Undefeated Flyweight Boxer Carlo Maquinto (in yellow trunk) during the fight against Joseph Acosta. AUGUST DELA CRUZ

MANILA, Philippines—Boxer Karlo Maquinto passed away Friday, five days after falling into a coma because of a blood clot in his brain after a bout in Caloocan City. He was 21.

I last talked to him at the lobby of the Midas Hotel. Karlo Maquinto was seated on one of the lobby chairs waiting to be picked up by his manager. He was wearing his patented cap. He always wore it at an awkward angle. That’s how I got to know him when I was a newbie boxing writer who crashed Baguio’s Shape Up Gym to see Manny Pacquiao train.

Karlo Maquinto's fight did not end last Saturday after eight grueling rounds. He fought and fought for seven straight days after suffering fatal injury in the ring in that bout.

MANILA, Philippines - Former IBF flyweight and WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. couldn’t care less about the odds in his 12-round fight against Puerto Rico’s Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. for the vacant WBO superbantamweight title at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, tonight (tomorrow morning, Manila).

Boxing, at its highest level, is like a surgeon dissecting with precision. It is doubly mental than it is physical and keeping distractions to the minimum is vital. When emotions are high it is one’s ability to maintain objectivity that stabilizes the hand that executes a correlation of steps devised by fighter and trainer to sprout victory. 

San Antonio, Texas -- Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire is unfazed by the prediction of former WBO super bantamweight champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr that he will win by a knockout just like he did when he stopped former WBO super flyweight champion Marvin Sonsona in the 4th round to win the title in Puerto Rico challenged Vazquez to "Bring it on." 

San Antonio, Texas - Tension rose between Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire and Wilfredo Vazquez Jr at the pre-fight press conference at the Alamadome here in San Antonio, Thursday with a fiery Donaire having to be escorted by his team from the podium to prevent the fighter from going after the Puerto Rican.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum and president Todd DuBeof are scheduled to meet with Manny Pacquiao's adviser Michael Koncz and Cameron Dunkin, manager of undefeated WBA Junior welterweight champion Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley here in San Antonio, Thursday to hopefully finalize details of a June 9 title fight between WBO welterweight champion and pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao and Bradley. 

Erning Grafe was once rated among the world’s top 10 featherweights and a globetrotting contender as a Flash Elorde prospect in his boxing heyday. Today, he is 59, languishing in the Bulacan provincial jail in Malolos with the memories of his ring glory a faded vision from a distant past. 

MANILA, Philippines - Floyd Mayweather Jr. was offered much more than what he had offered Manny Pacquiao, and yet the undefeated American refused to make the fight happen.

At the press conference following October's one-sided unanimous decision over WBO junior bantamweight titleholder Omar Narvaez, Nonito Donaire wasted no time in pressing Top Rank CEO Bob Arum about their future plans together.

The furious action of professional boxing clashes with the tranquil and beauty of the island of Panglao this February 18 when James Bacon fights Godwin Tubigon in a ten round non-title bout.

Karlo Maquinto’s family still won’t let go as the fighter, strapped to a life support system, remains in a deep coma with little hope of recovery at the FEU-NRMF Medical Center in West Fairview, Quezon City.

Nonito Donaire and Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. work out in San Antonio amidst drama. CREDIT: Chris Robinson

Moments ago in San Antonio, Texas, Fil-Am star Nonito Donaire and his February 4th opponent Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. worked out in front of the public in advance of their clash at the Alamodome on Saturday night.

The Cebu boxing scene travels south this February 4 when Along "The Boholano Bulldog" Denoy swaps punches with Jason Canoy of the Omega Gym of Mabolo, Cebu City at the Dalaguete Gymnasium in a ten round non-title bout. 

IT’S NOT his duty, but here comes Manny Pacquiao warning boxers and aspirant pugs against the grave, deadly dangers of the brutal sport. 

Relatives of boxer Karlo Maquinto, who fell into a coma after a boxing match last weekend, are asking Catholic Church leaders for help in praying for the boxer's recovery.

IT will be a huge homecoming party for Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista as he headlines the latest edition of the popular “Pinoy Pride” in his hometown, Bohol.

MANILA, Philippines – There’s more to boxing than proper training, perseverance and hard work. According to champion pugilist Manny Pacquiao,  before everything else, one must first realize the dangers inherent to the sport and that they have to be ready for anything.

The Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) featherweight title will be at stake when Adonis ‘TI Yamagata’ Aguelo fights Renan Branzuela of Bukidnon this February 19 at the Barangay Basak Gym in Lapu-lapu City.