DONAIRE: READY AND HAPPY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 22 Mar 2015
Five division world champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire had a good workout Sunday morning in Alabang and said later he is ?very ready and happy? about his condition for his return to the ring against Brazil?s William Prado on the blockbuster ?Pinoy Pride 30? fight card at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on March 28.
Donaire told us that he is currently at 130 pounds which is his ?projected weight at this point? and he should have no problem making the 122 pound limit at the official weigh-in on March 27.
He said, the intense sparring at the ALA Gym last week made it easier going down in weight from a high of around 140 pounds before training camp began.
Donaire told the New Standard/Viva Sports that ?sparring was very good? against tough Japanese bantamweight Ryo Akaho, promising Mark ?Magnifico, Magsayo and Roli Gasca. He said he sparred anywhere between 10 to 12 rounds and it put him in top shape for his showdown with Prado.
Donaire said he is ?a man on a mission? looking to redeem himself from the 6th round beating at the hands of the bigger featherweight super champion Nicholas ?Axe Man? Walters and is determined to make a statement as he once again chases another world title.
The two other leading ALA fighters on one of the biggest most exciting fight cards in years, longest reigning Filipino world champion, WBO light flyweight king Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes and IBF Intercontinental junior featherweight/super bantamweight champion Prince Albert Pagara are in tip top condition and ready to put on a show for fight fans on Saturday.
Nietes will defend his title against Mexico?s Gilberto Parra who has an impressive 17 knockouts in 19 wins with 2 defeats while Pagara faces another well-known knockout artist Rodolfo ?Fofo? Hernandez, the former Continentakl Americas super bantamweight champion who has a stirring record of 24 knockouts in 26 wins with 5 losses and 1 draw.
Nietes who surpassed the longtime record of the great ?Flash? Elorde who reigned as world junior lightweight champion for 7 years and 3 months and Donaire will both be enshrined in the prestigious Elorde Hall of Fame at the 15rh Annual ?Flash? Elorde Banquet of Champions at the historic Manila Hotel on Wednesday while Pagara will be cited as the ?Most Promising Boxer? and Edmund Villamor as ?Trainer of the Year? for the third time.
Youthful Michael Aldeguer, president of ALA Promotions will once again be recognized as the ?Promoter of the Year.?
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