Guaranteed future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire could have fought the almost perfect swansong in November, his epic battle with feared punching machine Naoya Inoue seeing “The Filipino Flash” give his all in a fight that had everything aside from an upset win for the 37 year old. » Read More
Though 2019 gave us some great heavyweight action – Andy Ruiz’ first, shocking fight with Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder’s two sizzling KO’s – 2019 was very much a year of the little men. » Read More
Last Thursday morning, from Saitama, Japan – in a bantamweight championship unification bout that was broadcast in the US by the relatively new powerhouse streaming app service known as DAZN – WBA bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire squared off against IBF bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue. » Read More
IBF/WBA bantamweight champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue’s 12 round unanimous decision victory over WBA champ Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (40-6, 26 KOs) was a costly one last Thursday with the Japanese suffering a couple of injuries to his face. » Read More
Often in this often unforgiving sport, a great fighter shows his greatness in defeat, when losing the big one (think, for one obvious example, Meldrick Taylor and his ‘two seconds from glory’ heart-breaker against Julio Cesar Chavez). » Read More
Naoya Inoue overcame the heroic Nonito Donaire to claim a points victory to win the Ali Trophy in the bantamweight edition of the World Boxing Super Series in Saitama, Japan. » Read More
It sure is going to be a tough job picking just one fight when it comes to 2019’s Fight of the Year distinction. » Read More
WBA bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) gave IBF/WBA champ Naoya Inoue (19-0, 16 KOs) the fight of his life in losing to him by an exciting 12 round unanimous decision in the WBSS final on Thursday at the Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. » Read More
This Thursday in Japan, bantamweight sensation, indeed power-punching sensation, Naoya Inoue will face, perhaps, his career toughest fight as he will lock horns with the classy and experienced Nonito Donaire. » Read More
Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire both made weight ahead of tomorrow’s WBSS Bantamweight Ali Trophy final at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. » Read More