Comments Thread For: Photos: Rigondeaux Topples Donaire at Radio City

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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 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.

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[CheckHooks'BF]

donaire has a receeding hairline and could potentially be bald in the near future. If he goes bald while he is still active you can expect his losing streak to continue because he is not the kind of fighter that would take something like that well.

[Weltschmerz]

Rigondeaux is a champ. Cool pics.

[Jim Tom]

Rigaundeaux was just awesome. I think he could have taken DOnaire out in the 12th round if he had kept the pressure. This guys is the real deal and it's just good to see pure boxers like Rigaundeaux and Crawford rising.

[TwoPieceBiscuit]

donaire has a receeding hairline and could potentially be bald in the near future. If he goes bald while he is still active you can expect his losing streak to continue because he is not the kind of fighter that would take something like that well.

LOL, well...that's intersting.

[CheckHooks'BF]

LOL, well...that's intersting.

put it in your sig if you want but if you do just recognise you heard it here first

[Tomasio]

Was I really WRONG!!!! I was telling everyone how Donaire was going to either KO Rigondeaux or win a clear decision when Rigo felt his power & got on his bike to survive... But instead Rigondeaux boxed beautifully & dictated the pace threw out the whole fight, even after he suffered the knock down!! At one point Donaire looked lost, confused & scared to throw cause Rigo was countering the S H I T out of him!! & the very few times Donaire landed a good shot, Rigo retaliated right back with a better one!! Last night Rigo made Me a believer!!! Great win & great performance by Rigondeaux & his team...Now ¿What fight were the judges watching? I understand that it's not the same watching fight live at a arena or in last nights case, at a theater than watching it on T.V, but to have it that close! The ONLY round I saw Donaire win was the round he dropped Rigondeaux & if he had not dropped him, that would have been another round for Rigo.. Even the 116-111 that Julie Lederman had was too close! But at least the right guy won the fight...

[samouraï]

Rigo is a true technical master. We witnessed the arrival of a real talent last night. Glad he finally put the "amateur" label behind him.

[Big Lou]

Donaire got schooled,easy work for Rigo. Rigo showed that skills pay the bills. This goes to show how much the so called expert know.

[puga]

excellent performance by rigo ..i underestimated him big time...im a fan now