Top Rank has confirmed what we’ve already known, that Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire and Nicholas “The Axe Man” Walters will battle it out to determine the featherweight world champion. Donaire vs. Walters will take place Saturday, October 18, at StubHub! Center in Carson, Calif. and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing as part of the Gennady “GGG” Golovkin vs. Marco Antonio “El Veneno” Rubio event.
Donaire and Walters boast a combined record of 57-2 (41 KOs) — a winning percentage of 97% and a victory by knockout ratio of 72%. When it comes to these two world featherweight champions, “You could have knocked me over with a feather,” is more than just a figure of speech!
“I am very excited for this fight. We are doing everything we can to be ready for everything Walters brings on October 18,” said Donaire.
“This is my dream fight. It’s now the time to show everyone who is the best 126 pound world champion in the entire world,” declared Walters.
“The featherweight division has a rich history with epic matchups, said Todd duBoef, president of Top Rank.
“Nonito Donaire and Nicholas Walters are two of the great champions in the division today. This promises to be an entertaining, exciting world title unification battle.”
“Nonito Donaire is a four-division world champion and former fighter of the year, who always delivers for fans by challenging the toughest competition, which is precisely what he’ll be facing when he fights undefeated power-puncher Nicholas Walters in a superb featherweight championship co-feature on October 18 at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA, live on HBO World Championship Boxing,” said Peter Nelson, vice president, programming, HBO Sports.
