Nonito Donaire to defend title against Zsolt Bedak in Manila

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Nonito Donaire to defend title against Zsolt Bedak in Manila
Nonito Donaire Jr will face light-hitting Zsolt Bedak at Araneta Coliseum on April 23

MANILA, Philippines – Nonito Donaire Jr will make the first defense of his WBO junior featherweight title against Hungarian Zsolt Bedak on April 23 at Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines.

The fight had been rumored for weeks but it wasn’t until this week that contracts had been signed, ESPN reported.

“The Filipino Flash” Donaire (36-3, 23 knockouts) regained a portion of the 122-pound championship in December in a back-and-forth brawl with Mexican Cesar Juarez.

(READ: How gratitude brought new life to Nonito Donaire’s career)

The Bedak fight will be the 33-year-old Donaire’s second fight in the Philippines in 13 months, after stopping William Prado in the same building in March 2015.

Bedak (25-1, 8 KOs), who is a year younger than Donaire, has fought exclusively in his home country since 2010, when he suffered his lone defeat to Wilfredo Vazquez Jr by tenth round technical knockout.

Bedak has fought mostly nondescript opposition in his pro career but was a top amateur fighter, representing his country at the 2004 Olympics. – Rappler.com

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