By Ronnie Nathanielsz
BF/IBO champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire continues to train despite the decision of his manager Cameron Dunkin to pull him off the double-championship fight card “Fast and Furious” which was reportedly postponed from March 22 to April 19 at the Araneta Coliseum.
Donaire went through his usual routine at the Gerry Penalosa Gym at the Mall in Mandaluyong City while the WBO bantamweight champion also trained hard for his showdown with Juan Manuel “Juanma” Marquez for the WBO super bantamweight title in Puerto Rico on April 25.
BoxingScene.com, insidesports.ph, Standard Today and Viva Sports spoke to Donaire after his workout at the gym and he told us that he had asked his manager Cameron Dunkin “get me a fight whoever it is because we are like animals, hungry and ready to go and very confident.”
Donaire said “I am not choosing anybody. I just want to fight” indicating that he was hoping he could get a fight on the March 28 fight card in Tijuana, Mexico which features undefeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (38-0-1, 29 KO’s) against the also undefeated Luciano Leonel Cuello (23-0, 10 KO’s) on March 28.
Donaire’s manager Cameron Dunkin told us in a telephone conversation from Las Vegas that “this fight is on pay-per-view and I am trying to work out something with Bob (Arum) and hopefully something gives. He’s got to get out of there. He’s got to get his head clear and I’m going to work out details with Bob.”
Donaire admitted that he is a little disappointed over the turn of events in the fight card which was a joint promotion between Solar Sports and Top Rank but said he had “learned a lot from working with the Penalosa brothers ( Gerry, Dodie Boy and Jonathan) and I have no regrets. I’m happy and I think its God’s will.”
The world flyweight champion said he was not going to stop training and ”waste this effort considering the time that we’ve given and put into training.”
Donaire and his wife Rachel said they plan to leave for Los Angeles on Wednesday or Thursday.
