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By Jake Donovan - Through a loss, Nonito Donaire’s career has come full circle.
The former three-division champion entered 2013 on the heels of his Fighter of the Year campaign, but barely had time to accept his award before suffering his first loss since 2001, in his second pro fight.
The points loss to Guillermo Rigondeaux affected Donaire’s previous ranking atop the 122 lb. division, but didn’t even slightly alter his good standing with cable giant HBO. His return was in the works long before the network even considered bringing Rigondeaux back on their airwaves.
Donaire can certainly relate to what his conqueror is going through, having experienced the same thing himself some six years ago. Ironically enough, Donaire’s long-ago plight came after the biggest win of his career at the time, which happened to come against the fighter he faces this weekend.
A sensational one-punch knockout of then-unbeaten flyweight champ Darchinyan served as a huge breakout moment in Donaire’s career. The Fil-Am boxer was on the rise at the time, but exploded on the boxing scene after scoring what was at the time considered a major upset. [Click Here To Read More]
The former three-division champion entered 2013 on the heels of his Fighter of the Year campaign, but barely had time to accept his award before suffering his first loss since 2001, in his second pro fight.
The points loss to Guillermo Rigondeaux affected Donaire’s previous ranking atop the 122 lb. division, but didn’t even slightly alter his good standing with cable giant HBO. His return was in the works long before the network even considered bringing Rigondeaux back on their airwaves.
Donaire can certainly relate to what his conqueror is going through, having experienced the same thing himself some six years ago. Ironically enough, Donaire’s long-ago plight came after the biggest win of his career at the time, which happened to come against the fighter he faces this weekend.
A sensational one-punch knockout of then-unbeaten flyweight champ Darchinyan served as a huge breakout moment in Donaire’s career. The Fil-Am boxer was on the rise at the time, but exploded on the boxing scene after scoring what was at the time considered a major upset. [Click Here To Read More]
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