Cuba's Guillermo Rigondeaux beat Nonito Donaire by a unanimous decision on Saturday to retain his WBA junior featherweight world title and hand the Filipino his first loss in 12 years. Two-time Olympic gold medal winner Rigondeaux recovered from an earlier knockdown to win the 12-round bout at Radio City Music Hall on all three judges' scorecards, 114-113, 115-112 and 116-111.
The 32-year-old Rigondeaux remained undefeated as a pro, improving to 12-0 with eight knockouts. He also took Donaire's WBO version of the belt. The Cuban defector Rigondeaux went down from a left hook in the 10th round but dominated the 12th. Thirty-year-old Donaire came into the bout riding a brilliant 30-fight win streak. He dropped to 31-2 with 20 knockouts. Donaire's only previous loss was March 10, 2001 in his second pro fight. [Click Here To Read More]
The 32-year-old Rigondeaux remained undefeated as a pro, improving to 12-0 with eight knockouts. He also took Donaire's WBO version of the belt. The Cuban defector Rigondeaux went down from a left hook in the 10th round but dominated the 12th. Thirty-year-old Donaire came into the bout riding a brilliant 30-fight win streak. He dropped to 31-2 with 20 knockouts. Donaire's only previous loss was March 10, 2001 in his second pro fight. [Click Here To Read More]
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