page_title: 2015 in the Philippines
section_title: Sports
hierarchical_section_title: 2015 in the Philippines / Sports
caption_attribution_description: English: Manny Pacquiao during the opening ceremony of the NCAA Season 87 at the Araneta Coliseum on July 2, 2011.
context_page_description: 2015 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 2015. International events that are connected, or concerned with the Philippines are also included in this significant and important article.
  The year was designated by the Department of Tourism as Visit the Philippines Year.
context_section_description: February 11–27, Cycling – The fifth year of the Ronda Pilipinas has commenced. Two qualifying rounds were held in Visayas and Luzon within February 11 to 17. Mindanao qualifiers was cancelled due to the clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao.
  February 16 – Athlete of the Year and 2014 Asian Games gold medalist for BMX cycling, Daniel Caluag led the 73 awardees in the 2014 PSA Annual Awards held at the One Espanade in Pasay.
  February 26 – March 1, Racing – The Shell Eco-marathon Asia, a racing competition of enviro-friendly proto-type cars invented and designed by engineering students in the Asia-Pacific region, was held at Quirino Grandstand, Manila.
  March 8, Triathlon – Australian Tim Reed and Great Britain national Parys Edwards claimed the championship title in the inaugural edition of Century Tuna Ironman 70.3 held in Subic Bay, Zambales.
  March 14, Volleyball – The Ateneo Lady Eagles has won their second straight championship in the UAAP Season 77 women's tournament finals. Alyssa Valdez was named as the Most Valuable Player of the season, while Amy Ahomiro claimed her Finals MVP award.
  April 8, Basketball – The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) recognized 40 greatest players played for the league in 4 decades as part of their 40th anniversary celebratory rites held at the Resorts World Manila.
  April 14–19, Basketball –  Cagayan de Oro hosted the 2015 SEABA Under-16 Championship.
  April 25–26, Triathlon – Subic Bay hosted the 2015 ASTC Triathlon Asian Cup.
  April 28 – May 3, Touch Football – The Philippine national touch football team, composed of both men and women and collectively known as Philippine Pythons, competed in the Touch Football World Cup held in New South Wales, Australia.
  May 1–9, Volleyball – The Philippines hosted the first 2015 Asian U23 Women's Volleyball Championship. The Philippines placed seventh.
  May 3, Boxing – Dubbed as the "Battle for Greatness" or the "Fight of the Century," Floyd Mayweather Jr. kept his undefeated fight record after he had defeated Manny Pacquiao via a unanimous decision in a match held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  May 3–9, Multi-sport – The City of Tagum of the province Davao del Norte hosted the 2015 Palarong Pambansa. More than 12,000 student-athletes, coaches, and officials from 17 regions participated in the multi-sports event.
  May 14
  Basketball – Chito Narvasa was named as the newest PBA commissioner, replacing Chito Salud. Narvasa will start his work on the start of Season 71 of the said league.
  Volleyball – The Petron Blaze Spikers earned their consecutive victory after the team won the Finals title of the 2015 PSL All-Filipino Conference upon defeating Shopinas.com Lady Clickers during set 4. Former FEU star Rachel Anne Daquis was proclaimed as the MVP.
  May 16, Mixed Martial Arts – Frankie Edgar defeated Urijah Faber via unanimous decision on the main fight of the first UFC event in the country, UFC Fight Night: Manila held at the MOA Arena. Mark Muñoz also gave his final farewell fight on the event.
  June 8, Basketball – UCLA-commit Kobe Paras successfully defended his title in the FIBA 3x3 Slam Dunk Contest in Hungary, fending off challengers from the United States, Uruguay, and the host nation.
  June 5–16, Multi-sport – The country's athletes competed in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore. The Philippines placed sixth overall, earning 29 gold, 36 silver and 66 bronze medals.
  July 12, Boxing – Donnie Nietes, known as the longest-reigning Filipino boxing champion, won the title defense against Mexico's Francisco Rodriguez via majority decision in Cebu.
  July 19, Boxing – Nonito Donaire made short work of his French opponent, stopping Anthony Settoul in just two rounds of their 10-round bout at the Cotai Arena in Macau.
  August 7, Basketball – In a vote of 14 against 7, China won the bidding against the Philippines for the hosting rights of the 2019 FIBA World Cup held in Tokyo, Japan.
  August 26 – President Aquino signed the Republic Act 10676 or more known as the Student-Athletes Protection Act that lead to the removal of the two-year re
caption: Manny Pacquiao lost the boxing match against Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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