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PACQUIAO VS THURMAN for WBA Super Welterweight Belt

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Catch it live via SKY SPORTS PAY-PER-VIEW Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao guns for another win in a major boxing bout as he challenges Keith Thurman for the WBA Super Welterweight World Championship this July 21 (Sunday) live via SKY Sports Pay-Per-View. The reigning WBA (regular) Welterweight World Champion faces an opponent ten years his junior after successfully defeating Adrien Broner last January and Lucas Matthysse in the latter part of 2018. Pacquiao currently holds a boxing record of 61-7-2 with 39 wins coming via knockout. On the other hand, Keith Thurman also known by the moniker, “One Time,” is coming from a majority decision win over Josesito Lopez. He owns an unblemished record of 30-0-0 with 22 wins via knockouts and one No Contest. Local boxing analyst Ed Tolentino said in an interview by news.abs-cbn.com that the bout between Thurman and Pacquiao will be a good one, stating that […]

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Watch Paquiao Vs. Broner Live on SKY Sports PAY-PER-VIEW

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SKY Sports Pay Per View is set to unleash slam-bang boxing action this December and January as it features skirmishes between Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner for the WBA Welterweight title this January 20, and Donnie Nietes and Kazuto Ioka for the vacant WBO Superflyweight Championship this December 31 in Pinoy Pride: Nietes vs. Ioka. SKY subscribers nationwide who will avail of the “Pacquiao vs. Broner” fight on or before January 4 can enjoy the early bird rate of Php 699, instead of Php 949.  The fight airs live, commercial-free, and in high or standard definition with a replay on the same and day right after the live event. Pacquiao (60-7-2, 39 KOs) who recently turned 40, is out to prove to the world that he is not yet done as he faces the 29-year old boxer for his 70th fight. This fight also serves as a reunion with his trainer Freddie […]

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Saunders-Lemieux Fight on SKY SPORTS PPV

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WBO world middleweight champion, and British fighter, Billy Joe Saunders returns to the ring to defend his belt against Canadian slugger David Lemieux on December 17 at the Place Bell, Laval in Quebec Canada, in a battle between speed and might, set to air live, commercial-free, and in high-definition for P99 via SKY SPORTS PAY-PER-VIEW. The United Kingdom’s Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KO), widely noted for his speed will defend his WBO world middleweight championship for the fourth time on December 17th. He previously defeated American Billie Monroe Jr. in a 12-round match in September. Saunders is looking to prove that he is the best middleweight fighter in the world. Winning the match on on the 17th will bring him a step closer to that goal. David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KO), on the other hand, is a heavy-hitter who has been described as a dangerous fighter. The former IBF world middleweight champion is looking to […]

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Hayashi meets undefeated Magsayo in Pinoy Pride 43 on SKY PPV

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Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo will fulfill a childhood dream of fighting in his hometown when he faces Japan’s Shota Hayashi in his hometown of Bohol on November 25, Saturday. SKY subscribers can watch the fight live at 6 PM through SKY Sports Pay-Per- View. Magsayo goes into the fight undefeated, with a record of 17 wins, 13 of which are knock outs, giving him a 76 KO percentage. He is currently number two in the WBO featherweight class and ninth in the WBC featherweight class. Now, the 22-year old undefeated boxer from ALA Boxing Gym will defend his WBO International featherweight belt against an experienced fighter from Japan, Shota Hayashi (30-6- 1, 16 KO). Hayashi is an accomplished fighter with almost 40 matches under his belt. He defeated Filipino Markquil Salvana in his last fight. Hayashi is a dangerous fighter and the promoters are using this fight to test Magsayo’s readiness […]

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Canelo & Golovkin in Superfight on SKY Sports PPV

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Bundled with Pinoy Pride 42 Clash for Glory Boxing powerhouses unleash their might this coming weekend as SKY Sports pay-per-view broadcasts live, commercial-free, and on high definition Pinoy Pride 42 Clash for Glory on Saturday (September 16) together with Supremacy: Canelo vs. Golovkin on Sunday (September 17). Milan “El Metodico” Melindo, fresh from his championship fight against Japan’s Akira Yaegashi for the IBF world flyweight belt, will defend his title against IBO world light flyweight champion Hekkie “The Hexecutioner” Budler from South Africa on September 16, 2017, 6 PM, at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino. Melindo (36-2-0, 13 KO) is on a winning streak after besting his past four opponents, including Yaegashi earlier this year. On the other corner, Budler (31-2-0, 10 KO) won the IBO world light flyweight belt also earlier this year, against Filipino boxer Joey Canoy. He is currently 6th in the WBC and IBF […]

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Mayweather vs McGregor’s fight airs on SKY SPORTS PPV

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Coming to SKY Sports Pay Per View on August 27, Sunday live and in high definition from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is the year’s most anticipated fight between the contemporary era’s greatest fighters, boxing great Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and UFC (Universal Fighting Championship) superstar Conor McGregor. Fight fans will surely enjoy this match-up of a living boxing legend and a mixed martial arts (MMA) hotshot because it pits two strong athletes with different fighting backgrounds. Meanwhile Mayweather stayed the path of a boxer and goes in the ring with an undefeated professional fight record of 49-0 with 26 knockouts, 15 world titles, and the lineal championship in 4 different weight classes. McGregor will challenge the boxing legend, that ESPN has labeled as the top pound for pound fighter of the last 25 years with his own credentials of an MMA fight record standing at 24 bouts, with 21 wins—18 of which via knockout—and […]

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