SOUTH CAROLINA – Ryan “KingRy” Garcia, the kid from Victorville, California, will be the live underdog on Saturday evening against former 135 lbs. undisputed champion, the Hakeem “THE Dream” Olajuwon of Box  

Cutiyog powers 3-gold and 1 silver in chess at Palaro
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Apr 2024
Final Standings: (Secondary Girls, Standard competition) 7.0 points---Jirah Floravie Cutiyog (City of General Trias) 6.0 points---WNM Jersey Marticio (Cabuyao City) 5.5 points---WNM Kaye Lalaine Regidor (Santa Rosa City), WNM Franchesca Largo (Santa Rosa City) 5.0 points---Rafah Kamillah Rampos   Read Full Story >>>

Lesson learned
By Nick Giongco, Daily Tribune, Sat, 20 Apr 2024
While power is boxing’s ultimate equalizer, it is not always enough to get the job done. A highly-touted Filipino fighter learned this lesson late last week in Osaka, Japan. Miel Fajardo, a heavy-handed light-flyweight, lost his Orient-Pacific Boxing Federation on points to a Thai master box  Read Full Story >>>

Promising Pinoy Boxer Armand Rebojo Sees Action Tonight in Melbourne
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Apr 2024

Rebojo (L) and Buachroen (R) with promoter Peter Maniatis (C). This Saturday, April 20, Leyte-born Filipino boxer Armand Rebojo, who is now based in Australia, will step into the ring for his 2nd professional   Read Full Story >>>

FIGHTER INJURIES FORCE POSTPONEMENT OF “QUEST FOR THE BEST” CARD SET FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Apr 2024
MIAMI, FL (April 19, 2024)—With several injuries forcing cancellations of several of the title fights planned for Don King’s “Quest for the Best” fight card slated for next Saturday, April 27th at Casino Miami Jai-Alai, the fight card has been postponed to a future date. “Injuries are p  Read Full Story >>>

Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia: Ready or Not
By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Apr 2024

The title for this preview and predictions article fits the bill due to the circus show that Ryan Garcia has engaged in the run up to this DAZN PPV on Saturday. Is Ryan ready or not? This boxing podcaster feels sort   Read Full Story >>>

Ryan Garcia Misses Weight for Haney Fight
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Apr 2024

Ryan Garcia weighed in at a hefty 143.2 lbs on Friday (Saturday in Manila) for his scheduled WBC junior welterweight title fight against Devin Haney in Brooklyn, New York. This is a significant 3.2 lbs over the weigh  Read Full Story >>>

Golden plans to celebrate Thrilla
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Apr 2024

A grand celebration is in the works to mark the 50th anniversary of the “Thrilla In Manila” on Oct. 1 next year with MP Promotions head Sean Gibbons announcing that eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao will spearhea  Read Full Story >>>

23-Time National Amateur Champion Nathan Lugo Makes Pro Debut Tonight in Atlanta
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Apr 2024

The fight will be Live on DAZN at 8 PM ET NEW YORK (April 18, 2024)--Amateur sensation Nathan Lugo will make his anticipated pro debut when he takes on Robert Lartigue in a super middleweight bout scheduled for four  Read Full Story >>>

Ryan Garcia ineligible to claim WBC belt against Devin Haney after missed weight
By Parviz Iskenderov, Fightmag (AU), Sat, 20 Apr 2024
Ryan Garcia is no longer fighting for the world title on April 20 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The LA-based contender missed weight by 2.3 lbs for his bout against Bay Area reigning WBC super lightweight champion Devin Haney, who made it official at 140 lbs. At the final pre-fight pr  Read Full Story >>>

Ryan Garcia honors $1.5M bet with Devin Haney after missing weight by over 3 pounds
Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 20 Apr 2024
Boxer Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) failed to make weight for his scheduled bout against Devin Haney (31-0, 16 KOs) for the 140-pound super lightweight title on April 20 in New York. Garcia came in 3.2 lbs. overweight, forcing both camps to negotiate a deal that would allow the fight to go forward b  Read Full Story >>>

Hall of Fame Boxing Announcer Jim Lampley Chatting
By R. Thomas Umstead, multichannel.com, Sat, 20 Apr 2024
Pay-per-view content aggregator In Demand’s PPV.com digital service will look to engage boxing fans with a exclusive live chat that will run during its distribution of Saturday’s Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia super lightweight championship PPV event. The live text chat, hosted by International Box  Read Full Story >>>

Devin Haney FURIOUS after Ryan Garcia HEATED weigh in!
FightHub.tv, Sat, 20 Apr 2024
Boxing World Buzzing after Devin Haney Heatedly Responds to Ryan Garcia’s Weigh-In Recently, boxing enthusiasts all over the world have been consumed by the escalating feud between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia. Haney has been FURIOUS following what can only be described as a HEATED weigh-in with G  Read Full Story >>>

Ryan Garcia really downed a beer at his ceremonial weigh-in with Devin Haney
By Mehmet Bugra Balaban, USA Today, Sat, 20 Apr 2024
Ryan Garcia had one of the wildest weigh-ins in quite some time. At the ceremonial procedure Friday with Devin Haney, the boxer he’ll face on April 20, Garcia promptly downed a beer mid-weigh-in. Fighters do all kinds of wild things at weigh-ins to get into their opponents’ minds: trash talk,  Read Full Story >>>

ALA keeps on punchin’
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Apr 2024
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Tony Aldeguer (L) with the author. CEBU. Meeting up with Tony (or Bidoy) Aldeguer, respected owner of the once-thriving ALA Boxing stable, was a highlight of my visit here for the EASL Final Four recently. It�  Read Full Story >>>

Biggest Gainers, Losers in the East
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Apr 2024

The Orlando Magic and the Indiana Pacers, two teams that did not even make it to the play-in last season, are the biggest gainers in the NBA Eastern Conference this 2023-24 regular season. Biggest losers are the New Jer  Read Full Story >>>

WBC Presents "Tamaulipas" Belt to Canelo-Munguia on May 4
By Gabriel F. Cordero, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Apr 2024

The green and gold belt is the emblem of the World Boxing Council (WBC) and the highest recognition for those who step into the ring. So, in recent years, the WBC has focused on developing, creating, and p  Read Full Story >>>

Ronny Rios Fighting For Final Chapter In Boxing Career
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Apr 2024

Ronny Rios has already had a full boxing career - and then he retired. Rios returns on ProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights, on April 24th against Nicholas Polanco in a ten-round featherweight contest that he hopes c  Read Full Story >>>

Elite trainer: 'In my 35 years, I have never seen a guy who looks to be as mentally unfocused for such a big fight as Ryan Garcia'
By Kevin Iole, KevinIole.com, Fri, 19 Apr 2024
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya told Ariel Helwani Wednesday on "The MMA Hour" that he expects Saturday's bout between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia for Haney's WBC super lightweight title at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to be a sellout. He also said he expected it would be a Top 10 pay-per-view of all-t  Read Full Story >>>

DEVIN HANEY VS. RYAN GARCIA FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Apr 2024

HANEY VS. GARCIA WILL BE EXCLUSIVELY LIVE WORLDWIDE ON DAZN ON SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2024 BROOKLYN, NY (April 18, 2024): Former undisputed lightweight champion and current WBC Super Lightweight Champion Devin “Th  Read Full Story >>>

Filipino cue master Richard Alinsub wins Bali International 9-Ball Open, pockets P350,000
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Apr 2024

Manila---FILIPINO cue master Richard Alinsub of the Philippines won the 2024 Bali 9-Ball Open title Wednesday night, April 17, in Bali, Indonesia. Also known as "The Robot" and "Bong Bata (kid)", Alinsub pocket  Read Full Story >>>

Aldeguer gets surprise visit from Jerusalem
By Nick Giongco, Daily Tribune, Fri, 19 Apr 2024
Melvin Jerusalem, the country’s lone world champion, paid homage to a revered Filipino boxing personality a few days ago in Cebu City. The reigning World Boxing Council minimumweight king went to see Antonio L. Aldeguer, who used to run the ALA Boxing Club that operated for almost four decades.  Read Full Story >>>

Suarez closer to title shot
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Apr 2024

IBF No. 5 and WBO No. 9 superfeatherweight Charly Suarez endured testy moments in pounding out a unanimous eight-round decision over tough Luis Coria in Corpus Christi, Texas, last weekend but never complained, offering e  Read Full Story >>>

World Title Challenger Brandon Adams Weighs in for OTX Junior Middleweight Tournament with Ismael Villareal
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Apr 2024

Philadelphia (April 18, 2024)--Former world title challenger, Brandon Adams weighed in for his OTX Junior Middleweight tournament bout against Ismael Villareal that will take place tomorrow night at the OTX Ar  Read Full Story >>>

Bangkok Chess Open: Three Pinoys Still in Contention as Arca Loses Again
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Apr 2024
FM Christian Gian Arca of Panabo City suffered another loss while three Pinoys are still in contention after Round 6 in the 21st Bangkok Chess Club Open in Bangkok, Thailand. Arca bowed to fellow under 18 Akula Pranay of India to still have 3.5 points. But three Flipinos are still making a way  Read Full Story >>>

HALL OF FAMER JULIAN “THE HAWK” JACKSON RETURNING TO CANASTOTA FOR 2024 HALL OF FAME WEEKEN
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Apr 2024
Hall of Fame’s 35th Anniversary Celebration set for June 6 - 9 CANASTOTA, NY – APRIL 18, 2024 - The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum, which is celebrating its 35th Anniversary in 2024, is pleased to announce that Hall of Famer Julian “The Hawk” Jackson is returning to Canas  Read Full Story >>>

2 Division World Champion Oscar Valdez Confirmed for Seventh Annual Box Fan Expo, During Cinco De Mayo Weekend, Saturday May 4, in Las Vegas
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Apr 2024
Box Fan Expo – the Largest Boxing Fan Event held in the U.S – the Ultimate Boxing Fan Experience Tickets On-Sale Now at EventBrite Las Vegas (April 18, 2024) – Two-division world champion Oscar Valdez has confirmed that he will appear at the Seventh Annual Box Fan Expo on Saturday May 4, 2  Read Full Story >>>

Devin Haney v Ryan Garcia: Challenger launches foul-mouthed tirade at news conference
BBC Sport, Fri, 19 Apr 2024
World champion Devin Haney says Ryan Garcia's "antics will betray him" as the challenger continued their bitter rivalry with unsavoury exchanges before Saturday's light-welterweight contest. The Americans, both 25, will meet at the Barclay Center, Brooklyn, New York. Garcia launched a foul-mou  Read Full Story >>>

Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney shake on $500,000 pre-fight weight bet
By Harry Davies, mirror.co.uk, Fri, 19 Apr 2024
Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney agreed to a pre-fight bet that will see them give up $500,000 per pound if they miss weight. Haney defends his super-lightweight world title on Saturday against Garcia at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The 25-year-old world champion has accused Garcia of la  Read Full Story >>>

Jim Lampley: I Wonder If Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia Would Happen Without Social Media
By Kieran Mulvaney, BoxinScene.com, Fri, 19 Apr 2024
Jim Lampley, it is safe to say, is not a fan of social media. “I’m a member of a tiny and increasingly pitiful minority who believe that almost anyone who pays significant attention to social media should be worried about their state of mind,” the veteran broadcaster, working for PPV.com, t  Read Full Story >>>

Random thoughts on the upcoming "big" fight between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia
By John Raspanti, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Apr 2024
Ryan Garcia has a picture of an alien. Garcia said he’d be suing this Saturday night’s opponent, Devin Haney, for touching him without his consent. Oh, and later he said he was engaged to a porn star from Australia. Last March, a video surfaced that he was dead after getting his thro  Read Full Story >>>

Eddie Hearn says Ryan Garcia will be BRUTALLY EXPOSED IN FRONT OF THE WORLD vs Devin Haney!
FightHub.tv, Fri, 19 Apr 2024
Eddie Hearn, one of the most influential figures in boxing promotion, has been known not to mince his words about upcoming matches. In one of his recent predictions, Hearn said, “Ryan Garcia will be brutally exposed in front of the world.” The comment comes ahead of a much-anticipated face-off b  Read Full Story >>>