Nonito Donaire Record & Stats
21 years and three months into his professional boxing career, Nonito Donaire has fought 49 times with 42 wins and 7 losses. As of June 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
- Orthodox
- 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 |
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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 four-weight-class world champion. Donaire is 40 years old, he will turn 41 in five months and six days.
Fight 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 ConcepciĂłn | Win | UD |
| 22 | Apr 19, 2009 | 26 | RaĂşl MartĂnez | 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 |
* World-title fight
World Titles
Donaire is a four-weight-division world champion. He has held 10 world titles, three of which were vacant title wins, and the rest seven were lineal championship wins.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Featherweight | WBA |
| Super-bantamweight | IBF, WBO 2x, The Ring |
| Bantamweight | WBA, WBC 2x, WBO |
| Flyweight | IBF |
Statistics
Nonito Donaire is 168 cm tall (5' 6.14") with a reach of 173 cm (5' 8.11"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 5 cm (1.97").
Donaire has a 57.1% KO rate. Of his total 28 KO wins, 20 were in the early rounds, six in the mid rounds, and two in the later rounds. He has five first-round KO wins.
Career Summary
Nonito Donaire made his professional boxing 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 four 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, Omar Narváez, Toshiaki Nishioka, Vic Darchinyan, Nordine Oubaali, and Ryan Burnett.
Donaire has had a total of seven losses in his professional boxing career so far.
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 1 year and 3 days since this fight.
Career Highlights
Donaire has fought a total of 49 times till today, which includes 22 world-title fights at four weight divisions — bantamweight, super-bantamweight, featherweight, and flyweight. He is among the top boxers of his generation and has put on some incredible fights in his fights. These 11 fights are the highlight of his career.
July 7, 2007: Donaire wins his first world title by defeating Vic Darchinyan via 5th round TKO. He is now the IBF flyweight world champion.
February 19, 2011: Donaire becomes a unified bantamweight world champion by beating Fernando Montiel via 2nd round TKO. He now holds the WBC and WBO bantamweight world-champion belts.
October 22, 2011: Donaire successfully defends the WBC and WBO bantamweight titles against Omar Narváez, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
July 7, 2012: Donaire becomes a unified super-bantamweight world champion by beating Jeffrey Mathebula via 12 round unanimous decision. He now holds the WBO and IBF super-bantamweight world-champion belts.
October 13, 2012: Donaire wins The Ring super-bantamweight title from Toshiaki Nishioka, by beating Nishioka via 9th round TKO.
December 15, 2012: Donaire successfully defends the WBO and The Ring super-bantamweight titles against Jorge Arce, winning the fight via 3rd round KO.
May 31, 2014: Donaire wins the WBA (Undisputed) featherweight title from Simpiwe Vetyeka, by beating Vetyeka via 5 round technical-decision.
November 3, 2018: Donaire wins the WBA (Super) bantamweight title from Ryan Burnett, by beating Burnett via 4th round RTD.
November 7, 2019: Nonito Donaire loses to Naoya Inoue via 12 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the IBF and The Ring bantamweight titles.
May 29, 2021: Donaire wins the WBC bantamweight title from Nordine Oubaali, by beating Oubaali via 4th round KO.
December 11, 2021: Donaire successfully defends the WBC bantamweight title against Reymart Gaballo, winning the fight via 4th round KO.
Nonito Donaire Fights
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Donaire's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his latest loss against Naoya Inoue, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
Nonito Donaire vs. Naoya Inoue II
Fight page: Donaire vs. Inoue IIOn June 7, 2022, in their 2nd fight, a 39-year old Nonito Donaire (42-6, 28 KO) faced an undefeated Naoya Inoue again, who was now 29 years old with a record of 22-0 in a bantamweight title-unification fight. Inoue was on a 22-fight win streak with 19 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 2 cm reach advantage.
Donaire lost to Inoue via 2nd round TKO and lost the WBC bantamweight title. His two-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
Nonito Donaire vs. Reymart Gaballo
Fight page: Donaire vs. GaballoOn December 11, 2021, a 39-year old Nonito Donaire (41-6, 27 KO) faced an undefeated fellow Filipino boxer 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. Donaire is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Nonito Donaire vs. Nordine Oubaali
Fight page: Donaire vs. OubaaliOn May 29, 2021, a 38-year old Nonito Donaire (40-6, 26 KO) faced an undefeated French boxer Nordine Oubaali, who was 34 years old with a record of 17-0 for Oubaali's WBC bantamweight title. 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, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
Nonito Donaire vs. Naoya Inoue
Fight page: Donaire vs. InoueOn November 7, 2019, a 36-year old Nonito Donaire (40-5, 26 KO) faced an undefeated Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue for the first time, who was 26 years old with a record of 18-0 in a bantamweight title-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.
Donaire lost to Inoue via 12 round unanimous decision and lost the WBA (Super) bantamweight title. His two-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
Nonito Donaire vs. Stephon Young
Fight page: Donaire vs. YoungOn April 27, 2019, a 36-year old Nonito Donaire (39-5, 25 KO) faced American boxer Stephon Young, who was 30 years old with a record of 18-1-3 in a bantamweight title-defense fight. Young was on a one-fight win streak with 7 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Young had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Donaire defeated Young via 6th round KO to retain the WBA (Super) bantamweight title. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Nonito Donaire vs. Ryan Burnett
Fight page: Donaire vs. BurnettOn November 3, 2018, a 35-year old Nonito Donaire (38-5, 24 KO) faced an undefeated Irish boxer Ryan Burnett, who was 26 years old with a record of 19-0 for Burnett's WBA (Super) bantamweight title. 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, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
Nonito Donaire vs. Carl Frampton
Fight page: Donaire vs. FramptonOn April 21, 2018, a 35-year old Nonito Donaire (38-4, 24 KO) fought Irish boxer Carl Frampton, who was 31 years old with a record of 24-1. Frampton was on a one-fight win streak with 14 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 16 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Frampton had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Donaire lost to Frampton via 12 round unanimous decision.
Nonito Donaire vs. Ruben Garcia Hernandez
Fight page: Donaire vs. HernandezOn September 23, 2017, a 34-year old Nonito Donaire (37-4, 24 KO) fought Mexican boxer Ruben Garcia Hernandez, who was 24 years old with a record of 22-2-1. Hernandez was on a seven-fight win streak with 9 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Donaire had a 3 cm reach advantage over Hernandez. Coming into this fight, Hernandez had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Donaire defeated Hernandez via 10 round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
Nonito Donaire vs. Jessie Magdaleno
Fight page: Donaire vs. MagdalenoOn November 5, 2016, a 33-year old Nonito Donaire (37-3, 24 KO) faced an undefeated American boxer Jessie Magdaleno, who was 24 years old with a record of 23-0 in a super-bantamweight title-defense fight. Magdaleno was on a 23-fight win streak with 17 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage.
Donaire lost to Magdaleno via 12 round unanimous decision and lost the WBO super-bantamweight title. His four-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
Nonito Donaire vs. Zsolt Bedák
Fight page: Donaire vs. BedákOn April 23, 2016, a 33-year old Nonito Donaire (36-3, 23 KO) faced Hungarian boxer Zsolt Bedák, who was 32 years old with a record of 25-1 in a super-bantamweight title-defense fight. Bedák was on a 10-fight win streak with 8 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 11 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Bedak had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Donaire defeated Bedak via 3rd round TKO to retain the WBO super-bantamweight title. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Cesar Juarez
Fight page: Donaire vs. JuarezOn December 11, 2015, a 33-year old Nonito Donaire (35-3, 23 KO) faced Mexican boxer Cesar Juarez, who was 24 years old with a record of 17-3 for the vacant WBO (vacant) super-bantamweight title. Juarez was on a four-fight win streak with 13 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height and same reach. Coming into this fight, Juarez had three losses, but had never been stopped.
Donaire defeated Juarez via 12 round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBO super-bantamweight title. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Anthony Settoul
Fight page: Donaire vs. SettoulOn July 18, 2015, a 32-year old Nonito Donaire (34-3, 22 KO) fought French boxer Anthony Settoul, who was 28 years old with a record of 20-3. Settoul was on a one-fight win streak with 8 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Donaire had a 3 cm reach advantage over Settoul. Coming into this fight, Settoul had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Donaire defeated Settoul via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Nonito Donaire vs. William Prado
Fight page: Donaire vs. PradoOn March 28, 2015, a 32-year old Nonito Donaire (33-3, 21 KO) fought Brazilian boxer William Prado, who was 31 years old with a record of 22-4-1. Prado was on a one-fight win streak with 15 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Prado had four losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Donaire defeated Prado via 2nd round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
Nonito Donaire vs. Nicholas Walters
Fight page: Donaire vs. WaltersOn October 18, 2014, a 31-year old Nonito Donaire (33-2, 21 KO) faced an undefeated Jamaican boxer Nicholas Walters, who was 28 years old with a record of 24-0 in a featherweight title-defense fight. Walters was on a 24-fight win streak with 20 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 12 cm reach advantage over Donaire.
Donaire lost to Walters via 6th round TKO and lost the WBA (Undisputed) featherweight title. His two-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
Nonito Donaire vs. Simpiwe Vetyeka
Fight page: Donaire vs. VetyekaOn May 31, 2014, a 31-year old Nonito Donaire (32-2, 21 KO) faced South African boxer Simpiwe Vetyeka, who was 33 years old with a record of 26-2 for Vetyeka's WBA (Undisputed) featherweight title. 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. Coming into this fight, Vetyeka had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Donaire defeated Vetyeka via 5 round technical-decision to win the WBA (Undisputed) featherweight title. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Vic Darchinyan II
Fight page: Donaire vs. Darchinyan IIOn November 9, 2013, in their 2nd fight, a a 30-year old Nonito Donaire (31-2, 20 KO) fought Vic Darchinyan again, who was now 37 years old with a record of 39-5-1. Darchinyan was on a two-fight win streak with 28 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Darchinyan had five losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Donaire defeated Darchinyan via 9th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
Nonito Donaire vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux
Fight page: Donaire vs. RigondeauxOn April 13, 2013, a 30-year old Nonito Donaire (31-1, 20 KO) faced an undefeated Cuban boxer Guillermo Rigondeaux, who was 32 years old with a record of 11-0 in a super-bantamweight title-unification fight. Rigondeaux was on a 11-fight win streak with 8 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Donaire had a 2 cm reach advantage over Rigondeaux.
Donaire lost to Rigondeaux via 12 round unanimous decision and lost the WBO and Ring Magazine super-bantamweight titles. His 30-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
Nonito Donaire vs. Jorge Arce
Fight page: Donaire vs. ArceOn December 15, 2012, a 30-year old Nonito Donaire (30-1, 19 KO) faced Mexican boxer 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. Coming into this fight, Arce had six losses, three of which were via stoppage.
Donaire defeated Arce via 3rd round KO to retain the WBO and Ring Magazine super-bantamweight titles. He is now on a 30-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Nonito Donaire vs. Toshiaki Nishioka
Fight page: Donaire vs. NishiokaOn October 13, 2012, a 29-year old Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KO) faced Japanese boxer 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. Coming into this fight, Nishioka had four losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Donaire defeated Nishioka via 9th round TKO to win the vacant Ring Magazine super-bantamweight title and retain the WBO super-bantamweight title. He is now on a 29-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Jeffrey Mathebula
Fight page: Donaire vs. MathebulaOn July 7, 2012, a 29-year old Nonito Donaire (28-1, 18 KO) faced South African boxer Jeffrey Mathebula, who was 33 years old with a record of 26-3-2 in a super-bantamweight title-unification fight. Mathebula was on a three-fight win streak with 14 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Donaire. Coming into this fight, Mathebula had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Donaire defeated Mathebula via 12 round unanimous decision to win the IBF super-bantamweight title and retain the WBO super-bantamweight title. He is now on a 28-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Wilfredo Vázquez Jr.
Fight page: Donaire vs. Vázquez Jr.On February 4, 2012, a 29-year old Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KO) faced Puerto Rican boxer Wilfredo Vázquez Jr., who was 27 years old with a record of 21-1-1 for the vacant WBO (vacant) super-bantamweight title. Vázquez Jr. was on a one-fight win streak with 18 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Vázquez Jr. had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Donaire defeated Vázquez Jr. via 12 round split-decision to win the vacant WBO super-bantamweight title. He is now on a 27-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Omar Narváez
Fight page: Donaire vs. NarváezOn October 22, 2011, a 28-year old Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO) faced an undefeated Argentinian boxer 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. Donaire is now on a 26-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Fernando Montiel
Fight page: Donaire vs. MontielOn February 19, 2011, a 28-year old Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO) faced Mexican boxer Fernando Montiel, who was 31 years old with a record of 44-2-2 for Montiel's WBC and WBO bantamweight titles. 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. Coming into this fight, Montiel had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Donaire defeated Montiel via 2nd round TKO to win the WBC and WBO bantamweight titles. He is now on a 25-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Nonito Donaire vs. Volodymyr Sydorenko
On December 4, 2010, a 28-year old Nonito Donaire (24-1, 16 KO) fought Volodymyr Sydorenko in his 26th professional fight. He defeated Sydorenko via 4th round KO. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Nonito Donaire vs. Hernán Márquez
On July 10, 2010, a 27-year old Nonito Donaire (23-1, 15 KO) fought Hernán Márquez in his 25th professional fight. He defeated Márquez via 8th round TKO. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Nonito Donaire vs. Manuel Vargas
On February 13, 2010, a 27-year old Nonito Donaire (22-1, 14 KO) fought Manuel Vargas in his 24th professional fight. He defeated Vargas via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Rafael ConcepciĂłn
On August 15, 2009, a 26-year old Nonito Donaire (21-1, 14 KO) fought Rafael ConcepciĂłn in his 23rd professional fight. He defeated ConcepciĂłn via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. RaĂşl MartĂnez
On April 19, 2009, a 26-year old Nonito Donaire (20-1, 13 KO) faced RaĂşl MartĂnez in a flyweight title-defense fight. He defeated MartĂnez via 4th round TKO to retain the IBF flyweight title. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Nonito Donaire vs. Moruti Mthalane
Fight page: Donaire vs. MthalaneOn November 1, 2008, a 25-year old Nonito Donaire (19-1, 12 KO) faced South African boxer Moruti Mthalane, who was 26 years old with a record of 23-1 in a flyweight title-defense fight. Mthalane was on a nine-fight win streak with 15 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 4 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Mthalane had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Donaire defeated Mthalane via 6th round TKO to retain the IBF flyweight title. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Nonito Donaire vs. Luis Maldonado
Fight page: Donaire vs. MaldonadoOn December 1, 2007, a 25-year old Nonito Donaire (18-1, 11 KO) faced Mexican boxer Luis Maldonado, who was 29 years old with a record of 35-2-1 in a flyweight title-defense fight. Maldonado was on a four-fight win streak with 26 KO wins. Donaire was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Maldonado had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Donaire defeated Maldonado via 8th round TKO to retain the IBF flyweight title. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Nonito Donaire vs. Vic Darchinyan
Fight page: Donaire vs. DarchinyanOn July 7, 2007, in his 19th professional fight, a 24-year old Nonito Donaire (17-1, 10 KO) had his first world title fight against an undefeated Armenian boxer 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. Donaire is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Nonito Donaire vs. Kevin Hudgins
On May 12, 2007, a 24-year old Nonito Donaire (16-1, 9 KO) fought Kevin Hudgins in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Hudgins via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Oscar Andrade
On October 7, 2006, a 23-year old Nonito Donaire (15-1, 9 KO) fought Oscar Andrade in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Andrade via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Jose Luis Cardenas
On July 29, 2006, a 23-year old Nonito Donaire (14-1, 8 KO) fought Jose Luis Cardenas in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Cardenas via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Karen Harutyunyan
On January 20, 2006, a 23-year old Nonito Donaire (13-1, 8 KO) fought Karen Harutyunyan in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Harutyunyan via 10th round split-decision. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Ilido Julio
On November 5, 2005, a 22-year old Nonito Donaire (12-1, 8 KO) fought Ilido Julio in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Julio via 8th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Daniel Gonzalez
On October 1, 2005, a 22-year old Nonito Donaire (11-1, 7 KO) fought Daniel Gonzalez in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Gonzalez via 1st round KO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Larry Olvera
On July 2, 2005, a 22-year old Nonito Donaire (10-1, 7 KO) fought Larry Olvera in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Olvera via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Paulino Villalobos
On May 13, 2005, a 22-year old Nonito Donaire (9-1, 6 KO) fought Paulino Villalobos in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Villalobos via 6th round TKO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Gilberto Bolanos
On November 12, 2004, a 21-year old Nonito Donaire (8-1, 6 KO) fought Gilberto Bolanos in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Bolanos via 8th round unanimous decision. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Ricardo Barrera
On June 18, 2004, a 21-year old Nonito Donaire (7-1, 5 KO) fought Ricardo Barrera in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Barrera via 4th round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Nonito Donaire vs. Jorge Lopez
On June 27, 2003, a 20-year old Nonito Donaire (6-1, 4 KO) fought Jorge Lopez in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Lopez via 1st round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Mark Sales
On November 2, 2002, a 19-year old Nonito Donaire (5-1, 4 KO) fought Mark Sales in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Sales via 8th round unanimous decision. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Kaichon Sor Vorapin
On September 1, 2002, a 19-year old Nonito Donaire (4-1, 3 KO) fought Kaichon Sor Vorapin in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Vorapin via 2nd round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Nonito Donaire vs. Noel Alma
On May 31, 2002, a 19-year old Nonito Donaire (3-1, 2 KO) fought Noel Alma in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Alma via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Nonito Donaire vs. Jose Luis Torres
On July 3, 2001, an 18-year old Nonito Donaire (2-1, 1 KO) fought Jose Luis Torres in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Torres via 1st round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Nonito Donaire vs. Saul Santoyo
On June 8, 2001, an 18-year old Nonito Donaire (1-1, 1 KO) fought Saul Santoyo in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Santoyo via 4th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
Nonito Donaire vs. Rosendo Sanchez
On March 10, 2001, an 18-year old Nonito Donaire (1-0, 1 KO) fought Rosendo Sanchez in his 2nd professional fight. He lost to Sanchez via 5th round unanimous decision.
Nonito Donaire vs. Jose Lazaro
On February 22, 2001, an 18-year old Nonito Donaire successfully debuted against Jose Lazaro. He defeated Lazaro via 1st round KO.
FAQs
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%).