Nonito Donaire Has Several Options Waiting at 122
Top five pound-for-pound fighter Nonito Donaire will be making his second appearance on HBO on October 22 when he takes on Omar Narvaez at Madison Square Garden’s WaMu Theater.
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Top Rank Prez Discusses Pay-Per-View Undercards
With the fall schedule fast approaching, Top Rank has two major PPV shows, one on Nov. 12 (Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manual Marquez 3) and one on Dec. 3 (Antonio Margarito-Miguel Cotto 2).
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Sources: Dzinziruk Injured, Withdraws From 9/30 Bout
Sources have advised BoxingScene.com that junior middleweight titlist Serhiy Dzinziruk (37-1, 23 KOs) has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled Sept. 30 rematch with Lukas Konecny with an undisclosed injury.
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Hank Lundy: I Would Kill Adrien Broner, He's Too Small!
Hank Lundy, fresh off a highlight reel KO of David Diaz in August (it was a SportsCenter Top 10 play), is looking for the big names at lightweight.
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Gamboa's Take on The Juanma Fight Falling Through
NEW YORK -- Yuriorkis Gamboa, preparing to face Daniel Ponce de Leon on Saturday in Atlantic City, was supposed to be gearing up to face Juanma Lopez sometime in the near future. But the eagerly-anticipated featherweight clash was derailed when Orlando Salido shocked the world with an eighth round TKO of Lopez in April.
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HBO's Davis Would Love To Land Gamboa vs Donaire
As first reported on BoxingScene.com, Bob Arum is mulling over the possibility of a Yuriorkis Gamboa-Nonito Donaire fight in 2012. The proposed featherweight bout would be a high-profile HBO bout and one the network would jump at, according to HBO Sports V.P. of Programming Kery Davis.
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HBO's Davis on Andre Berto's Future Possibilities
Andre Berto, fresh off another exciting performance on HBO, will certainly be right back on the network, and there quite a few possibilities for him. Back in April, Berto lost his WBC title, and suffered his first career loss, in a twelve round war with Victor Ortiz. However, he returned last Saturday night in Biloxi to capture the IBF's welterweight crown with a five round stoppage of Jan Zaveck.
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Jorge Diaz Returns on The Gamboa-Ponce De Leon Bill
Jorge Diaz, fresh off his scintillating scrap with Teon Kennedy in March, returns Saturday in Atlantic City on the Yuriorkis Gamboa-Daniel Ponce de Leon undercard, against Sal Garcia (14-6-2, 7 KOs).
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Mike Alvarado's Televised Return in The Works
Sources have advised BoxingScene.com that junior welterweight contender Mike Alvarado will return in the fall, on an HBO or Showtime televised card. The 31-year-old Alvarado (31-0, 22 KOs) is coming off a 10-round unanimous decision victory over Gabriel Martinez in July.
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Kevin Rooney Jr. Balances Fight Career and Publicizing
As a boxing publicist, Kevin Rooney Jr. -- the son of the former Mike Tyson trainer -- sends out press releases and handles credential requests for the many fights each year for DiBella Entertainment.
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