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Ryan Burton catches up with WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire to discuss the status of his career, who he plans to fight and more.
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Eric Morel on Vacation: Wants Donaire, Moreno, Mares
Bantamweight Eric Morel, who is in Puerto Rico with his family for the Easter holidays, still found time to hit the gym in order to squeeze in some training time to stay in shape for a possible title fight in the near future. Golden Boy Promotions had contacted the boxer on Wednesday to face Abner Mares on Saturday night in Los Angeles, but Morel turned the offer down because he wouldn't be ready for such a fight with so little notice. Golden Boy wanted Morel to replace the injured Joseph Agbeko.
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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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Shaw Talks Mayweather-Bradley, Donaire, Dawson, More
When a bulldog like Big Gary Shaw is not barking, there has to be a reason for it. Which is why I called the fesity promoter to see what's been keeping him off the airwaves so much lately.
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Insider Notebook: Donaire vs Top Rank; Mares; and Ward
By Robert Morales - This ongoing saga with promoter Bob Arum and bantamweight world champion Nonito Donaire is far from over. But assuming Donaire reluctantly goes back to Arum as per an arbitration decision that enjoins Golden Boy Promotions from representing Donaire, it'll be interesting to see how Arum deals with a fighter who wanted to leave him. One of the toughest things to get past could be the remark attributed Arum regarding Donaire's wife, Rachel. A recent conversation at Manny Pacquiao's training camp in the Philippines had Arum referring to Rachel Donaire as someone who dresses "all tarted up." Arum was asked Tuesday if he regretted going there. He said he does, but that it was important to know that he did not go out of his way to insult Donaire's wife. It was his way of defending Jinkee Pacquiao, wife of Manny. "Yeah, I did it because this was a conversation we were having when I was in Baguio City in the Philippines," Arum said. "And they said she (Rachel) made comments about Jinkee's dress and it was more in defense of Jinkee than an attack on Rachel. "It came out like an attack on Rachel, but it was a comment meant as a defense of Jinkee." At this point, that may not matter. Unless Donaire is somehow able to go to court and free himself of his contract with Arum's Top Rank Inc., he is going to have to go back to Arum after having signed with Golden Boy the middle of last month.
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Donaire vs Mares Battle Will Have To Wait For Now
When Golden Boy Promotions recently signed bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, it meant Abner Mares of Hawaiian Gardens likely would get a chance to fight him if Mares defeated another world champion, Joseph Agbeko, on April 23 in the Showtime bantamweight tournament finale at Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live.
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Paulie Malignaggi Backing Donaire's Play To Jump Ship
Logic says that things are going to be a little awkward, at least for a while, for blossoming superstar Nonito Donaire. A few weeks back the Fil-Am fighter made headlines when it was announced that he had opted out of his promotional union with Top Rank by signing an exclusive deal with Golden Boy Promotions, a move that some backed and others couldn't quite fathom.
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Larry Merchant's Take on The Nonito Donaire Situation
There hasn't been a fighter in the sport who has generated as many headlines in recent weeks as has bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire. But that necessarily isn't a good thing, considering that the Fil-Am fighter's waves were that of the dire kind with the recent tug-of-war between promoters Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions over his services.
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Eric Morel: After Beating Maldonado, Bring Me Donaire
Even though Martin Castillo will not be the opponent, former two division champ Eric Morel is ready for anything. Castillo suffered an ankle injury in training was replaced was replaced by Luis Maldonado for this Friday's bout. Morel sees no problems in getting the win and then he wants a piece of WBC/WBO champ Nonito Donaire.
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Arum on Promoting Donaire, Golden Boy Lawsuit, More
Promoter Bob Arum, who just celebrated the 45th anniversary of his first promotion (1966, Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens, controversial “draft-dodger” Muhammad Ali against Canadian George Chuvalo), has a message for wandering bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr.
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