But he's never faced anyone as refined and technically sound as Donaire, who is also quite the puncher—even at 126 pounds where he dropped Vetyeka hard in Round 4 on Saturday night—even if he's slowed a bit. 4 by the WBC, was quickly approved as a replacement. Donaire Jr. was originally slated to fight former International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight champion Evgeny Gradovich. Nicholas Walters is not the most technically refined fighter on the planet, but boy, can he punch. So I have been ready to fight. It was a far cry from where Donaire had been, having lost a decision at featherweight to former titlist Carl Frampton last April. And it could potentially be a star-making fight for Walters or a return to the top level for Donaire. PACKING A PUNCH. Yes, somehow, five rounds were scored in a four-round bout. Walters is a straight-up bomber. Newly-crowned WBA bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday his next fight against WBO titlist Zolani Tete of South Africa will likely be held in … Official biography, fight record, and exclusive photos of professional boxer Nonito Donaire. "It felt great being in a division I am comfortable in, but mainly I enjoy boxing a lot and I pretty much accomplished everything in boxing except for an undisputed title. This is where my excitement comes from.". Vasyl Lomachenko is just .500 as a professional fighter, but the Ukrainian deserves a ton of credit for immediately jumping into the deep end of the pool and facing a rugged veteran like Orlando Salido for a world title in his second fight. By clicking "OK" or continuing to use this site, you agree that we may collect and use your personal data and set cookies to improve your experience and customise advertising. 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Pound-for-pound rankings: Did Canelo Alvarez's win over Avni Yildirim earn him the top spot? So now he's going to have to chase it later, but Nonito understands everything happens for a reason. If I were Tete, would I chance fighting Nonito Donaire with an injury? With a victory, Lomachenko will accomplish something noteworthy, winning a world championship in just his third professional fight. The Filipino got his bearings in Round 3, stunning Vetyeka with a shot along the ropes that probably should have been ruled a knockdown. I have the utmost respect for Nonito. Whether or not Donaire and his team choose to give him one—to his credit Donaire was unhappy with the outcome in post-fight comments and promised a second bout—remains to be seen. Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) and Nonito Donaire (40-4, 26 KOs) attended the official weigh-in procedure on the eve of their fight in Saitama, Japan. After securing a slot in the final of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS), Nonito Donaire said he would be at ringside on May 18 to scout his next opponent. "We brushed it off because we don't know what kind of games they're playing, but we know the WBSS had somebody lined up in case something happens, which is smart," she said. He is a great fighter and from what I see he's a classy fighter outside the ring as well. Rodriguez and Inoue meet on May 18 in Glasgow, Scotland. But to remove the stench, it should happen. I am here to win no matter who I am fighting. This fight would go a long way toward shaking out the goods in the featherweight division and exposing the true champions from the pretenders. Bantamweight titlist Nonito Donaire woke up Wednesday, one day closer to what he thought would be a world title unification fight with Zolani Tete in the semifinals of the World Boxing Super Series. There’s been speculation that Nonito Donaire has had trouble making the 118-pound limit for his fight with Omar Narvaez on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Suddenly, Donaire's dream of unifying two of the 118-pound titles was down for the count, but the show will go on as Donaire makes his first defense against Stephon Young, a tournament alternate who was due to fight on the undercard but now will take over Tete's slot in the semifinals. "I'm grateful for all the accomplishments and opportunities," Donaire said. Can anyone at super middleweight beat Canelo Alvarez? World Boxing Super Series promoter Kalle Sauerland said the injury had deteriorated to the point where Tete would be unable to compete. Donaire left Inoue with an orbital fracture, a broken nose, and a cut above the right eye. While fans are coveting for Donaire to fight any of the three aforementioned fighters, Top Rank has already hinted that Donaire’s next fight will most likely be against Jorge Arce. Lomachenko gets a second bite at the world championship apple in June, facing undefeated but thoroughly unproven Gary Russell Jr. for the vacant WBO Featherweight Championship as part of a Showtime televised tripleheader. "The Axe Man" dominated Darchinyan in Macau on Saturday, dropping him in Round 2 and blasting him nearly out of the ring in Round 5. Though Donaire is in the twilight of his career, 12 years removed from his sensational knockout of Vic Darchinyan to win his first world title at flyweight and eight years removed from his 2011 ESPN knockout of the year against Fernando Montiel to win two bantamweight belts, he now goes from being the underdog against Tete to the favorite against Young. Of course, he came up short in a rough affair, but he came on strong down the stretch and seemed to have the Mexican former world champion in some significant trouble in the final frame. Nonito Donaire vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux was a super bantamweight professional boxing match contested between WBO and The Ring champion Nonito Donaire and WBA (Super) champion Guillermo Rigondeaux.The bout took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 13, 2013 and was televised on HBO. What else can you ask for? The Donaire-Young winner will meet the winner of the fight between titleholder Emmanuel Rodriguez and secondary titlist Naoya Inoue in a unification bout in the final this summer. 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He hurt Donaire late in the 10th round, and then in the 11th, Inoue dropped Donaire with a left hook to the body. I feel I will handle the big stage quite well and I rate my chances very, very good.". It has proved to offer something of a rebirth for the four-division world titlist at age 36. Donaire is currently ranked 1st by the The Ring and 1st by the WBC at Bantamweight. However, the 29-year-old Russian opted to test the 122-pound waters first in a 10-round non-title fight with Mexican Jesus Galicia this weekend in Spain. "There is not a doubt in my mind I will be a Hall of Famer -- titles in four divisions, fighter of the year, knockout of the year, unified champion, not to mention the good guy award [in 2018 from the Boxing Writers Association of America]. But Young is not as tall and rangy as Tete. 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"That's something I will look forward to -- unifying the belts. Vetyeka seemed very comfortable in there in the first two rounds. Trilogy fights ahead for Estrada, 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez? Entering the bout, Donaire had a record of 31–1 and had made three successful … He had come to the fight site hoping to be able to work through it but was unable to do so. The Filipino Flash Nonito Donaire (36-3, 23KOs) on April 23, 2016 to face Zsolt Bedak (25-1 8KO’s in the Philippines presented by Top Rank. "The main thing is I still get to fight on Saturday. Donaire buzzed Vetyeka in Round 3 and probably should have been credited with a knockdown as the champion seemed to be held up by grasping onto the ropes. But it never seemed that Pabon, the referee charged with controlling the action, ruled the cut as the result of a foul. Donaire blasted Vetyeka with a short left hook that almost ended the fight right there. Boxer Nonito Donaire. It'll remain the fight where he got exposed and the one that derailed his bullet train to the top of the sport. I am very decorated and I want to claim some more, give it all I got in the career I enjoy and that gave me everything. But the South African got his legs back, finding his way back into the fight before getting clipped and hurt again. MANILA, Philippines—Nonito Donaire has tested positive for COVID-19 and has withdrawn from his WBC World bantamweight title fight against Emmanuel Rodriguez, according to reports, said in a … I want to sustain this and do it as long as I can. The controversy of this fight isn't going away anytime soon, but the reality is that Donaire is once again a world champion. After the fight with Burnett, I came into the gym in November thinking [the semifinals would be in] January, but they were pushed back to March and then April. Bob Arum, the CEO of Top Rank, floated the possibility of a bout after Donaire defeated Vic Darchinyan back in November, and now that Walters has also beaten the awkward Armenian, you can only expect that desire to grow. The reason that Showtime—and not HBO, which works with Lomachenko's promoter Top Rank—will televise the fight is because it won a WBO-ordered purse bid. Evgeny Gradovich, the IBF featherweight champion, has now made three straight appearances at the Cotai Arena in Macau and successfully defended his title via unanimous decision against Alexander Miskirtchian on the Donaire vs. Vetyeka undercard. It doesn't matter who I fight. He holds the regular WBA Featherweight Championship—one of the more ridiculous quirks of boxing is that a sanctioning organization often has no fewer than two champions at a given weight—and has been mentioned as a possible opponent for Donaire in the past. Canelo makes quick work of Yildirim with third-round TKO. Whatever his status to the oddsmakers, Donaire is relaxed and happy to be in the tournament but disappointed to have to make such a dramatic change days before the fight. In the November quarterfinals in Glasgow, Scotland, Donaire defeated the favored Ryan Burnett by fourth-round stoppage when Burnett could not continue because of a torn oblique muscle on his right side. — Nonito Donaire (@filipinoflash) December 12, 2020. Nonito Donaire is a Filipino boxer, who competes in the bantamweight … "I was walking in circles for 10 minutes, eyes full of tears of joy. It seemed like he cut Donaire in Round 1 with a headbutt, and he landed several more of those illegal shots over the course of the fight. Donaire was paid a monthly salary of $1,500. If he had, there would be no controversy here. That's why I am in this tournament. Canelo chops down the Cherry Tree – Rocky Fielding Bakari Simpson Boxing (Sport) December 17, 2018 ET) in the co-feature of the junior welterweight semifinal between titlist Kiryl Relikh and Regis Prograis at the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana. It didn't appear that the referee ruled the cut as the result of a headbutt, and Donaire, sensing the fight slipping away, was forced to fight with a sense of abandon over the next few rounds. Then, suddenly, with his man in trouble, Donaire seemed to call timeout to have the cut examined. A rematch makes all the sense in the world, but if it won't sell, it probably won't happen, even if it's one of the best fights available for Donaire and the only compelling one for Rigondeaux. The Cuban former amateur standout is the best pure boxer in the sport today, and his technical skills are unmatched. Nonito Donaire owns two Knockout of the Year awards in 2007, against Australian Vic Darchinyan, and in 2011, against Mexican Fernando Montiel. This even as the WBC declared reigning champion Nordine Oubaali as the 'champion in recess' after he begged off from the Donaire bout due to COVID-19. Real or not: Did Ryan Garcia, Jamel Herring and Vasiliy Lomachenko get matched up correctly? If the fight was an audition, you couldn't have asked for more. Bob Arum is again talking about a Nonito Donaire-Jorge Arce fight, this time for December in Mexico City. Walters is the logical next option, and the fight should be easy to put together. I'm coming in to win versus anyone I step in there with. The Inoue vs. Donaire fight is not available via a traditional TV channel or pay-per-view methods. So this is just one of those things you have to be prepared for. Donaire was awarded a unanimous technical decision in a bout that reeked of improprieties. Rodriguez is now in a non-title fight, with apparently no conditional status to fight Oubaalii for the WBC belt next year. I know he's a southpaw, which is easier for me because we've been training for that since November because Tete is a southpaw. "The Filipino Flash" was badly cut over his left eye in the first round, the result of a headbutt that seemed to be missed by notoriously terrible referee Luis Pabon, and struggled with the cut for the remainder of the four-round affair. It's true that many fans probably won't be in a hurry to see this fight a second time. With the WBA title now in Donaire's grasp and both fighters under the Top Rank banner, this fight would be significant and easy to make. Instead we saw Donaire fight 39-year-old Vic Darchinyan and then Vetyeka, a fighter that some boxing fans saw as the weak link among the featherweight champions. But for Donaire to become truly back—whatever that means—he needs to prove he just had an off night against the man who dominated him and nearly sent his career into a death spiral. 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