Arum moves Donaire fight to Las Vegas

Nov	23
2008

By RONNIE NATHANIELSZ | 09/10/2008 6:51 PM

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Top Rank, Inc. big boss Bob Arum bared Wednesday that the International Boxing Federation title defense of Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire against mandatory challenger Moruti Mthalane has beem moved to the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino on November 1.

Mthalane earned the title shot by scoring a lopsided unanimous 12-round decision over Hussein Hussein of Australia .

In an overseas telephone conversation, Donaire said, “When I get into the ring I’m going to do my best, give it all because that’s all I really know how to do.”

Donaire, who has started training at the Top Rank gym, said after his workout last Friday that he was feeling like a beast.

Donaire won the title with a spectacular one-punch knockout of Australia ’s Vic Darchinyan on July 7, 2007. He then defended it successfully with an impressive eighth round TKO over Mexican Luis Maldonado on December 1 the same year.

Donaire said that after the Mthalane title defense, he definitely wants to move up to super flyweight. “[I will] fight anybody, I don’t care who it is.”

as of 09/10/2008 11:36 PM