Nonito Donaire: record, next fight and profile →
Six months after a back injury forced him out of his title reign, Ryan Burnett is now all the way back in the ring. The former bantamweight titlist returned to the squared circle and to the win column, stopping Philippines’ Jelbirt Gomera in six rounds Friday evening at Ulster Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
WBA bantamweight world champion Nonito Donaire will head to Belfast next week to support Ryan Burnett at #MTKFightNight’s event at the Ulster Hall on May 17, in association with Top Rank live on ESPN+ and iFL TV.
Nonito Donaire’s trainer, Kenny Adams, praises the ‘Filipino Flash’ after Saturday’s WBSS semi-final KO victory over Stephon Young. Donaire expects to face off with Inoue. “I’ve been in boxing for a long, long time,” said Donaire's trainer, 78-year-old Kenny Adams, who has worked with multiple Olympians and world champions. “But of all the champions I’ve had, this is the hardest working guy that you’re ever going to find.”
Former multi-division champion Nonito Donaire rolled back the years on Saturday evening, demolishing game challenger Stephon Young with a knockout of the year candidate in round 6 of their world title contest in the coveted World Boxing Super Series tournament last Saturday evening.
By Tris Dixon - It is boxing’s gift that keeps on giving. The World Boxing Super Series has been so good, so refreshing and produced so many good fights and moments it’s little wonder that the rest of the game has not followed suit and piled in with similar ideas. Who knew the best fighting the best – or that very premise – would be a winner? Of course, the WBSS has not been lazy. They...
Make no mistake, Nonito Donaire was already a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame even before he agreed to enter the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament. The fact that he joined the eight-man field and is now in the finals only adds to his incredible career.
Donaire, Young Fight Photos Gallery - Regis Prograis and Nonito Donaire both produced masterclass performances to reach the finals of the World Boxing Super Series where the Ali Trophy awaits the winners. Prograis, the unbeaten southpaw boxer from New Orleans and super- lightweight bracket No. 1 top seed picked up the first big title, the WBA belt, when he scored a six round stoppage over Kiryl Relikh of Belarus in their WBSS semi-final Saturday at the Cajundome in Lafayette, La.
Cajun Dome, Lafayette - WBA bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) blasted out very late replacement Stephon Young (18-2, 3 KOs) with a vicious left hand in the sixth round in the semi-finals of the World Boxing Super Series semi-finals.
Stephon ‘Showstopper’ Young was given a much better look at the other side of the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight bracket in his last fight than the one in which he ultimately landed. It hasn’t at all discouraged the aspiring contender from seizing the opportunity of a lifetime.
Donaire, Young Weights Photos Gallery - LAFAYETTE, Louisiana – A day ahead of the World Boxing Super Series semi-finals at the Cajundome, the fighters stepped on the scales before showcasing their skills on Saturday night.