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Jonathan Taconing
Jonathan Inguito Taconing (born 12 January 1987) is a Filipino boxer. He is a former light flyweight champion of the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation, and the current International light flyweight champion of the World Boxing Council, a title he already once held in his career, from 2010-2012. He and Mark Magsayo were named the Most Promising Boxers of the Year at the 2016 Elorde Boxing Awards. Taconing is trained by former Filipino professional boxer Eddie Ballaran and under the management of Johnny Elorde. As of July 2019, Taconing is ranked no. 1 in the WBC Light Flyweight Division. Early years Taconing started boxing at age 14 in amateur boxing. He fought 30 amateur bouts earning PhP 500.00, around USD 10.00, per fight. He decided to fight professionally after seeing boxing legend Manny Pacquiao beats Fahsan "3k Battery" of Thailand in 2007. He is with a common-law wife Marybeth Francisco-Taconing and has three children. Notable fights ;Taconing vs Porpramook :Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón García Hirales
Ramón García Hirales (born 10 September 1982) is a Mexican professional boxer who held the WBO light flyweight title in 2011. He is the twin brother of ex-WBO and IBF minimumweight world champion Raúl García. Professional career Interim WBO Light Flyweight title On July 24, 2010 Hirales won the interim WBO Light Flyweight title by beating titleholder Johnriel Casimero from the Philippines in a twelve rounds decision. He defended his title against Manuel Vargas by majority decision. He lost the interim title to Jesús Géles by split decision. WBO Light Flyweight title On April 30, 2011, he faced Géles in a rematch for the full WBO light flyweight title. Garcia-Hirales won the bout by fourth round knock out to become the world champion. Garcia-Hirales and his brother Raul made history on this night when they became the first set of twin brothers to win world titles on the same card. Professional boxing record See also *List of light flyweight boxing champions *List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of . The city has 16 boroughs or ''demarcaciones territoriales'', which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or ''colonias''. The 2020 population for the city proper was 9,209,944, with a land area of . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the population of Greater Mexico City is 21,804,515, which makes it the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the world, the second-largest urban agglomeration in the Western Hemisphere (behind São Paulo, Brazil), and the largest Spanish language, Spanish-speaking city (city proper) in the world. Greater Mexico City has a gross domestic product, GDP of $411 billion in 2011, which makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arena Coliseo
Arena Coliseo is an indoor arena in Mexico City, Mexico located at República del Perú 77 in the Cuauhtémoc, D.F., Cuauhtémoc Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District, borough. The arena is primarily used for professional wrestling, or ''lucha libre'', shows promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The building was completed in 1943, built by Salvador Lutteroth, founder and owner of CMLL and served as the main venue for CMLL from 1943 until 1953 when Arena México was completed and became the main venue for Lutteroth's promotion. It has a seating capacity of 5,250 when configured for professional wrestling or boxing events. History professional wrestling promotion, Professional wrestling promoter Salvador Lutteroth began promoting wrestling, or ''Lucha libre'' events in Arena México, Arena Modelo in 1933 as he founded Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL). The building served as the main venue for Lutteroth's promotion from 1933 until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganigan López
Ganigan López (born 12 November 1981) is a Mexican professional boxer who held the WBC light flyweight title between 2016 and 2017. Professional career López turned professional in 2003 and earned his first world title opportunity in 2015 against compatriot Pedro Guevara, López would lose via unanimous decision. López would get a second opportunity at a world title and this time would be successful as he would dethrone Japanese fighter Yu Kimura. Professional boxing record See also *List of world light-flyweight boxing champions *List of Mexican boxing world champions In Mexico, boxing is considered a major sport, having produced over 200 world champions in professional boxing. Mexico ranks first worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions and is the second country to have world champions accred ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:López, Ganigan 1981 births Living people People from Amecameca Mexican male boxers Boxers fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines, defined metropolitan areas in the Philippines. It is composed of 16 Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized cities: the Manila, city of Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Valenzuela, as well as the municipality of Pateros. The region encompasses an area of and a population of as of 2020. It is the second most populous and the most densely populated Regions of the Philippines, region of the Philippines. It is also the List of metropolitan areas in Asia, 9th most populous metropolitan area in Asia and the List of larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila Hotel
The Manila Hotel is a 550-room, historic five-star hotel located along Manila Bay in Manila, Philippines."Manila Hotel" Arkitektura.ph. Retrieved on September 27, 2013. The hotel is the oldest premiere hotel in the Philippines built in 1909 to rival , the of the and was opened on the commemoration of American Independence on July 4, 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Osaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the Meiji Restoration, Osaka greatly expanded in size and underwent rapid industrialization. In 1889, Osaka was officially established as a municipality. The construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edion Arena
is an indoor sporting arena located in Namba, Osaka, Japan. It first opened in 1952 and the current building was constructed in 1987. It is the venue of a professional sumo tournament (honbasho) held in March every year. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 people. Its total revenue for the 2006 fiscal year was 260 million yen, of which sumo provided 80 million. In April 2008 the Japan Sumo Association made clear its surprise at plans by the prefectural government to demolish the gymnasium and sell the vacant lot. In March 2012, the arena was renamed after the naming rights were sold to sports apparel company BB Sports for the next three years. The name was changed back in April 2015, when BB Sports did not renew their deal. In June 2015, the Edion Corporation signed a three-year deal for the arena's naming rights, renaming it . It has hosted several professional wrestling shows, including Osaka Hurricane from 2005 to 2012, NJPW Dominion from 2009 to 2014, NJPW Power Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Shiro
, known professionally by his ring name , is a Japanese professional boxer. He is a two-time and Unified champion, unified light flyweight champion, having held the World Boxing Council, WBC light flyweight title from 2017 to 2021, and the unified WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring (magazine), ''The Ring'' light flyweight titles since 2022. As of November 2022, he is ranked as the world's best active light flyweight by ''The Ring (magazine), The Ring'', the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, ESPN, and BoxRec. Personal life Shiro is the son of Hisashi Teraji, a boxer who won the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation, OPBF light heavyweight and Japanese national middleweight title. Hisashi's sole professional loss came against future world champion Shinji Takehara. He retired in 2000, at the age of 36. Shiro followed in his father's footsteps and accrued a 58–16 amateur record between 2007 and 2014. On November 15, 2020, Shiro was involved in a drunk driving incident, during which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parañaque
Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque ( fil, Lungsod ng Parañaque, ), is a first class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 689,992 people. It is bordered to the north by Pasay, to the northeast by Taguig, to the southeast by Muntinlupa, to the southwest by Las Piñas, and to the west by Manila Bay. Like the rest of Metro Manila, Parañaque experiences a tropical climate with only two distinct seasons, wet (July to September) and dry (October to June). The city enjoys an annual rainfall of and an average daily maximum temperature of . Parañaque is the home of the PAGCOR Entertainment City, a gaming and entertainment complex under development by the state owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation spanning an area of in Bay City, Metro Manila, Bay City, where four large integrated resorts are based namely Solaire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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