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HIGHLIGHTS: Palicte vs Ioka fight – WBO Super Flyweight Championship
Filipino Aston Palicte and Japanese Kazuto Ioka tangle for the vacant WBO super flyweight title in Chiba City, Japan on Wednesday, June 19
Palicte braces for world title battle vs Ioka
Aston Palicte has his sights set on the WBO super flyweight belt vacated by fellow countryman Donnie Nietes
Casimero stops Franco, cops WBO interim bantam crown
Filipino boxer Johnriel Casimero continues his climb back to the top as he lines himself up for the WBO regular title
Crawford stops Khan to retain WBO welterweight title
The American champion keeps his record spotless as the Englishman decides not to continue fighting because of an accidental low blow
WATCH: Lomachenko destroys Crolla with 4th round KO
Vasiliy Lomachenko unleashes a brutal right hook that sends Anthony Crolla crashing face first to the canvas
Saludar keeps WBO world title over Taniguchi
Saludar earns the nod of the 3 judges for his first successful title defense of the 105-pound crown
Vic Saludar stakes WBO title in Tokyo
Saludar and Japan's Masataka Taniguchi make weight for boxing’s lightest weight division
Before year ends, Nietes captures 4th world title
The 36-year-old remains unbeaten in his last 35 fights spanning 14 years
Nietes in elite company by clinching WBO super flyweight title
'Ahas' pulls off a split decision win over Japan's Kazuto Ioka to become the third Filipino with a title in 4 weight classes
New Year’s Eve bout: Nietes targets 4th world title vs Ioka
Filipino champion Donnie Nietes and Japanese Kazuto Ioka dispute the WBO super flyweight crown on December 31 in Macau
Lomachenko beats Pedraza to unify lightweight belts
Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko knocks down Puerto Rico's Jose Pedraza twice in an explosive 11th round
Lomachenko ready for unification bout, not interested in Pacquiao
Lightweight world champion Vasyl Lomachenko says fighting Filipino great Manny Pacquiao at any weight is not in his plans
Lomachenko returns from injury in lightweight unification bout
Pound-for-pound star Vasyl Lomachenko returns to the ring against WBO champ Jose Pedraza
Saludar seeks world title with Nietes
Vic Saludar looks to stay sharp in his first title defense against Japanese Masataka Taniguchi on December 31
Nietes all set to fight Ioka for fourth world title
Filipino champion Donnie Nietes and Japanese Kazuto Ioka tangle for the WBO super flyweight belt
Heavyweight champion Joshua stops Povetkin
Britain's Anthony Joshua knocks out Alexander Povetkin to retain his world heavyweight titles
Munguia batters Cook to retain light middle crown
Mexico's Jaime Munguia is seen as a potential future opponent for middleweights Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez
Rematch in order for Nietes, Palicte
Boxing pundits thought the older, craftier Donnie Nietes got the better of fellow Filipino Aston Palicte
Dubious draw denies Donnie Nietes fourth division title
A victory for Nietes would have put him alongside Manny Pacquiao and Nonito Donaire as the only Filipino fighters with world titles in four weight classes
Donnie Nietes, Aston Palicte clash for vacant WBO title
The two Negrenses battle for the junior bantamweight crown in just the third all-Filipino world title fight
Filipino superfly Donnie Nietes risks 14-year unbeaten streak
Donnie Nietes and Aston Palicte battle for the vacant WBO super flyweight title in an all-Filipino bout
Alvarez stuns Kovalev in 7th to seize WBO light heavyweight title
The Colombian lands a devastating right hook to send the Russian to the canvas for the 3rd and final time
Froilan Saludar misses shot at PH boxing history
The pride of South Cotabato loses his chance to reign as world champion with brother Vic after suffering a TKO loss to Japanese foe Kimura
Munguia dominates Smith to retain WBO title
Mexican Jaime Munguia defends his junior middleweight belt with a unanimous decision win over British Liam Smith
Doping is worse than losing, says Anthony Joshua
World heavyweight champion says: 'I would rather take a loss than be done for doping'
Vic Saludar snatches Yamanaka’s WBO 105-pound title in Japan
The pride of South Cotabato outpoints his Japanese foe to clinch the WBO minimum weight belt
Nietes-Palicte title bout moved to Los Angeles
The all-Filipino battle for the vacant WBO welterweight crown has been reset to September 8 at the Los Angeles Staples Center
Nonito Donaire looks to play spoiler in Belfast vs hometown hero Carl Frampton
'The Filipino Flash' and 'The Jackal' vie for the interim World Boxing Organization featherweight title
Trainer Roach 'hurt' by Pacquiao snub after split
Manny Pacquiao splits with his trainer of 15 years, Freddie Roach
Ex-champ Tyson Fury to make boxing comeback in June
'I can't wait to get in there and prove I am the best, even after all this time out,' says Fury
Anthony Joshua eager to face Deontay Wilder in heavyweight unification bout
Joshua owns the WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles, while Wilder holds the WBC crown
The week in photos: March 31-April 6, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Heavyweight Anthony Joshua has eyes only for opponent Joseph Parker
Joshua says, 'it's 1,000 percent one fight at a time... My future stops on Saturday. One fight at a time. All this talk about Wilder. I'm looking at Parker, he's a champion for a reason'
Brit boxer Joshua tells heavyweight American rival Wilder to 'stop the fantasy'
Should such a bout between British boxer Joshua, the IBF and WBA title-holder, and American rival Wilder, the WBC champion, take place it could be one of the richest in history
Nietes on moving up to super flyweight: 'Desididong desidido na talaga'
Donnie 'Ahas' Nietes eyes a fight against Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzales for the vacant WBO super flyweight belt
George Groves confident of shoulder injury recovery
Groves says he is a fast healer after his shoulder popped out during the final round of a unanimous points victory over Chris Eubank Jr
Jeff Horn retains WBO welterweight title with TKO win over Corcoran
Horn is now in line to face the undefeated American Terence Crawford
WBO champ Jeff Horn a 'dirty' fighter, taunts challenger Corcoran's camp
Australian champion Jeff Horn defends his World Boxing Organization welterweight belt for the first time against English challenger Gary Corcoran in Brisbane on December 13
Vasyl Lomachenko takes on unbeaten Guillermo Rigondeaux
The 29-year-old Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) will defend his World Boxing Organization junior lightweight belt against the unbeaten Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) when they meet at Madison Square Garden Theater
Pacquiao launches search to discover Chinese boxing stars
There are plans to build a Manny Pacquiao International Boxing Academy in Beijing to develop the sport in the world's most populous country
Joshua taunts heavyweight boxing rivals on Twitter
Anthony Joshua, the IBF and WBA heavyweight king, sends tweets to WBO champion Joseph Parker and WBC titleholder Deontay Wilder, as well as taunts fellow Briton Tyson Fury, who has not fought since November 2015
Wilder willing to fight Joshua in UK for a heavyweight boxing mega-fight
American Wilder, 32, defended his WBC title with a first-round knockout of Bermane Stiverne last weekend and now wants a crack at Joshua's WBA and IBF belts
Filipino boxer Pumicpic pulls off big upset in Japan, wins decision over Amagasa
Richard Pumicpic pulls off the biggest win of his career, and will likely earn a world ranking to go along with the WBO Asia Pacific featherweight title
Pacquiao-Horn rematch off due to scheduling conflict – report
Pacquiao s camp advises Australian organizers that he will have other commitments at that time
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Pacquiao on WBO review: ‘Nothing surprises me now’
After 3 of the 5 review judges reaffirm the decision for Horn Pacquiao says let the people judge for themselves
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WBO review confirms Horn beat Pacquiao
WBO set up a panel of independent and anonymous judges who were asked to determine who won each round The results show Jeff Horn won the title
Time to move on from Pacquiao-Horn
A 38 year old fighter should consider himself lucky if a disputed decision is the worst that befalls him The treatment of other greats at the end has been far more ignominious
WBO to review Pacquiao-Horn judging, but says no reversal of decision
The WBO will have a panel of 5 judges review the fight and score it unofficially but says they have no power to reverse the decision
