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    Top 12 Pinoy Achievers Abroad for 2012

    The year 2012 was a great year for many Filipinos abroad, especially those who joined international pageants and sports competitions. Five Filipino pageant winners, including 2012 Miss Universe first runner-up Janine Tugonon made it to the Pinoy...

  • Donaire Honored by San Leandro Dignitaries

    Nonito “Flash” Donaire, Jr., a San Leandro resident and San Lorenzo High graduate, was recognized for his accomplishments as a three-division world boxing champion. From left to right, Vice Mayor Ursula Reed, Mayor Stephen Cassidy, Glenn and...

  • Nonito Donaire Signs for Golden Boy Promotions

    Boxing’s most powerful promoters Golden Boy and Top rank are poised to lock horns in a dispute over highly-coveted Filipino superstar Nonito Donaire Jr. If it sounds familiar, it is, because less than five years after Golden...

  • Rachel, Nonito Donaire Jr. Warns Sports Media, Chino Trinidad Fires Back

    On March 6, afternoon, there’s no stopping the exchange of rage between boxer Nonito Donaire, Jr. and TV sportscaster Chino Trinidad. The altercation happened after a VTR statement released by the wife of Nonito Jr., Rachel Donaire...

  • Donaire Jr Reconciles With Dad

    Filipino boxing champion Nonito Donaire Jr., whose thorny relationship with his father has been a hot topic in the local boxing scene, finally reunited with his dad and former trainer, Nonito Donaire Sr. According to Manny Piñol’s...

  • Nonito Donaire Punches His Way to Stardom

    “I don’t know about star yet,” Nontio Donaire said. The 28-year-old Filipino-American fighter was trying to stay modest after a scintillating second-round knockout of Fernando Montiel to win both the WBO and WBC bantamweight world titles. While...

  • Nonito Donaire Stops Fernando Montiel

    Nonito Donaire won the WBO and WBC bantamweight championships Saturday night, stopping Fernando Montiel in the second round. Donaire rocked Montiel with a left hook that sent the champion to the canvas. Donaire celebrates as Montiel drops...

  • Despite ‘Fight,’ Donaire Sees Early Knockout

    In the Oscar-nominated biopic “The Fight,” a struggling boxer, fed up with the way his mother and brother are handling his career, dumps his family and takes up with a woman in whom he finds love and...

  • Donaire Wants to be Asia’s 1st Undisputed Champ

    Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. wants to set a Filipino record in boxing just like his idol, 8-division champion Manny Pacquiao. Donaire vs. Montiel on February 19, 2011 Photo Credit: http://philboxing.com/ Donaire, who is challenging Mexico’s...