Donaire vs. Vazquez Jr: Animosity Will Make Bantamweight Bout Fight of the Night

The animosity between Nonito Donaire and Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. will make for an epic clash on Saturday night in San Antonio, Texas.

The two bantamweights will meet for the vacant WBO super bantamweight title in the Alamodome (10:00 PM ET, HBO), in a card that features Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. looking to keep his record unblemished against fellow Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio.

Never mind the middleweight title fight between Chavez Jr. and Rubio though, because Donaire and Vazquez Jr. will steal the primetime show. 

The two fighters got into at their press conference and have fans excited for what is sure to be a fight filled with fireworks and plenty of quality boxing.

The 29-year-old Filipino, Donaire, is 27-1 in his career with 18 knockouts to his name. His last bout went all 12 rounds. He defeated Argentine Omar Andres Narvaez via unanimous decision.

Donaire has won his last 26 fights however, and is growing popular among boxing fans for his unique and easygoing personality. 

Meanwhile, Vazquez, a 27-year-old Puerto Rican fighter who boasts a 21-1-1 career record, fell to Mexican Jorge Arce in May 2011 via technical knockout to lose the WBO super bantamweight title which he once held, and is fighting for on Saturday night.

All the pieces are now in place for an epic back and forth between two angry featherweight fighters in their primes.

Given the cloud of hatred hanging over the bout, a knockout is possible, but it's likely that every bit of the 12 rounds available will be necessary to decide a new world champion.

With so much animosity between the two, and so much on the line in San Antonio, Donaire vs. Vazquez Jr. will easily take home Fight of the Night honors while stealing the show on HBO.