Nonito Donaire, also known as the Filipino Flash, defeated Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan via TKO in the 9th round, his 29th consecutive win in a period of 11 years.
Nonito Donaire Jr. knocked down Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. of Puerto Rico via a split decision victory on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in a super bantamweight title bout in San Antonio, Texas.
Donaire drops Vazquez in the ninth round with a left uppercut followed by a left hook during the undercard bout of the World Boxing Council middleweight title fight between unbeaten champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Marco Antonio Rubio at the Alamodome.
Two of the judges voted in favor of Donaire: Levi Martinez and Don Trella gave a similar score of 117-110 in favor of the Pinoy boxer. However, the third judge--Ruben Garcia--scored in favor of Vasquez 115-112 making it a split decision win for Donaire.
Pound-for-pound fighter Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire will contend for the WBO junior featherweight title against the Puerto Rican former titlist Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. during a doubleheader titled “Welcome to the Future” at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, to be aired on ABS-CBN on Sunday (Feb 5), 10:15 a.m.