BY WAYLON GALVEZ Nonito Donaire, a four-division world champion, has withdrew from his fight for the vacant WBC bantamweight title on December 19 after testing positive for the coronavirus or COVID-19. The 38-year-old Fil-Am Donaire was supposed to face Emmanuel Rodriguez of Puerto Rico in the Showtime main event set in Mohegan Sun […]
The Nov. 7 clash between Nonito Donaire and Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue at the Saitama Super Arena is such a big hit that not even one ticket is available for purchase, according to Comosa AG, which is promoting the superfight. Boxingscene reported on Friday that Kalle Sauerland of Comosa AG is now in a quandary as […]
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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.
Continue reading …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.
Continue reading …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 looked at as possible sites after promoter Richard Schaefer revealed that talks to bring Donaire to Manila fell by the […]
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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 Glasgow, Scotland, over the weekend. “I wish you nothing but a speedy recovery and hope to see you in good spirits again,” Donaire wrote in […]
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