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Donaire-Nishioka, Rios-Alvarado on Oct. 13 at Home Depot Center

05
Aug

Donaire-Nishioka, Rios-Alvarado on Oct. 13 at Home Depot Center

WBO junior featherweight beltholder Nonito Donaire will defend his crown against former titleholder Toshiaki Nishioka on Oct. 13 at Home Depot Center. Brandon Rios makes his junior welterweight debut against Mike Alvarado on the undercard.

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02
Feb

Arum has big plans for the fast-rising Donaire

If he gets past Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. on Saturday, Nonito Donaire’s promoter sees bouts against Jorge Arce, Toshiaki Nishioka and Guillermo Rigondeaux in the former bantamweight titleholder’s immediate future.

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22
Oct

Q&A: Donaire addresses surprise pre-fight 116.25 pound weight

Nonito Donaire weighed less than his junior bantamweight champion opponent at the weigh in, registering a surprisingly slight 116.25 pounds.

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21
Oct

Donaire weighs in at 116.4 pounds, Narvaez at 117

Nonito Donaire sweated off a pound an a half within an hour of the weigh-in for Saturday night's HBO-televised defense against Omar Narvaez. Did he come in too light?

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01
Sep

Lem’s latest: Marquez takes Pacquiao’s Philippines; De La Hoya discusses Mayweather, inner demons

Juan Manuel Marquez takes center stage in Manny Pacquiao’s Philippines, and an introspective Oscar De La Hoya discusses Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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01
Sep

Donaire eyes Narvaez, Mares-Agbeko II winner, Marquez, Gamboa

Two-belt titleholder Nonito Donaire wants to defend his crowns against Omar Narvaez, and then pursue either the winner of Abner Mares-Agbeko II or seek challenges in the junior featherweight and featherweight divisions

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18
Aug

Donaire will return to the ring against Narvaez on Oct. 22 on HBO

Nonito Donaire will defend his WBC and WBO bantamweight belts against unbeaten WBO junior bantamweight titleholder Omar Narvaez on Oct. 22 in Carson, Calif.

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