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By Jake Donovan - The worst thing for a fighter in his prime to hear is that it’s been a while since he has looked like his old self in the ring.
Nonito Donaire is far from red alert status in his still promising career. But the truth is that a lot of time has passed – nearly two years- since his sensational knockout win over Fernando Montiel.
Since then, the Fil-Am star has posted dominant wins over Omar Narvaez, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (final scorecards be damned) and Jeffrey Mathebula. None of the wins, however, carried the ‘wow’ factor that came with his 2nd round knockout over Montiel in his HBO debut.
The formula in place for this weekend isn’t exactly the ideal slump buster. A showdown with 122 lb. divisional-best Toshiaki Nishioka earns top billing this Saturday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Yet it’s the evening’s co-feature – a battle between unbeaten 140 lb. contenders Mike Alvarado and Brandon Rios – that has sent the sport abuzz. [Click Here To Read More]
Nonito Donaire is far from red alert status in his still promising career. But the truth is that a lot of time has passed – nearly two years- since his sensational knockout win over Fernando Montiel.
Since then, the Fil-Am star has posted dominant wins over Omar Narvaez, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (final scorecards be damned) and Jeffrey Mathebula. None of the wins, however, carried the ‘wow’ factor that came with his 2nd round knockout over Montiel in his HBO debut.
The formula in place for this weekend isn’t exactly the ideal slump buster. A showdown with 122 lb. divisional-best Toshiaki Nishioka earns top billing this Saturday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Yet it’s the evening’s co-feature – a battle between unbeaten 140 lb. contenders Mike Alvarado and Brandon Rios – that has sent the sport abuzz. [Click Here To Read More]
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