By Chris Williams: WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward believes his close friend Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KO’s) would fight a lot different fight against newly crowned World Boxing Association (WBA) World super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (9-0, 7 KO’s) compared to the way WBA super bantamweight champion Rico Ramos did in getting stopped in the 6th round last Friday night.
Guillermo Rigondeaux
Is Donaire being protected from Rigondeaux?
By Dan Ambrose: Guillermo Rigondaux (9-0, 7 KO’s) put the super bantamweight division on notice last Friday night in easily beating World Boxing Association (WBA) World super bantamweight champion Rico Ramos (20-1, 11 KO’s) by a 6th round TKO to win his WBA belt at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rigondeaux wants Donaire next
By Chris Williams: Newly crowned WBA World super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (9-0, 7 KO’s) is targeting former two division world champion Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KO’s) in his next bout after destroying previously unbeaten WBA World super bantamweight champion Rico Ramos (20-1, 11 KO’s) by a 6th round TKO last Friday night at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rigondeaux stops Ramos
Photo: Casino/Showtime – By Chris Williams: In a surprisingly one-sided fight, WBA World super bantamweight interim champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (9-0, 7 KO’s) stopped WBA World super bantamweight champion Rico Ramos (20-1, 11 KO’s) in the 6th round on Friday night at the Palms Casino Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ramos-Rigondeaux: Can Cuban Guillermo win World title in just his 9th fight?
By Peter Wells: There have been many great Cuban fighters in boxing and as more and more are escaping their homeland to turn to the professional ranks the amount of Cuban world champions is on the rise. Yuriokis Gamboa is currently setting the example forcing his way into the pound-for-pound rankings and showing discipline that has lacked from Cuban fighters before him.
Donaire wants Arce, Nishioka and Rigondeaux-Ramos winner
By Dan Ambrose: Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KO’s) goes after his third world title belt next month against Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-1-1, 18 KO’s) in a fight for the vacant WBO super bantamweight title at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Donaire doesn’t plan on standing in one place if he can pick up the title, as he wants to then face Jorge Arce (59-6-2, 45 KO’s) followed by a fight against WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KO’s).
Rigondeaux and Ramos battle it out on January 20th
By Chris Williams: In what could be a fight between the two best fighters in the super bantamweight division by far, undefeated WBA World super bantamweight champion Rico Ramos (20-0, 11 KO’s) will be defending his title against interim WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (8-0, 6 KO’s) in a fight on January 20th at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rigondeaux vs. Ramos winner likely won’t get Donaire fight
By Chris WIlliams: Later on this month WBA World super bantamweight interim champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (8-0, 6 Ko’s) faces unbeaten WBA super bantamweight champion Rico Ramos (20-0, 11 KO’s) in an exciting fight televised by Showtime at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Donaire faces Vazquez Jr. next, but still won’t fight Rigondeaux
By Chris Williams: Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KO’s) faces a guy that was recently knocked in his last fight in Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-1-1, 18 KO’s), who Donaire have been matched up against by his promoter Bob Arum in a fight on February 4th for the vacant WBO super bantamweight title at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Cloud-Erdei, Rigondeaux-Ramos New Years Eve card cancelled, Erdie has hand injury
By Allen Fox: The Showtime card on January 31st has been cancelled due to 37-year-old light heavyweight contender Zsolt Erdei (33-0, 18 KO’s) suffering a hand injury in training. He was supped to be facing IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud in the main event of a card that also had Guilermo Rigondeaux facing WBA super bantamweight champion Rico Ramos in what would have been an excellent fight. Showtime is looking to still make the Rigondeaux-Ramos fight, as well as Cloud vs. TBA in 2012.