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Last July, Nonito Donaire cruised past Jeffrey Mathebula to unify two of the junior featherweight world titles. However, before Donaire's next fight, an October bout against former titleholder Toshiaki Nishioka, Donaire vacated the belt he won agains...

Former junior featherweight titlist Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan, one of the finest Asian fighters of this era, announced his retirement at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Nonito Donaire to defend title against Jorge Arce on Dec. 15

Hours before junior featherweight titlist Nonito Donaire defeated Toshiaki Nishioka by ninth-round knockout last Saturday night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., he vacated his IBF version of the 122-pound title. Donaire, who did defend ...

Despite routinely beating top competition in multiple divisions, Nonito Donaire is criticized for not winning handily enough. Saturday's strong finish of Toshiaki Nishioka should nip the nitpicking in the bud.

Nonito Donaire knew he had nearly an impossible act to follow. Right before he took the ring, Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado brawled through arguably the most sensational fight of the year.

Nonito Donaire was supposed to get his sternest test from Toshiaki Nishioka on Saturday, but mostly the challenger just tested the 122-pound champ's patience before Donaire closed the show with a ninth-round TKO.

Nonito Donaire relinquished one of his two junior featherweight world titles on Saturday morning, hours before he was to defend both against former titlist Toshiaki Nishioka at the Home Depot Center in Carson in the HBO "Boxing After Dark" main event.

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. -- Here are the purses, according to the California State Athletic Commission, for the four fighters on the Nonito Donaire-Toshiaki Nishioka card Saturday night (HBO, 10 ET/PT) at the Home Depot Center in Carson: •&nb...

For some time now, Nonito Donaire and Toshiaki Nishioka have been sizing each other up for Saturday's superfight -- one that both fighters know will test the outer limits of their skills.

There's a certain population of the boxing community that abhors the mere idea of a pound-for-pound list used as a scientific tool to compare fighters. They'll point to the fickle nature of the voters and the ever-changing criteria. There's also t...

Mike Alvarado says he's ready to go against the best fighters in the 140-pound division, and his first real test comes Saturday against Brandon Rios.

As junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire prepares for his Oct. 13 title defense against Toshiaki Nishioka, he's well aware of the reality of his situation. At any hour of any given day, Donaire is one knock on the door away from being subje...

Unified junior featherweight titlist Nonito Donaire is one of the pound-for-pound stars of boxing and now a regular on HBO, making high six-figure purses. His next fight headlines an Oct. 13 HBO card against former titlist Toshiaki Nishioka. But t...

If you listen to the folks at Top Rank and on Nonito Donaire's team, Jorge Arce priced himself out of challenging for Donaire's junior featherweight belts on HBO on Oct. 13. Although Arce most likely could have enjoyed a career payday in mid-six f...

Since the moment Top Rank announced a terrific Oct. 13 doubleheader at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., last week, I have been inundated with people tweeting and asking for ticket information. The Fight Freaks' wish is my command. Tickets...