Donaire Walters

Walters: I Can Take Anybody's Punch After Donaire

•Jun 13, 2015

NEW YORK – Nicholas Walters’ last fight taught him something important about his chin. The unbeaten Jamaican featherweight isn’t worried about Miguel Marriaga’s power approaching their 12-round fight Saturday night in The Theater at Madison Square Garden (HBO; 10 p.m. ET) because he wasn’t affected by the heavy hands of Nonito Donaire. Walters (25-0, 21 KOs) dropped Donaire (34-3, 22 KOs) twice and won their Oct. 18 bout by sixth-round technical knockout at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.

Nicholas Walters Had 64-20 Edge in Final Three Rounds

CompuBox

•Oct 20, 2014

Jamaica's Nicholas Walters took Nonito Donaire's best shot, then used his 73" reach (landed 6 of 27 jabs per round) to setup crushing power punches. Walters had a 64-20 edge in punches landed over the last three rounds. Donaire went down in the third and then saw himself get stopped with a second remaining in the sixth round. Walters became the unified WBA featherweight champion with the victory.

Nicholas Walters-Nonito Donaire: Post-Report Card

Cliff Rold

•Oct 20, 2014

Say hello to the new guy. One fight after potentially ending the career of Vic Darchinyan, Jamaica’s Nicholas Walter may have ended Nonito Donaire’s time as an elite among the Featherweight and below set on Saturday night. Outside of a wobbly moment late in the second, Walters was the bigger, badder man. And then he lowered the axe. Featherweight, with Walters, Lomachenko, and Evgeny Gradovich, is experiencing a youth movement among its titlists. Will unification make the flush of youth count? Let’s go to the report card.

Donaire: I'm Not Retiring, Likely Back at Lower Weight

Mike Coppinger

•Oct 19, 2014

Nonito Donaire took a beating from Nicholas Walters last night, and seemed open to retirement during the post-fight interview with Max Kellerman. But after having a day to think about it, he’s not hanging ‘em up just yet. Donaire announced his future plans Sunday, via his verified Facebook account. “I'm going to take some time off and rebuild myself all over again,” he said. “I'll come back stronger and probably at a lower weight.”

Video: Nicholas Walters Breaks Down KO of Donaire

BoxingScene Staff

•Oct 19, 2014

Radio Rahim catches up with WBA featherweight champion Nicholas Walters to discuss his sixth round knockout of hometown favorite Nonito Donaire in their HBO televised co-feature at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Walters talks about getting hurt at the end of the second round, going for the knockout against Donaire, attempting to further open up the cuts around Donaire's eyes and more.

Walters: I Told You Guys I Would Seize The Knockout!

Radio Rahim

•Oct 19, 2014

WBA featherweight champion Nicholas Walters (25-0, 21KOs) has no regrets about opening himself up to a big counter from Nonito Donaire in their second round of their fight on Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Walters was on wobbly legs after Donaire checked his chin with a big counter at the end of the second. He quickly recovered between rounds and came back to drop Donaire in the third.

Donaire's Dad Eyes Move To 122, Agreed With Stoppage

Ronnie Nathanielsz

•Oct 19, 2014

WORLD Boxing Association featherweight super champion Nonito Donaire was chopped down by the “Axe Man” Nicholas Walters, the regular champion, who fulfilled his prediction of knocking out the five-division world champion in the sixth round. The Jamaican champion achieved the feat with a thunderous right to the head at 2:59 of the round to drop Donaire, who appeared to beat the count, but he was on wobbly legs, forcing referee Raul Caiz Jr. to embrace him and lead him to his corner.

Bob Arum Amazed With The Power of Nicholas Walters

Edward Chaykovsky

•Oct 19, 2014

Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum believes that his company has found a new superstar in Nicholas Walters, who stunned over 9,000 fans at the StubHub Center in Carson with his sixth round knockout of Nonito Donaire, who a few years ago was widely regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the sport. Walters (25-0, 21 KOs) dropped Donaire (33-3) in the third round and then put him away with a second remaining in the sixth, when he landed a big overhand right.

Nonito Donaire Honest: Walters Beat The Sh*t Out of Me!

Edward Chaykovsky

•Oct 19, 2014

Nicholas Walters (25-0, 21KOs) became a major player on Saturday night, when he knocked out Nonito Donaire with a second left in the sixth round at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Donaire (33-3), who dominated smaller fighters in the lower weight divisions, was dominated by a much bigger man.

Vic Darchinyan: I Think Donaire Beats Walters on Points

Dennis Principe

•Oct 18, 2014

Former four-division world champion Vic Darchinyan of Australia said the Filipino Flash Nonito Donaire, Jr. will most likely win his upcoming bout against Jamaican world champion Nicholas Walters owing to the Filipino champion’s better skills and experience. Darchinyan fought both boxers in the past and is probably the only fighter who can give a precise assessment on the capabilities of both boxers.