Nonito Donaire | |
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Statistics | |
Real name | Nonito Gonzales Donaire Jr. |
Nickname(s) | The Filipino Flash |
Rated at | |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
Nationality |
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Born |
Talibon, Bohol, Philippines |
November 16, 1982
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 41 |
Wins | 37 |
Wins by KO | 24 |
Losses | 4 |
Nonito Gonzales Donaire Jr. (Tagalog: [noniˈto donajˈɾe]; no-NEE-toh do-NIGH-reh; born November 16, 1982) is a Filipino-American professional boxer. He is a former four-weight world champion, having held the IBF flyweight title from 2007 to 2009; the unified WBC and WBO bantamweight titles in 2011; the IBF super bantamweight title in 2012; the WBO super bantamweight title twice, from 2012 to 2013 and 2015 to 2016; and the WBA (Undisputed) featherweight title in 2014.
In total, Donaire has held seven world titles by the main four boxing sanctioning bodies, as well as the IBO flyweight title from 2007 to 2009; the WBA interim super flyweight title from 2009 to 2010; and the Ring magazine and lineal super bantamweight titles from 2012 to 2013. He is popularly known as "The Filipino Flash" due to his exceptionally fast hand speed and formidable punching power.