Butler's WBO strap up next for Inoue Nonito Donaire's "road to undisputed" may have come to an end at this point as Naoya Inoue emerged victorious anew and settled their business once and for all in the second part of "Drama in Saitama" last June 7. Naoya Inoue (right) corners Nonito Donaire in...
Naoya Inoue unloaded power punches and only needed almost half of the second round to knock out Nonito Donaire in their unification rematch Tuesday night, June 7 at the Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Japanese "Monster" Naoya Inoue (left) and "Filipino Flash" Nonito Donaire trade punches during...
Nonito Donaire is all "fired up" for his rematch Naoya Inoue as both bantamweight champions made their respective weight ahead of their unification bout today at the Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Naoya Inoue (left), super WBA and IBF bantamweight champion, and Nonito Donaire, WBC titlist...
Nonito Donaire is keeping a laser-sharp focus ahead of his highly-touted rematch against unified bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue ahead of their June 7 unification bout at the Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Unified bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (left), owner of super WBA and IBF belts, and WBC...
Donnie Nietes has set sights on reclaiming the World Boxing Organization junior bantamweight title when he takes on reigning champion Kazuto Ioka next month. Donnie Nietes (Probellum) Probellum confirmed on Wednesday, June 1 that the Nietes-Ioka rematch will finally materialize at the Ota City...
It was almost three years in the making and Nonito Donaire has gained all the confidence to take on Japanese boxing superstar Naoya Inoue once more. In this file photo, Naoya Inoue (left) and Nonito Donaire exchange punches during their mega-bout in November 2019 that earned the Fight of the Year...
The Philippines has lost another boxing champion after John Riel Casimero got stripped of his bantamweight belt as announced by the World Boxing Organization World Championship Committee on May 3, Tuesday. John Riel Casimero (right) (AFP) In an eight-page resolution, the WBO World Championship...
Officials of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) refused to make bold predictions on their medal chances in the 31st Southeast Asian Games despite fielding a formidable lineup in Hanoi. ABAP President Ed Picson said important factors such as the draw and the other...
Tokyo Olympics medalists Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial banner the strong Philippine boxing team to the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam next month. Nesthy Petecio, left, in action at the Tokyo Olympics (AFP File Photo) Petecio, who won the Olympic silver medal in the women’s...
Paul Butler showed technical and smart boxing to score a unanimous decision win over Jonas Sultan and claim the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim bantamweight title at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England Friday, April 22 there (early Saturday morning in Manila). Paul Butler (left)...
Jonas Sultan has stepped up against English boxer Paul Butler as a replacement for World Boxing Organization bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero. Jonas Sultan (AFP) Sultan and Butler will clash in an interim bantamweight contest on April 22, Friday at the Echo Arena in Liverpool following the...
World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero found himself in another dilemma after violating certain weight cut and medical guidelines prior to his mandatory title defense against English challenger Paul Butler on April 22. JOHN RIEL CASIMERO Casimero just risked...
