NEW YORK (October 22, 2011) — World Bantamweight Champion and Top-Five pound for pound fighter NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE (26-1, 18 KOs), of San Leandro, Calif. by way of General Santos City, Philippines, defends his crown TONIGHT!against undefeated two-division world champion OMAR “El Huracán” NARVAEZ (35-0-2, 23 KOs), of Chubut, Argentina. Donaire, who enters this fight riding a nine-year, 25-bout winning streak, will be making his New York debut, in the Theater at Madison Square Garden, the Mecca of Boxing.
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Madison Square Garden, the Donaire-Narvaez world title tilt will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark, beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast.)
Remaining tickets to Donaire vs. Narvaez, priced at $200, $100, $50 and $25, including applicable service charges, can be purchased at the Madison Square Garden box office, online at www.thegarden.com, and all Ticketmaster outlets.
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George Willis, New York Post: “Inspired Donaire Set for Title Defense”
Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated: “Bantamweight Champ Nonito Donaire Seeks Bigger Challenges”
Mitch Abramson, New York Daily News: “Nonito Donaire Squashes Beef with Promoters, Prepares for Undefeated Omar Narvaes in WBC/WBO Bantamweight”
Bob Velin, USA Today: “Distraction-Free, Nonito Donaire Ready for Spotlight”
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com: “Donaire: Narvaez ‘Just the Beginning'”
Carl Steward, San Jose Mercury News: “San Leandro’s Nonito Donaire Bids for Boxing Stardom in NY Title Bout”
Ron Borges, TheSweetScience.com: “Donaire Wants To Build Buzz in NYC”
Graham Houston, FightNews.com: “Narvaez Faces Daunting Task”
Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com: “Donaire and Top Rank Let Bygones Be Bygones”
Lem Satterfield, TheRing.TV: “Donaire Addresses Surprise Pre-Fight 116.25 Pound Weight”
Robert Morales, Press-Telegram: “Donaire Packing a Mean Punch”
Matthew Aguilar, El Paso Times: “Nonito Donaire Returns vs. Unbeaten Narvaez”
George Willis, New York Post: “Filipino Flash Set To Light Up Garden”
Bob Velin, USA Today: “Q&A with Bantamweight Champion Nonito Donaire”
Michael Woods, ESPN.com/NewYork: “Final Donaire-Narvaez Presser Report”
Mariano Agmi, FightNews.com: “Hurricane Narvaez Finally Hits New York”
Mike Coppinger, BoxingScene.com: “Donaire’s MSG Clash is a Prelude to Much Bigger Things”
Rick Folstad, TheSweetScience.com: “Donaire is Both Jekyll and Hyde”
Norm Frauenheim, 15Rounds.com: “Donaire is in the Right Place and Time to Deliver Some Relief”
Diego Morilla, ESPNDeportes.com: “Donaire: My Focus is to Beat Narvaez”
Santos Perez, Miami Herald: “Donaire to Make Jump Up From Bantamweight “
Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review-Journal: “WBC-WBO Champion Donaire Eyes Weighty Rewards”
Mike Bernier, FightNews.com: “Donaire, Garcia Reopen Garden”
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