On this day: Nonito Donaire halts Toshiaki Nishioka, wins Ring 122-pound championship
It was “The Filipino Flash” at his very best. On October 13, 2012, Nonito Donaire successfully defended the WBO junior featherweight...
read moreBest I Faced: Veeraphol Sahaprom
Two-time bantamweight titlist Veeraphol Sahaprom is the subject of our latest installment of ‘Best I Faced.’
read moreBest I Faced: Toshiaki Nishioka
Former WBC junior featherweight titlist Toshiaki Nishioka is the subject of our latest installment of ‘Best I Faced.’
read moreToshiaki Nishioka talks failed title opportunities and finally winning a world title
Now having enjoyed retirement for five years, former WBC junior featherweight titlist Toshiaki Nishioka looks back on his hard road to championship glory.
read moreNishioka-Marquez weigh-in
Junior featherweights Toshiaki Nishioka and Rafael Marquez hit the scales. Photos by Naoki Fukuda.
read moreLem’s latest: Mitchell-Arreola, Khan-Alexander in works
Negotiations are ongoing for an early September fight between heavyweights Seth Mitchell and Chris Arreola.
read moreR. Marquez signs with Golden Boy?
Rafael Marquez: “I need another world title. I feel pretty good still to fight.”
read moreDonaire 121.6; Rigondeaux 121.5
Nonito Donaire on his staredown with Rigondeaux: “I felt like he just couldn’t look at me in the eyes for that long. It’s just one of those things.”
read moreLem’s latest: BWAA honors Donaire, Garcia, Marquez-Pacquiao
In accepting his award for Fighter of the Year, an emotional Nonito Donaire spoke of coming a long way since being the “small, frail, asthmatic little boy” of his childhood.
read moreDonaire-Rigondeaux: Chess match or fireworks? Experts weigh-in
RING junior featherweight champ Nonito Donaire on clash with Guillermo Rigondeaux on Saturday: “When it comes down to the title fights, we’re both aggressive and we can both be offensive guys.”
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