Video: Rigondeaux on The Poonsawat Fight Being Off
Ryan Burton catches up with WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux to discuss the fight falling through with ex-beltholder Poonsawat Kratingdaengym.
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Arum on HBO Double: Event That Truly Spans The Globe
Yet another reminder that boxing is a global sport comes this weekend, when HBO presents a live doubleheader from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. All of the televised action takes place in the 122 lb. division, but consists of four fighters from four separate nations around the world. It’s boxing the way it once was and the way it ought to be, if you ask the event’s handlers.
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Rigondeuax-Poonsawat: Cult of Rigo Gets Its Case Maker
by Cliff Rold - Break out the chants. Don the robes. Saturday night, on the HBO-televised undercard of the lineal World Jr. Featherweight title bout between champion Nonito Donaire and challenger Jorge Arce, one of boxing’s more excited cult fan bases has something to light some incense for. While Donaire has faced two high quality men in a row at 122 lbs. in titlist Jeffrey Mathebula and former titlist Toshiaki Nishioka, there is one name that dogs him in the eyes of hardcore fans. It’s not Abner Mares, the WBC titlist in the division who many feel would make the biggest money fight with Donaire. That fight is beyond just the hardcore. That fight is already into the realm of discussion as big business, or what can be big business in today’s Jr. Featherweight class.
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Poonsawat Fails Blood Tests, Rigondeaux Fight is Out
Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym's attempt to win back the WBA super-bantamweight title suffered a knockout blow on Thursday after he failed pre-fight blood tests. The 32-year-old Thai was scheduled to fight unbeaten champion Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba in Texas on Friday. Poonsawat failed three blood tests, ending his hopes of regaining the title he lost to North Korea's Ryol Li Lee in Japan in 2010, his handlers said.
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Poonsawat Aims For a Statement Win With Rigondeaux
Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym has spent of his 50-fight career in his native Thailand. Most of the biggest moments through 11-plus years as a pro, however, have taken place on the road. The former two-division titlist fights for the first time in the United States when he faces unbeaten Guillermo Rigondeaux this Saturday at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The bout serves as the co-feature to the 122 lb. championship between Nonito Donaire and Jorge Arce, with both fights airing live on HBO.
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Photos: Donaire, Arce Face To Face at Final Presser
Houston,Texas --- (L-R) Four-time world champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire and five-time world champion Jorce "Travieso" Arce pose during the final press conference for their upcoming World Jr. Featherweight championship, Saturday, December 15 at Toyota Center from Houston,Texas. This exciting event is promoted by Top Rank in association with Zanfer Promotions and Tecate and televised live on HBO Championship Boxing®. --- Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.
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Guillermo Rigondeaux Approved Francisco, HBO Did Not
According to multiple sources who were involved in the negotiations, WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (11-0, 8KOs) approved all of the opponents that were presented by Top Rank. In an earlier article, the management of Filipino contender Drian Francisco (23-1-1, 18KOs) were claiming that Rigondeaux turned them down in favor of Thailand's rugged former beltholder Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym (48-2, 33KOs). However, that is not the case.
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Rigondeaux Inks To Fight Poonsawat on 12/15, Done Deal
Gary Hyde, manager of WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (11-0, 8KOs), has advised BoxingScene.com that a deal was reached to fight Thailand's rugged former beltholder Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym (48-2, 33KOs) on December 15th at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Francisco is Now in Line To Face Guillermo Rigondeaux
World rated Drian Francisco who has been training hard at the gym of former heavyweight and one-time partner of Freddie Roach, Justin Fortune, is now in line to get a shot at undefeated WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux. However, there was no definite word on whether the fight will be on the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV undercard at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on December 8 or on the WBO super bantamweight title defense of planned Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire against Jorge “Travieso” Arce in Houston, Texas on December 15.
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Rigondeaux vs. Poonsawat in Play For December 15th
Sources from both sides have advised BoxingScene.com that a deal is very close for Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym (48-2, 33KOs) to challenge WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux on December 15th at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The main event would feature another super bantamweight collision, with Nonito Donaire defending his IBF title against Mexican star Jorge Arce. HBO would televise both fights.
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