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Donaire to train at ALA Gym
Written by Staff   
Thursday, 31 July 2008 16:11

INTERNATIONAL Boxing Federation flyweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (19-1, 12 KOs) will train for his Oct. 11 mandatory title defense against South African Moruti “Baby Face” Mthalane (22-1, 15 KOs) in the gambling capital of Asia, Macau, at the ALA Gym in Cebu.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum earlier told Viva Sports/Standard Today that he would be in Macau for four days to attend the 75th birthday celebration of Sheldon Adelson, owner of the plush Venetian, where the fight would be held in a 15,000-seat venue and would finalize arrangements for the Donaire title defense.

Arum recently signed up the flashy Filipino, who won the title with a sensational one-punch, fifth-round stoppage of Australian Vic Darchinyan on July 7 last year and then blasted Luis Maldonado in eight rounds last Dec. 1.

Donaire, who trained for his last title defense against Maldonado at the ALA Gym, will return to train at the classy venue because of the wealth of talented sparring partners available in preparation for his title defense. He said he plans to train for two months at the ALA Gym.

Donaire had earlier challenged Japanese world champions Daisuke Naito and Takefum Sakata (World Boxing Association), who ignored Donaire’s challenge for a unification bout and will instead fight fellow Japanese, which is one way of ensuring that the title stays in Japan.

Naito, who also trains for short periods at the ALA Gym, will fight national champion Tomonobu Shimizu, who is ranked no. 13, while Sakata will face Hiroyuki Hisataka, who is ranked no. 3 by the WBA.
 
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