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Chavez vs Rubio: Strong Gate Numbers in San Antonio
Last Saturday night's HBO boxing double-header drew a strong gate in San Antonio, largely thanks to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in the main event against Marco Antonio Rubio, but also probably aided a bit by Nonito Donaire facing Wilfredo Vazquez Jr in the televised co-feature as well. Steve Kim reports...
Abner Mares Wants Big Name Fights at 122 Pounds, Including Nonito Donaire
Abner Mares, who recently vacated his IBF bantamweight title to move up to 122 pounds, will return to the ring on April 21 in Mexico City, with Showtime televising. Mares will be facing Eric Morel, a fellow Golden Boy fighter, but after that is looking to target the biggest names in the division,...
Nonito Donaire's Next Fight: Hand Injury Is Healing, May or June For Arce
RingTV.com reports that Nonito Donaire's hand injury from Saturday night's win over Wilfredo Vazquez Jr is healing up, and that the fighter should be ready to go again by May or June, a pretty standard layoff. From manager Cameron Dunkin: "Nonito's hand's good. There are no breaks. He cut a vein,...
Nonito Donaire Injury Update: No Fractures in Left Hand, No Major Injuries
Steve Kim of MaxBoxing tweeted this evening that he spoke with Nonito Donaire's wife Rachel, and she says that Nonito has no fractures in his injured left hand suffered Saturday night in his win over Wilfredo Vazquez Jr, meaning that the fighter shouldn't miss significant ring time. Those who saw...
Donaire Moves In At 122, Hernandez Climbs at Cruiserweight: Boxing Rankings Update For Feb. 7
Some healthy movement in this week's boxing rankings update, marking the first weekend with a bunch of shifts this year, as this was the first big weekend in boxing in 2012. Let's run through the changes and non-changes. Click here for the full rankings! Super Bantamweight Nonito Donaire (28-1, 18...
Nonito Donaire's Next Fight: Jorge Arce to Get the Call, Followed by Nishioka
Jorge Arce is, as expected, next in line to face new WBO super bantamweight titlist Nonito Donaire, according to manager Cameron Dunkin: “Arce is next,” Cameron Dunkin told Philippine News’ Truth Esguerra. “We have an agreement already, and he’s got to fight Arce....
Boxing Results Roundup: Chavez and Donaire Win in San Antonio, Hernandez New Cruiser Champ, Quigg Survives, and More
It was the first truly busy weekend of the year, and it was a pretty good one overall with a lot of telling fights, some questions raised, and maybe even a couple actually answered. San Antonio, Texas Julio Cesar Chavez Jr UD-12 Marco Antonio Rubio: I said at one point that the fight appeared to be...
Donaire vs Vazquez Results: Nonito Donaire's Injured Hand (Photo)
Here's a photo of Nonito Donaire's injured hand still in the wraps post-fight, via Top Rank's Carl Moretti: The extent of the injury still isn't known and likely won't be until tomorrow or Monday, whenever they get around to releasing the info, but Donaire said after his win over Wilfredo Vazquez...
Donaire vs Vazquez Results: Nonito Donaire Wins, But Lacks Flash Again
Our live coverage continues at Bad Left Hook, with the Chavez vs Rubio main event coming up next. Nonito Donaire captured the WBO super bantamweight title via split decision over Wilfredo Vazquez Jr tonight in San Antonio, though the split decision part is more than a little dubious. Official...
Donaire vs Vazquez: WV2 Says Donaire Crossed the Line (Video)
Wilfredo Vazquez Jr and Nonito Donaire have made their fight a bit personal, with wives getting involved and hat flipping and all this. Here's what Vazquez had to say about some of the trash talk between not just the fighters, but their families: On the press conference verbal confrontation: "He...
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