Donaire-Narvaez

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Despite last Saturday nights snooze fest in which WBO and WBA bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) shut out super flyweight champion Omar “El Huracan” Narvaez (35-1-2, 19 KO’s) many boxing analysts still believe that Donaire is a rising superstar in boxing.

By Chris Williams: WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire seems to be putting the blame on his stinker of a 12 round decision solely in the lap of his smaller undersized opponent 5’3″ Omar Narvaez for their painfully boring decision last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.

By Dan Ambrose: Bob Arum plans on making 2012 a very busy one for his fighter Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KO’s), starting with what Arum hopes is a fight for Donaire against WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Unfortunately Saturday nights fight at Madison Square Garden featuring rising star World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KO’s) and HBO super flyweight champion Omar Narvaez (34-1-1, 19 KO’s) did not live up to what HBO and Top Rank CEO Bob Arum [...]

By Chris Williams: Photo credit: Sumio Yamada – In a sign that he may have a tin ear for what boxing fans want to see, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum wants to move his fighter Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KO’s) up to the super bantamweight division where Arum wants Donaire to spend the better part [...]

By Chris Williams: Photo credit: Sumio Yamada – Although WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KO’s) weighed in at 116 lbs for his fight against super flyweight Omar Narvaez (35-1-2, 19 KO’s) last Saturday night at the MSG – WaMu Theater, New York, New York, Donaire may have weighed in as much as 130 [...]

By Chris Williams: If I was Bob Arum I’d start with the tough love for WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire already. Despite the money that Arum has put into trying to make Donaire a PPV star, Donaire still remains pretty much an unknown fighter in the eyes of many casual boxing fans.

By Chris Williams: Photo: Sumio Yamada – WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) will dip into the super flyweight division to defend his title against 36-year-old Omar Narvaez (35-0-2, 19 KO’s) at the MSG-WaMu theater in New York, New York.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Photo credit: Sumio Yamada – WBO/WBC bantamweight titleholder Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) is primed and ready to make his mark when he defends his crown against Argentinean Omar Narvaez (35-0-2, 19 KO’s) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

It’s a night of big action in the bantamweight division when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: NONITO DONAIRE VS. OMAR NARVAEZ is seen SATURDAY, OCT. 22 (10:30 p.m. ET/PT) from the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York. The HBO Sports team of Bob Papa, Max Kellerman and Roy Jones Jr. will be ringside for [...]

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS October 19, 2011 – Mexico City. From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán:

By John F. McKenna (McJack): WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) is on the east coast to help promote his Saturday night encounter with Argentina’s Omar “EL Huracan” Narvaez (35-0-2, 23 KO’s). The fight will take place at Madison Square Garden and will be Donaire’s debut fight in New York [...]

NEW YORK, (October 17, 2011) – The Pride of the Philippines, World Bantamweight Champion and Top-Five pound for pound fighter NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE (26-1, 18 KO’s) will be honored by the Filipino School of New York and New Jersey as part of Filipino American History Month TODAY! October 17, at 4 p.m. ET, [...]

By Chris Williams: WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) makes what will likely be his first and last title defense of his WBC/WBO belts this Saturday night against the 5’3″ Omar Narvaez (35-0-2, 19 KO’s) at the WaMu Theatwer in New York, New York.

BOB ARUM: A lot of people ask me why am I bringing Nonito Donaire to New York at Madison Square Garden and they point out there are over 2M Filipinos that live in the Los Angeles Area and I tell them Filipinos live all over the United States. There are about 400,000 Filipinos living in [...]

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (October 12, 2011) World Bantamweight Champion and consensus Top 5 Pound For Pound Fighter Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire will host a Public Media Workout this Saturday afternoon, October 15 at 1pm at Brooklyn’s legendary Gleason’s Gym (83 Front Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201).

By Chris Williams: The 5’7″ WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) will be towering over his little 5’3″ opponent Omar Narvaez (35-0-2, 19 KO’s) on October 22nd at the MSG – WaMu Theater, New York, New York.

By Chris Williams: Once again Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) faces another short guy, this time it’s the tiny 5’3″ Omar Narvaez (35-0-2, 19 KO’s) on October 22nd at the MSG-WaMu Theater, in New York, New York. Narvaez just happens to be 36-years-old, and fights in a division below Donaire at super flyweight.

SAN CARLOS, CA (October 7, 2011) World Bantamweight Champion and consensus Top 5 Pound For Pound Fighter Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire will swing open the doors to his boxing gym for a public workout TOMORROW, October 8th at 1pm.

FILIPINO FLASH ARMY DESCENDS ON UNDISPUTED GYM IN SAN CARLOS SAN CARLOS, CA (October 5, 2011) World Bantamweight Champion and consensus Top 5 Pound For Pound Fighter Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire will swing open the doors to his boxing gym for a public workout this Saturday, October 8th at 1pm.

SAN CARLOS, CALIFORNIA (October 4, 2011) World Bantamweight Champion and unanimous Top 5 Pound For Pound entrant, Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire has partnered with The Keep A Breast Foundation to raise breast cancer awareness as part of his October 22nd boxing showdown with Omar “El Huracan” Narvaez at Madison Square Garden, in New York [...]

By Jason Kim: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum wants to match WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) against WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KO’s) in February 2012 if Donaire can get by his next opponent Andres Narvaez (35-0-2, 19 KO’s) on October 22nd at the MSG – WaMu Theater, New [...]

By Chris Williams: Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) is facing one more small guy in his next fight on October 22nd before moving up in weight to the super bantamweight division to chase a small handful of names in that weight class. Before doing so, Donaire takes on a 36-year-old super flyweight with limited height, [...]

By Chris Williams: While some boxing fans are excited about WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) taking on unbeaten WBO super flyweight champion Omar Narvaez (35-0-2, 19 KO’s) on October 22nd, I’m not one of them. The Donaire-Narvaez fight will be taking place at Madison Square Garden in New York, Donaire’s promoter Bob [...]

By Chris Williams: WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) will be fighting undefeated WBO super flyweight champion Omar Narvaez (35-0-2, 19 KO’s) on October 22nd on HBO, according to news from ringtv. I kind of like this fight, but it’s still a match-up that’s heavily slanted in Donaire’s favor. He’s 5’7″, and Narvaez [...]

By Chris Williams: WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire is reportedly likely to fight undefeated Argentinian Omar Narvaez (35-0-2, 19 KO’s) in his next fight in November.

By Jason Kim: WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) is finally ready to get back in the ring after months of bickering with his promoters at Top Rank.