New York City, USA ­– In his first, and probably his last, defense of his WBC and WBO bantamweight titles, Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire (27-1, 18 KOs) found himself in the ring with an opponent who seemed content with just blocking and deflecting his shots. Omar Narvaez (35-1-2, 19 KOs) was relatively passive all throughout the fight, displaying a superb ...

No titles were at stake when the late great Gabriel “Flash” Elorde of the Philippines took on New Yorker Frankie Narvaez at the historic Madison Square Garden in August of 1965. Originally from Puerto Rico, Narvaez owned most of the crowd, which totaled to more than 6,000 spectators. Elorde and Narvaez battled it out, but like most boxing matches, only one ...

They are now selling Floyd Mayweather versus Sergio Martinez. At least Martinez' career adviser and boxing agent Sampson Lewkowicz does. The very affable and influential Lewkowicz, who hails from Montevideo, Uruguay but now resides in Las Vegas, just made a bold declaration regarding his ward – with Martinz, Mayweather can make history. In a recent report by Fight Hype's Mike Juhas, Lewkowicz ...

In a very rare occasion, a Filipino fighter will once again try to win a world title on Philippine soil come Saturday, October 8th, 2011 at the La Salle Gym in Bacolod City. Former WBO minimumweight champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes (28-1, 16 KOs) will attempt to make a mark in his first title bout in the light flyweight division against ...

Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez (47-2-2, 26 Kos), the reigning WBC middleweight champion, has cemented his mark as an elite pound-for-pound fighter when he trashed former welterweight titlist Paul Williams almost a year ago with a 2nd -round stoppage in their rematch. Since then, Martinez has been having a hard time scoring big bouts worthy of his skills and fame, fighting only ...