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Brandon Rios' 10th-Round KO Dethrones WBA's Miguel Acosta

Unbeaten lightweight (135 pounds) Brandon Rios, of Oxnard, Calif., scored his ninth straight win and his eighth stoppage during that run with Saturday night's Showtime televised, 10th-round knockout that dethroned WBA champ Miguel Acosta of Caracas, Venezuela, at the Palms Casino, Resort, in Las Vegas. Nicknamed, "Bam...

Robert Garcia Discusses Nonito Donaire And Donaire's Wife, Rachel

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Hours after his fighter's Feb. 19, HBO televised, Top Rank Promotions second-round stoppage of former over WBO and WBC bantamweight (118 pounds) king, Fernando Montiel, the trainer of former...

Robert Guerrero on Michael Katsidis, Manny Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Southpaw lightweight (135 pounds) Robert Guerrero, of Gilroy, Calif., will meet Australia's Michael Katsidis in an HBO pay per view televised bout on April 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on...

Antonio Margarito on His Recovery, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto

LAS VEGAS -- Ex-champ Antonio Margarito, who underwent 75 minutes of surgery to repair a fractured right orbital bone suffered during November's HBO pay per view televised unanimous decision loss to Manny Pacquiao, spoke to FanHouse last Friday concerning his recovery and his anticipated return to the ring. The...

Robert Garcia on Setting Up Nonito Donaire's KO of Fernando Montiel

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Trainer Robert Garcia talked to FanHouse about Saturday night's HBO televised bantamweight (118 pounds) clash that was televised by Top Rank Promotions from the Mandalay Bay Hotel. Garcia...

Nonito Donaire News From the Web

05/23/12 Mathebula set to face Donaire Source: 24.com Filipino star Nonito Donaire and South Africa's Jeffrey Mathebula will fight to unify their world super-bantamweight titles, according to numerous reports citing comments from promoters.
05/22/12 Mijares already preparing for Donaire Source: ABS-CBN News Mexican boxer Cristian Mijares is already gearing up for world super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, even if he has not yet been announced as the official opponent of "The Filipino Flash."
04/27/12 Donaire in good shape Source: Manila Standard Today TRAINER and former world champion Robert Garcia said Nonito Donaire is in real good shape as he prepares for his July 21 title defense, possibly against former world super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares or International Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion Jeffrey Mathebula of South Africa.
04/27/12 Donaire's future foes in Pacman-Bradley card Source: ABS-CBN News Two of Nonito Donaire Jr.'s future opponents head the list of fighters included in the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley bout on June 9.
04/25/12 Donaire trains early for fight Source: Manila Standard Today WORLD Boxing Organization super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire yesterday began training for his planned July 21 fight against either former two-division world champion Cristian Mijares or International Boxing Federation champion Jeffrey Mathebula of South Africa.

Background on Nonito Donaire

Nonito Donaire, Jr. (born November 16, 1982) is a Filipino American professional boxer. Known as "The Filipino Flash," Donaire is a four-division world champion and the reigning WBO Super Bantamweight Champion.

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