Nonito Donaire vs Jeffrey Mathebula Boxing Fight
WBO super bantamweight champion “Filipino Flash” Nonito Donaire (28-1, 18 knockouts) will be defending his WBO junior featherweight crown against South African IBF champion Jeffrey Methabula (26-3 14 KOs) this Saturday, July 7 (July 8 in Manila) at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.
Nonito Donaire faces Jeffrey Mathebula on July 7, in a 122-pound title unification bout, the main event of a double-header on HBO. He spoke with the press on a conference call this week.
According to Donaire, "The motivation is in my heart to work toward my goals and my dreams. To be a unified champion then challenge anyone out there and make it undisputed is a dream and hopefully I can make it happen. Like Bob said, there are incredible fighters in this weight class and we are going to take them. And I am going to keep all the belts. Mathebula is the IBF guy and he is an incredible fighter and we can't look past him."
Donaire is the most wanted man in the 122 lbs and even 126 lbs weight division, all while not even having fought above 122 lbs so far. This will be his fourth time fighting on HBO.
Mathebula is 5'10", and his length will be the biggest obstacle for Donaire to overcome. Mathebula is a 33-year-old veteran who has demonstrated the ability to utilize his jab as a primary weapon. He has only fought outside of his native land four times. Should he defeat Donaire Saturday, he will become the first South African fighter to be a unified world champion.
It will be interesting to see how Donaire deals with fighting a much taller opponent this time around.
Also on the televised portion of HBO's Boxing After Dark will be heavy handed former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. Pavlik will be taking on Edwin Rodriguez, replacing the previously scheduled Brandon Rios vs. Mauricio Herrera fight.
Nonito Donaire faces Jeffrey Mathebula on July 7, in a 122-pound title unification bout, the main event of a double-header on HBO. He spoke with the press on a conference call this week.
According to Donaire, "The motivation is in my heart to work toward my goals and my dreams. To be a unified champion then challenge anyone out there and make it undisputed is a dream and hopefully I can make it happen. Like Bob said, there are incredible fighters in this weight class and we are going to take them. And I am going to keep all the belts. Mathebula is the IBF guy and he is an incredible fighter and we can't look past him."
Donaire is the most wanted man in the 122 lbs and even 126 lbs weight division, all while not even having fought above 122 lbs so far. This will be his fourth time fighting on HBO.
Mathebula is 5'10", and his length will be the biggest obstacle for Donaire to overcome. Mathebula is a 33-year-old veteran who has demonstrated the ability to utilize his jab as a primary weapon. He has only fought outside of his native land four times. Should he defeat Donaire Saturday, he will become the first South African fighter to be a unified world champion.
It will be interesting to see how Donaire deals with fighting a much taller opponent this time around.
Also on the televised portion of HBO's Boxing After Dark will be heavy handed former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. Pavlik will be taking on Edwin Rodriguez, replacing the previously scheduled Brandon Rios vs. Mauricio Herrera fight.
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