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The father/trainer of five division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire has returned to his gym in Oakland, California as they await a decision on Nonito’s next fight, his possible opponent and date and venue. This happened after WBA super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 28 KO’s) announced he wants to fight IBF champion Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KO’a) and then face Donaire.
Despite all the talk about a possible comeback by undefeated former pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr, his well-known strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza believes a comeback is far-fetched. In a lengthy conversation with the New Standard/BoxingScene.com, Ariza said that “we talked and he is adamant about retiring and taking care of his kids” pointing out that Mayweather has been 19 years in the boxing business and “I don’t know what is left out there for him to do, what’s going to motivate him.”
WBO light welterweight No. 2 ranked Jason Pagara, IBF International super bantamweight champion Prince Albert Pagara and IBF Youth featherweight champion Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo are training hard and ready to gave a trio of tough opponents. ALA Gym head trainer Edito “Ala” Villamor told the New Standard/boxingmirror.com that the three fighters trained at the Undisputed Gym as well as the gym of Nonito “Dodong” Donaire Sr, father of five division champion Nonito Donaire who is also training for his next return.
Newly installed pound for pound No. 1, undefeated Nicaraguan World Boxing Council flyweight champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez looks to be in great shape, according to the WBC following the boxer's required weigh-in 30 days prior to his much anticipated clash with Brian Viloria, the two division world champion.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has almost given up on getting the WBA title fight between champion Scott Quigg of Britrain and five division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire done this year unless they can stage it in Dubai. Arum disclosed he’s been talking to ABS-CBN sports consultant Peter Musgni about the possibility of working with the giant broadcast network and The Filipino Channel – TFC – to salvage the title fight.
World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman has said that since the handlers of No. 1 ranked minimum weight contender Denver Cuello and No. 2 ranked Saul “Baby” Juarez have been unable to come to terms for a scheduled final title eliminator, the WBC has sent a letter to both Aljoe Jaro, the promoter of Cuello and Oswaldo Kuchle who handles Juarez, setting a “purse offer” that the WBC will conduct on September 25 at the WBC offices in Mexico City.
Five division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire is still waiting for the title fight contract for his planned November 21 showdown with WBA champion Scott Quigg of Britain in Manchester. Donaire told the New Standard/BoxingScene.com that he doesn’t know “what else is holding them up” even as he disclosed that he “took the fee (purse) they wanted, the fight in their own town. What else?"
World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman has ranked undefeated pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs) as among the top five best of all-time in the intermediate divisions of boxing. Last Saturday night, Mayweather officially retired after a lop-sided twelve round unanimous decision over former two-time champion Andre Berto who had lost three of his previous six fights.
The extremely likeable manager of former two division world champion Brian Viloria tells the New Standard/BoxingScene.com that the “best birthday gift and one that would be a wonderful birthday gift” will be a victory by Brian over undefeated No.2 ranked pound for pound WBC flyweight champion Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua. Gittelsohn, who was greeted by the World Boxing Council on its internet site on Wednesday, said Viloria was like a son to him and that Brian and his wife Erika are “a wonderful couple and I feel privileged that they are part of my life.”
China’s World Boxing Council super bantamweight Silver champion, Qiu Xiao “The Dragon” Jun has successfully defended his title with an impressive 5th round TKO over Filipino Diarh Die Hard” Gabutan at the Hangzhao City Arena before a crowd of 5,000 fans in a fight broadcast “live” by CCTV.