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Nonito Donaire is the man right now.

BoxingScene.com caught up with newly crowned WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito "Filipino Flash" Donaire at Brandon Rios' media workout. Both fighters are trained by Robert Garcia and promoted by Top Rank.

BoxingScene.com was advised by trainer Robert Garcia, that a May unifiication is being discussed for newly crowned WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18KOs). The "Filipino Flash" captured the titles last week in Las Vegas with a brutal two round knockout of Fernando Montiel.

The bantamweight champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Panama's Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno, is confident that he can box circles around Filipino Nonito Donaire, the new WBO/WBC champion after knocking out Fernando Montiel in two rounds last Saturday in Las Vegas. Without hesitation, Chemito said he wasn't afraid of Donaire and willing to accept any challenge for a fight. Moreno is the WBA's "super champion" at bantamweight, while Japan's Koki Kameda is the "regular" WBA champion.

WBA bantamweight champion Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno (30-1, 10KOs) has thrown his name in the hat. Moreno told reporters that he wants to unify his weight class with the new WBC/WBO champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18KOs). Moreno is involved in a planned fight with Lorenzo Parra but the contest continues to get pushed back over conflicts with television networks. Donaire won his titles on Saturday with a violent two round knockout of Mexico's Fernando Montiel.

According to reports in Panama, the heated battle between WBA bantamweight champion Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno (30-1, 10KOs) and challenger Lorenzo Parra (31-2, 18KOs) has once againt been postponed. Because of some conflicts with some of the international televison networks who plan to air the event, the fight has been postponed a number of times. Now it appears to be heading to a date in March of April. They will battle at the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama.

Lorezno Parra has promised to punish the WBA's bantamweight champion "Chemito" Moreno. Parra is under the impression that Moreno is having a lot of trouble with making the weight. The date of their fight continues to get pushed back. The fight has been pushed all the way to February 26 at Arena Roberto Duran in Panama and there are rumors that it might get pushed even further out.

Junior welterweight contender Victor Cayo (26-1, 18KOs) will return to action on February 26 at the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama. He will face Jesus Gurrola (13-2, 5KOs) as the co-feature to the bantamweight championship fight between WBA belt-holder Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno (30-1, 10KOs) and challenger Lorenzo Parra (31-2, 18KOs). This will be Cayo's third fight since being knocked out by Marcos Maidana in six rounds last March.

There are reports in Panama that February 26 is the new date for heated battle between WBA bantamweight champion Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno (30-1, 10KOs) and challenger Lorenzo Parra (31-2, 18KOs). The date has flopped around a few times already. The promoter Carlos Gonzalez says the date is being moved pursuant to agreements that were reached with a few international televison networks who plan to air the event. They will battle at the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama.