Nonito Donaire vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux

Nonito Donaire vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux was a super bantamweight professional boxing match contested between WBO and The Ring champion Nonito Donaire and WBA (Super) champion Guillermo Rigondeaux. The bout took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 13, 2013 and was televised on HBO.[1] Entering the bout, Donaire had a record of 31–1 and had made three successful defenses of the WBO title he had won by defeating Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. Rigondeaux, meanwhile, was undefeated in his eleven fights and was fighting for the fourth time as champion; he won the WBA interim title by defeating Ricardo Cordoba in November 2010 and defeated Rico Ramos to become official champion in January 2012.

Nonito Donaire vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux
DateApril 13, 2013
VenueUnited States Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring super bantamweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Philippines Nonito Donaire Cuba Guillermo Rigondeaux
Nickname The Filipino Flash El Chacal
Hometown Talibon, Bohol, Philippines Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Pre-fight record 31–1 (20 KO) 11–0 (8 KO)
Height 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) 5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (164 cm)
Weight 121+1⁄2 lb (55 kg) 121+1⁄2 lb (55 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition WBO and The Ring super bantamweight champion
The Ring No. 5 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion		 WBA (Super) super bantamweight champion
Result
Rigondeaux wins via 12-round unanimous decision (114-113, 115-112, 116-111)

Rigondeaux defeated Donaire by unanimous decision to remain undefeated. Donaire had not lost since his second professional fight.[2]

Background

Donaire

Donaire entered the fight on a 30-bout winning streak and had recently knocked out Jorge Arce to retain both the WBO (His third defense of the title) and The Ring Super Bantamweight championships.[3]

Rigondeaux

Rigondeaux entered the fight undefeated in his professional career on an 11-bout winning streak. He had recently defeated Roberto Marroquin to retain the WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship, his second defense of the title.[4] Out of all his 11 victories, he had won 8 of them by knockout.

Undercard

Televised
Rigondeaux defeated Donaire via Unanimous Decision (116-111, 115-112, 114-113).

Preliminary card
Zewski defeated Sostre via KO at 0:49 of the second round.
Monaghan defeated Stanley via TKO at 1:51 of the first round.
  • Super Welterweight bout: United States Glen Tapia vs. Dominican Republic Joseph De los Santos
Tapia defeated los Santos via Unanimous Decision (80-72. 80-72, 80-72).
  • Super Middleweight bout: United States Jesse Hart vs. United States Marlon Farr
Hart defeated Farr via TKO at 1:33 of the third round.
Verdejo defeated Gutierrez via TKO at 1:51 of the first round.
  • Super Featherweight bout: United States Toka Kahn Clary vs. Puerto Rico Gadiel Andaluz
Clary defeated Andaluz via TKO at 1:32 of the first round.
  • Welterweight bout: United States Dario Socci vs. United States Tyler Canning
Canning defeated Socci via Split Decision (39-37, 37-39, 39-37).
  • Super Featherweight bout: United States Erick De Leon vs. United States Diamond Baier
De Leon defeated Baier via Unanimous Decision (40-36, 40-34, 40-36).

Reported fight earnings
  • Nonito Donaire $1,320,000 vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux $750,000

International Broadcasting

Notes
  1. "Donaire-Rigondeaux unification tilt set for April". 20 February 2013.
  2. "Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Nonito Donaire - BoxRec".
  3. "Donaire blasts Arce into retirement". 16 December 2012.
  4. "Rigondeaux cruises to win against Marroquin". 15 September 2012.

See also
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