The first fight ended in frustration and disappointment for boxers, fans in attendance and TV viewers around the UK and elsewhere It was supposed to be the showdown that would begin to establish the pecking order in the British super bantamweight division. There are 3 clear from the rest of the pack. Scott Quigg (24-0-1, 17 KOs), his opponent for a second time of asking, … [Read more...]
Nonito Donaire-Toshiaki Nishioka: Small Men, Big Stakes
by Fox Doucette Did we, in the past year, forget that Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KOs) was a top-ten pound-for-pound fighter? To hear the boxing media tell it, you'd think Donaire had just been knocked out in his last three fights, what with all the doubts those media members have expressed as to the Filipino Flash's ability. Not that Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KOs), his … [Read more...]
“Sólo Boxeo Tecate” Features a Doubleheader Saturday, February 4th
Golden Boy Promotions presents its first “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” event of 2012 with co-headlining fights featuring Ronny Rios (16-0, 7KOs) vs. Jeremy McLaurin (9-2, 5KOs) in the super featherweight division and Alejandro Perez (15-3-1, 10KOs) vs. Derrick Wilson (9-2-2, 3KOs) in the featherweight division. Both eight-round bouts will be aired on the TeleFutura broadcast at 11pm … [Read more...]
Nonito Donaire vs. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. to Co-Headline HBO Boxing, Saturday February 4th
Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (27-1, 18KOs) vs. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-1-1, 18KOs), in the junior featherweight division, will be featured as one part of a doubleheader put on by Top Rank, who has dubbed this fight card “Welcome to the Future.” The other part will feature a WBC middleweight title bout with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31KOs) facing Marco Antonio … [Read more...]