Donaire seeks World Boxing Series finals

World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight super champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. faces American Stephon Young today (Philippine time) in the semifinal round of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) at the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Donaire Jr., who is sporting a 39-5 win-loss record with 25 knockouts, confidently tipped the scale at 117.6 pounds, while the 30-year-old Young met the limit at 117.3 pounds during the formal weigh-in of fighters on Saturday.