Posts Tagged ‘donaire’

By Leo Reyes (Contributor)

With his brilliant fight plan execution, Filipino-American boxing sensation Nonito Donaire defeated Hernan “Tyson” Marquez of Puerto Rico via eighth-round TKO to retain his WBA Interim super flyweight crown Saturday night in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Read the rest of this entry »

By Joaquin Henson | The PhilStar

Manila, Philippines – Unable to goad big-name fighters into the ring, interim WBA superflyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. vented his frustrations on Mexico’s Hernan (Tyson) Marquez and scored a convincing eighth round stoppage to soften the impact of two Filipino losses on the same card at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico last Saturday night (yesterday morning, Manila time). Read the rest of this entry »

By Mark Vester | Boxingscene.com

At the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico, WBA interim super flyweight champion Nonito Donaire (24-1, 16KOs) stopped Hernan Marqeuez (27-2, 20KOs) in the eight round. Read the rest of this entry »

By Ronnie Nathanielsz | PhilBoxing.com

Although he is no trainer, pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz who has been around the “Fighter of the Decade” for the past few years has looked at WBO featherweight challenger Bernabe Concepcion and Philippine bantamweight champion Eden Sonsona in the final stages of training for the huge Pinoy Power/Latin Fury fight card at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Pierto Rico and said “they look fabulous.” Read the rest of this entry »

By Rafael Soto/Zanfer | Fightnews.com

If the boxers stay on course this Saturday night in Puerto Rico should a night of fireworks as all four combatants in the two main fights are willing to put on a show any time they step into the ring and even if the champions Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez and Nonito “The Flilipino Flash” Donarie are favorite the challenger are looking to spoil their plans. Read the rest of this entry »

By Ronnie Nathanielsz | PhilBoxing.com

It’s obvious that Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire is struggling to make the 115 pound super flyweight limit for his title defense against power-punching Hernan “Tyson” Marquez with Donaire’s WBA Interim title on the line. Read the rest of this entry »

By Reylan Loberternos | Sportales

It’s important to be great at what you do… but in the sport of boxing, it’s also equally important not to be that fearsome and at the same time, be more popular than most of your peers. Read the rest of this entry »

By Ronnie Nathanielsz | PhilBoxing

WBA super flyweight interim champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire has listened to the warning of well-known Mexican promoter Fernando Beltran telling him not to underestimate his July 10 opponent Hernan “Tyson” Marquez but said that while he respects his opponent’s Mexican fighting heart he isn’t too concerned about his power. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – WBA interim superflyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. is hoping to battle WBC bantamweight titleholder Fernando Montiel before the year ends but he’s not looking past Mexico’s Hernan (Tyson) Marquez whom the Filipino Flash faces in a 12-round bout at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, on July 10. Read the rest of this entry »

INSPIRATIONAL: Donaire says Manny shows nothing is impossible

THE cream of the Philippines crop contains more than just Manny Pacquiao. Nonito Donaire burst onto the scene with an unexpected, yet brilliant, one-punch knockout of the heavily favoured IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan in 2007. The clinical nature of his victory attracted praise and attention, yet served to repel the desired signatures of lucrative opponents. But the delightfully talented 27-year-old, who lives in California and now holds the interim WBA super-flyweight title, is determined to follow his countryman – and idol – “Pacman” into the big pay leagues, just like he has joined him in the pound-for-pound listings. Read the rest of this entry »

July 10th could turn out be a “big” day for Filipino boxing. It was recently announced that Nonito Donaire will join fellow Filipino boxers Bernabe Concepcion and Eden Sonsona for what’s shaping up to be an excellent fight card on July 10th live from Puerto Rico. Concepcion will fight in the main event of the night as he takes on Juan Manuel Lopez for the WBO featherweight title. Donaire and Sonsona will participate in fights on the undercard. Read the rest of this entry »

After weeks of uncertainty and quibbling over television rights Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says the rematch between WBA super flyweight interim champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire and reigning WBC/WBA champion Vic Darchinyan “is done.”

Arum told BoxingScene.com that “the Donaires are coming in to finalize everything tomorrow (in Las Vegas).” Arum said that if Donaire wins over Darchinyan then “I will put him in with (Fernando) Montiel” who recently scored a stunning 4th round TKO over Japan’s bantamweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa. Read the rest of this entry »

When ‘The Filipino Flash’ Nonito Donaire Jr. first signed with Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions a couple of years ago, the idea was for the rising boxing superstar to be able to capitalize on the prominent names around his weight class in the Top Rank stable such as Jorge Arce and Fernando Montiel. Read the rest of this entry »

The popular rumors circulating have it that Nonito Donaire Jr will fight a tuneup in May, followed by a rematch with arch-nemesis Vic Darchinyan in the Summer. To Donaire, all of that is rumor; He isn’t sure what’s going on at the moment.

“I’m seeing all these dates – Darchinyan and May – but I haven’t received any offers,” said Donaire, 23-1 (15 KO). “I don’t even know if I’m fighting in May. I wasn’t even in the gym. I started this week because it’s ridiculous that Read the rest of this entry »

While WBA super flyweight interim champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire is beginning to show some concern over whom he fights next, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says the classy former IBF/IBO flyweight champion will have a tune-up fight in May and will then face reigning WBC/WBA champion Vic Darchinyan on August 7 at the Home Depot in California. Read the rest of this entry »