Nonito Donaire: record, next fight and profile →
The trainer/father of WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito 'The Filipino Flash' Donaire says title challenger Zolst Bedak of Hungary is likely to try and pressure Donaire in their title fight scheduled at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on April 23.
WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito 'The Filipino Flash' Donaire (36-3, 23KOs) has decided to set up his training camp in Las Vegas where his trainer/father “Dodong” Donaire 'has a lot of fighters.'
The manager of former five division world champion Nonirto “The Filipino Flash” Donaire has confirmed that No. 4 ranked Zsolt Bedak has agreed to the terms with Top Rank for his title fight against super bantamweight champion Donaire at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on April 9.
“That’s awesome” was how former five division world champion and reigning WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash’ Donaire reacted when when we informed him of his choice as one of three “Athletes of the Year’ chosen by the Philippine Sportswriters Association led by its president Rey Mallari, sports editor of the Manila Standard.
On Saturday night in Spain, former IBF world featherweight champion Evgeny Gradovich (21-1-1, 9 KO) of Russia had to use all of his resources to win a tough majority decision over Mexican brawler Jesus Galicia (13- 9-1, 8 KO).
The manager of former five division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire says he’s working to finalize a super bantamweight title defense against Zsolt Bedak of Hungary on April 23 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in the Philippines after original choice Evgeny Gradovich had a tough fight before scoring a majority decision against Mexican journeyman Jesus Galicia in Spain on Saturday night.
Cameron Dunkin, the manager of former five division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire , says no agreement has been finalized as yet with the manager of No. 4 ranked Zsolt Bedak for a planned title fight in April.
The manager of former five division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire is confident a title defense against Hungary’s Zsolt Bedak on April 9 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in the Philippines “will be a good fight” but he hasn’t stopped pursuing the original choice, former featherweight champion Evgeny Gradovich.
The manager of former five division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, Cameron Dunkin, informed us that there’s nothing definite on who the boxer's opponent will be for his April 23 WBO super bantamweight title defense.
Evgeny Gradovich has reportedly pulled out of his scheduled April 23 title fight against Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, citing an upcoming ten round bout on January 9 against Jesus Galicia in Valencia, Spain and his desire to first test the waters at 122 pounds after dropping down from the featherweight division.