Ex-boxing referee admits cheating to help Pacquiao win fight 22 years ago

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 04:58:33 +0000

MANILA (AFP) – Former boxing referee Carlos Padilla has admitted cheating to help fellow Filipino Manny Pacquiao defeat Australian Nedal “Skinny” Hussein in a fight more than two decades ago. Pacquiao was 21 and a rising star when he went 10 rounds against Hussein for the WBC International super-bantamweight title near the Philippine capital Manila […]

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Batangas raps Zamboanga, nears South crown

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2022 02:20:25 +0000

Batangas City Embassy Chill posted a huge lead and proceeded to beat Zamboanga Family’s Brand Sardines, 80-71, on Saturday in Game 1 of their OKbet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 4th Season Presented by Xtreme South division crown at the Vitaliano Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City.The Batangas Athletics surged ahead, 68-46, and used it to cushion […]

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San Juan stuns Nueva Ecija in Game 1of North Finals

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2022 08:24:25 +0000

San Juan handed Nueva Ecija its first loss of the season,79-72, on Friday in the opener of their North division championship series in the OKbet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 4th Season Presented by Xtreme at the jampacked Nueva Ecija Coliseum in Palayan City.The San Juan Knights banked on a seven-point cluster in the last four […]

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Pacquiao determined to revive glory days of ‘Blow-by-Blow’

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:56:23 +0000

Manny Pacquiao relives his glorious years while fighting on local soil when the boxing great presides over the much-awaited return of Blow-by-Blow Sunday at the Mandaluyong City College. Headlined by former youth amateur standout Criztian Pitt Laurente, the 64-round card makes a comeback after five years with the eight-division titleholder leading the way in bringing […]

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Zamboanga trounces Bacolod, forges title clash with Batangas

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:00:26 +0000

Zamboanga Family’s Brand Sardines started strong and went on to beat Bacolod Bingo Plus, 77-65,on Tuesday and advance to the South division finals in the OKBet-MPBL (Maharlika Pipilipinas Basketball League) at the Vitaliano Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City.Egged on by the sellout crowd, Zamboanga fielded an unconventional starting five to surge ahead, 26-12, from which […]

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Batangas, Zamboanga down rivals in OKbet-MPBL semis

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:25:42 +0000

Batangas and Zamboanga took different routes in moving closer to a projected finals clash in the South division of the OKbet-MPBL (Maharlika PIlipinas Basketball League) 4th Season Presented by Xtreme at the Mayor Vitaliano Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City.The Batangas City Embassy Chill Athletics scored the game’s first seven points and were never headed as […]

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Nueva Ecija, San Juan dump OKBet-MPBL semis rivals

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2022 08:53:39 +0000

Nueva Ecija got a scare from Pampanga but kept its poise and won pulling away, 104-89, to move closer toward the North division finals in the OKbet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 4th Season Presented by Xtreme at the Nueva Ecija Coliseum in Palayan City.The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards saw the Pampanga Giant Lanterns threaten twice […]

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MPBL: Bacolod repulses GenSan, gains semis vs Zamboanga

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2022 22:43:20 +0000

Bacolod Bingo Plus rode the late-game heroics of Alwyn Alday to subdue General Santos City, 77-73, on Saturday and advance to the semifinal round in the South division of the OKBet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 4th Season Presented by Xtreme at the Batangas City Coliseum.Alday pulled off a defensive stop, got fouled and canned the […]

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Pampanga repulses Bataan, forces semis tiff with N. Ecija

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2022 05:23:26 +0000

Pampanga weathered Bataan’s final assault to prevail, 66-62, on Friday and barge into the semifinal round of the OKBet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 4th Season Presented by Xtreme at the jampacked Bren Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga.Dominick Vera canned his two free throws with 1.5 seconds left to seal the outcome for the […]

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Pampanga, Bataan dispute OkBet-MPBL semifinal slot

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 09:10:07 +0000

Pampanga and Bataan dispute the last semifinal slot in the North division at 6:30 p.m. on Friday in the OKBet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 4th Season Presented by Xtreme at the Bren Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga.Although the Bataan Risers stunned the Pampanga Giant Lanterns, 85-83, on Oct. 22 at the same venue, […]

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