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Nonito Donaire Biography

Nonito Donaire is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on November 16, 1982 in Talibon, Bohol, Philippines. The Filipino Flash was a champion in four weight divisions, and in three different organizations.

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Nonito Gonzales Donaire Jr. (Tagalog: [noˈnito donˈajɾe] ; born November 16, 1982) is a Filipino-American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including the IBF flyweight title from 2007 to 2009; the unified WBC and WBO bantamweight titles in 2011; the IBF super bantamweight title in 2012; the WBO super bantamweight title twice between 2012 and 2016; the WBA (Super) featherweight title in 2014; and the WBA (Super) bantamweight title from 2018 to November 2019.

Donaire’s father was an amateur boxer who competed in the U.S. in the early 1990s. His paternal grandfather was born in Hawaii, United States and this gave Donaire US citizenship under the principle of Jus Sanguinis. In 1993, at the age of eleven, Donaire joined his father in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. They later lived in San Leandro, California. and San Mateo County, California.

Boxing was a sport he took up partly in order to impress his father. him.

NameNonito Donaire
First NameNonito
Last NameDonaire
OccupationBoxer
BirthdayNovember 16
Birth Year1982
Place of BirthTalibon
Home TownBohol
Birth CountryPhilippines
Birth SignScorpio
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseRachel Marcial
Children(s)Jarel Donaire

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In 2001, Donaire and his brother became professional boxers. They signed contracts with a promoter, Jackie Kallen. Donaire was paid a monthly salary of $1,500. In 2001, after a controversial decision, Donaire lost his second fight against Rosendo Sanchez. This impassioned him to win his fights which he did until April 2013. After four professional bouts, Donaire and his brother left their contracts with Kallen and returned to Manila and then to San Leandro, where there were fewer distractions.

Nonito Donaire Net Worth

Nonito Donaire is one of the richest Boxer from Philippines. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nonito Donaire's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He had a career amateur 68-8 record, including appearances at the International Junior Olympics and the National USA Tournament.

He was a winner in WBC, the IBF, WBC, and WBO.

Donaire was born in Talibon, Bohol, Philippines, the third of four children to Nonito C. Donaire, Sr. (born 1959, South Cotabato) and Imelda M. Gonzales (born 1950, Talibon). His brother is Glenn Donaire, a flyweight boxer. Donaire’s cousin, Richard Donaire, is also a professional boxer.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeBoxer
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

On September 9, 2002 in Guam, Donaire won his first regional title, the vacant WBO Asia Pacific flyweight title. He knocked out Kaichon Sor Vorapin in the second round. On January 20, 2006, Donaire won his second regional title, the NABF super flyweight title, by defeating Kahren Harutyunyan on ShoBox on a split decision. The scores were 97–92, 97–92 for Donaire and 95–94 for Harutyunan. On October 7, 2006, Donaire defeated Oscar Andrade, a veteran boxer, by 118–109, 116–112, and 116–112.

On July 31, 2007, Donaire met Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Donaire said the experience was, “an overwhelming feeling. It was indescribable. The moment I walked up the stairs and she was up there and when I looked it was a moment when I couldn’t even look at her face. It was a great honor.” Then, on December 1, 2007, Donaire made the first defense of his IBF title against Luis Maldonado of Mexico by a technical knockout in the eighth round. Donaire said, “I guess my validation was today but I didn’t feel my best; I felt sluggish. I didn’t have my legs. I don’t know what the problem was. I couldn’t move well so I tried to rely on my upper body movement.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Nonito Donaire height 5 ft 7 in Nonito weight 55 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 7 in
Weight55 kg
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
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As a young amateur, Donaire won three U.S. national championships: the National Silver Gloves (1998), National Junior Olympics (1999) and the National USA Tournament (2000). He also won the 1999 International Junior Olympics gold medal. Donaire’s amateur record was 68 – 8 with 5 technical knockouts (TKOs).

Donaire is popularly known as “The Filipino Flash” due to his exceptionally fast hand speed and formidable punching power, and is a two-time winner of The Ring’s Knockout of the Year award, in 2007 and 2011. He reached a peak pound for pound ranking of third by The Ring in 2011, and was named Fighter of the Year in 2012 by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Donaire is one of first three Asian boxers to win world titles in at least four weight classes, along with fellow Filipinos Manny Pacquiao and Donnie Nietes.

Who is Nonito Donaire Dating?

According to our records, Nonito Donaire married to Rachel Marcial . As of December 1, 2023, Nonito Donaire’s is not dating anyone.

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On July 7, 2007, Donaire won the IBF flyweight title with a one-punch, fifth-round knockout of the then undefeated Vic Darchinyan. This victory was awarded Ring Magazine’s “Knockout of the Year” and “Upset of the Year”.

Facts & Trivia

Nonito Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Philippines. Nonito Donaire celebrates birthday on November 16 of every year.

In total, Donaire has held eight world titles by the main four boxing sanctioning bodies, as well as the IBO flyweight title from 2007 to 2009, the WBA interim super flyweight title from 2009 to 2010, and The Ring magazine and lineal super bantamweight titles from 2012 to 2013. As of March 2019, Donaire is ranked as the world’s third best active bantamweight by The Ring, and BoxRec, and fourth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.

Who defeated Nonito Donaire?

Naoya Inoue inflicted a brutal beating on Nonito Donaire to win their keenly-anticipated rematch via a stunning second-round knockout. Pound-for-pound superstar Inoue moves to 23-0 (20 KOs) and adds the WBC bantamweight title to his WBA and IBF crowns.

Is Nonito Donaire a US citizen?

Donaire’s father was an amateur boxer who competed in the U.S. in the early 1990s. His paternal grandfather was born in Hawaii, and this gave Donaire American citizenship under the principle of jus Sanguinis.

Who won Donaire vs Inoue?

ET. Inoue picked up a unanimous-decision win against Donaire back in November 2019 at this very same venue in a tremendous fight – some called it the “fight of the year.” The Japanese fighter won by scores of 117-109, 116-111 and 114-113.

How old is Donaire?

39 years (November 16, 1982)

What time is Donaire Inoue?

The fight was so exciting from start to finish that it was named the 2019 ESPN fight of the year. Almost three years later, Inoue and Donaire will meet again to unify three bantamweight world titles Tuesday in Saitama, Japan (ESPN+, 5:30 a.m. ET, with the main event expected at 8:15 a.m. ET).

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