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Photos: Nicholas Walters knocks out Nonito Donaire in the sixth round

Photos from the Stubhub Center in Carson, Calif. as WBA featherweight champion Nicholas Walters (25-0, 21 KO’s) pounds out a savage sixth round knockout over multi-division world titlist Nonito Donaire (33-3, 21 KO’s) on HBO’s airwaves. Walters had a little trouble with Donaire’s speed and movement early but he registered a knockdown in the third round and landed a right hand three rounds later that dropped Donaire and finished the fight.

All photos courtesy of Naoki Fukuda

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Photos: Luis Abregu training for HBO date vs. Sadam Ali

Photos from the Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles, Calif. as Argentina’s Luis Carlos “El Potro” Abregu (36-1, 29 KO’s) puts in work ahead of his Nov. 8 showdown on HBO vs. Sadam “World Kid” Ali. Abregu vs. Ali takes place underneath Bernard Hopkins’ big duel vs. Sergey Kovalev.

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Photos: Luis Abregu training for HBO date vs. Sadam Ali

Photos from the Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles, Calif. as Argentina’s Luis Carlos “El Potro” Abregu (36-1, 29 KO’s) puts in work ahead of his Nov. 8 showdown on HBO vs. Sadam “World Kid” Ali. Abregu vs. Ali takes place underneath Bernard Hopkins’ big duel vs. Sergey Kovalev.

Photos courtesy of Chris Farina (Top Rank)

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Photos: Vasyl Lomachenko training at Robert Garcia’s gym in Oxnard ahead of title defense vs. Piriyapinyo

Photos from the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, Calif. as two-time gold medalist and reigning WBO featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko works out ahead of his Nov. 22 defense vs. Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo. Lomachenko faces off with the Thai fighter from the Cotai Arena inside of the Venetian Macau Resort on HBO pay per view on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri bill.

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Photos: Vasyl Lomachenko training at Robert Garcia’s gym in Oxnard ahead of title defense vs. Piriyapinyo

Photos from the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, Calif. as two-time gold medalist and reigning WBO featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko works out ahead of his Nov. 22 defense vs. Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo. Lomachenko faces off with the Thai fighter from the Cotai Arena inside of the Venetian Macau Resort on HBO pay per view on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri bill.

All photos courtesy of Chris Farina (Top Rank)

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Photos: Terence Crawford and Ray Beltran come face to face ahead of November showdown

Photos from Omaha, Neb. as WBO lightweight champion Terence Crawford (24-0, 17 KO’s) and former title challenger Ray Beltran (29-6-1, 17 KO’s) come face to face ahead of their Nov. 29 showdown on HBO.
All photos courtesy of Chris Farina (Top Rank)
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Brandon Rios reveals key reason for Algieri having the edge over Pacquiao

Is Chris Algieri ready to upset Manny Pacquiao? (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)

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By Chris Robinson

The upcoming welterweight title showdown between reigning WBO champion Manny Pacquiao and recently crowned WBO junior welterweight titlist Chris Algieri certainly has drawn a wide range of opinions from people within the sport.

Some feel that Algieri’s awkward, rangy style is enough to throw Pacquiao off his game while others feel the Filipino icon still has enough left in his tank to offer up a dominant performance on Nov. 22 when the two meet in Macau, China.

For former lightweight champion Brandon Rios, who dropped a wide points loss to Pacquiao in November of last year, he feels his former stable mate will actually be able to pull off the upset.
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Photos: Ray Beltran training hard for Terence Crawford showdown

Photos from Santa Monica, Calif. as number one-ranked contender Ray Beltran pushes hard in camp for his upcoming duel with WBO lightweight champion Terence Crawford. Crawford vs. Beltran is set for Saturday, Nov. 29 from the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb. and will be aired on HBO.

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Photos: Ray Beltran training hard for Terence Crawford showdown

Photos from Santa Monica, Calif. as number one-ranked contender Ray Beltran pushes hard in camp for his upcoming duel with WBO lightweight champion Terence Crawford. Crawford vs. Beltran is set for Saturday, Nov. 29 from the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb. and will be aired on HBO.
All photos courtesy of Chris Farina (Top Rank)
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Photos: Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algieri come meet up in Macau at The Venetian

Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KO’s) and WBO Jr. Welterweight champion Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) meet inside of The Venetian Macao in Macau, China, on Monday to announce their upcoming World Welterweight title fight on HBO pay per view.

The two men and their teams will embark on a 27,273-Mile media tour that will include stops in Shanghai, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and New York.

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Photos: Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algieri come meet up in Macau at The Venetian

Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KO’s) and WBO Jr. Welterweight champion Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) meet inside of The Venetian Macao in Macau, China, on Monday to announce their upcoming World Welterweight title fight on HBO pay per view.

The two men and their teams will embark on a 27,273-Mile media tour that will include stops in Shanghai, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and New York.

Photos courtesy of Chris Farina (Top Rank)

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