Donaire vs. Darchinyan Rematch

Donaire’s Ring Identity: Post-Fight Report Card

What if this is just who he is? Throughout the fight last Saturday, and after Nonito Donaire saved a looming likely points loss with a knockout win over two-time rival Vic Darchinyan, social media and message boards were afire with chatter about w...

CompuBox: Donaire More Accurate, Darchinyan Busier

Cautious rematch between power punchers. Nonito Donaire was more selective with his shots, landing 52% of his non-jabs. Vic Darchinyan, ahead on all cards thru eight rounds, was the busier fighter.

Darchinyan Offers No Excuses Over Donaire Defeat

On Saturday night, Vic Darchinyan came close to avenging his 2007 knockout loss to Nonito Donaire. After eight rounds of action, Darchinyan was way up on two of three scorecards in his rematch with Donaire at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christ...

Photos: Donaire KO's Darchinyan, Andrade Beats Vanes

American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas - More than six years after their first meeting, Nonito Donaire (32-2, 21KOs) knocked out Vic Darchinyan (39-6-1, 28KOs) in the ninth round of their rematch. In the first fight, Donaire knocked out Darchiny...

Garcia to the Body, Donaire With the Repeat in Texas

by Cliff Rold - 25-year old Mikey Garcia (33-0, 28 KO) of Oxnard, California, moved up from Featherweight and added his second WBO title in a second weight class on Saturday night at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christie, Texas, coming off the...

Donaire Had Doubts: I Felt Like He Broke My Cheek

Vic Darchinyan was unable to get revenge, but he placed some doubts in the heard of Nonito Donaire at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Darchinyan fought at a measured pace, hit Donaire with numerous hard punches and before he was st...

Nonito Donaire Repeats, Knocks Darchinyan Out in Nine

American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas - More than six years after their first meeting, Nonito Donaire (32-2, 21KOs) knocked out Vic Darchinyan (39-6-1, 28KOs) in the ninth round of their rematch. In the first fight, Donaire knocked out Darchiny...

Darchinyan To Filipinos: Donaire Can Never Be Pacquiao

FULLY aware that he was live on air via a Philippine radio show, former world champion Vic Darchinyan took the opportunity of sending a message to the countrymen of his upcoming opponent Nonito Donaire, Jr. During a telephone interview with this...

Donaire-Darchinyan II - CompuBox Historical Review

Vic Darchinyan throws below the weight class average. Nonito Donaire throws WAY below the weight class average. This rematch will not be a jab fest. Of their 27 combined punches per round, 21 of them were power shots (78%).

The Fighting Donaires Replant Their Family Tree

Blood is thicker than water. In Nonito Donaire Jr.’s case, it was voluminous enough to permeate his subconscious. In September, the reigning BWAA Fighter of the Year tossed and turned restlessly in his Las Vegas bed, and it was not because the fi...

Video: Donaire Confident of Repeat Win on Darchinyan

The "Filipino Flash" Nonito Donaire is promising a repeat win over his past rival, Vic Darchinyan. It took seven years, but finally the two fighters are going to clash in a rematch, where Darchinyan has promised to avenge the first loss of his career...

Video: Darchinyan: I Will Beat Donaire Like Rigo Did

Undefeated Vic Darchinyan discusses his upcoming rematch with Nonito Donaire, taking place later tonight at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. They will battle in the featherweight division. Darchinyan wants revenge and Donaire plans...

Donaire-Darchinyan II, More: Pre-Fight Report Card

by Cliff Rold - The term ‘full circle’ is often used figuratively. This weekend, it couldn’t be more literal. In 2007, then-undefeated IBF Flyweight titlist Vic Darchinyan accepted the challenge of Nonito Donaire. The memorable bout, a fifth...

Darchinyan: Rigondeaux Schooled Him, I'll Retire Him!

Vic “The Raging Bull” Darchinyan surprisingly officially weighed-in half-a-pound heavier than 2012 “Fighter of the Year” Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire who clash in an eagerly-awaited rematch in Corpus Christi, Texas on Saturday night. There...

Video: Donaire, Darchinyan Talk After Making Weight

Featherweights Nonito Donaire and Vic Darchinyan discuss their long awaited rematch, taking place on Saturday night at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Donaire looks to rebound after a loss to Guillermo Rigrondeaux earlier this year...