Nonito Donaire: record, next fight and profile →
Five division world champion and current WBO super bantamweight king Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire is “in the gym daily, training and his weight is down” according to his wife Rachel Donaire.
Coming off his third-round stoppage of Zsolt Bedak on April 23rd in Cebu City, Philippines it looks like WBO super bantamweight titlist Nonito Donaire will now most likely be moving onto to facing a young, hungry challenger.
The sensational crowd of over 23,000 who watched WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire successfully defend his title with a dominating 3rd round TKO over No. 4 ranked former Hungarian Olympian Zsolt Bedak and the huge 25.4 TV ratings on ABS-CBN Channel 2 has attracted the attention of Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, who had to skip the fight because of a bad back but sent executive producer Brad Jacobs to represent him and saw how ALA Promotions and ABS-CBN combined to present a world class event.
Super bantamweight contender Jessie Magdaleno (23-0, 17KOs), 24-years-old, is going to apply pressure to secure a mandatory shot at WBO world champion Nonito Donaire (37-3, 24KOs).
Unbeaten featherweight Mark Magsayo is flawed enough to where his ascension from prospect to contender will be a fun ride, but talented enough to work himself out of any situation. Proof of the latter came in the form of his brutal 6th round knockout of featherweight Chris Avalos, a bout loaded with non-stop action and knockdowns from both fighters.
Should it turn out to be a battle of left hooks, WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. feels his opponent Zsolt Bedak of Hungary will end up on the receiving end of the Filipino champion’s most potent weapon.
Nonito Donaire and Zsolt Bedak both made weight ahead of their super bantamweight title clash, which takes place Saturday evening at Cebu City Sports Complex in Cebu, Philippines. Both were inside the 122-pound divisional limit. Donaire (36-3, 23KOs) tipped the scales at a healthy 121.75-pounds for his Philippines homecoming, while Hungary's Bedak weighed 121.5-pounds for his second career title challenge.
It's a vastly different look for Nonito Donaire from the last time he fought in the Philippines. The born-again 33-year old Fil-Am star returned to his roots last March following a devastating knockout loss to Nicholas Walters, with the intention of the homecoming simply to get his career back on track.
SAN JUAN, PR-The World Boxing Organization (WBO) announced today the referees, judges, and supervisors that will work the two WBO Championship Contests to be held on Saturday, April 23 at the Cebu City Sports Complex in Cebu, Philippines, as part of a promotion billed “The Time Has Come.”
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum can't attend the biggest boxing event in years at the sprawling Cebu Sports Center on Saturday when Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire defends his WBO super bantamweight title against No. 4 ranked former Hungarian Olympian Zsolt Bedak because of a bad back.