Nonito Donaire: record, next fight and profile →
The manager of WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, Cameron Dunkin said today that there will be a court hearing on the contractual dispute between Donaire and Top Rank sometime in June.
According to Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, a Thursday morning meeting between company president Todd duBoef, and Cameron Dunkin, who manages WBO/WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire - went well. The two sides met to discuss Donaire's working relationship and contractual status with Top Rank.
I think the most disappointing thing about the next two weeks, in terms of boxing, is the fact that May 28th was initially set to mark the return of WBC and WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire to the ring. The Filipino-American star sizzled in his last outing, a thorough, second-round starching of Los Mochis' Fernando Montiel, and Top Rank promoter Bob Arum had toyed with the idea of his charge facing off with WBA champion Anselmo Moreno, a fight that would have given the 28-year old a great chance to keep his momentum going.
Luis Sandoval catches up with WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire to get the latest on his career, who he plans to target next and more.
Three-weight world champion Vic Darchinyan is still hoping to entice former foe Nonito Donaire into a rematch and has even offered to give the WBC and WBO champion 100% of the purse to get a rematch with the man regarded as one of the best pound for pound fighters in the sport. Darchinyan was stopped in five rounds by Donaire in 2007.
After a spring spent involved in contract wrangles with current promoters Top Rank and future handlers Golden Boy Promotions, WBC and WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire just wants to get back in the ring and defend the belts he ripped away from Fernando Montiel so impressively last February.
Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, advised the Manila Bulletin that he's "still waiting" for WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire to make a decision on his next move. Donaire was the main figure of a recent promotional tug of war between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions.
This past Friday night the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas staged a fight card in one of the most unique settings I have seen on the Boulevard pool deck overlooking the strip. Sitting ringside covering the action, with camera in tow, was none other than reigning WBC and WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, who has been experimenting with his role of a photographer in recent times.
BoxingScene.com spoke to WBO/WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire about a variety of topics last week in Las Vegas. When the topic turned to his rival Vic Darchinyan, Donaire held nothing back.
BoxingScene caught up with WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito "Filipino Flash" Donaire (26-1) at The Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV this past Friday night at the ESPN Friday Night Fights show.