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Super flyweight Nonito Donaire will face Rafael Concepcion for the Interim WBA title on Top Rank’s PPV “Pinoy Power 2” on August 15 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Donaire and Top Rank’s Carl Moretti fielded questions from the press on a recent conference call. …

The relationship between mixed martial arts and boxing has had an intriguing evolution in the past decade. The boxing establishment has viewed MMA with equal parts ambivalence, hostility, envy and sometimes grudging respect. The MMA world has sometimes seen boxing as a kindly old uncle that you respect for its …

On Sunday at Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, flyweight Nonito Donaire won his 20th straight bout by defending the IBF and IBO title belts with a fourth round stoppage of previously unbeaten Raul Martinez of America. Despite having previously won regional titles at as high as bantamweight, Martinez, 24-1 (14), …

Nonito Donaire retained his position as the top flyweight in the world with a sixth round cuts stoppage against South African challenger Mortui Mthalane to keep the IBF and IBO titles at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV. Donaire, 20-1 (13), won his 19th straight contest but it wasn’t easy …

Top Rank puts on a big show tonight at the Mandalay Bay in Vegas with IBF/IBO Flyweight Champion Nonito Donaire putting his belts at risk against South Africa’s Moruti Mthalane as the headlining contest. Donaire, 19-1 (12), rocketed to prominence last year when he won his titles by knocking out …

Lee Samuels: This is a very, very exciting day for Top Rank as Nonito Donaire, the World Flyweight Champion makes his Top Rank debut next Saturday, November 1 on the Final Impact Pay-Per-View Show at Mandalay Bay, headlined by Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. against Matt Vanda in that wonderful rematch.

Undefeated top 10 super welterweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. and International Boxing Federation flyweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donair, Jr., headline “Final Impact” an explosive pay-per-view extravaganza Saturday, November 1 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.

Undefeated super welterweight Top-10 contender Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., IBF flyweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum will host a news conference luncheon on Monday, September 22, announcing their pay-per-view fistival.

By Bongani Magasela, courtesy of The Sowetan South Africa’s and the United States’ two top boxing promoters, Branco Milenkovic and Bob Arum, have been ordered by the IBF to begin negotiations for Nonito Donaire and Moruti Mthalane’s envisaged flyweight championship fight. Arum, a Hall of Fame inductee who promotes under …

By Mesuli Zifo Top Australian flyweight fighter Hussein Hussein arrived at the East London airport yesterday for his IBF world title elimination clash against Moruti Mthalane at Jan Smuts Stadium on July 5. Accompanied by his trainer/brother Billy and a sparring partner, Hussein chatted freely with reporters and described his …