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Donaire withdraws from title fight vs Rodriguez after testing positive for Covid-19
By Niel Victor C. Masoy
Dec 10, 2020 5:22 pm

NONITO Donaire Jr. withdrew from his fight against Emmanuel Rodriguez after testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), as reported by BoxingScene.com on Thursday (Philippine time).

The Filipino Flash with a record of 40 wins against six losses and the Puerto Rican Rodriguez (19-1) were supposed to fight for the World Boxing Council bantamweight title in the main event of Showtime's triple-header at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on December 19.