Chavez-Rubio; can Jr pass his toughest test?

DESPITE running up a record of 44(31)-0-1 and being the current WBC titlist, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr will enter the ring this Saturday in The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, as a fighter with something to prove. Although Chavez recently picked up the WBC strap by earning a hotly-contested majority decision over Sebastian Zbik, many […]

Rigondeaux – interesting enough for Donaire?

While the drums have started to beat for a Super-Bantamweight showdown between Guillermo Rigondeaux and Nonito Donaire, many fans enthusiasm is tempered with scepticism. Already disheartened by the never-ending Mayweather-Pacquiao saga,   some are pessimistic that this seemingly obvious match-up will ever take place. Despite promotional issues and a lack of in-ring activity plaguing his career, Nonito Donaire, 27(18)-1, has […]

Nishioka decisions Marquez; tougher challenges ahead?

AT the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Toshiaki Nishioka retained his WBC Super-Bantamweight, out-pointing the excellent Rafael Marquez for a well earned, unanimous decision. In something of a rarity for the lower weight classes, both men are still performing at the highest level despite being in their mid-thirties. Nishioka, the younger man at 35, actually seems to be in the finest […]