Simpiwe Vetyeka 125.5, Nonito Donaire 126
The weigh-ins for Saturday’s Simpiwe Vetyeka-Chris John featherweight title bout and its accompanying undercard are officially in.
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Fighters on the “Featherweight Fury” card gathered for one last photo op before the opening bells in Macau, China. Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.
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Participants in this Saturday’s fights — Nonito Donaire-Simpiwe Vetyeka, Nicholas Walters-Vic Darchinyan and others — arrived at the Venetian Resort in Macau, China, to do battle. Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.
read moreVetyeka-Donaire, Walters-Darchinyan, Gradovich-Ishimoto card set
Nonito Donaire will try to continue his recovery from the Guillermo Rigondeaux loss by facing WBA featherweight titleholder Simpiwe Vetyeka on a Macau card that will also feature top-5 126-pounders Evgeny Gradovich and Nicholas Walters.
read morePhoto gallery: Manny Pacquiao workout
Manny Pacquiao held a final workout along with other fighters on Saturday’s card in Macau, including Evgeny Gradovich, Andy Ruiz Jr., Felix Verdejo and Zou Shiming. Photos by Chris Farina-Top Rank.
read moreDib career may be on the line against Gradovich
Former IBF featherweight titleholder Billy Dib is hinting at retirement should he fail to recapture his belt in a rematch with Evgeny Gradovich later this month.
read morePhoto gallery: Rios media day
Brandon Rios has a new toy! Check out the wheels and the man himself as he trains at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, Calif., for his HBO Pay Per View date with Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 23. Photos by Chris Farina-Top Rank.
read moreLem’s latest: Broner eyes ‘electrifying’ victory over Maidana
Adrien Broner on what to expect from his upcoming bout with Marcos Maidana: “You’re going to see an electrifying victory from Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner. You will see why I’m the lottery pick to take over this sport.”
read moreLem’s latest: Rosado calls Golovkin’s gloves ‘suspect’
Gabriel Rosado says Gennady Golovkin’s Grant brand gloves had less cushion across the knuckle area than the ones he wore during his seventh-round stoppage loss to Golovkin in January.
read moreMares shares thoughts on friend Leal’s passing
Former junior featherweight title challenger Frankie Leal passed away in a San Diego hospital Tuesday evening, three days after falling into a coma following his eighth-round knockout to Raul Hirales in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. He was 26.
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