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MP Promotions
MP Promotions, is a Philippine boxing promotion based in General Santos, Philippines. History The company was established in 2015 by eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. Sean Gibbons was named president the promotion and the official match maker. The promotions aims to help young aspiring boxers especially in the Philippines. Currently the biggest boxing promotion on the Philippines following the unexpected closure of the fabled ALA Promotions, ALA Boxing a Cebu-based boxing stable after 35 years owing to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of longtime TV partner ABS-CBN. MP Promotion is in partnership with US-based TGB Promotions. Notable Boxers Retired Boxers References {{reflist Sports event promotion companies Entertainment companies established in 2015 Manny Pacquiao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. (; born December17, 1978) is a Filipino politician and former professional boxer. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. Pacquiao is the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing and has won twelve major world titles. He was the first boxer to win the lineal championship in five different weight classes, the first boxer to win major world titles in four of the eight "glamour divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight), and is the only boxer to hold world championships across four decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s). In July 2019, Pacquiao became the oldest welterweight world champion in history at the age of 40, and the first boxer in history to become a recognized four-time welterweight champion after defeating Keith Thurman to win the WBA (Super) welterweight title. As of 2015, Pacqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Magsayo
Jessel Mark Araula Magsayo (born June 22, 1995) is a Filipino professional boxer who held the WBC featherweight title in 2022. As of March 2022, Magsayo is ranked as the second best featherweight in the world by '' The Ring'' and the third best by the TBRB and BoxRec. Amateur career Magsayo began boxing when he was just 8 years old and by the time he had turned professional he had fought in around 200 amateur contests and was 4-time amateur boxing champion at the annual Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) national tournaments. In those 4 tournaments he claimed the title of "Best Boxer" twice. Professional career Magsayo made his professional debut against Melton Sandal on May 25, 2013. He won the fight by a first-round knockout. He amassed a 10-0 record during the next two years, before being scheduled to face Rafael Reyes for the vacant IBF Youth featherweight title. He won the fight by a fifth-round technical knockout. Magsayo was scheduled to defend his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Event Promotion Companies
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodel Mayol
Rodel Bryan Generalao Mayol (born August 9, 1981 in Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines), more commonly known as just Rodel Mayol, is a Filipino former professional boxer and the former WBC Light Flyweight World Champion. Early life Mayol is the eldest of five children. At the fifth grade, he once stopped a delinquent, who was 3 years older than he was, with just one punch. He lived with his grandparents for over a decade in Calapayan, Tubod before moving to Mandaue City. He began fighting as an amateur when he was 15 and later won two gold medals at the Palarong Pambansa (National Games). Mayol finally became professional in 2000. When he wasn't boxing, Mayol used to wash cars as well as serving as a ball boy in tennis games. Professional career Mayol accumulated a record of 22-0 before losing his first world title bout to WBC minimumweight champion Eagle Den Junlaphan by unanimous decision on May 6, 2006. On August 4, 2007, Mayol challenged Ulises Solís for the IBF light flywei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octuple Champion
An octuple champion is a boxer who has won major world titles in eight different weight classes. Manny Pacquiao is the only boxer in history to have won twelve major world titles in eight different weight divisions. Pacquiao achieved the feat when he defeated Antonio Margarito via a unanimous decision to win the WBC super welterweight title on November 13, 2010 at the Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas, USA. Nine of his world championships came from the "Big Four" sanctioning bodies ( WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) and three were from '' The Ring''. He also won the prestigious and coveted lineal championship in five different weight divisions: flyweight, featherweight, super featherweight, light welterweight, and welterweight. The following are the major world titles won by Pacquiao (arranged chronologically). Titles are listed only once per organization per weight class: See also *List of current world boxing champions *List of boxing triple champions *List of boxing quadruple cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Cruz
Isaac Jonathan Cruz González (born May 23, 1998) is a Mexican professional boxer. As of November 2021, Cruz is ranked as the world's sixth-best active lightweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, eighth by BoxRec, and tenth by ''The Ring'' magazine. Professional career After amassing a professional record of 19–1–1, Cruz took on former world title contender Diego Magdaleno on the undercard of Gervonta Davis vs. Léo Santa Cruz on 31 October 2020 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Cruz took just 53 seconds to stop Magdaleno in the first round of the bout. In his next fight on 13 March 2021, Cruz took on Jose Matias Romero in a WBA lightweight title eliminator at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. In a sloppy affair that saw Cruz docked a point in round six for a low blow, he prevailed by unanimous decision, with scores of 114–113, 115–112 and 118–109 all in his favor. On 19 June 2021, Cruz took on former WBC super featherweight ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dasmariñas
Michael Alber Dasmariñas is a Filipino professional boxer who held the IBO bantamweight title in 2018. He also challenged for the IBO super-flyweight title in 2014 and the unified WBA (Super), IBF, and '' The Ring'' bantamweight titles in 2021. Professional career Dasmariñas made his professional debut on 15 January 2012, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Wilmar Pragata in Lipas, Philippines. After compiling a record of 18–1 (11 KOs), he faced reigning champion Lwandile Sityatha for the IBO super-flyweight title on 13 December 2014 at the Orient Theater in East London, South Africa. The bout was placed in jeopardy when, while in the changing room before the fight, Sityatha began vomiting. After recovering he went on to defeat Dasmariñas via twelve-round split decision (SD). One judge scored the bout 118–110 in favour of Dasmariñas while the other two scored it 116–112 for Sityatha. Following two stoppage wins, Dasmariñas faced Jhaleel P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Tapales
Marlon Tapales (born March 23, 1992) is a Filipino professional boxer. He has held world championships in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Super) and IBF super-bantamweight titles since April 2023 and previously the WBO bantamweight title from 2016 to 2017. Professional career He has lost to future world titlist David Sánchez. In 2016, Tapales won the World Boxing Organization bantamweight world title over Pungluang Sor Singyu. Tapales vs. Iwasa On 7 December 2019, Tapales fought Ryosuke Iwasa for the vacant IBF super bantamweight title. Iwasa won via an eleventh-round TKO. Tapales vs. Teshigawara On 11 December 2021, Tapales fought Teshigawara, ranked #3 by the IBF at super bantamweight. Tapales managed to stop Teshigawara within two rounds. Tapales vs. Akhmadaliev On 8 April 2023, Tapales beat Murodjon Akhmadaliev via split decision to win the WBA (Super) and IBF super-bantamweight world titles. Professional boxing record See also *List of sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eumir Marcial
Eumir Felix de los Santos Marcial (born October 29, 1995) is a Filipino boxer. While representing the Philippines as an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2019 World Championships and bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics, both in the middleweight division. Amateur career Marcial won the 2011 International Boxing Association (amateur) Junior World Championships in three years after he took up training for the first time. He was awarded the Best Asia Youth Boxer of the Year in 2013. Marcial won the gold medal in his weight class at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, and earned a silver medal in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships." At the 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Ekaterinburg, Russia, Marcial settled for silver in the middleweight category losing to Russian boxer Gleb Bakshi in the final bout. He failed to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. However he managed to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics which was later postponed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Sultan
Jonas Sultan (born December 16, 1991) is a Filipino professional boxer, former IBF World title challenger. He is the current WBO Inter-continental bantamweight champion. He held the IBF Inter-continental junior bantamweight title since December 2016 by beating South Africa's Makazole Tete. Professional career Early career at super flyweight and bantamweight Sultan made his professional debut against Glenn Campaner on 17 March 2013. He won his fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 40–36, 39-37 and 40–36. He amassed a 9–2 record during the next two years, with four record coming by way of stoppage. Sultan was scheduled to challenge Rene Dacquel for the Philippines Games & Amusement Board (GAB) bantamweight title on 11 July 2015. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 115–111, 114-112 and 117–109. Dacquel was deducted a point in the ninth round for a clash of heads which caused a cut above Sultan's right eyelid. Sultan next faced the #11 ranked IBF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerwin Ancajas
Jerwin Juntilla Ancajas (born 1 January 1992) is a Filipino professional boxer. He held the IBF junior-bantamweight title from 2016 to 2022. Personal life Jerwin was born and raised in Panabo, a suburb of Davao City, Davao City, Philippines. He was introduced to boxing in the second grade by his brother, Jesar. Jerwin would go on to win several national championships, including a gold medal at the Palarong Pambansa, before turning pro in 2009, at the age of 17. Jerwin Ancajas has a 90–5 record in the Amateur Boxing. Jerwin Ancajas currently lives in Brgy. Ramirez, Magallanes, Cavite together with his brother; Jesar Ancajas Professional career Ancajas made his professional debut in July 2009. He won his first major title; WBO Asia Pacific Youth junior-bantamweight title against Rex Tito scheduled in SM City Lipa. Jerwin Ancajas suffered a loss in his fifteenth pro bout, losing a majority decision to Mark Anthony Geraldo. He became the International Boxing Federation, IBF ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Santos
General Santos, officially the City of General Santos,; hil, Dakbanwa sang Heneral Santos; Maguindanao language, Maguindanao: ''Ingud nu Heneral Santos''; Blaan language, Blaan: ''Banwe Dadiangas''; Tboli language, Tboli: ''Benwu Dadiangas''; Filipino language, Filipino: ''Lungsod ng Heneral Santos'' and abbreviated as GenSan, is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Regions of the Philippines, region of Soccsksargen, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 697,315 people. It is located on the island of Mindanao, it is the Extreme points of the Philippines#Cities, southernmost and 15th-most populous city in the Philippines. It is the regional center for commerce and industry of the Soccsksargen region, and is geographically located within the province of South Cotabato but administered independently of it. Formerly known as Dadiangas, the city was named after Gen. Paulino Santos, a former Commanding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
