ni Manny Pacquiao. Matapos mabansagang “Pound for Pound King”, tuloy pa rin ang pagsabak ni PacMan sa loob ng boxing ring. Sa edad na 40, matindi pa din ang uhaw ni Pacquiao na makipaglaban sa mga “elite boxers”. Pero ma …