By Eric Thomas: Newly crowned WBC super bantamweight champion Abner Mares (24-0-1, 13 KO’s) is looking for fresh game to go after now that he’s the new World Boxing Council 122 pound champion with his near shutout 12 round unanimous decision victory over 36-year-old Eric Morel last Saturday night at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.
Jorge Arce
Arce: Why did Donaire fight Vazquez Jr. instead of me?
By Dan Ambrose: Four time world champion and current WBO bantamweight champ Jorge Arce (60-6-2, 46 KO’s) doesn’t understand even for a moment why Nonito Donaire (28-1, 18 KO’s) fought his leftover opponent Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. earlier this month in winning a difficult 12 round split decision. Arce already did a job on Vazquez Jr. last May, knocking him out in the 12th round and giving him a real beating.
Parra faces Arce tomorrow, could ruin Donaire fight
By Dan Ambrose: Lorenzo Parra (31-3-1, 18 KO’s) has a big opportunity on Saturday night to defeat 32-year-old former four division world champion Jorge Arce (59-6-2, 45 KO’s) and thus ruin Arce’s planned fight against WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire in September.
Donaire likely to fight Nishioka next; Arce not available until September
Arce needs to beat Parra on Saturday to get Donaire fight
Arce will be easy to hit for Donaire
Donaire to fight Jorge Arce next
Arum: If Donaire beats Vazquez Jr., he’ll fight Arce, Nishioka and Rigondeaux
Photo: Adrian Hernandez – By Chris Williams: It looks like former two-division world champion Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KO’s) may ultimately fight WBA World super bantamweight champion Guillermo “The Jackal” Rigondeaux (9-0, 7 KO’s) after all, as Donaire and Rigondeaux’s promoter, Bob Arum, told RingTV that Donaire will get to Rigondeaux if Donaire gets by Vazquez Jr., Jorge Arce and Toshiaki Nishioka.