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Donaire-Rigondeaux: Chess match or fireworks? Experts weigh-in

RING junior featherweight champ Nonito Donaire on clash with Guillermo Rigondeaux on Saturday: "When it comes down to the title fights, we're both aggressive and we can both be offensive guys."

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Donaire, Rigondeaux predict 'fireworks'

Nonito Donaire on Saturday's clash with Guillermo Rigondeaux at New York's Radio City Music Hall:  "I owe New York a good fight. I know that my fans want a good fight, they're expecting a good fight, and that's what I want to give them."

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Donaire's greatest hits

HBO has released a video of Nonito Donaire's greatest performances in advance of his April 13 fight with Guillermo Rigondeaux.

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Mares: 'I want Donaire next'

WBC junior featherweight titleholder Abner Mares calls a clash with RING, IBF and WBO champion Nonito Donaire "the only fight for me."

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Santa Cruz faces Zaleta on Mares-Moreno card

IBF bantamweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz will try to remain unbeaten when he defends against Mexico's Victor Zaleta on Nov. 10 on Showtime.

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Can Nishioka conquer Donaire? Ask the experts

THE RING's No.-1 rated-junior featherweight Toshiaki Nishioka on what it would mean to defeat WBO/IBF titleholder Nonito Donaire for the vacant RING belt: "I want to be the world champion, not just a Japanese champion."

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Is Donaire simply too much for Nishioka?

Trainer Robert Garcia believes Nonito Donaire's speed and power will overwhelm Toshiaki Nishioka, who has not lost in nearly nine years.

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It's official: HBO, Top Rank announce Oct. 13 double-header

Nonito Donaire will face junior featherweight Toshiaki Nishioka after former lightweight beltholder Brandon Rios makes his junior welterweight debut in a clash of unbeatens with Mike Alvarado on Oct. 13.

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Donaire-Nishioka, Rios-Alvarado on Oct. 13 at Home Depot Center

WBO junior featherweight beltholder Nonito Donaire will defend his crown against former titleholder Toshiaki Nishioka on Oct. 13 at Home Depot Center. Brandon Rios makes his junior welterweight debut against Mike Alvarado on the undercard.

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Q&A: Donaire wants to be undisputed junior featherweight champ

WBO 122-pound titleholder Nonito Donaire says he wants to unify the junior featherweight division beginning with IBF beltholder Jeffrey Mathebula, who he faces on July 7 in Carson, Calif.

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Arum has big plans for the fast-rising Donaire

If he gets past Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. on Saturday, Nonito Donaire's promoter sees bouts against Jorge Arce, Toshiaki Nishioka and Guillermo Rigondeaux in the former bantamweight titleholder's immediate future.

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Weighty issues: Rios' camp eyes Donaire nutritionist Conte

Manager Cameron Dunkin will address Brandon Rios' weight-cutting issues with Victor Conte, who also works with Rios' stablemate Nonito Donaire.

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Pavlik will join trainer Garcia after holidays

Kelly Pavlik is expected to begin workouts with Robert Garcia, trainer of Nonito Donaire, Brandon Rios and others.

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Donaire-Vazquez Jr. could happen in February

Nonito Donaire will make his junior featherweight debut in February against Wilfredo Vazquez Jr.

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Lem's latest: Bradley rips Khan, Arum supports incentive bonus

Tim Bradley: "Amir Khan  ducked me first. So before anybody wants to say that I ducked him, no, he ducked me."

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Lem's latest: Ariza brushes off performance enhancing drug attacks

Alex Ariza considers it to be "a huge compliment" that rivals believe his fighters' success, including that of Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan, is a result of performance enhancing drugs.

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Garcia impresses with his devastating knockout of Martinez

Mikey Garcia demonstrated championship form when he blasted Juan Carlos Martinez into submission on Saturday night.

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Q&A: Donaire addresses surprise pre-fight 116.25 pound weight

Nonito Donaire weighed less than his junior bantamweight champion opponent at the weigh in, registering a surprisingly slight 116.25 pounds.

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Donaire weighs in at 116.4 pounds, Narvaez at 117

Nonito Donaire sweated off a pound an a half within an hour of the weigh-in for Saturday night's HBO-televised defense against Omar Narvaez. Did he come in too light?

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Conte trains with Donaire's approval

Former BALCO founder calls Nonito Donaire 'the gatekeeper.'

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Lem's latest: Marquez takes Pacquiao's Philippines; De La Hoya discusses Mayweather, inner demons

Juan Manuel Marquez takes center stage in Manny Pacquiao's Philippines, and an introspective Oscar De La Hoya discusses Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Donaire eyes Narvaez, Mares-Agbeko II winner, Marquez, Gamboa

Two-belt titleholder Nonito Donaire wants to defend his crowns against Omar Narvaez, and then pursue either the winner of Abner Mares-Agbeko II or seek challenges in the junior featherweight and featherweight divisions

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Donaire will return to the ring against Narvaez on Oct. 22 on HBO

Nonito Donaire will defend his WBC and WBO bantamweight belts against unbeaten WBO junior bantamweight titleholder Omar Narvaez on Oct. 22 in Carson, Calif.

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Narvaez strongly being considered for Donaire on Oct. 22 on HBO

Nonito Donaire could defend his WBO and WBC belts against unbeaten Omar Narvaez, who would make his bantamweight debut 

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