The history of boxing in the Philippines is the history of boxing and the evolution and progress of the sport in the Philippines. In the Philippines, boxing is one of its most popular sports, together with basketball, due to the many accolades it has brought to the country, having produced 46 major world champions (including those of Filipino heritage), one of the most in the world.[1] Despite not having won a gold medal in boxing, the Philippines has had multiple Olympic standouts, with 0 out of its 18 total Olympic medals coming from boxing, along with some of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport. Filipino greats like Pancho Villa and Flash Elorde are members of the two highly respected boxing hall of fames – International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF)[2][3] and World Boxing Hall of Fame (WBHF)[4] thus, giving the Philippines the most number of Boxing Hall of Famers outside the United States.
- ^ "Category:World Champions By Nationality". BoxRec.
- ^ "Pancho Villa – IBHOF". ibhof.com.
- ^ "Garbriel (Flash) Elorde – IBHOF". ibhof.com.
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