It?s been a strange year for boxing. There is still no clear frontrunner for Fight of the Year or Fighter of the Year, and much of the talk in 2010 has been about fights that weren?t held as opposed to about ones that were.
The strong finish to the year, with quality fights scheduled on every weekend in November and in the first three weekends in December, is no doubt welcome and should clarify things to a large degree.
HBO will broadcast a super flyweight bout between Nonito Donaire Jr. (above) and Fernando Montiel early next year. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
The best news of all, though, was a commitment from HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg to scour the lighter weight classes, going as low as flyweight, in order to broadcast the best fights. He?s already agreed to broadcast a super flyweight bout between Nonito Donaire Jr. and Fernando Montiel early next year, probably in February.
