Palace congratulates Donaire on TKO win

Malacañang on Sunday congratulated Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire for his ninth-round technical knockout win over Japan’s Toshiaki Nishioka. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Donaire’s win solidified the Filipino boxer’s place in the international scene. “Na-solidify ang pwesto ng Filipino boxer sa international scene when it comes to boxing, hindi lang si Manny Pacquiao," she said on government-run dzRB radio. Donaire’s win in Carson City in California allowed him to keep his International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization super bantamweight crowns. An article posted on boxing site Bad Left Hook said Donaire stopped Nishioka in the ninth round after having won every round up to that point. — LBG, GMA News