With Pacquiao’s win, Pinoy jokers are winners too

Boxing promoters, trainers and fans are unanimous in calling Manny Pacquiao the greatest fighter of his time. He now stands tall with the likes of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler. And who will argue [...]

Filipinos four fall from grace

Filipino bantamweight Percy Samson had the crowd on its feet cheering to the final bell in an exciting four-round boxing main event against scrappy Australian Dean Livanos, but he lost by decision.

Another Filipino, super-bantamweight Jun-Mar Dulog, was cut above the eye by a headbutt and lost by split decision to Australia’s Jackson Asiku in another four-rounder.

Samson and Dulog were two of four Filipinos fighting on the same boxing card at Wyong Rugby Club north of Sydney last Friday night.

Lightweight Roel Mangan lost another split decision to Australian William Kickett in yet another wild and exciting four round bout.

Welterweight Ariel Omongos was the lone Filipino not to go the distance, unable to leave his corner for the fourth and final round against Australia’s Fatai Onikeke. Omongos had run out of steam after three rounds and was forced to retire.

”The hall was packed, ” said Dido Bohol, manager of Bohol Boxing Stable which trains Dulog, Mangan and Omongos. Samson is trained by Filipino-born Arnel Barotillo, former IBF Inter-Continental super-bantamweight champion.

”Our boys had a lot of support from the crowd, but I didn’t see any Filipinos there. Perhaps it was due to a lack of publicity on the fighters.”

Aussie-Filo four-on-four a first in Oz

FOUR Filipinos shape up against four Australians in a boxing card at Wyong Rugby Club north of Sydney this Friday, May 22. It will the first time four Pinoys, all from Bohol Boxing Stable in Liverpool NSW, fight on the same card in Australia. Super-featherweight Jun-Mar Dulog takes on Jackson Asiku, welterweight Ariel Omongos fights Fatai Onikeke [...]

Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton

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Fil-Aussie captures world kick-boxing crown

Filipino-Australian Von Badato lifted the World Kick Boxing Federation welterweight crown from Ghana’s Al Hussan ”The Ghanian Van Dam” Okine in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, recently. Over seven gruelling rounds, Badato and Okine went toe-to-toe and refused to take a step back. In the final round, with both fighters almost dead on their feet but going for broke [...]

Filipino brothers write boxing history

In an Australian boxing first, Filipino brothers Danilo and Robert Lerio captured title belts in quick succession late last year to take the number of Filipino boxers who won championships in Australian shores to seven in the last decade alone. That’s not including former Australian bantamweight champion Todd Makelim [...]