Donaire blows away Settoul in two rounds

Ryan Songalia

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Donaire blows away Settoul in two rounds
Nonito Donaire Jr's power and speed blast out the former European champion, setting up a showdown with England's Scott Quigg

MANILA, Philippines – Nonito Donaire Jr was too fast and too powerful for Frenchman Anthony Settoul, knocking him down 3 times before Settoul’s corner threw in the towel at 1:41 of the second round at the Venetian Resort in Macau, China on Saturday, July 18.

Donaire (35-3, 23 knockouts) dropped the overmatched Settoul (20-4, 8 KOs) twice in the first round, beginning with a left uppercut that caused a delayed reaction knockdown. Moments later, Donaire threw a right hand, then used that hand to keep Settoul in place for a rib-crunching left hook to the body for another knockdown.

Settoul made it out of round one, but found himself back on the canvas a minute into the next round from an overhand right that sent him down on all fours.

The win is the second straight fight the 32-year-old Donaire of San Leandro, Calif. by way of Talibon, Philippines has won in two rounds. Donaire stopped William Prado of Brazil in his previous fight

Donaire has been projected to face WBA “regular” junior featherweight champion Scott Quigg (30-0-2, 22 KOs) next, should he defeat Spanish fighter Kiko Martinez later today in Manchester, England.

The 4-division champion Donaire moved down to 122 pounds after losing his WBA featherweight title last October to Nicholas Walters in what was his first career knockout loss. – Rappler.com

Ryan Songalia is the sports editor of Rappler, a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) and a contributor to The Ring magazine. He can be reached at ryan.songalia@rappler.com. Follow him on Twitter: @RyanSongalia.

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