Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Donaire world-title fight Saturday confirmed

MANILA, Philippines - Glenn Donaire of the Philippines will challenge for the International Boxing Federation light-flyweight championship on Saturday (Sunday Manila time) in Hermosillo town in Mexico.

According to a report aired Tuesday over the Sports Chat program on dzSR radio, Donaire, older brother of world flyweight champion Nonito Jr., will take on Ulises Solis of Mexico. It will be Donaire's second attempt at a world title.

It is the second world-title fight in a span of two weeks featuring a Filipino after Manny Pacquiao secured the world lightweight championship last June 28.

A third Filipino, AJ Banal, will challenge for the World Boxing Association super-flyweight crown on July 26 in Cebu City. -
GMANews.TV

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