Mark Magsayo became the first world champion of the Philippines for 2022 after beating Gary Russell for the WBC featherweight championship on Sunday at the Borgata Hotel Casino in Atlantic City. In his biggest victory so far, Magsayo, a native of Tagbilaran, flashed his brilliance for most part of the bout. Russell, however, showed heart despite hurting his right shoulder and kept the fight too close that it ended up in a majority decision favoring Magsayo. Magsayo began the match aggressive, quickly tagging Russell with power shots especially to the torso to get a head start three rounds in. Russell
The Golden State Warriors beat the Detroit Pistons 102-86 in Wednesday’s NBA game. Golden State started the game by making six of nine 3-pointers to build a 33-22 lead at the end of the first quarter and never let go. Klay Thompson led the Warriors with his season-high 21 points in the 5th game of his return from 941 days of injury absence. Thompson said, “I had a great time tonight, wish I made a couple more shots, but I just had a great time, it was fun.” Andrew Wiggins and Stephen Curry also helped with 19 and 18 points,
Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) has named Filipino pugilist Nonito Donaire as its Fighter of the Year for 2021. Following a fan voting through its social media channels, the 39-year-old Donaire, who shocked the world last May by knocking out Nordine Oubaali to become the oldest reigning world bantamweight champion, edged Stephen Fulton, Gervonta Davis, and David Benavidez for the said honor. According to PBC, Donaire got a massive 47.6 percent of the total votes conducted through Twitter and YouTube. Donaire successfully defended his WBC bantamweight belt against fellow Filipino Reymark Gaballo last month and is now 42-6 in his career
The Phoenix Suns defeated the San Antonio Spurs 121-107 for their fourth straight victory on Martin Luther King Day, thanks to Devin Booker’s season-high 48 points. Phoenix had a good start at the beginning, building a 32-29 lead at the end of the first quarter. But San Antonio had a 4-point advantage at the end of the third quarter, 91-87 at AT&T Center. By the end of the fourth period, the Suns tasted their 34th win. Phoenix won their sixth straight on the road and fifth consecutive in San Antonio. Booker had a season-high 48 points, plus five rebounds and
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will decide on the resumption of the Governors’ Cup next month. Commissioner Willie Marcial said he would convene the league’s board of governors sometime in February to discuss matters. “Ang crucial, malalaman natin by February kung ano ang patutunguhan ng PBA. By February, malamang magpatawag uli ako ng isang board meeting para mapag-usapan kung saan tayo dadalhin ng pagkakataon ngayon (The crucial factor here is that by February, we will find out where the PBA is heading. By February, I will again call for a board meeting to discuss where fate would lead us now),”
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is now in waiting mode on when the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) will lower the alert level status in Metro Manila amid a spike in the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. The PSC was supposed to clear the national athletes of training inside its facilities beginning Monday. But training has been deferred with the so-called NCR Plus area, composed of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, and Cavite, currently under Alert Level 3. “With the present situation, we are evaluating that most probably when the IATF lowers the alert
