Nonito Donaire

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Gonzales and the surname or paternal family name is Donaire.
Nonito Donaire
OL
Donaire with the WBO (brown) and WBC (green) bantamweight titles, 2011
Born
Nonito Gonzales Donaire Jr.

(1982-11-16) November 16, 1982 (age 42)
Talibon, Bohol, Philippines[5][6]
NationalityFilipino
American
Other namesThe Filipino Flash
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[a]
Reach68 in (173 cm)[1][2]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights50
Wins42
Wins by KO28
Losses8

Nonito Gonzales Donaire Jr. OL (/dɒˈnɛər/ do-NAIR; Tagalog: [noˈnito gonˈsalɛs doˈnaɪre]; born November 16, 1982)[5][6] is a Filipino American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes from flyweight to featherweight, and is the oldest boxer in history to win a bantamweight world title (at age 38), as well as being the first three-time champion in that weight class. Donaire has also held world championships in three consecutive decades: the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s, being the sixth boxer to do so after Evander Holyfield, Manny Pacquiao, Bernard Hopkins, Erik Morales, and Floyd Mayweather Jr.[7]

In total, Donaire has held nine world titles by the main four boxing sanctioning bodies. He has also held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) flyweight title, the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super flyweight title, and the Ring magazine and lineal super bantamweight titles.

Donaire is popularly known as "The Filipino Flash"[8][9] and is a two-time winner of The Ring's Knockout of the Year award, in 2007 and 2011. He reached a peak pound for pound ranking of third by The Ring in 2011,[10] and was named Fighter of the Year in 2012 by the Boxing Writers Association of America.

  1. ^ a b Premier Boxing Champions tale of the tape prior to the Alexandro Santiago match
  2. ^ a b Premier Boxing Champions tale of the tape prior to the Nordine Oubaali match
  3. ^ Boxing After Dark tale of the tape prior to the Fernando Montiel match
  4. ^ Showtime Championship Boxing tale of the tape prior to the Vic Darchinyan match
  5. ^ a b "Film # 007879878 Image Film # 007879878; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSWC-T31Q-H". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Film # 007879878 Image Film # 007879878; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSWC-T3GD-G". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  7. ^ "Nonito Donaire joins Bernard Hopkins, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in unique class of three decade title winners | DAZN News US". May 31, 2021.
  8. ^ "Juanma, Donaire KO foes." Archived July 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine FightNews.com. July 10, 2010. Accessed October 8, 2010.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Marquez BoxingNews24 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Nathanielsz, Ronnie (February 22, 2011). "Nonito Donaire Climbs in Pound For Pound Rankings". BoxingScene. Retrieved January 7, 2018.


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