Chris Robinson catches up with trainer Joel Diaz, as he speaks on what went wrong for junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan this past Saturday night in Corpus Christi, Tex. during his HBO bout against newly-crowned WBO champion Demetrius Andrade
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Reporter Sergio Venegas was on hand in Corpus Christi, Tex., as newly-crowned WBO junior lightweight champion Mikey Garcia spoke to the media following his 8th round knockout over Puerto Rico’s Roman ‘Rocky’ Martinez. Hear what Mikey had to say about getting knocked down in the second round, a possible fight with Yuriorkis Gamboa in the future, and his work with Alex Ariza this camp
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Reporter Sergio Venegas was on hand in Corpus Christi, Tex., as newly-crowned WBO junior lightweight champion Mikey Garcia spoke to the media following his 8th round knockout over Puerto Rico’s Roman ‘Rocky’ Martinez. Hear what Mikey had to say about getting knocked down in the second round, a possible fight with Yuriorkis Gamboa in the future, and his work with Alex Ariza this camp
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Post-fight update from Corpus Christi, Tex. as undefeated Mikey Garcia overcomes a 2nd round knockdown to batter and stop Puerto Rico’s Roman ‘Rocky’ Martinez in for an 8th round TKO. Check out the video for a description of the action
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Chris Robinson catches up with longtime HBO analyst Larry Merchant, as he gives his take on Nonito Donaire’s 9th round TKO victory over Vic Darchinyan in Corpus Christi, Tex.
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Nonito Donaire after his victory over Vic Darchinyan on Saturday night in Corpus Christi (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
On Saturday night, in Corpus Christi, Tex., Nonito Donaire stepped back into the ring for the first time following his upset loss to Cuba’s Guillermo Rigondeaux earlier this year.
In front of Donaire was a familiar foe in Vic Darchinyan, the same man he blitzed out in five rounds over six years ago in one of his most resounding performances to date.
On this night their HBO rematch was far more competitive, however, as Donaire and his awkward Armenian foe appeared to be fighting on even terms through the first eight rounds of their bout.
Some observers even had Darchinyan ahead in the match as the ninth round started, but that is where Donaire took over.
Midway through the frame, Donaire clipped Darchinyan and dropped him with a sweeping left hook.
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Chris Robinson catches up with Indio, Calif.-based trainer Joel Diaz and gets his thoughts on Mikey Garcia’s big 8th round TKO victory over Roman Martinez on Saturday night on HBO. Diaz gives praise to the newly-crowned WBO junior lightweight champion and admits that he has to look at him as a potential opponent in the future for his fighter Diego Magdaleno
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Chris Robinson catches up with longtime HBO analyst Larry Merchant, as he gives his take on Nonito Donaire’s 9th round TKO victory over Vic Darchinyan in Corpus Christi, Tex.
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Post-fight update from Corpus Christi, Tex. as undefeated Mikey Garcia overcomes a 2nd round knockdown to batter and stop Puerto Rico’s Roman ‘Rocky’ Martinez in for an 8th round TKO. Check out the video for a description of the action
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A live update from Corpus Christi, Texas as the ‘Filipino Flash’ Nonito Donaire returned to the ring on HBO’s airwaves following his unanimous decision loss to Guillermo Rigondeaux. On this night, Donaire stopped Vic Darchinyan in the 9th round of their rematch despite a game effort from Darchinyan
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An update from Corpus Christi, Tex. as Demetrius Andrade captures the vacant WBO junior middleweight world title with a 12-round split-decision victory over Vanes Martirosyan. Check out the video for a synopsis of the fight
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Behind the scenes coverage as assistant trainer Brian Schwartz hits the mitts with former multi-division champion Nonito Donaire moments before the ‘Filipino Flash’ faces off with Vic Darchinyan in an HBO rematch
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Reporter Sergio Venegas catches up with former two-division world champion Vic Darchinyan in Corpus Christi, Texas, as he speaks ahead of his HBO-televised rematch with Nonito Donaire.
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Chris Robinson catches up with lightweight champion Brandon Rios in Oxnard, Calif. as he gets ready for another day of training ahead of his Nov. 23 duel with Manny Pacquiao. Check out the video for Rios’ thoughts on getting ready to leave to China for the fight, his bond with trainer Robert Garcia, and why some people in China don’t like Pacquiao
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Reporter Sergio Venegas was on hand in Corpus Christi, Tex. for the heated weigh-in betwen junior middleweight contenders Vanes Martirosyan (33-0-1, 21 KO’s) and Demetrius Andrade (19-0, 13 KO’s). Check out the exclusive clip as the two men nearly come to blows with one another
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Repoter Sergio Venegas was on hand in Corpus Christi, Tex. as rivals and former champs Nonito Donaire and Vic Darchinyan weighed in ahead of their rematch at 126 pounds. Check out the video to see what each man weighed and how they looked
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Updates from Corpus Christi, Tex. as WBO junor lightweight champion Roman ‘Rocky’ Martinez and former featherweight titlist Mikey Garcia make weight ahead of their HBO-televised rematch on Saturday night
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Reporter Sergio Venegas catches up with trainer Nonito Donaire Sr. in Corpus Christi, Tex., as he speaks on his son Nonito’s upcoming fight Vic Darchinyan, who he faces in an HBO-televised rematch on Saturday, Nov. 9
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Reporter Sergio Venegas catches up with trainer Nonito Donaire Sr. in Corpus Christi, Tex., as he speaks on his son Nonito’s upcoming fight Vic Darchinyan, who he faces in an HBO-televised rematch on Saturday, Nov. 9
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Nonito Donaire and Vic Darchinyan weighing in (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
Moments before Nonito Donaire’s weigh-in for his rematch with Vic Darchinyan in Corpus Christi, Tex., his father Nonito Donaire Sr. took a few moments to break down the bout.
Having reconnected with his son for this training camp, as they split their time between their home base in Las Vegas and trainer Robert Garcia’s gym in Oxnard, Calif., Donaire Sr. was able to see first-hand just how focused he was coming off of April’s unanimous decision loss to Guillermo Rigondeaux.
“He’s 110% ready for this one,” Donaire Sr. stated exclusively to HustleBoss.com’s Sergio Venegas. “His speed is back, and his power, so it’s a good fight.”
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