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By Jake Donovan - Last year, Nonito Donaire established himself as one of the best fighters in the world. Earlier this year, his pro-random drug testing actions made him the cleanest fighter in the world.
After stopping Jorge Arce in his tracks on Saturday night, Donaire established himself as 2012’s top fighter in the world.
A capped a career year in which Donaire won belts in a fourth weight class while scoring wins over four universally regarded Top 10 opponents. Included among the lot was his 9th round stoppage win over Toshiaki Nishioka to gain recognition as the lineal 122 lb. champion.
Despite once again damaging his hands in the bout, Donaire healed quick enough to return to the ring just two months later for his fourth fight of the year. All four bouts aired live on HBO, and Saturday’s performance was the latest reminder of why Donaire is well worthy of such exposure. All told, his only concern wasn’t so much his opponent but whether or not his right hand would hold up.
“We didn’t go hard in sparring except to try out (the right hand),” Donaire admitted. “We were nervous going into this fight, but we were confident no matter what.” [Click Here To Read More]
After stopping Jorge Arce in his tracks on Saturday night, Donaire established himself as 2012’s top fighter in the world.
A capped a career year in which Donaire won belts in a fourth weight class while scoring wins over four universally regarded Top 10 opponents. Included among the lot was his 9th round stoppage win over Toshiaki Nishioka to gain recognition as the lineal 122 lb. champion.
Despite once again damaging his hands in the bout, Donaire healed quick enough to return to the ring just two months later for his fourth fight of the year. All four bouts aired live on HBO, and Saturday’s performance was the latest reminder of why Donaire is well worthy of such exposure. All told, his only concern wasn’t so much his opponent but whether or not his right hand would hold up.
“We didn’t go hard in sparring except to try out (the right hand),” Donaire admitted. “We were nervous going into this fight, but we were confident no matter what.” [Click Here To Read More]
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