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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...
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....
Donaire vs Vazquez: WV2 Weighs In Heavy, Promoter Says No Issues
Wilfredo Vazquez Jr weighed in heavy by the standards of the Puerto Rican boxing commission on Friday, reports BoxingScene.com's Ryan Burton, but Vazquez's manager says there are no issues with the fighter making weight. The commission has fighters weigh in one week before the official weigh-in,...
Arce vs Parra Rematch Revived As Non-Title Bout
With Jorge Arce forced to take a non-title bout for his February 18 date in Mexico, the originally-scheduled rematch with Lorenzo Parra has been revived. From Jaime Alfredo Gomez of notifight.com, via BoxingScene: "I wanted to defend my title, but the WBO would not approve Parra, with whom I have...
Nonito Donaire Says He's Not Running From Rigondeaux, Would Fight Yuriorkis Gamboa
Nonito Donaire said on The Boxing Lab radio show that he doesn't want to face Guillermo Rigondeaux, since Rigondeaux makes for boring fights, which drew some pretty quick criticism. It seems Donaire has heard those critics and is attempting to clarify his position, speaking with Ryan Maquinana of...
Nonito Donaire Doesn't Want to Fight Guillermo Rigondeaux
In an interview on The Boxing Lab, Nonito Donaire said he's got no plans to face Guillermo Rigondeaux, citing Rigondeaux's lack of excitement in the ring and his own desire to entertain the fans: "Guillermo goes on the back of the list. He hasn't impressed me yet to where he is one of the best ...
Jorge Arce to Fight Non-Title Bout on February 18, Still Needs Opponent
Jorge Arce will fight a ten-round, non-title bout on February 18 in Mexico, a result of the WBO turning down two potential challengers to Arce's bantamweight belt, Miguel Rivera reports. Arce was originally slated to rematch Lorenzo Parra, but the WBO balked as Parra is not ranked by their...
Jorge Arce Looking For New Opponent, WBO Won't Sanction Parra Rematch
Late last month, Jorge Arce and Lorenzo Parra put together a rematch for Arce's WBO bantamweight title on February 18, with Arce looking to fight his third straight rematch (following second bouts with Simphiwe Nongqayi and Angky Angkotta). The fight was to take place in Mexico and was to serve as...
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