Donaire-Ruiz Final WBC Eliminator is Ordered
Apr 24, 2015 • 1:31 AM ET
By Miguel Rivera
The World Boxing Council has ordered a final WBC eliminator between Nonito Donaire (34-3, 22KOs) and Hugo Ruiz (35-2, 31KOs).
Ruiz has won four fights in a row since losing a very close twelve round decision to Koki Kameda in December 2012. His last fight was in November with a first round knockout win in Mexico.
Donaire was knocked out by Nicholas Walters last October, at featherweight. He moved back to super bantamweight and knocked out William Prado in the second round in March.
Donaire has a return date of July 18th in Macau, China.
The two sides have a few weeks to each a deal. The WBC has set a purse bid date of May 22nd in Mexico City.
The current WBC champion is Leo Santa Cruz, who is expected to move up to the featherweight division. Santa Cruz returns to action next Saturday night on the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao undercard from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
