CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Light flyweight Harry Tañamor became the first Filipino boxer to bag a slot in the 2008 Beijing Olympics with a close victory over Sherali Dostiev of Tajikistan and barged into the quarterfinals of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) World Boxing Championships Wednesday here.
Both Tañamor, who at 29 is the senior member [...]

MANILA, Philippines–He isn’t hanging up his gloves yet. But Manny Pacquiao now wants to focus on a larger-than-life fight outside the ring — protecting the Philippine Eagle from extinction.
The boxing icon bared his plans to help preserve one of the world’s rarest and most powerful birds after he was showered with red, white and blue [...]

CHICAGO, Illinois: Doha Asian Games bronze medalist and lightweight Genebert Basadre, light welterweight Delfin Boholst and welterweight Wilfredo Lopez start their campaign Tuesday in the [...]