By Chris Williams: In just finished watching the Nonito Donaire – Guillermo Rigondeaux press conference, and it’s clear as day why Donaire has been able to succeed at super bantamweight. Donaire is clearly a lightweight [135], and he should be fighting guys like WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner, Ricky Burns and Miguel Vazquez instead of melting down to fight little guys at 122.
Donaire is HUGE for super bantamweight. It’s like Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who comes into his middleweight fights at 190 lbs. after making weight at 160. Donaire is huge for 122 lb. class, and that gives him a tremendous advantage over guys that actually fight at or near the 122 lb. division, like Rigondeaux.
By Ryan Wardle: Last Saturday at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey Adrien Broner ( 26-0, 22 KOs) predictably slaughtered Gavin Rees, forcing his corner to call a stop to the bout at the end of the 5th round. Rees came ready to fight and won the first two rounds on many viewer’s scorecards. However, Rees was outmatched once Broner began to pick him up towards the end of the 2nd round and was dominated from round 3 and on.
By Chris Williams: We just saw Floyd Mayweather Jr. leave HBO to sign with Showtime/CBS after having been with HBO for the last 26 of his fights since 1998. Mayweather Jr. signed a six-fight deal with Showtime, and that contract will likely finish out Mayweather’s career.
By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Sport Promoter Eddie Hearn sounded disappointed with the turnout for the fight between his fighter Gavin Rees (37-2-1, 18 KO’s) and WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KO’s) last Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KO’s) says he’s willing to fight on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr’s fight against Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero on May 4th on Showtime pay-per-view if the money is good enough to make it worth his while. Broner, 23, fights for HBO, so that could be a potential obstacle unless his adviser Al Haymon can smooth things over with HBO to pave his way for the PPV card.
By Scott Gilfoid: HBO may have lost Floyd Mayweather Jr. to Showtime/CBS this week, but they have a capable replacement with the talented WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KO’s), who drew monster numbers for his fight against the UK’s Gavin Rees (37-2-1, 18 KO’s) last Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Those numbers weren’t because of Rees that’s for sure because few U.S fans had ever heard of him. Rees was seen by many as just another lamb being led to the slaughter for Broner.
By Ben Walton: Last Saturday night, lightweight champ Adrien “The Problem” Broner successfully defended his WBC title in Atlantic city New Jersey, against Welshman Gavin Rees, Taking his record to 26-0 with 22 KO’s.
By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn, the promoter for Gavin Rees, is under the impression that Rees wowed HBO and the American boxing fans with his 5th round TKO loss to WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner last Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
By Scott Gilfoid: Gavin Rees’ promoter Eddie Hearn is confident that Rees will be getting another world title shot by the end of 2013 against one of the lightweight champions. Hearn says Rees will be back in the United States fighting because they were so impressed with his performance in getting stopped in the 5th round last Saturday night by WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner on HBO television.
By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn, the promoter for Gavin Rees, doubts that the management for WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns (35-2, 10 KO’s) will agree to fight a unification bout with WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KO’s), if Burns gets past IBF lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez on March 16th in London. While Hearns thinks Burns would take the fight with Broner, he has doubts whether Burns’ people will let Burns face Broner because of how difficult a fight it would be for Burns.