HOUSTON, Texas - Super Bantamweight Champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, Jr.
successfully retained his belt versus the feisty four-division Mexican champion
Jorge Arce in an ecstatic pro-Mexican crowd in third round with 2:59 remaining.
At the first, both checked upon each other with sporadic punches. But
Donaire made his presence felt by releasing his right punch 1:59 in the early
ticks. Arce seemed not to be aggressive on the first round which Donaire
exploited especially with 32 seconds left.
On the second round, Arce felt Donaire’s power again in 1:50 and was
down in the canvas which looked like a slip. ‘El Travieso’ Arce was able to
stand up quickly and released his aggressiveness but the quick Filipino
tactician simply danced out of trouble.
The whirlwind third round came with an obvious more aggressive Mexican
pugilist on the prowl, taking Donaire down which seemed like a mixed martial
arts move. But with 46 seconds left, Donaire unleashed a series of combinations
which started from solid right hook that send Arce reeling. A fazed Arce got
back and bravely stood up again after his second knockdown. But on the dying
seconds, the quickness of the Filipino pugilist seemed too much, as Donaire
launched his vicious right hook sending the Mexican veteran to the canvas to
end the match.
It was Donaire’s fourth win for this year and was seen by many as a
vindication from last week’s loss of Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to
Juan Manuel Marquez on Pacquiao-Marquez IV. It can be remembered that Donaire
dropped Arce in 2:59; the same time Marquez also KO’d Pacquiao last December 8.
Donaire improved his record to 31 wins with 20 knock outs and one loss.
Arce announced his retirement immediately after the match.
Arce announced his retirement immediately after the match.
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