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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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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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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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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Chris Robinson catches up with former junior welterweight champion Marcos Maidan in Oxnard, Calif. following another day of training at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy ahead of his Showtime clash with Adrien Broner on Dec. 14. In this clip, hear what Maidana had to say about the fight, Broner’s recent training footage, his sparring with Steve Forbes, and much more
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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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Nonito Donaire and Vic Darchinyan both make weight in Corpus Christi, Tex.
Photos courtesy of Chris Farina (Top Rank) / Article by Chris Robinson
Moments ago in Corpus Christi, Tex. rivals and former champions Nonito Donaire and Vic Darchinyan both made weight ahead of their grudge rematch on HBO. Donaire hit the scales at 125.25 pounds while Darchinyan was 125.75 pounds.
Donaire stopped Darchinyan in five rounds in July of 2007 in one of the year’s biggest upsets and the Armenian slugger has been calling for a rematch ever since.
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WBO junior lightweight champion Roman ‘Rocky’ Martinez and Mikey Garcia facing off
All photos courtesy of Chris Farina (Top Rank) / Article by Chris Robinson
Moments ago, in Corpus Christi, Tex., two-time WBO junior lightweight champion Roman ‘Rocky’ Martinez (27-1-2, 16 KO’s) and challenger and former champion Mikey Garcia (32-0, 27 KO’s) both made weight ahead of their HBO-televised clash.
IBF featherweight champion Evgeny Gradovich taking a break from training in Oxnard, Calif. (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com)
By Chris Robinson
While there is still some definite uncertainty in the air, there seems to a be a strong possibility that British star Amir Khan could land a huge pay per view showdown with Floyd Mayweather sometime next year.
While Mayweather is coming off of another sterling performance in taming Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez over twelve rounds on Sept. 14, Khan has struggled in recent contests.
Stopped by Philadelphia’s Danny Garcia in July of last year, Khan won a stoppage victory over Carlos Molina months later and was dropped and later dazed during his unanimous decision victory over Julio Diaz this past April.
Khan wasn’t overly-impressive in either of his last two fights, leading some to question why he is even being considered as an option for the 36-year old Mayweather at this point.
During a recent swing through the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, Calif., I gathered some opinions on the potential fight amidst the workouts of some talented pugs.
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HustleBoss.com steps inside the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada as former bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko puts in work with Roger Mayweather ahead of his Dec. 7 HBO date with Cuba’s Guillermo Rigondeaux
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HustleBoss.com steps inside the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada as former bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko puts in work with Roger Mayweather ahead of his Dec. 7 HBO date with Cuba’s Guillermo Rigondeaux
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Chris Robinson catches up with former IBF junior middleweight champion Kassim Ouma inside of the UFC Gym in Las Vegas, as he reflects back on his June 2011 fight with current WBA champion Gennady Golovkin and calls for a rematch
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Chris Robinson catches up with former IBF junior middleweight champion Kassim Ouma inside of the UFC Gym in Las Vegas, as he reflects back on his June 2011 fight with current WBA champion Gennady Golovkin and calls for a rematch
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Nonito Donaire and Vic Darchinyan facing off in Corpus Christi, Tex. (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
On Thursday afternoon, Two-time trainer of the Year Robert Garcia spent his last day inside of his personal gym before his latest trek, as he will be soon be departing towards Corpus Christi, Tex. for his involvement in this weekend’s HBO triple header inside of the American Bank Center.
Two of Garcia’s fighters will be in action on Saturday night, as his younger brother Mikey moves up to challenge WBO junior lightweight champion Roman ‘Rocky’ Martinez while Fil-Am star Nonito Donaire meets Vic Darchinyan in a rematch at 126 pounds.
In July of 2007, Donaire pulled off one of the year’s biggest upsets when he crushed Darchinyan with a whistling counter left hook that had the Armenian dazed and on wobbly legs after attempting to rise from a knockdown.
Over six years later and fate has led the two men back to one another. And despite the 37-year old Darchinyan having lost four fights since his first encounter with Donaire, Garcia is adamant that he is still very dangerous for one particular reason.
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Chris Robinson catches up with former WBO female super bantamweight champion Ana Julaton as she discusses her recent victory over Perla Hernandez in Mexico, her training with Roger Mayweather for the fight, and future options
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Chris Robinson catches up with former world champion and Two-time Trainer of the Year Robert Garcia inside of his gym in Oxnard, CA, as he speaks on the return of former multi-division champion Nonito Donaire, who faces off with Vic Darchinyan on HBO on Saturday.
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HustleBoss.com gives an exclusive update from the training camp of former world champion Marcos ‘Chino’ Maidana in Oxnard, CA. Check out the video to find out who Maidana will be sparring with ahead of his Dec. 14 clash on Showtime with WBA champion Adrien Broner
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Chris Robinson catches up with former two-division champion and current day trainer Roger Mayweather for the first edition of his exclusive Mailbag. Check out what Roger had to say about Floyd’s place in history, whether his nephew studies opponents, why fighters from the Midwest are the best, and more…
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Chris Robinson catches up with former two-division champion and current day trainer Roger Mayweather for the first edition of his exclusive Mailbag. Check out what Roger had to say about Floyd’s place in history, whether his nephew studies opponents, why fighters from the Midwest are the best, and more…
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