Since 2007, Nonito Donaire has been one of the most dominant fighters in all of boxing, cutting through contenders in four weight classes in a Superman-like streak of excellence. But Guillermo Rigondeaux, a southpaw legend of the amateur ranks, could be his kryptonite.
Rigondeaux upsets Donaire at Radio City
Al BelloThe phenomenal, five-year run of Nonito Donaire ended tonight at Radio City Music Hall in New York, as amateur legend Guillermo Rigondeaux scored the upset via unanimous decision, winning on scores of 114-113, 115-112, and 116-111. Bad Left Hook and SBNation.com had it 117-110 for Rigondeaux.
It was the arrival of a new pound-for-pound type contender, as the Cuban Rigondeaux (12-0, 8 KO) put on a largely masterful, if often unexciting, performance over 12 rounds tonight, outboxing Donaire and making an elite-level fighter often look very ordinary.
Read Article >‘Little guys’ go big time in HBO boxing main event
Scott HalleranThis Saturday night from the historic Radio City Music Hall in New York, a pair of top super bantamweights (122 lbs) will meet in a world title unification fight, airing live on HBO at 11:00 p.m. ET.
Nonito Donaire of the Bay Area by way of the Philippines will take on Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba, now living in Miami, with the WBO (Donaire) and WBA (Rigondeaux) belts on the line. It is a fight that fans have wanted to see for months now, since Donaire, a former flyweight and bantamweight titlist (with an interim belt at super flyweight), moved up to 122 in 2012.
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