...Manny Pacquiao has the name in the Philippines. He has the know-how, too. Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire also knows how to fight very well. Now all he has to do is make more of a name for himself.
It won't be easy because Pacquiao is the man in the Philippines.
"I believe from this point on, everybody will be tied to Pacquiao," said Donaire, who will move up in weight next Saturday and take on Rafael Concepcion (13-3-1, 8 KOs) of Panama for an interim super flyweight world championship at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
The card will be available on pay-per-view. The semi-main event will feature Steven Luevano of La Puente defending his featherweight world title against Bernabe Concepcion of the Philippines.
That there is another Filipino fighting for a world title in the semi-main event speaks volumes about how far Filipino fighters have come since Pacquiao began paving the way for them.
In his first fight in the United States in June 2001, Pacquiao stopped Lehlohonolo Ledwaba in
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the sixth round to win a super bantamweight world title.
Pacquiao's subsequent rise to stardom in his country and ultimately the world created an opportunity for which fighters like Donaire and Concepcion are taking advantage.
"In the early years of my career, I could not get a fight," said Donaire, who already has won a world title in the flyweight division.
"I was one of those guys who would take a fight on two days notice. I would take it because I didn't have the option to do it my way."
Donaire, 26, made his professional debut four months before Pacquiao's win over Ledwaba. He has watched as his countryman has made an indelible mark on boxing as well as their homeland.
"We are just so honored for what he has done for our country," Donaire said...
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