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Donaire steps up, takes out Concepcion

By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com

Sunday, August 16, 2009

A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world: Saturday at Las Vegas Junior bantamweight Nonito Donaire W12 Rafael ConcepcionWins a vacant interim junior bantamweight titleScores: 117-111, 116-112, 115-113 Records: Donaire, 22-1, 14 KOs; Concepcion, 13-4-1, 8 KOs Rafael's remark: Donaire was put in a tough spot because Concepcion was 119½ pounds, way above the 115-pound limit for the fight, at Friday's weigh-in. But rather than miss the six-figure ...

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