Chris Robinson catches up with former two-division world champion Jorge Linares in Las Vegas, Nevada as he speaks on his return to the ring later this month in Japan while discussing possible fights with John Molina Jr. or Omar Figueroa in the future
In this latest ‘Camp Life’, we take a look at upcoming welterweight prospect Juan Heraldez (5-0,4 KO’s) as he discusses his foray into the sport of boxing ahead of his July 12th return to the ring at the Texas Station
By Chris Robinson
There has been a lot going on in the lives of former world title challenger Diego Magdaleno and former titlist Nonito Donaire.
On April 13th, Donaire would drop a unanimous decision to Cuban stylist Guillermo Rigondeaux inside of the Radio City Music Hall in New York. Despite a 10th round knockdown, Donaire had tremendous difficulty with Rigondeaux’s excellent defense and sharp counter-punching from his southpaw stance as he failed to get into an offensive rhythm.
Following his defeat, Donaire (31-2, 20 KO’s), would undergo surgery on his right shoulder and is focusing much of his attention on the upcoming birth of his first child with his wife Rachel.
Magdaleno (23-1, 9 KO’s) was last seen inside of the ropes on April 6th in Macau, China, as he dropped a hotly-contested 12-round split-decision loss to Puerto Rico’s Ramon ‘Rocky’ Martinez in his bid for the WBO junior lightweight championship. Magdaleno was dropped in the fourth round yet gave a solid account of himself.
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