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.
Donaire vs. Narvaez
Narvaez easily took away Donaire’s left hook
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.
Arum: Nonito Donaire will fight a minimum of four times in 2012
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.
Donaire – Narvaez: Another dud for HBO
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 had hoped for.
Arum wants to match Donaire against Nishioka and Arce in 2012
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 of the year facing WBC super bantamweight champion Toshioki Nishioka and then WBO super bantamweight champion Jorge Arce so that Donaire can capture two of the belts. With Arum still not matching Donaire against the fighters that fans want to see him facing in Yuriorkis Gamboa aand Juan Manuel Lopez, it makes you wonder if Arum has confidence in Donaire or not.
Donaire may have weighed 130 lbs for Narvaez fight
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 pounds after re-hydrating after the weigh-in. In other words, Donaire may have been the size of a super featherweight against a super flyweight.
Donaire easily beats Narvaez, puts fans to sleep
By Chris Williams: Featherweights Yuriorkis Gamboa and Juan Manuel Lopez have nothing to worry about in facing WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KO’s) some day when Donaire eventually moves up in weight to the featherweight division, if his promoter will let him that is. Donaire looked completely slow, lethargic and sloppy in defeating his much, much smaller challenger Omar Narvaez (35-1-2, 19 KO’s) by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the MSG – WaMu Theater, New York, New York.
Donaire will never be a star until he moves up to the featherweight division – and maybe not even then
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.
Donaire ready for prime time
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.
Nonito Donaire helps promote Sat night fight
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 City.