![Nkosi Ndebele celebrates after capturing the inaugural PFL Africa Bantamweight title. [PFL photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251220223428-_85A9849-JP-400x200.jpg)
PFL Africa closed its first season with four tournament champions crowned after a dramatic night of finishes at the Sofitel Dome in Cotonou.
![Fighters weigh in ahead of the 2025 PFL Africa Finals in Cotonou. [PFL photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251219144157-_89A0488-JP-400x200.jpg)
The 2025 PFL Africa Finals are scheduled for Saturday at Sofitel Dome in Benin, featuring Bantamweight, Welterweight, Featherweight, and Heavyweight championship bouts with $100,000 on the line in each division.
![Marcial’s victory helps PH boxing avoid a gold-less campaign in Bangkok. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/599629451_1185259633770272_2303501535967533876_n-400x200.jpg)
Eumir Marcial won the men’s 80kg boxing gold at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, ending the Philippines’ medal drought in the sport after a week of controversial decisions.
![Flint Jara attacks during the boxing final at Chulalongkorn Sports Center. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_2923-400x200.jpeg)
Flint Jara fought valiantly despite an injured hand but lost 0-5 to Thailand’s Thanapat Saengphet in the men’s 54-kg boxing final at the 33rd SEA Games, settling for silver.
![Baricuatro presses forward during the gold-medal fight. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_2935-400x200.jpeg)
Jay Brian Baricuatro fought valiantly but lost 1-4 to Thailand’s Thitiwat Phlongauri in the men’s 48-kg final of the 33rd SEA Games boxing tournament, settling for silver.
ONE Women’s Strawweight Kickboxing World Champion Jackie Buntan faces Stella Hemetsberger in a rematch, while Filipino standout Danny Kingad meets Hu Yong at ONE Fight Night 40 in Bangkok.
![Marcial eyes gold against tough Indonesian contender while teammates face strong Thai opponents. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/096A6002-400x200.jpg)
Four Filipino boxers—Eumir Marcial, Flint Jara, Jay Brian Baricuatro, and Aira Villegas—prepare for gold medal matches at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games while carrying the memory of their fallen teammates.
BRAVE Combat Federation closes 2025 with BRAVE CF 103 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, on Tuesday, Dec. 23. The event features top Central Asian fighters and international talent in a night of championship-level MMA action.
![Filipino Olympian Eumir Marcial keeps his SEA Games gold hopes alive with a decisive KO over Nguyen. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/096A6756-400x200.jpg)
Eumir Marcial scored a second-round knockout over Vietnam’s Manh Cuing Nguyen to advance to the gold-medal bout in the men’s 80-kg division at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
![Islay Erika Bomogao and LJ Rafael Yasay powered the Philippines to two muay thai gold medals at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/598166584_1183591810603721_4572818086102142304_n-400x200.jpg)
Islay Erika Bomogao outdueled a Thai star while LJ Rafael Yasay scored a knockout as the Philippines collected two muay thai gold medals at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok.