Waiting game
As Manny Pacquiao and Nonito Donaire keenly await the date of their respective return to the ring, two other leading Filipino punchers have already secured major fights here and overseas.
View ArticleDonaire fights Cuban April 13
Pound-for-pound entrant Nonito Donaire will make a return trip to the Big Apple as he faces Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba in a unification world super-bantamweight title fight on April 13.
View ArticleDonaire is in for surprise
Verbal jabs have already been thrown by the camp of Cuban pride Guillermo Rigondeaux in the direction of Nonito Donaire even as Top Rank has yet to make a formal announcement of the mouth-watering...
View ArticleDonaire gets top Elorde Award
Nonito Donaire, the busiest and winningest among Filipino boxers in 2012, will be honored with the Elorde Memorial Award, the highest recognition in professional boxing, in ceremonies to be held March...
View ArticleRigondeaux reconsiders
Nonito Donaire and Guillermo Rigondeaux, main protagonists in Bob Arum’s April 13 card at the Radio City Musical Hall, will be on hand Thursday (Friday in Manila) in New York.
View ArticleMutual respect
The way Nonito Donaire and Guillermo Rigondeaux sounded during a teleconference call held Tuesday in New York one would think they were long-lost college buddies who suddenly bumped into each other...
View ArticleRP, Cuba boxing rivalry set
This Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila) in New York, that's what going to take place as Nonito Donaire faces Guillermo Rigondeaux in a scheduled 12-round super-bantamweight showdown.
View ArticleDONAIRE FIGHTS CUBAN PUG TODAY
By NICK GIONGCO Manila, Philippines – For the first time in quite a while, Nonito Donaire will be fighting somebody who has what it takes to knock his head off and not someone who was selected to make...
View ArticleRigondeaux wins by unanimous decision
Guillermo Rigondeaux retained his WBA super bantamweight championship and added the WBO super bantamweight belt, unanimously outpointing Nonito Donaire on Saturday night at Radio City Music Hall.
View ArticleDonaire crownless
Guillermo Rigondeaux remained undefeated by beating Nonito Donaire by a unanimous decision in their world title junior featherweight fight Saturday, handing the Filipino his first loss in 12 years.
View ArticleArum bares plans for Pacman, Donaire
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum has already placed the pillars on two major shows being headlined by Manny Pacquiao and Nonito Donaire towards the end of the year.
View ArticleStamina an issue for PH Rio pugs
The amateur boxers training to qualify for the Rio Olympics remain lacking in two major facets of winning: stamina and smarts.
View ArticleCebu: Donaire optimistic
Nonito Donaire Sr. isn’t waving the towel on the Philippines’ chances to win an Olympic gold medal courtesy of boxers Charly Suarez and Rogen Ladon.
View ArticleBeaten Donaire to move down in weight
Nonito Donaire, Jr. may have lost in his latest fight but it seems he has yet to lose that zest in winning another world crown.
View ArticleDonaire guns for WBA ‘bantam’ crown
Four-division champion Nonito Donaire attempts to join the country’s growing list of world champions today when he challenges Ryan Burnett for the World Boxing Association bantamweight crown at...
View ArticleDonaire is champ
A freak back injury suffered by Irishman Ryan Burnett handed the World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight titlebelt to Filipino-American Nonito Donaire on a silver platter Saturday night (early...
View ArticleDonaire pays tribute to injured foe
By Nick Giongco Newly-crowned World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight king Nonito Donaire was humble in victory as he praised Irish rival Ryan Burnett to high heavens following their showdown in...
View ArticleDonaire set to fight in February or March
LOS ANGELES—Nonito Donaire is being groomed to resurface in February or March next year with three US cities vying for the right to host the fight. Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas are being...
View ArticleDonaire champ
Donaire was supposed to battle Zolani Tete of South Africa in the semifinal round of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS), a special tournament involving the world’s finest bantams.
View ArticleDonaire warned
Cataraja logged about 100 rounds of sparring with Inoue over the course of one month and swore that the Japanese sensation hits like no other.
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