page_title: 2019 in Philippine sports
section_title: Boxing
hierarchical_section_title: 2019 in Philippine sports / Events / Boxing
caption_attribution_description: English: Boxer Manny Pacquiao greets the crowd after his victory over Keith Thurman (Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman)
context_page_description: The following is a list of notable events and developments that are related to Philippine sports in 2019.
context_section_description: January 19 – Manny Pacquiao wins via unanimous decision against American boxer Adrien Broner to retain WBA welterweight title. at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  April 20 – Reigning Interim WBO bantamweight champion Johnriel Casimero made a first successful title defense and after he defeated Mexican boxer Ricardo Espinoza Franco in the co-main event held at the Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
  April 27 – Nonito Donaire was crowned himself as the new WBA "Super" bantamweight champion and after he defeated American boxer Stephon Young for the WBA World Boxing Super Series Semifinals held in Cajundome, Lafayette, Louisiana.
  May 4 – Filipino champion Jerwin Ancajas has scored a dominant victory over mandatory challenger Ryuichi Funai of Japan to successfully retain the IBF junior bantamweight belt at Stockton Arena, in Stockton, California.
  June 1 – Marlon Tapales and Jhack Tepora, who both lost their world titles on the scales, headlined the Premier Boxing Champions fight card against a pair of Latino opponents.
  July 20 – Manny Pacquiao wins via split decision against American boxer Keith Thurman to claim the WBA super welterweight title. at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  August 17 – Albert Pagara wins via 1st round by TKO against Ratchanon Sawangsoda of Thailand to winning the WBO Inter-Continental Super bantamweight title held in Ormoc Superdome in Ormoc City
  August 24 – Johnriel Casimero defeats Mexican boxer Cesar Ramirez to retain his interim WBO bantamweight title via Round 10 Knockout at the San Andres Sports Complex, Manila
  August 25 – Carlo Peñalosa has failed in his bid to become a world champion again after losing via technical split decision to Mexican veteran Maximino Flores in their (IBO) flyweight title bout in TV5 Studio in Novaliches, Quezon City
  November 1 - Jerwin Ancajas mandatory title defense against Jonathan Javier Rodriguez had to be cancelled due to the Mexican's visa issues.
  November 7 – Nonito Donaire has failed in his bid to become a world champion again after losing via unanimous decision by Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue to grab the IBF and WBA bantamweight titles in the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight final, which was held in Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
caption: Pacquiao greets the crowd after his victory over Thurman.
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