Nonito Donaire Record & Stats
21 years and 3 months into his professional boxing career, Nonito Donaire has fought 49 times with 42 wins and 7 losses. As of February 2023, Donaire's boxing record stands at 42-7 (28 KO wins, 2 KO losses).
- Born
- Nov 16, 1982
- Age
- 40
- Debut
- Feb 22, 2001
- Record
- 42-7
- Rounds
- 299
- KOs
- 28 (57.1%)
- Height
- 168 cm
- Reach
- 173 cm
- Ape Index
- 5 cm
- Stance
- Switcher
- Last Fight
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | TheRing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT w1 d0 | ||||
| sBT w1 d0 | sBT w2 d4 | sBT w1 d1 | ||
| BT w1 d1 | BT w2 d2 | BT w1 d1 | ||
| FL w1 d3 |
Nonito Donaire (The Filipino Flash) is a Filipino professional boxer. He was born in Talibon, Bohol, Philippines on November 16, 1982. Donaire made his professional boxing debut at the age of 18 on February 22, 2001. He is a 4-weight-class world champion. Donaire is 40 years old, he will turn 41 in 9 months and 12 days.
Boxing Record
| Total Fights | 49 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 42 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 28 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 10 |
| Title Defenses | 10 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 12 |
| Losses via KO | 2 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Jun 7, 2022 | 39 | Naoya Inoue | Loss | TKO2 |
| 48 | Dec 11, 2021 | 39 | Reymart Gaballo | Win | KO4 |
| 47 | May 29, 2021 | 38 | Nordine Oubaali | Win | KO4 |
| 46 | Nov 7, 2019 | 36 | Naoya Inoue | Loss | UD |
| 45 | Apr 27, 2019 | 36 | Stephon Young | Win | KO6 |
| 44 | Nov 3, 2018 | 35 | Ryan Burnett | Win | RTD4 |
| 43 | Apr 21, 2018 | 35 | Carl Frampton | Loss | UD |
| 42 | Sep 23, 2017 | 34 | Ruben Garcia Hernandez | Win | UD |
| 41 | Nov 5, 2016 | 33 | Jessie Magdaleno | Loss | UD |
| 40 | Apr 23, 2016 | 33 | Zsolt Bedák | Win | TKO3 |
| 39 | Dec 11, 2015 | 33 | Cesar Juarez | Win | UD |
| 38 | Jul 18, 2015 | 32 | Anthony Settoul | Win | TKO2 |
| 37 | Mar 28, 2015 | 32 | William Prado | Win | TKO2 |
| 36 | Oct 18, 2014 | 31 | Nicholas Walters | Loss | TKO6 |
| 35 | May 31, 2014 | 31 | Simpiwe Vetyeka | Win | TD |
| 34 | Nov 9, 2013 | 30 | Vic Darchinyan | Win | TKO9 |
| 33 | Apr 13, 2013 | 30 | Guillermo Rigondeaux | Loss | UD |
| 32 | Dec 15, 2012 | 30 | Jorge Arce | Win | KO3 |
| 31 | Oct 13, 2012 | 29 | Toshiaki Nishioka | Win | TKO9 |
| 30 | Jul 7, 2012 | 29 | Jeffrey Mathebula | Win | UD |
| 29 | Feb 4, 2012 | 29 | Wilfredo Vázquez Jr. | Win | SD |
| 28 | Oct 22, 2011 | 28 | Omar Narváez | Win | UD |
| 27 | Feb 19, 2011 | 28 | Fernando Montiel | Win | TKO2 |
| 26 | Dec 4, 2010 | 28 | Volodymyr Sydorenko | Win | KO4 |
| 25 | Jul 10, 2010 | 27 | Hernán Márquez | Win | TKO8 |
| 24 | Feb 13, 2010 | 27 | Manuel Vargas | Win | KO3 |
| 23 | Aug 15, 2009 | 26 | Rafael Concepción | Win | UD |
| 22 | Apr 19, 2009 | 26 | Raúl Martínez | Win | TKO4 |
| 21 | Nov 1, 2008 | 25 | Moruti Mthalane | Win | TKO6 |
| 20 | Dec 1, 2007 | 25 | Luis Maldonado | Win | TKO8 |
| 19 | Jul 7, 2007 | 24 | Vic Darchinyan | Win | TKO5 |
| 18 | May 12, 2007 | 24 | Kevin Hudgins | Win | TKO1 |
| 17 | Oct 7, 2006 | 23 | Oscar Andrade | Win | UD |
| 16 | Jul 29, 2006 | 23 | Jose Luis Cardenas | Win | TKO2 |
| 15 | Jan 20, 2006 | 23 | Karen Harutyunyan | Win | SD |
| 14 | Nov 5, 2005 | 22 | Ilido Julio | Win | UD |
| 13 | Oct 1, 2005 | 22 | Daniel Gonzalez | Win | KO1 |
| 12 | Jul 2, 2005 | 22 | Larry Olvera | Win | UD |
| 11 | May 13, 2005 | 22 | Paulino Villalobos | Win | TKO6 |
| 10 | Nov 12, 2004 | 21 | Gilberto Bolanos | Win | UD |
| 9 | Jun 18, 2004 | 21 | Ricardo Barrera | Win | TKO4 |
| 8 | Jun 27, 2003 | 20 | Jorge Lopez | Win | TKO1 |
| 7 | Nov 2, 2002 | 19 | Mark Sales | Win | UD |
| 6 | Sep 1, 2002 | 19 | Kaichon Sor Vorapin | Win | KO2 |
| 5 | May 31, 2002 | 19 | Noel Alma | Win | TKO2 |
| 4 | Jul 3, 2001 | 18 | Jose Luis Torres | Win | TKO1 |
| 3 | Jun 8, 2001 | 18 | Saul Santoyo | Win | UD |
| 2 | Mar 10, 2001 | 18 | Rosendo Sanchez | Loss | UD |
| 1 | Feb 22, 2001 | 18 | Jose Lazaro | Win | KO1 |
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Career Summary
Nonito Donaire made his debut against Jose Lazaro at the age of 18 on February 22, 2001, defeating Lazaro via 1st round KO.
Donaire had his first world title fight at the age of 24 on July 7, 2007 after 18 professional fights, against Vic Darchinyan for the flyweight IBF title. He defeated Darchinyan via 5th round TKO to become the flyweight champion of the world.
He is a two-time unified world champion — at super-bantamweight and bantamweight, and has won 10 world titles at 4 weight classes. For all the details about Donaire's world title wins and defenses refer to "Nonito Donaire World Titles".
Some of Donaire's best fights and notable victories include wins over Fernando Montiel, Jorge Arce, Toshiaki Nishioka, Vic Darchinyan, Omar Narváez, Ryan Burnett, and Nordine Oubaali.
Nonito Donaire has had a total of seven losses in his professional boxing career so far — five of them in title bouts and two in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Rosendo Sanchez via 5 round unanimous decision on March 10, 2001. He has been stopped two times and lost five times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Nonito Donaire's losses".
His most recent fight was a bantamweight title unification bout against Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue on June 7, 2022. Donaire lost the fight via 2nd round TKO — and lost his WBC title. It's been 7 months and 28 days since this fight.
Donaire's professional boxing record is currently at 42-7, which includes 28 knockout wins and 2 losses via knockout, and 10 title wins. He is on a one-fight losing streak.
Career Highlights
Nonito Donaire has fought a total of 49 times till today. He has put on some incredible fights and is a highly under-rated boxer. These 10 fights are the highlight of his career.
Nonito Donaire vs. Vic Darchinyan
A 24-year old Nonito Donaire (17-1, 10 KO) had his first world title fight against an undefeated Vic Darchinyan for Darchinyan's IBF flyweight belt. Darchinyan was 31 years old with a record of 28-0. Darchinyan was on a 28-fight win streak with 22 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage.
Donaire defeated Darchinyan via 5th round TKO to win the IBF flyweight title. He handed Darchinyan the first loss of his career, and put an end to Darchinyan's 28-fight win streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Fernando Montiel
A 28-year old Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO) faced Fernando Montiel, who was 31 years old with a record of 44-2-2. Montiel was on a four-fight win streak with 34 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 4 cm reach advantage.
Donaire defeated Montiel via 2nd round TKO to win the WBC and WBO bantamweight titles.
Nonito Donaire vs. Omar Narvaez
A 28-year old Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO) faced an undefeated Omar Narváez, who was 36 years old with a record of 35-0-2 in a bantamweight title defense fight. Narváez was on a 21-fight win streak with 19 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage.
Donaire defeated Narvaez via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBC and WBO bantamweight titles. He handed Narvaez the first loss of his career, and put an end to Narvaez' 21-fight win streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Toshiaki Nishioka
A 29-year old Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KO) faced Toshiaki Nishioka, who was 36 years old with a record of 39-4-3 in a super-bantamweight title defense fight. Nishioka was on a 16-fight win streak with 24 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm and also had a 1 cm reach advantage over Donaire.
Donaire defeated Nishioka via 9th round TKO to win the vacant Ring Magazine super-bantamweight title and retain the WBO super-bantamweight title.
Nonito Donaire vs. Jorge Arce
A 30-year old Nonito Donaire (30-1, 19 KO) faced Jorge Arce, who was 33 years old with a record of 61-6-2 in a super-bantamweight title defense fight. Arce was on a six-fight win streak with 46 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 4 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage.
Donaire defeated Arce via 3rd round KO to retain the WBO and Ring Magazine super-bantamweight titles.
Nonito Donaire vs. Simpiwe Vetyeka
A 31-year old Nonito Donaire (32-2, 21 KO) faced Simpiwe Vetyeka, who was 33 years old with a record of 26-2. Vetyeka was on a three-fight win streak with 16 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Donaire had a 2 cm reach advantage over Vetyeka.
Donaire defeated Vetyeka via 5 round technical-decision to win the WBA (Undisputed) featherweight title.
Nonito Donaire vs. Ryan Burnett
A 35-year old Nonito Donaire (38-5, 24 KO) faced an undefeated Ryan Burnett, who was 26 years old with a record of 19-0. Burnett was on a 19-fight win streak with 9 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage.
Donaire defeated Burnett via 4th round RTD to win the WBA (Super) bantamweight title. He handed Burnett the first loss of his career, and put an end to Burnett's 19-fight win streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Naoya Inoue
A 36-year old Nonito Donaire (40-5, 26 KO) faced an undefeated Naoya Inoue, who was 26 years old with a record of 18-0 in a bantamweight unification fight. Inoue was on a 18-fight win streak with 16 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 2 cm reach advantage.
Inoue defeated Donaire via 12 round unanimous decision.
Nonito Donaire vs. Nordine Oubaali
A 38-year old Nonito Donaire (40-6, 26 KO) faced an undefeated Nordine Oubaali, who was 34 years old with a record of 17-0. Oubaali was on a 17-fight win streak with 12 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage.
Donaire defeated Oubaali via 4th round KO to win the WBC bantamweight title. He handed Oubaali the first loss of his career, and put an end to Oubaali's 17-fight win streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Reymart Gaballo
A 39-year old Nonito Donaire (41-6, 27 KO) faced an undefeated Reymart Gaballo, who was 25 years old with a record of 24-0 in a bantamweight title defense fight. Gaballo was on a 24-fight win streak with 20 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height and same reach.
Donaire defeated Gaballo via 4th round KO to retain the WBC bantamweight title. He handed Gaballo the first loss of his career, and put an end to Gaballo's 24-fight win streak.
FAQs
What are some of Nonito Donaire's best wins?
Some of Donaire's best wins so far are against Fernando Montiel, Jorge Arce, Toshiaki Nishioka, Vic Darchinyan, Omar Narváez, Ryan Burnett, and Nordine Oubaali. Despite the loss, his performance against Naoya Inoue is also among Donaire's best.
How many KOs does Nonito Donaire have on his record?
Donaire has knocked out 28 of his 49 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 57.1%. Of his total 42 wins, 28 of them have been via KO (66.7%).
Who did Nonito Donaire lose to?
Donaire has 7 losses. Naoya Inoue, Carl Frampton, Jessie Magdaleno, Nicholas Walters, and Guillermo Rigondeaux are some of the boxers who have beaten Donaire.