Nonito Donaire: record, next fight and profile →
The father/trainer of former five division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire – “Dodong” Donaire - says he “can’t ask for anything more” from his son. “Dodong” Donaire told the New Standard/BoxingScene.com that Nonito will wind up sparring ten rounds on Tuesday and Thursday Las Vegas time before leaving for Puerto Rico on Friday.
There was a time some years ago when Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire was being groomed as the heir-apparent to eight division world champion and sporting hero MannyPacquiao, although Nonito consistently shunned the accolade in fairness to him as he insisted there was only one Manny Pacquiao and he wanted to carve his own identity as Nonito Donaire, “The Filipino Flash.”
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SAN JUAN, P.R. -- The boxing gem of Puerto Rico, undefeated Top-Five world-rated lightweight contender FELIX "El Diamante" VERDEJO, and former five-division world champion and 2012 Fighter of the Year NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE, will headline, in separate title bouts, the year-end finale of MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV, on Friday, December 11.
SAN JUAN, P.R. -- The boxing gem of Puerto Rico, undefeated Top-Five world-rated lightweight contender FELIX "El Diamante" VERDEJO, and former five-division world champion and 2012 Fighter of the Year NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE, will headline, in separate title bouts, the year-end finale of MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV, on Friday, December 11. Verdejo will be making his homecoming a 10-round defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Latino lightweight title against Josenilson Dos Santos and Donaire, who is on the cusp of another world title shot, will be challenging WBO International junior featherweight champion and No. 1 world-rated contender Cesar Juarez in a 12-round rumble.
SAN JUAN, P.R. -- The boxing gem of Puerto Rico, undefeated Top-Five world-rated lightweight contender FELIX "El Diamante" VERDEJO, and former five-division world champion and 2012 Fighter of the Year NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE, will headline, in separate title bouts, the year-end finale of MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV, on Friday, December 11. Verdejo will be making his homecoming a 10-round defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Latino lightweight title against Josenilson Dos Santos and Donaire, who is on the cusp of another world title shot, will be challenging WBO International junior featherweight champion and No. 1 world-rated contender Cesar Juarez in a 12-round rumble.
SAN JUAN, P.R. -- The boxing gem of Puerto Rico, undefeated Top-Five world-rated lightweight contender FELIX "El Diamante" VERDEJO, and former five-division world champion and 2012 Fighter of the Year NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE, will headline, in separate title bouts, the year-end finale of MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV, on Friday, December 11. Verdejo will be making his homecoming a 10-round defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Latino lightweight title against Josenilson Dos Santos and Donaire, who is on the cusp of another world title shot, will be challenging WBO International junior featherweight champion and No. 1 world-rated contender Cesar Juarez in a 12-round rumble.
Five division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” sparred earlier today in Puerto Rico on the eve of his press conference to formally announce his WBO super bantamweight title fight against tough Mexican Cesar Juarez who is ranked No.1, one slot ahead of Nonito who is rated No.2. Team Donaire arrived in Puerto Rico sometime around 11:00 a.m. which was almost midnight in Manila and his father/trainer “Dodong” Donaire told the New Standard/BoxingScene.com that Nonito sparred with Fidel Navarette of Highland, Indiana with whom he has been sparring in Las Vegas.
Wynn Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada - Earlier this week former four-division champion Nonito Donaire (35-3) signed a contract extension with long time promoter Top Rank. His first fight under his new deal will be against Cesar Juarez (17-3) on December 11th in a bout televised on truTV. The fight will be for the vacant WBO super bantamweight title that was recently stripped from Guillermo Rigondeaux due to the Cuban's infrequent ring appearances.
Five division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire is training twice a day now that his December 13 fight against Cesar Juarez in Puerto Rico is for the world title which was stripped for inactivity from Guillermo Rigondeaux during the recent WBO Convention in Florida. Donaire’s wife Rachel told the New Standard/BoxingScene.com that Donaire was “excited” about the fight and the opportunity to once again go after a world title.