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With
still a little more than two months to go before his next
title defense, IBF and IBO flyweight champion Nonito Donaire,
Jr. is raring to go back in training at the world-class ALA
Gym in Cebu shortly.
Nicknamed
"Filipino Flash," Donaire breezed into town over
the weekend from Manila amid a warm welcome from his legion
of fans here. After a motorcade from the city airport, the
dual champion dropped by his favorite radio station dyRD/ZD
and thanked his fans for their support. He was accompanied
by his mother Imelda and fiancée Rachel Marcial, a
Filipino-American Taekwondo titlist. His father-trainer Nonito,
Sr. could not make the trip as he was still in Manila.
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During
the same interview, the Talibon, Bohol-born Donaire'
confirmed that he will defend his titles for the second
time against Australian Hussein Hussein in a grudge
12-round showdown in Dubai, UAE on April 4. He likewise
inform that ALA boy Donnie Nietes will see action on
the undercard to defend his WBO minimum-weight crown
against Columbian Daniel Reyes in another 12-round battle.
RP bantamweight kingpin Michael Domingo will also see
action, Donaire added.
Joined
by a TV team from ABS/CBN, Donaire motored to Buenavista
town to visit his ailing grandpa Francisco Gonzales.
Before making the out-of-town trip, the 25-year-old
champ paid a coutesy call to Bohol's top boxing patron
- Tagbilaran City Mayor Dan Neri Lim.
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The
Donaires then toured Bohol's leading tourist attraction like
the world-famous Chocolate Hills in Carmen, Loboc river and
the historic Blood Compact site before spending the nights
at a plush beach resort hotel in Panglao island, according
to sportslover Mark Monton of the New City Hall.
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