Donaire to soldier on

By Ed C. Tolentino

Aug 12, 2022 1:08 am

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HE may be on his last legs, but Nonito 'The Filipino Flash' Donaire Jr. believes he still has what it takes to make one last dash at ring glory.

The last time Donaire was in the ring, June 7, he absorbed the worst beating in his career. Japanese superstar Naoya 'The Monster' Inoue hammered Donaire into submission in just two rounds to unify the WBA, IBF and WBC bantamweight (118 lbs) titles. Inoue floored Donaire in the first round and finished him for good in the second stanza with a frightening barrage of punches.

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