JUDGE Ruben Garcia of Texas has come under fire for his 115-112 scorecard in favor of former World Boxing Organization champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr., who lost by a split decision to Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire before over 14,000 fight fans at...
HBO’s Saturday offering looked on paper to be a pair of potentially exciting fights bound to result in the favorites standing in victory. Fans got more than that in both affairs as both WBC Middleweight titlist Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and new WBO Jr....
By Jake Donovan - With his legendary father leading the way into the ring and cheering him on at ringside, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr continued the growth portion of his still budding career. The second-generation titlist maintained both his unbeaten r...
San Antonio, Texas - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. retained the WBC middleweight title Saturday night, earning a unanimous decision over fellow Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio. The scores were 118-110, 116-112 115-113 for Chavez, which drew a mixed reaction fro...
Nonito Donaire, although loading up all night, outlanded Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. in 11 of 12 rounds. 115-112 Vazquez? Really Judge Ruben Garcia, really? Donaire landed 60% of his power shots and dropped Vazquez in round nine. Donaire won a twelve rou...
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas - In his first fight at 122-pounds, Nonito Donaire (28-1, 18 KO) won a twelve round split decision over Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-2-1, 18 KO) to capture the vacant WBO super bantamweight title. The judges had it 115-112 f...
By Jake Donovan - The premium level of the 2012 boxing season is finally underway. HBO makes its season premiere with a highly anticipated Boxing After Dark doubleheader live from the Alamodome in San Antonio (Saturday, 10PM ET/PT). In the main ev...
CompuBox examining the numbers for the last five fights of each boxer. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. is the busier fighter and also landed more punches per round. Donaire, fighting his fight at 122-pounds, should be the harder puncher. Vazquez will need to us...
San Antonio, Texas -- Three division world champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire wants to teach Wilfredo Vazquz Jr a painful lesson when they battle for the vacant WBO super bantamweight title here at the sprawling Alamadome in the charming ci...
San Antonio, Texas - Throughout the week, Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KOs) and Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-1-1, 18 KOs) exchanged verbals blows and promised to provide fireworks for the fans on Saturday night at the Alamodome, as they clash for the vacant...
San Antonio, Texas --- Undefeated WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and #1 ranked Marco Antonio Rubio weigh-in (Chavez 159.5 lbs. , Rubio 159 lbs.) at the Alamodome in San Antonio,Texas, Friday for their upcoming world title figh...
The writing was on the wall the moment it was revealed that Nonito Donaire was struggling to make the bantamweight limit prior to last October’s defense against then-unbeaten Omar Narvaez – his reign would be short-lived, with a leap to 122 in his im...