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If he comes out successful against WBC bantamweight titleholder Nordine Oubaali, Filipino four-division world boxing champion Nonito Donaire won't be looking too far regarding his future plans as he seeks a rematch against Japanese icon Naoya Inoue, the IBF and super WBA king of the weight division.
Something interesting has happened in recent years with four-time champion Nonito Donaire on his way to achieving boxing immortality and earning a wel
Moruti Mthalane admits he looks easy to beat but, as he tells Phil Rogers, that’s exactly why he isn’t AFTER all this time the imitation gold still gleams in the searing African sun. Twenty-five years have passed since a modest prize was first placed into teenage hands. Grander accolades have certainly followed, yet the crown that takes pride of place on the mantlepiece of Moruti Mthalane’s home in KwaZulu-Natal remains his first. “It’s my history,” the two-time flyweight sanctioning body world titlist tells Boxing News. “When I’m at home I take a cloth and I shine it, be...
Though it’s flying under the radar due to going head-to-head against Canelo Alvarez’s return on DAZN, Showtime is wrapping up their 2020 in boxing on Saturday night at 9 pm ET, featuring a solid triple-header where younger fighters meet more established veterans, a totally re-worked card (twice over, at that) that nonetheless has a lot of talent on board. In the main event, former bantamweight titleholder Emmanuel Rodriguez (19-1, 12 KO) will face Reymart Gaballo (23-0, 0 KO) in a 12-round bout for the interim WBC belt at 118 pounds. The main event was originally meant to be Nordine Ouba...