Missed the flyweight world title fight By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   I ARRIVED late and missed the world title fight between Philippines’ Milan Melindo and Thailand’s Fahlan Sakkreerin, and others, held in Cebu City  last November 26. My flight from Clark was delayed by around 40 minutes. I made…

Another world title fight By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   BY the time you read this piece , we would have already known who won the fight between our No. 5 world ranked contender Milan “El Metodico” Melindo and  No. 3 world class challenger Fahlaan Sakkreen of Thailand for the…

Beleaguered PhilCST and PAMMA By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   THE PRISAA regional meet was already finished but the PRISAA Metro-Dagupan tilt has yet to conclude its business due to unresolved technical problems that cropped during the elimination round involving Calasiao-based Philippine Colleges of Science and Technology (PhilCST) and the…

One down, one up for PH By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   WE watched last Sunday (November 6) how our two world well-known prized fighters battled their foes in world title matches. One done, one up. Yes, we saw how the Filipino-American Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, Jr. lost his…

Staying neutral again By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   AS you read this piece, the comeback fight of Filipino boxing icon former world champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao against WBO (World Boxing Organization) titleholder Jessie Vargas may still be in progress or may already be over. Nonetheless, I still think Pacman,…

The stories of two ‘Vargas’ By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   THE two biggest national sports news nowadays are the disqualification of ABAP (Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines) president Ricky Vargas to run for the POC (Philippine Olympic Committee) presidency this coming November 25 elections and the comeback fight…

Dagupan’s college caging complications By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   DESPITE the  sudden withdrawal of title-contender, the surging Philippine Colleges of Science and Technology, from the UCAAP cagefest, the tourney still managed to finish last October 14 albeit anti-climactic. As expected, defending champions Lyceum Northwestern University Dukes easily defeated substitute…

Topnotch agony of defeats By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   THE surging Philippine Colleges of Science and Technology’ (PhilCST) Topnotch quintet suffered its three defeats in the hands of co-title contenders in UCAAP and PRISAA leagues this season. Yes, heartbreaking losses in the dying ticks of the match which pundits…

The new PRISAA cagefest By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   I FAILED to watch the opening of this year’s PRISAA inter-collegiate cagefest dubbed this season as “Gov. Amado “Pogi” Espino, lll Cup” held last September 30 at Divine World Academy (DWAD) gym because it coincided with The Punch presswork. But…

From bad to worst By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   I WROTE about the division in college caging in Dagupan City three weeks ago. Many basketball fanatics lamented the continued separation of the two groups, UCAAP and PRISAA, and had hoped that the two would patch their differences soon and…