Nonito Donaire
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Aged to perfection: Nonito Donaire vs. Chocolatito is a Hall of Fame idea
With the amount of time that we, as boxing fans or boxing writers, spend sitting around pondering dream fights, staring up and down divisional rankings trying to come up with pairings to toss out there on Twitter to spark conversation or, during a sl...
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Interview
Nonito Donaire welcomes possible showdown with Roman Gonzalez
Nonito Donaire has welcomed a potential fight with Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, especially after Gonzalez’s recent bantamweight debut, where he stopped Rober Barrera in the 10th round in Nicaragua, ending a year-and-a-half hiatus from the sport.
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Gabriel Flores Jr. defeats Ronal Ron by unanimous decision
Gabriel Flores Jr. triumphed in the first-ever boxing event at Banner Island Ballpark, in Stockton, Calif., his hometown winning an eight-round unanimous decision over Ronal Ron in the main event. Judges scored the bout 78-74, 78-74, and 79-73, all i...
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Nonito Donaire welcomes possible showdown with Roman Gonzalez
Nonito Donaire has welcomed a potential fight with Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, especially after Gonzalez’s recent bantamweight debut, where he stopped Rober Barrera in the 10th round in Nicaragua, ending a year-and-a-half hiatus from the sport.
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Interview
Nonito Donaire boosts Gabriel Flores Jr. corner, pre-Ronal Ron
Lightweight Gabriel Flores Jr. will enter the ring for his 26th professional bout with a new face in his corner: former world champion Nonito Donaire, who grew up in the Bay Area and now serves as an assistant trainer for Flores.
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Interview
Coach Donaire Believes Zerafa Will Be His First World Champion, But He Still Has His Own Record-Breaking Title Aspirations
LAS VEGAS – Nonito Donaire is in the corner rather than the ring this weekend, but that doesn’t mean he’s ready to swap his boxing gloves for a coach’s spit bucket just yet – not completely, anyway.
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Inspired by Family and a New Voice, Michael Zerafa Aims to Upend Erislandy Lara
Michael Zerafa, who will face current WBA middleweight titleholder Erislandy Lara on March 30 in Las Vegas, believes his third world title shot will be the charm. But this time, he says, he is older, different and has new motivation.