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 York, New York.
Toshiaki Nishioka
Nishioka defeats Rafael Marquez
By Jim Dower: WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KO’s) overcame a slow start in the first five rounds to completely dominate 36-year-old former two division world champion Rafael Marquez (40-7, 36 KO’s) in a 12 round unanimous decision victory at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada. The final judges’ scores were 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113. I saw Nishioka winning the fight by a narrow margin based on his superior work from rounds six through twelve.
Munroe couldn’t handle the body shots and movement from Nishioka
By Scott Gilfoid: British super bantamweight challenger Rendall Munroe (21-2, 9 KO’s) was totally dominated by World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka (37-4-3, 23 KO’s), losing a by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision on Sunday night at the Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan. Nishioka, 34, using movement, straight left hands and vicious body shots, won by the scores of 119-109, 119-109 and 119-109. Munroe just couldn’t handle the movement and ended up taking big time punishment from Nishioka.
Munroe beaten convincingly by Toshiaki Nishioka
By Dallan o’Donnell: The boxing bin man Rendall Munroe’s quest for the WBC super bantamweight championship was undone in Tokyo earlier today. Munroe, from Leicester showed signs in the opening two rounds that he would be capable of mounting a real challenge for Nishioka’s title but these were the only two rounds that Munroe showed champion qualities. Nishioka had an obvious speed advantage over Munroe and was never really troubled by Munroe’s lacklustre attack. The fight almost ended in the fifth when Nishioka had Munroe rocking and about to go but in a display of resilience Munroe continued on.
Salgado crushes Linares, Nishioka stops Hernandez – Boxing Results
By Manuel Perez: In a shocking upset, number #6 rated World Boxing Council super featherweight contender Juan Carlos Salgado (21-0, 15 KO’s) took out previously unbeaten WBC super featherweight champion Jorge Linares (27-1, 18 KO’s) in a 1st round TKO on Saturday night to capture Linares’ title at the Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium, in Tokyo, Japan.