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Nonito Donaire beat Hernan Marquez (27-2-0, 20 KOs) by 8th round TKO in an interim WBA World super flyweight title fight on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Donaire vs Marquez was on the Juan Manuel Lopez vs Bernabe Concepcion fight card promoted by Bob Arum of Top Rank and televised live on Showtime. Donaire fought in a southpaw stance for half of the fight with mixed results. When he switched back to an orthodox stance in round five he dropped Marquez. In round eight Donaire sent Marquez to the canvas again prompting Marquez's corner to stop the fight.
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Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire
On Saturday, July 7, 2007 at the Harbour Yard Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Nonito Donaire beat Vic Darchinyan by 5th round TKO. Donaire felt it avenged his brother Glen Donaire's TD loss to Darchinyan. (Glen Donaire quit in the 6th round after complaining to the referee that his jaw was broken from a head butt although numerous replays showed no head butt had occurred.) Donaire captured Darchinyan's titles with the win.
Donaire KOs Darchinyan - 5th Round
Donaire caught Darchinyan with a big left hook to the chin sending Darchinyan to the canvas and Queer Street.
On Saturday, December 1, 2007 at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, Nonito Donaire beat Luis Maldonado (37-3-1, 28 KOs) by 8th round TKO. Maldonado suffered cuts over both eyes during the fight and was down in round seven. It was Nonito Donaire's first successful IBF and IBO flyweight title defenses since winning them from Vic Darchinyan in July 2007.
Nonito Donaire beat mandatory challenger South African Moruti Mthalane (22-2-0, 15 KOs) by 6th round TKO on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. The IBF and IBO flyweight title fight which took place on the Chavez vs Vanda II undercard was stopped at 1:31 of round six due to a cut on the inside of Mthalane's left eyelid.
On Sunday, April 19, 2009 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines, Nonito Donaire beat formerly undefeated Raul Martinez (24-1-0, 14 KOs) of San Antonio, Texas by 4th round TKO. Martinez just couldn't seem to stop keep getting caught by Donaire's left uppercuts. He was down twice in round one, once in round three and a final time in round four prompting referee Pete Podgorski to stop the bout at 2:42. Donaire retained his IBF and IBO flyweight titles.
Nonito Donaire beat Panamanian Rafael Concepcion (13-4-1, 8 KOs) by 12-round unanimous decision winning the interim WBA super flyweight title on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Scores were 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113. Concepcion weighed-in 4 1/2 lbs over the super flyweight limit losing a chance at the title on the scale. The fight was promoted by Bob Arum of Top Rank and televised on HBO PPV.
Nonito Donaire beat late replacement Mexican Manuel Vargas (26-5-1, 11 KOs) by 3rd round knockout on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada for the interim WBA super flyweight title. Donaire was scheduled to fight Gerson Guerrero but he failed his pre-fight eye examination. Vargas, clearly overmatched was put down on the canvas in the 3rd round for the count from a combination. Donaire vs Vargas headlined The Latin Fury 13/Pinoy Power 3 fight card televised live on iNDEMAND promoted by Bob Arum of Top Rank.