MANILA, Philippines - Plantsado na ang muÂling paghaharap nina daÂting uniÂfied world super banÂÂÂtamweight champion Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire, Jr at Vic DarÂÂchinyan ng Armenia sa Nobyembre 9 American Bank Center sa Corpus Christi, Texas.
Ito ang pahayag kahaÂpon ni Bob Arum ng Top Rank Promotions sa paÂnayam ng ESPN.com.
Pinatumba ni Donaire si Darchinyan sa fifth round para agawin sa huli ang mga hawak nitong InÂÂternational Boxing FeÂdeÂration at International BoÂxing Organization flyweight titles noong Hulyo ng 2007.
Maghaharap sina DoÂnaire (31-2-0, 20 KOs) at DarÂchinyan (39-5-1, 28 KOs) sa isang 10-round, non-title featherweight fight.
Nauna nang tinanggiÂhan ng 37-anyos na si DarÂchinyan na labaÂnan ang 30-anyos na si DoÂnaire sa featherweight division.
“He’s a dangerous guy and he really wants this fight and revenge. You neÂver take a guy like this lightly. Anything can happen in this business,†sabi ni Cameron Dunkin, ang maÂnager ni Donaire.
Nagmula ang tubong TaÂlibon, Bohol na si DoÂnaire sa isang unanimous deÂcision loss kay Guillermo Rigondeaux ng Cuba sa kanilang unification suÂper bantamweight bout noÂong Abril 13 sa New York City.
“I don’t know whether we’ll see the Donaire we were used to seeing beÂfore the Rigondeaux fight or another version of the Donaire who fought RiÂgondeaux, so that makes this rematch with DarÂchinyan interesting,†ani Arum.
Bago ang kabiguan kay Rigondeaux ay umiskor ng panalo si Donaire kiÂÂna Wilfredo, Vasquez, Jr., Jeffrey Mathebula, ToÂshiaki Nishioka at Jorge Arce noong 2012 at hinirang na Boxer of the Year.
“This is a fight he’s been waiting for. I was able to get him that opporÂtunity, but now it’s up to Vic to prepare himself well. I’ve only had Vic for one fight, but here we are, in our second fight toÂgether, and he’s got the reÂmatch with Nonito that he has wanted for a long time,†wika ni Franz EspiÂnoza, ang manager ni DarÂchinyan.