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