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Donaire ‘di uurungan kahit sino ang kalaban

Russell Cadayona - Pilipino Star Ngayon

MANILA, Philippines -  Isa lamang kina Guil­ler­mo Rigondeaux ng Cuba at Abner Mares ng Mexico ang maaaring sagupain ni unified world super ban­tamweight champion Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire, Jr. sa 2013.

Ayon kay Robert Garcia, ang chief trainer ng 30-anyos na si Donaire (31-1-0, 20 KOs), handang harapin ng tubong Talibon, Bohol ang sinuman sa 32-anyos na si Rigondeaux (11-0, 8 KOs) at 27-anyos na si Mares (25-0-1, 13 KOs) sa susunod na taon.

“I think Mares deserves the fight. Rigondeaux is out there too,” sabi ni Garcia. “Donaire is willing to face all of those guys.”

Patuloy na hinahawa­kan ni Donaire ang WBO at  IBF super bantamweight titles, samantalang suot naman ni Rigondeaux ang WBA belt at bitbit ni Mares ang WBC crown.

Sinabi ni Garcia na ta­nging sina manager Ca­meron Dunkin at Bob Arum ng Top Rank Promotions ang makakapagdesisyon kung sino kina Rigondeaux at Mares ang sasagupain ni Donaire.

“I leave that up to Ca­meron and Top Rank (Pro­motions). They pick the fights and I get him (Donaire) ready for those fights,” wika ni Garcia.

Apat na panalo ang kinuha ni Donaire nga­yong 2012 para palakasin ang kanyang pag-asang makilala bilang 2012 Figh­ter of the Year.

Ang mga binigo ni Do­­naire ay sina Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. (split decision) ng Puerto Rico, Jeffrey Ma­thebula (unanimous decision) ng South Africa, Toshiaki Nishioka (ninth-round TKO) ng Japan at Jorge Arce (third-round KO) ng Mexico.

Dumating noong naka­raang linggo sa Pilipinas si Donaire, nakabase sa San Leandro, California, para magbakasyon.

At kasama dito ang pag­bisita niya kay Pangu­long Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III sa Malacañang para sa isang courtesy call noong nakaraang linggo.

 

ABNER MARES

BOB ARUM

DONAIRE

FILIPINO FLASH

GARCIA

JEFFREY MA

JORGE ARCE

PUERTO RICO

RIGONDEAUX

SHY

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