
Donaire, Top Rank Dispute Could Be Ending Very Soon
There appears to be an end in sight to the contractual dispute between WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash’ Donaire and Top Rank Promotions.

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There appears to be an end in sight to the contractual dispute between WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash’ Donaire and Top Rank Promotions.

Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KO’s) sparred eight rounds on Tuesday with three separate sparring partners and according to his strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza, looked great.

WBO minimumweight champion Donnie "Ahas" Nietes of the famed ALA Gym is on the verge of a light flyweight title shot but first he must win impressively against Mexico’s Armando Vazquez at the La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod City on Saturday.

As he did the last time, pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao avoided the huge crowds that gather to greet him on his arrival at the Los Angeles International Airport by sneaking out through a private exit leaving trainer Freddie Roach to meet the fans and answer the questions of a gathering of TV network reporters.

Noli Morales has lost in his bid to win the WBC International Silver minimumweight title. He was beaten by Thailand’s Wanheng Menayothin in Sara Buri on Friday.

International Boxing Federation flyweight champion Moruti “Baby Face” Mthalane (27-2, 18 KO’s) is ready to defend his title against undefeated Filipino Milan “Methodico” Melindo (24-0, 8 KO’s) if the price is right.

While he concedes that minimumweight Denver Cuello is a “great fighter who can become a champion,” WBC executive secretary Mauricio Sulaiman says the WBC and he himself “in good faith assured Cuello’s manager (Aljoe Jaro) that Cuello will get his opportunity for the title but it has never been an official commitment.”

The Philippines Jhunriel Ramonal has lost by a split decision in a clash for the vacant Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation super bantamweight title to Japan's Hiromasa Ohashi in the Aioi Hall, in A ichi Japan on Sunday.

WBO Minimum Weight World Champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes shared the spotlight with pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao at the 11th Annual Gabriel “Flash” Elorde Awards and “Banquet of Champions”at the Sofitel Hotel in Manila on Friday.

Former WBO Interim light flyweight champion Johnreil Casimero and IBF flyweight champion Moruti “Baby Face” Mthalane have both made the weight for their title fight set at the Nasrec Indoor Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday, Sunday, Manila Time.