Comments Thread For: Nonito Donaire-Alexandro Santiago Approved For Vacant WBC Title; Date, Location TBA

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Nonito Donaire has a somewhat clearer picture of his next title opportunity. BoxingScene,com has confirmed that the WBC has approved a vacant bantamweight title fight between Donaire and Mexico's Alexandro Santiago. The pairing would satisfy the terms of the two highest ranked available contenders vying for one of the four titles left behind by former undisputed champ Naoya Inoue.
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[Boxfan83]

The WBC's approved opponent check list is as follows:

Mexican ✔️

We have a fight!

[Scooby817]

I got this from a commenter on BLH. "Nonito and Takuma Inoue both win titles. And we get to see Nonito-Inoue unification fight!!"

That would be a cool quirky fight headline.

[famicommander]

I still think Donaire should drop down to 115 and try to get a belt there. If he does, he'd be just the sixth man to win full world titles in 5 divisions. The other five were:
Tommy Hearns
Sugar Ray Leonard
Oscar De La Hoya
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Manny Pacquiao

[crimsonfalcon07]

I still think Donaire should drop down to 115 and try to get a belt there. If he does, he'd be just the sixth man to win full world titles in 5 divisions. The other five were:
Tommy Hearns
Sugar Ray Leonard
Oscar De La Hoya
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Manny Pacquiao

Inoue might manage it first if he takes Fulton...

[JLC]

The WBC's approved opponent check list is as follows:

Mexican ✔️

We have a fight!

This cracked me up. Lolllllll

[famicommander]

Inoue might manage it first if he takes Fulton...

Inoue is still only a three division world titlist.
Light Flyweight: WBC title
Flyweight: skipped entirely
Super Flyweight: WBO title
Bantamweight: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, Ring Magazine, lineal undisputed champion

If he beats Fulton that's only four divisions.

[Chris Hanson]

Santiago won 8 out of 10 rounds against russell and fought the ref too. He beats nonito.

[Chris Hanson]

Inoue might manage it first if he takes Fulton...

Ray leonard and thomas hearns are the only ones who actually did it.

[Griever0730]

Donaire should blow this guy away. Santiago put up a good fight against Russell, but was never to high on Russell the way other people were just bc of his name and older brother. Good fighter ,ut Rodriguez showed what level Russell was really on in their rematch. If by chance Santiago does pull this off, Donaire really should retire bc even at his age and the advantages in skill and size he has, he has no business losing to this guy unless Father Time decides that night is the night he shows up.