By Adrian Stewart Co The recent success of Filipino boxers in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is a sign that a greater investment must be allocated in grassroots training, said Negrense boxing coach Nolito “Boy” Velasco. According to Velasco, it is important for the sports officials to strengthen the grassroots boxing program for the country to …
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Magsayo knocks out Ceja in WBC eliminator game
By Adrian Stewart Co Mark Magsayo scored a massive 10th round stoppage win over Mexican Julio Ceja in their WBC featherweight championship eliminator match on Saturday (Sunday in the Philippines) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. With his unbeaten slate on the brink of being tarnished, Magsayo unloaded a huge right straight to Ceja’s …
Mark Magsayo faces Ceja for WBO belt in Pacquiao-Ugas undercard
By Adrian Stewart Co Filipino boxer Mark Magsayo will vie for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) International featherweight championship against Julio Ceja of Mexico on Saturday night (Sunday in the Philippines) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This will be an opportunity for the Tagbilaran, Bohol-native Magsayo to reclaim the WBO featherweight …
Pacquiao: I see myself in Ugas 20 years ago
By Adrian Stewart Co If there is someone who knows that late-replacement opponents like Yordenis Ugas should not be taken for granted, it is eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao. The 42-year-old was himself a last-minute substitute in 2001 when he pulled off a massive upset against the late Lehlo Ledwaba for the IBF world …
Continuously reinventing itself
At 170, Bank of the Philippine Islands, the first bank in the Philippines and in Asia, remains a tower of strength. Appropriately, BPI’s anniversary mass celebrant Jose Fuerte Cardinal Advincula Jr., chose the tower – a feature common to the logos of BPI, the Archdiocese of Manila and the cardinal’s personal coat of arms. The …
Ilongga Susbilla to be part of UE Lady Warriors
By Adrian Stewart Co Ilongga volleybelle Chrisann Susbilla will remain with University of the East (UE) for college after committing to join the Lady Warriors ahead of the UAAP women’s seniors volleyball wars. The Iloilo City-native open spiker opted to stay with UE as she said she was already familiar with the school after having …
Ilonggo jins nab gold, bronze in world taekwondo online tilt
By Adrian Stewart Co Iloilo MVP Taekwondo Gym standouts Cyd Edryc Esmaña and Julianna Martha Uy made the country proud with their podium finishes in the 2021 World Taekwondo Asia Online Poomsae Open Championship on Tuesday. Esmaña delivered Team Philippines’ first gold medal in the three-day virtual taekwondo competition after reigning supreme in the Recognized …
Wright, Standhardinger, Castro top performers in PBA PH Cup
By Adrian Stewart Co Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters’ Matthew Wright, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings’ Christian Standhardinger and TNT Tropang GIGA’s Jayson Castro were among the top performers in the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup. The Filipino-Canadian Wright emerged as the top scorer in the suspended Philippine Cup after submitting averages of 19.8 points in …
Bacolodnon gymnast Descutido commits to FEU
By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolodnon gymnast Althea Descutido is putting her rhythmic gymnastics career behind for now after being recruited to join the Far Eastern University (FEU) Cheering Squad. According to the Trinity Christian School standout, the learnings she got in years of being a gymnast is vital in her new venture as she hopes …
Ilongga Apostol joins UST Golden Tigresses
By Adrian Stewart Co University of Santo Tomas (UST) Golden Tigresses secured the services of Iloilo City’s Elisha Juliene Apostol ahead of the possible resumption of UAAP women’s volleyball early next year. Apostol told Watchmen Daily Journal that it was her childhood dream to be able to play for the Golden Tigresses, which got an …