DONAIRE: 121.6 lbs. – NISHIOKA: 121.8 lbs

The weights are in for the ring gladiators that are scheduled to fight in tomorrow’s double header (Donaire vs Nishioka) at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. WBO and IBF champ “The Filipino Flash” Nonito Donaire of General Santos City, Continue reading

Donaire confident he’s better than Nishioka

WBO/IBF super bantamweight champion “The Filipino Flash” Nonito Donaire is confident that he is better than WBC champion emeritus Toshiaki Nishioka who he will face for the coveted (Donaire vs Nishioka) World Boxing Council Diamond Belt at the Home Depot Center Continue reading

HBO Boxing Predictions: Donaire vs Nishioka, Rios/Alvarado

On Saturday night at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California, HBO Boxing IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire meets Toshiaki Nishioka in a junior featherweight bout. In the co-feature, Brandon Rios battles Mike Alvarado in a “can’t miss” Mexican-American Continue reading

Nishioka’s power worries Donaire

Experience and power. These are the main sticking points for Filipino boxing star Nonito Donaire when he stakes his WBO and IBF super bantamweight titles against Japanese Toshiaki Nishioka on Saturday (Sunday morning in Manila) at Home Depot Center here. The Continue reading

Donaire wants swift, vicious end this time

He doesn’t guarantee a knockout, but Nonito Donaire Jr. promised to follow a fight plan that could result in an explosive, abrupt end. With his usual confidence and careful choice of words, Donaire bared the strategy he will use against Japanese Continue reading

Donaire believes they created a game plan vs Nishioka

World super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire believes he and his team have created a game plan that is good enough to negate the advantages of Japanese boxer Toshiaki Nishioka. Donaire vs Noshioka will battle on October 13 at the Home Continue reading