BREAKING NEWS: TOP RANK OUT BIDS BRANCO SPORTS FOR DONAIRE-MTHALANE FIGHT
By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 27 Aug 2008
Los Angeles, CA: Team Donaire informed us moments ago that BobArum?s Top Rank Promotions outbid Branco Sports Promotions for the Nonito Donaire-Moruti Mthalane fight. Top Rank?s winning bid was reportedly $334,000 easily outbidding the $286,500 offered by Branco Sports.
Team Donaire further said that the fight may be done in the greater Los Angeles area sometime on the early part of November and could be an under card for a possible fight of Antonio Margarito against an opponent to be determined soon.?
Latest update:
The Donaire-Mtalane fight will be an undercard of the Margarito-Clotty II. The fight will be held at the Honda Arena at Anaheim, CA. on November 1, 2008.
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