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Nonito Donaire, Top Rank Offer $100,000 Bonus to Any Fighter Who Will Try to Fight
Frustrated by the October 22 fight between Nonito Donaire and Omar Narvaez, Top Rank and Donaire are now offering a $100,000 bonus on top of whatever the purse would be for Donaire's next opponent to actually make a fight of it. From RingTV.com: "It's no bounty at all on his head. I only feel like...
Weekend Boxing Results: Donaire Wins Wide, Wonjongkam Keeps Flyweight Championship, and More
Now that I'm back on duty full time, let's rock. Here's some stuff that happened. New York, New York (10/22) Read Andrew Fruman's main event recap. Results: Nonito Donaire UD-12 Omar Narvaez, Mikey Garcia TKO-4 Juan Carlos Martinez. Analysis: Donaire (27-1, 18 KO) wasn't the shock-and-awe destroyer...
Donaire Tops Narvaez in Dreary Affair
Fans expecting fireworks from the often sensational fists of Nonito Donaire were left a little underwhelmed, as the quick-handed bantamweight cruised to a twelve round points win over tricky southpaw Omar Narvaez. The fight was a slow paced encounter, with occasional jeers greeting the lack of...
Donaire vs Narvaez: Live Results and Round-By-Round Coverage
Tonight at 10:30 p.m. from New York City, the world's top bantamweight faces the world's top super flyweight at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden when Nonito Donaire takes on Omar Narvaez. Donaire (26-1, 18 KO) is coming back from some promotional drama with Top Rank, the company with whom...
The Bad Left Hook Pick'em game: Season 8 - Week 10
The Season 8 championship is still very much up for grabs as we head into the final week of play, and of course for players a little further back, there's still plenty at stake with Player of the Year Points up for grabs. We'll be giving out prizes at the end of the year to the top 10 players - so...
Nonito Donaire and Jorge Arce On a Collision Course
Last night at the MGM Grand, Nonito Donaire and Jorge Arce sat ringside and watched Toshiaki Nishioka defeat Rafael Marquez via unanimous decision (recap), and they appear to be headed for a fight against one another in the first quarter of 2012. Arce (58-6-2, 45 KO) just defeated Simphiwe Nongqayi...
Nonito Donaire Counting on Facing Nishioka vs Marquez Winner
Nonito Donaire fights next on October 22, but he'll be a highly-interested observer of the October 1 fight between Toshiaki Nishioka and Rafael Marquez, as he expects to face the winner early next year. From Keith Idec: "I want the best out there and that’s one thing [Top Rank is] going to...
Wednesday Boxing Roundup: Floyd Sr and Ortiz Speak Out, Oscar Confesses, Guerrero Surgery, Pacquiao Training
Just in case you missed anything on the super busy Wednesday, here's a big recap of all what went down. I'll be out a good chunk of Thursday thanks to a vacation supplies trip to Costco (it's a trek, y'know), and then part of Friday while I'm on the road, but I'll be around more of the weekend than...
Donaire vs Narvaez: Arum Says Fight Is Headed to New York
Bob Arum tells ABS-CBN news in the Philippines that the October 22 fight between Nonito Donaire and Omar Narvaez is probably headed to New York's Madison Square Garden (or more likely, the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden): "Looks like he’s going to October 22nd, Madison Square Garden,...
Nonito Donaire vs Omar Narvaez Needs Only HBO Approval, Backups in Place
An October 22 fight between top bantamweight Nonito Donaire and super flyweight Omar Narvaez has been agreed to by the fighting parties, and HBO approval of the bout is all that stands in the way. It would be surprising if HBO turned down the fight, as Narvaez (35-0-2, 19 KO) is at least the most...
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