Nonito Donaire to Face Jorge Arce in Mexico December 15
Four-division world champion Nonito Donaire is set to face Jorge Arce in Mexico City on December 15, according to breaking news report by the Philboxing.comย website.
"The highly anticipated showdown between 4-division champion Nonito Donaire Jr and Mexican star Jorge Arce is a go in Mexico City on Dec. 15, 2012. The deal will be finalized by Top Rank President Bob Arum on Monday," Philboxing.com wrote.
Donaire will be returning to the ring for a fourth ย time this year since winning over Wilfredo Vasquez in February while Arce will be fighting for a third time this year after getting a no-contest decision for an accidental foul over Jesus Rojas in June.
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Donaire, who knocked down Tosiaki Nishioka a week ago at the Home Depot Center in Carson, is the reigning WBO, The Ring and WBCย Super Bantamweightย Champion. Arce is the reigning WBO Bantamweight Champion.
After Donaire's victory over Nishioka a few days ago, Arce said (via ABS-CBN News) he is not impressed with Donaire's credentials.
"I'm not impressed. He is not the monster they believe he is. What happens is that [the opponents] have too much respect, they pull punches, start to survive and allow him to come on," the Mexican was quoted as saying.
For his part, Donaire said, "If he tells himself that heโs not impressed, thatโs big mistake. Itโs always different inside the ring."
Donaire's promoter Bob Arum has yet to announce if the December 15th fight will be Donaire's pay-per-view (PPV) debut.
Donaireย has what it takes to be aย PPVย star because of his entertaining style and his awesome displays of speed and power as he moves around the ring.
An indicationย Donaireย is ripe toย headlineย aย PPVย fight ofย hisย own is the fact that he hasย already attracted substantial attendance numbers in his most recent fights.
If theย Donaire-Arce fight makes it onto pay-per-view, it could be the first to be covered onย PPVย for a bantamweight or even featherweight bout, as it has beenย observedย thatย PPVย fightsย appeal more to heavierย weightย classes
The 33-year-old Jorge Arce, who hails from Sinaloa, Mexico,ย stands 5'4" with a win-loss record of 60-6ย withย two draws.
The 29-year-oldย Donaireย is a Filipino-American fighter who originally hails from General Santos City, Philippines. "The Filipino Flash" has a win-loss record of 30-1. At 5'7" with a reach of 63 inches, he stands three inches higher thanย Arce.
