Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport early Wednesday from the United States following his third round stoppage of Mexican boxer Jorge Arce last Saturday night (Sunday morning here).
Nonito Donaire Jr. knocked Jorge Arce out cold with a patented left hook in the third round on Saturday night (Sunday in Manila) to keep his World Boxing Organization super bantamweight crown and lift the sagging spirits of Filipinos back home, as well as here and beyond.
If blasting Jorge Arce into oblivion is Nonito Donaire Jr.’s way of getting attention, then he has succeeded.
For revered promoter Bob Arum, finding the next opponent for Nonito Donaire Jr. might entail lengthy negotiations, or draw flimsy excuses.
Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. vowed a knockout win and he delivered Sunday (Manila time).
They’re good friends, but for one hour on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. and Mexican Jorge Arce will be bitter enemies, trying to knock each other out with every punch in their arsenal.
Call it belief, superstition, or lucky charm, but Nonito Donaire always wants to be the first on the weight scale. Donaire had his way again Friday during the official weigh-in for his WBO super bantamweight title defense against Mexican warrior Jorge Arce at the food court of PlasAmericas Mall here.
It could be long, it could be short. But one thing is sure, the knockout will come and Nonito Donaire will deliver it. Not Jorge Arce. This was the bold declaration of Robert Garcia, Donaire’s chief trainer, Friday at PlazAmericas here.
UNLIKE in the recent Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez 4, nobody seems to have placed a bet—not even a very friendly one—on the Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr.-Jorge Arce fight set today at 11 a.m. Manila time at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
Filipino World boxing champion Nonito Donaire Jr. and Mexican Jorge Arce both made weight ahead of their clash on Sunday (Manila time) in Houston, Texas, according to Top Rank, promoter of the fight.
The effectivity of Nonito Donaire Jr.’s new training schedule will be tested on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) when he dangles his WBO super bantamweight crown against Mexican Jorge Arce at Toyota Center here.
Jorge Arce has promised a replay of Pacquiao-Marquez 4. The Mexican legend Arce vowed to shock the world anew this Saturday (Sunday in Manila) by stopping Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. in their showdown for the World Boxing Organization crown here.
It’s biting cold out here, but Nonito Donaire Jr. promised it will be hot on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) when he stakes his World Boxing Organization super bantamweight crown against Mexican Jorge Arce at Toyota Center here.
