Category: Sports

Baguio jins Dominguez, Macario off to 6th Asian Taekwondo Championships in Lebanon

Two taekwondo jins from the city left for Beirut, Lebanon Thursday night as they join 10 other poomsae players from the Philippine Taekwondo team for the 2021 Asian Taekwondo Championships. “We are ready to board,” said Justin Kobe Macario in a private message as he joins coach and two time former world poomsae champion Jeordan […]

Laban ni Martin naantala matapos masugatan ang kampeon sa pagsasanay

Ang laban ng Ifugao pride na si Carl Jammes Martin para sa kampeonato ng super bantamweight ay maantala ng dalawang linggo. Eto ay matapos masugat sa may kilay ang kampeon nas si Mark Anthony Geraldo ng Bukidnon. Ang laban ay gaganapan sa Mayo 15, ngunit matapos masugat sa kilay ang kampeon sa kanyang pagsasanay para […]

Tabuk City Gov’t Engineer Snatches Gold In 13th World Taekwondo Culture Expo

BAGUIO CITY(April 13, 2021) –  An employee of Tabuk City, Kalinga snatched a gold medal at the 13th World Taekwondo Culture Expo in South Korea. Engineer Jeffrey Ysmael of the Tabuk City Building and Architecture Office took the gold in the Poomsae men’s under 40, of the annual sporting event that attracts some of the […]

PBA teams to be invited to play in Benguet

TUBLAY, Benguet  – Benguet Caretaker Congressman and Anti-Crime and Terrorism through Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) Party-list Rep. Eric Yap disclosed that he will be spearheading the invitation for a number of corporate teams of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) to hold some of their regular conference games in Benguet once the proposed multi-million rehabilitation […]

Pinoy-Kiwi Fighter Mark Fairtex Abelardo Looking to Break Down Emilio Urrutia

Hard-hitting Mark “Tyson Fairtex” Abelardo has his sights set on a decisive victory this Friday night.  The 29-year-old Filipino by way of New Zealand, currently living and training at the Fairtex Training Center in Pattaya, Thailand is confident he can take care of business against American opponent Emilio “The Honey Badger” Urrutia when the two […]

Meng Bo Calls Out Denice Zamboanga, Wants Her Spot in Rankings

Fresh off a hard-earned unanimous decision victory over Samara Santos at ONE: UNBREAKABLE on 22 January, #2-ranked women’s atomweight mixed martial arts contender Meng Bo already has her sights set on a possible next opponent. The 24-year-old fighter from Changsha, China — currently unbeaten in the ONE Circle — is calling for a showdown with […]

Gina Iniong Vows to Return to Circle Stronger, Wiser, and More Dangerous

Top ONE women’s atomweight contender Gina “Conviction” Iniong of the famed Team Lakay of Baguio City, Philippines has been out of action since her January 2020 victory over India’s Asha Roka. She has since spent months in isolation, dealing with the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic, just like everyone else. However, things have been quite […]

New Sport Complex

Baguio City administrator Bonifacio dela Peña shows off the materials for the flooring of the soon to rise youth convergence and sports complex at the Baguio athletic bowl. The engineer on Thursday (Sept. 24, 2020) said the city is building the PHP434-million youth and sports center with help from Senator Vicente Sotto III who committed […]

Boxers get aid from Thai boxing promoter, philanthropist

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Professional boxers here who were denied of livelihood in the past six months got a reprieve from a boxing aficionado, promoter cum philanthropist from Thailand. Some 37 professional boxers from the Highland Boxing Gym here received bags of goodies that include five kilos of rice, two dozens eggs, and grocery items as assistance […]

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