Nonito Donaire

Name: Nonito Donaire
Alias: The Filipino Flash
Birth Name: Nonito Gonzales Donaire Jr.
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Birthplace: Talibon, Bohol, Philippines
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 170cm
Reach: 174cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

• Trainers: Nonito Donaire Sr. (2001-2009; 2013-2016), Dodie Boy Penalosa (2007-2010), Jonathan Penalosa (2007-2010), Roberto Garcia (2009-2014), Ismael Salas (2016-2017), Michael Bazzel (2018), Kenny Adams (2018-present)
• Managers: Jackie Kallen (2001), Cameron Dunkin (present)
• Promoters: Gary Shaw (2006-2008), Top Rank (2008-2016), Richard Schaefer (Ringstar Sports) (2017-present)
• Nonito Donaire Gallery

Amateur Highlights

• Amateur Record: 68-8
• 1998 National Silver Gloves Champion at 90 pounds
• 1999 National Junior Olympics Light Flyweight Champion
  • Defeated Manuel Perez PTS (5-0)
  • Defeated Dat Nguyen WO
  • Defeated James Kirkland PTS (3-2)
• 1999 National Golden Gloves Light Flyweight Quarter-Finalist
• 1999 International Junior Olympics Light Flyweight Champion
  • Defeated Miguel Lopez (Mexico) PTS (6-0)
  • Defeated Isidro Granados (Mexico) PTS (7-6)
• 2000 U.S. National Light Flyweight Champion
  • Defeated Raul Martinez PTS (22-8)
  • Defeated Robert Ceron RSC-4
  • Defeated Karoz Norman RSC-3
  • Defeated Aaron Todd WO
• 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials Light Flyweight Finalist
  • Defeated Ron Siler PTS (19-7)
  • Defeated Bradley Martinez PTS (16-3) [Champion's Bracket Semi-Final]
  • Lost to Brian Viloria PTS (6-8) [Champion's Bracket Final]
  • Lost to Karoz Norman WO [Challenger's Bracket Final]

Professional Record

Donaire vs. Vic Darchinyan I

Donaire vs. Fernando Montiel

Donaire vs. Toshiaki Nishioka

Donaire vs. Simpiwe Vetyeka

Donaire vs. Nordine Oubaali

• Has defeated 16 opponents (11 by stoppage) in world title fights.
  • 1 win (0 stoppages) in World Featherweight Title fights.
  • 6 wins (3) in World Super Bantamweight Title fights.
  • 5 wins (4) in World Bantamweight Title fights.
  • 4 wins (4) in World Flyweight Title fights.

• Has a record of 17-4 (12 KOs) in world title fights.
• Has a record of 14-6 (10 KOs) against former, current, and future world champions:
  • Won against Vic Darchinyan (twice), Moruti Mthalane, Hernan Marquez, Volodymyr Sydorenko, Fernando Montiel, Omar Andres Narvaez, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr., Jeffrey Mathebula, Toshiaki Nishioka, Jorge Arce, Simpiwe Vetyeka, Ryan Burnett, and Nordine Oubaali.
  • Lost against Guillermo Rigondeaux, Nicholas Walters, Jessie Magdaleno, Carl Frampton, and Naoya Inoue (twice).

• Has a record of 2-2 (2 KOs) in Lineal title fights.
• Has a record of 3-2 against fighters who have held a Lineal title in their careers (Darchinyan x2, Arce; Rigondeaux, Inoue)

• Has a record of 5-3 (4 KOs) against fighters who have held full world titles in multiple divisions (Darchinyan x2, Montiel, Narvaez, Arce; Frampton, Inoue x2)

• Has a record of 11-3 (8 KOs) in fights outside the United States.

Regional & Minor Titles

• WBO Asia Pacific Flyweight Title (September 2002; 0 defenses)
• NABF Super Flyweight Title (January 2006; 1 defense)
• IBO Flyweight Title (July 2007-2009; 3 defenses)
• Interim WBA World Super Flyweight Title (August 2009-2010; 1 defense)
• WBC Continental Americas Bantamweight Title (December 2010; 0 defenses)
• WBC Diamond Super Bantamweight Title (October 2012; 1 defense)
• NABF Super Bantamweight Title (March 2015; 0 defenses)
• WBC Silver Featherweight Title (September 2017; 0 defenses)
• WBC Diamond Bantamweight Title (November 2018; 1 defense)

World Titles

• Unified IBF & IBO World Flyweight Titles (July 2007-2009; 3 defenses)

• Unified WBC & WBO World Bantamweight Titles (Feb 2011-Feb 2012; 1 defense)

• WBO World Super Bantamweight Title (Feb 2012-Apr 2013; 3 defenses)
• IBF World Super Bantamweight Title (July 2012-Oct 2012; 0 defenses)

• WBA Super World Featherweight Title (May 2014-Oct 2014; 1 defense)

• WBO World Super Bantamweight Title (Dec 2015- Nov 2016; 1 defense)

• WBA Super World Bantamweight Title (Nov 2018-Nov 2019; 1 defense)

• WBC World Bantamweight Title (May 2021-June 2022; 1 defense)

The Ring Magazine Titles

• World Junior Featherweight Title (2012-2013)

Lineal Championships

• World Super Bantamweight Championship (2012-2013; 1 defense) held from 13-10-2012 to 13-04-2013, losing to Guillermo Rigondeaux UD12.

Lineage descended from Nonito Donaire TKO9 Toshiaki Nishioka on 13-10-2012.

The Championship at Super Bantamweight had been vacant since Israel Vazquez departed in 2008. Nonito Donaire and Toshiaki Nishioka were regarded as the two best in the division when they met on October 10th 2013.

Donaire also lost in his attempt to become the first recognised Lineal Bantamweight Champion since 1987 in his rematch with Naoya Inoue for the vacant championship on 7th June 2022.

Awards & Recognitions

• Donaire is universally recognised as a "first-ballot future Hall of Famer" meaning he will very likely be inducted in to the International Boxing Hall of Fame (Canastota, New York) in his first year of eligibility.

• World Boxing Hall of Fame Most Outstanding Boxer of the Year (2007)
• (2) Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year (2007, 2011)
• Ring Magazine Upset of the Year (2007)
• (4) PSA Athlete of the Year (2007, 2011, 2012, 2015)
• Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year (2012)
• Ring Magazine Fight of the Year 2019 (Naoya Inoue UD12 Nonito Donaire 07-11-2019)

Notes

• One of only four Asian boxers to win world titles in at least four weight divisions.
• One of only three Filipino boxers to win world titles in at least four weight divisions.
• Oldest boxer to win a bantamweight world title (38 years old).
• Youngest son of trainer Nonito Donaire Sr.
• Younger brother of retired pro boxer Glenn Donaire.
• Older cousin of retired pro boxer Richard Donaire.

External Links

• Official Website

Preceded by: Vic Darchinyan	IBF Flyweight Champion 2007 Jul 7 – 2009 Vacated	Succeeded by: Moruti Mthalane
Preceded by: Fernando Montiel	WBO Bantamweight Champion 2011 Feb 19 – 2011 Vacated	Succeeded by: Jorge Arce
Preceded by: Fernando Montiel	WBC Bantamweight Champion 2011 Feb 19 – 2011 Vacated	Succeeded by: Shinsuke Yamanaka
Preceded by: Jorge Arce Vacated	WBO Super Bantamweight Champion 2012 Feb 4 – 2013 Apr 13	Succeeded by: Guillermo Rigondeaux
Preceded by: Jeffrey Mathebula	IBF Super Bantamweight Champion 2012 Jul 7 – 2012 Oct 13 Vacated	Succeeded by: Jonathan Romero
Preceded by: Simpiwe Vetyeka	WBA Featherweight Champion 2014 May 31 – 2014 Oct 18 Super Champion	Succeeded by: Nicholas Walters
Preceded by: Guillermo Rigondeaux Stripped	WBO Super Bantamweight Champion 2015 Dec 11 – 2016 Nov 5	Succeeded by: Jessie Magdaleno
Preceded by: Ryan Burnett Super Champion	WBA Bantamweight Champion 2018 Nov 3 – 2019 Nov 7 Super Champion	Succeeded by: Naoya Inoue
Preceded by: Nordine Oubaali	WBC Bantamweight Champion 2021 May 29 – 2022 June 07	Succeeded by: Naoya Inoue