By Chris Williams: Top Rank president Bob Arum is saying that he may opt to make the mouth-watering fight between unbeaten light welterweight contender Mike Alvarado (33-0, 23 KO’s) and former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (30-0-1, 22 KO’s) the main event on October 20th on the Nonito Donaire vs. Toshiaki Nishioka fight card.
Donaire vs. Nishioka
Donaire may fight Nishioka next instead of Arce
By Chris Williams: Negotiations aren’t going well between IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KO’s) and 33-year-old Jorge Arce (60-6-2, 46 KO’s) for a fight in November, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. Arce supposedly wants too much money and this is getting in the way of the fight being made.
Sulaiman wants Donaire-Nishioka to fight for Diamond WBC super bantamweight strap
(Photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank) By Chris Williams: If WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire is able to defeat IBF super bantamweight champion Jeffrey Mathebula in their unification bout on Saturday night, World Boxing Council (WBC) president Jose Sulaiman is interested in having WBC Emeritus WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka and Donaire fight for the WBC Diamond super bantamweight strap before the end of the year.
Donaire likely to fight Nishioka next; Arce not available until September
By Chris Williams: According to boxing news from the Manila Standard, WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (28-1, 18 KO’s) won’t be facing 32-year-old former four division world champion Jorge Arce (59-6-2, 45 KO’s) next, says Donaire’s promoter Bob Arum.