No mas!

Vasyl Lomachenco (7-1, 5 KOs) retained his 130-pound world title, after Nicholas Walters (26-1-1, 21 KOs) not able to continue after Round 6 of their super featherweight title fight, Saturday night at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, in Las Vegas Nevada.

Vasl Lomachenko just getting started to really dominate in the sixth round. But Nicholas Walters don't want Lomachenco to do just that to him in the succeeding rounds. Instead, Walters decided to pull his own plug and told the referee that he will not continue.

Well it seemed to me that Nicholas Walters really don't wanted to risk a little longer. I mean he lost hope right after the end of Round 6. I don't know if he had an empty tank after the sixth round either. Well, it was clear that Lomachenko won almost every round. But not to the point that Walters really was in the verge of getting stopped.

I mean, Walters was just simply out-boxed, but he landed some too!. It was not like a one-sided beat down. But it seemed Walters had a conclusion in his mind that the fight really go that way at the end -- he will be brutally bruised and battered and might be stopped.

So, instead of thinking to continue and keep swinging for a home-run punch in the next succeeding rounds -- he thought the other way around. He decided to quit and fight another day, which is a valid decision also. well, if he think that he really doesn't have the chance. Then what to do?

But you know, if you are in the hurt business, you are presumed to have that warriors code.

Walters is a big puncher, his record shows. There were some boxing observers think that Walters had no heart of a champion and or a quitter. But well, who are we to judge. We are not the one who absorbed those punches.

Well, of course, it will hurt his stocks. But at least he avoided more damage. But lost also chance to turn the tide if he landed a home-run punch.

But yeah a fighter will always be a fighter. And if you are not. You are not.

On a side note, let me say: Get well soon Nick Blackwell! It was reported earlier that he was rushed to a hospital after he collapse doing sparring eight months after a head surgery for the injury he suffered during his last fight.

The guy really just loves to fight. Get will soon Nick!

Jamaican Nicholas Walters (25-0, 21 KO's) had his undefeated record intact on Saturday night after a dominating performance over 2012 "Fighter of the Year" Nonito Donaire.

Walters scored knockdowns in rounds three and six before he finally landed a solid counter right hand on Donaire's head at 2:59 mark in round six. Donaire was able to get up, but in shaky legs. The referee did not risk letting Donaire continue and he stopped the contest although there's only a minute left to end the round.

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It was an extremely exciting fight, wherein both fighters have the power to hurt each other. Donaire showed he can hurt a guy like Walters who's naturally bigger than him.

Donaire (33-3, 21 KO's) moved up to featherweight division two fights ago before he faced the undefeated Walters at the StubHub Center, Carson, California, as the co-featured bout for Golovkin-Rubio middleweight clash.

In the dying seconds of Round 2, the 31 year old Donaire landed his home-run punch: the "left hook" to Walter's head. Walters wobbled and hurt. As we all know, Donaire is good finisher, if that punch landed a little bit early in Round 2, I bet, Walters might be knockout. And the fight might have ended in Round 2.

In Round 3, Donaire made a clear adjustment, or will I say, he executed another fight plan. In this round, he closed the gap and tried to neutralize Walters' long reach advantage. But Walters, being the younger and naturally bigger, dominated Donaire from the inside. He managed to sneak an uppercut that sends down Donaire to his knees.

In Round 4, Walters was in control of the fight, as Donaire went back to his original game plan, which to stay from the outside and look for counter opportunities. But Walters' long jab dominated Donaire from the outside.

In Round 6, Walters again scored a knockdown before he finally landed the shot that badly hurt Donaire that made the referee stop the fight.

It seems there's something in that Round 6, 2:59 mark for Filipino fighters. In 2012, in the same round and on the same mark, Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, was also knocked out by rival Juan Manuel Marquez. What a coincidence! This time, it is the Filipino Flash that has been fallen in Round 6, 2:59.

With the win, the 28 years old Walters could be facing Jhonny Gonzalez next. Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KO's) is the number one featherweight according to the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. Walters' currently ranked number 5 in this organization. And might be push up to number two spot after his big win, pushing Donaire down in the rankings that currently holds the number two spot before their bout.

Meanwhile on Sunday, morning here's what Nonito Donaire posted on social media.

Beautiful Sunday morning! Sitting here with my team just feeling blessed. Thank u for all the well wishes but God is good. I went down swinging and not running and I wouldn't have any other way. I have fought the best and never ducked anyone and in doing so sometimes the outcome is not what I want.

God saved me last night. I would have died by the sword last night. I would have kept getting up and if I stayed in that fight til the 12th I could have gotten brain damage. Walters was just too big for me. If I got past Walters I would have fought with Salido at 130lbs and really gotten hurt.

I'm going to take some time off and rebuild myself all over again. I'll come back stronger and probably at a lower weight.

Thank you for all your support and belief in me.

God bless.

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On the Donaire vs Vetyeka undercard results, Nicholas Walters retains title wrecking Vic Darchinyan in Round 5.  Evgeny Gradovich wins by a unanimous decision after going to the floor against Alexander Miskirtchian.

Nicholas Walters (24-0, 20 KOs) retains title and remains undefeated after he knockout the former 112-pound king Vic Darchinyan (39-7-1, 28 KOs) in Round 5. Early in Round 2 Walters caught Darchinyan with a short right upper cut that knocks down the challenger.

Prior to the second round knockdown, Vic Darchinyan (39-7-1, 28 KO's 28) was taunting Walters to open up, as Walters cover up high with both gloves. But then Darchinyan falls on a trap: a hard uppercut that caught him square up! Darchinyan's legs went up in the air with that uppercut.

The start of an end came in Round 5; Walters lands a left hook that wobble Darchinyan. Walters followed up with another left hook to the body and head that sends Darchinyan to the floor again! Darchinyan bit the mandatory eight count but still too shaky.

Nicholas Walters won (24-0, 20 KO's) sensing his man is ready for picking, rushes towards Darchinyan and finished the job. Darchinyan stayed down for a couple of minutes and help rushed in the ring.

I think that was it for the terrific career of Darchinyan who has had excellent run in the lighter division---especially the 112-pound weight class.

Evgeny Gradovich UD12 Alexander Miskirtchian

Evgeny Gradovich (19-0, 9 KO’s) retains his IBF featherweight title in chess-match with Alexander Miskirtchian (24-3-1, 9 KO’s). But Gradovich is always one move ahead in every maneuver Miskirtchian applied in the ring. The champion was able to out-fox and outwitted the challenger round after round.  In Round 3, Miskirtchian was cut caused by a head butt.

Everything was going well for Gradovich but all of the sudden in Round 6; Mirskitchian dropped him with a left jab that came in at the right moment and landed at the right place. Gradovich caught in the chin with his feet so squared up to sustain the impact. But the knockdown didn’t have enough damage.

Gradovich continued to cruise to victory in the succeeding rounds and won on the scores of 117-110, 117-110 and 118-110.

Rex Tso UD10 Ratchasak Kokietgym

Rex Tso (10-0-2, 6 KO's) survived after floored twice in the third round by his opponent from Thailand Ratchasak Kokietgym (22-3-1, 10 KO's). Tso went down with a left hand and then again by a right hand from Kokietgym. Tso went back into serious business in the succeeding rounds and won by unanimous decision.

Ik Yang KO1 Geisler Ap

Ik Yang (14-0, 9 KO's) made a quick work for his Indonesian opponent knocking out Geisler Ap (3-2, 2 KOs) in the very first round and the Cotai Arena crowd went wild. Explosive performance from Yang from a highly over-match opponent.

Chris Avalos TKO8 Yasutaka Ishimoto

Chris Avalos, now improved his record to 24-2, 18 KO's was well ahead on the scorecards: 70-62, 68-64, 70-62, when he knocked out Yasutaka Ishimoto, now dropped 24-7, 7 KO's in round 8 of their - IBF junior featherweight eliminator. The official time of the stoppage 44 seconds of round 8.