Marcial battles top seed who hasn’t lost in 61 fights in five years

After two first-round wins, Eumir Marcial will be in for the fight of his life when he takes on 26-year-old…

A silver medal we can accept

(This is an expanded version of my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s Aug. 4 edition) For the third time…

Petecio goes for PHL’s first gold in Olympic boxing

Will the country find itself third time lucky and finally win a gold medal in boxing? Already assured of at…

POC reminds PH companies: Only Olympic partners can use logos

With the private sector cashing in on Hidilyn Diaz’s popularity, the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) reminded them that only the…

Marcial faces fellow pro in quarterfinals

After a referee-stopped-contest in the round-of-16, medal hopeful Eumir Marcial will take on fellow pro Arman Darchinyan in the quarterfinal…

Japanese fighter who beat Petecio in her debut stands in Pinay’s way to Tokyo gold

Trilogies are part of boxing lore and to carve her own mark in Philippine boxing trilogy, Nesthy Petecio, the first…

Obenia, first Pinoy to qualify for Tokyo Olympics, starts medal hunt

The first Filipino to qualifiy for the Tokyo Olympics, EJ Obiena, finally sees action on July 31, hoping to surpass…

Diaz’s Olympic gold now worth P58 million

Hidilyn Diaz’s gold medal, the country’s first since joining the Olympics in 1924, is now worth at least P58.5 million…

Didal makes Olympic debut

Will Margielyn Didal’s run stretch for a third straight international meet debut? A gold medalist in her first Asian Games…

Here’s hoping Nonito stays the course

This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s July 3 edition. YOU know boxing is really a strange sport…