Today, the Honorable Daniel Weinstein (ret.) enjoined Golden Boy Promotions from promoting top pound-4-pound boxer Nonito Donaire for the duration of Top Rank’s exclusive promotional agreement with Donaire. Golden Boy wrongfully signed Donaire to a four-year promotional agreement in the face of Top Rank’s agreement with the up-and-coming star. The Arbitrator’s ruling paves the way [...]
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Nonito Donaire Signs With Golden Boy Promotions
Golden Boy Promotions announced the signing of Two-Division World Champion Nonito Donaire to its roster of fighters. The 28-year-old native of the Philippines is coming off of a dominant second round stoppage of Fernando Montiel on February 19, which earned him the WBC and WBO Bantamweight World Titles. Now, as he looks to continue his reign as [...]
Donaire/Montiel Press Quotes
Quick Notes: How did that punch compare to the one you landed on Darchinyan? Nonito Donaire: “The Darchinyan punch was pretty sweet, but this was the hardest punch of my career, I was so surprised he got up – I put everything behind that punch. It was the hardest one I ever threw in my [...]
Donaire Knocks Out Montiel In Stunning Fashion
Nonito Donaire made a case to boxing pundits and media as a top five pound for pound lister as the Philippine bantamweight spectacularly knocked Fernando Montiel via a counter left hook at 2:25 of the second round to win the WBO and WBC bantamweight titles. Donaire was clearly the much bigger fighter, though Montiel came [...]
Donaire and Montiel make weight
Weights from Las Vegas: Fernando Montiel 118 vs. Nonito Donaire 118 Mike Jones 147 vs. Jesus Soto-Karass 146 Gabriel Martinez 146.5 vs. Mark Melligan 148 Dean Harrison 141 vs. Mike Alvarado 139 Jose Hernandez 131 vs. Mickey Bey 131.5 Ignacio Garcia 146 vs. Armando Dorantes 141.5 Gerald Jordan 150 vs. Rodrigo Garcia 151 Carlos MUsquez [...]
Montiel vs. Donaire Final Press Conference Notes
Top Rank held the final press conference for the much awaited bantamweight championship clash between champion Fernando Montiel and challenger Nonito Donaire. The fight takes place at the MGM Grand on Saturday February 19, live on HBO. Below are quick quotes from both fighters. Fernando Montiel: “It’s been a question of opponents. I haven’t had the [...]
Mike Jones vs. Jesus Soto Karass Media Snap Shot
On the heels of his rematch with Jesus Soto-Karass, Mike Jones gave the classic double lats pose made famous by body builders Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbutoday at the Top Rank Gym in Las Vegas. Jones and Karass will go head to head this Saturday on the under card of Nonito Donaire vs. Fernando Montiel [...]
Montiel vs. Donaire Press Conference Quotes
In what has become one of boxing most anticipated matches of 2011, Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KOs) and Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KOs) spoke to assembled media to discuss their upcoming bout this February 18th, in Las Vegas, Nevada for Montiel’s WBO/WBC bantamweight titles. Donaire: “I think Montiel will be the toughest guy I have [...]
Top Rank Boxing Stars Give Super Bowl Picks
As they prepare for their own world title battles, multi-division world champions Miguel Cotto, Nonito Donaire, Ricardo Mayorga, and Fernando Montiel spoke from their training camps to give their predictions on Sunday’s Super Bowl XLV. Miguel Cotto: “The Steel Curtain of Pittsburgh will drop and close the show on the Green Bay Packers. I’m going [...]
Before Bout With Fernando Montiel, Nonito Donaire Shows Off His Title Belts
Who doesn’t like nice shiny things? Wait, let me rephrase that, who doesn’t like nice, expensive shiny things? We all do and once we spend a arm and a leg to attain that certain piece of “bling” we want to tell the whole world about it. Now this is not a particular phenomenon that is [...]
Training Snapshot: Montiel Hard At Work For Donaire
Fernando “Kochulito” Montiel believes that his next fight is the most important of his career and that is why he must win it, and that is also the reason that he is working so hard in his native city of Los Mochis, looking to put together the best training camp possible that will give him [...]
Mike Jones Shovels Snow To Prepare For Soto-Karass
Undefeated welterweight contender Mike Jones (23-0, 18 KOs) has taken advantage of the snowy conditions in Philadelphia to help prepare for his rematch with Jesus Soto-Karass (24-5-3, 16 KOs) on Feb. 19 at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas. The Jones vs. Soto-Karass fight is being co-promoted by Top Rank and Peltz Boxing [...]
Montiel, Donaire, Soto-Karass and Garcia talk Montiel vs. Donaire
Our Fight Hub TV camera were on location in Los Angeles, CA as Top Rank in association with Zanfer Promotions held a press conference to announce the much anticipated bout between Fernando Montiel and Nonito Donaire for Montiel’s WBO/WBC bantamweight titles. The event which is titled “Dynamite” will be held at the Mandalay Bay on [...]
Donaire and Montiel speak on bantamweight clash in February 19
The fuse has been lit for “Dynamite” – pitting two Top-10 pound for pound fighters in an explosive showdown! Las Vegas’ first world title fight of 2011 will feature World Bantamweight Champion Fernando “Cochulito” Montiel defending his title against two-division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire in the latest chapter of the storied México-Philippines [...]
Montiel vs. Donaire tickets to go on sale tomorrow!
Las Vegas hosts its first world title fight of 2011 when World Bantamweight Champion FERNANDO “Cochulito” Montiel defends his title against two-division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, in the latest chapter of the storied México-Philippines rivalry, Saturday, February 19, at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Zanfer [...]
Top Rank: “In Harms Way” PPV results & post fight interviews
Humberto Soto def. Urbano Antillon via unanimous decision (114-113,115-112,114-113) Nonito Donaire def. Vladimir Sidorenko via KO in R4 (1:48) Miguel Garcia def. Oliver Lontchi via KO in R5 (1:30) Pawel Wolak def. Jose Pinzon via TKO in R7 (2:24) Rodrigo Garcia def. Rodrigo Villareal via KO in R3 Joe Hanks def. Vili Bloomfield via KO [...]
Donaire and Sidorenko both make weight in Anaheim
Nonito Donaire 118 vs Wladimir Sidorenko 117.6 Humberto Soto 134.8 vs Urbano Antillon 135 Mikey Garcia 123.2 vs Olivier Lontchi 125.6 Pawel Wolak 161.4 vs Jose Pinzon 159*** Joe Hanks 235 vs Villi Bloomfield 253.5 Andy Ruiz Jr 262 vs Francisco Diaz 231.6 Rodrigo Garcia 151 vs Rodrigo Villarreal 148.4 Jesse Adame 122.8 vs Gabino [...]
Donaire vs. Sidorenko weigh in open to the public
The Official Weigh-in for Top Rank’s “In Harm’s Way” PPV will take place on Friday at the Honda Center (2695 East Katella Ave., Anaheim, Calif. 92806). It will be open to fans as the Honda Center doors will open at 1:30 p.m. PT with the main fighters stepping on the scale at 2:00 p.m. PT. [...]
Chavez Jr. pull out of bout due to illness
Amid reports and a failed media appearance in Fullerton on Monday, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is officially pulling out of Top Ranks “In Harms way” PPV at The Honda Center in Anaheim. Chavez woke up with a 102.8-degree temperature and was vomiting all through out the morning. He was staying at Alex Ariza’s house his [...]
Nonito Donaire talks Sidorenko and why he is not in the Bantamweight tournament
Bantamweight boxing superstar Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire was kind enough to talk to Fight Hub TV a few weeks back about his upcoming December 4th fight with top rated bantamweight Wladimir Sidorenko at the Honda Center. He also gives his thoughts and predictions on who he thinks will win the Showtime Bantamweight tournament and [...]