Nonito Donaire Likely To Fight Anselmo Moreno on May 28 in Bay Area

WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire is likely to face Anselmo Moreno of Panama on May 28, possibly at the Oakland Coliseum in the Bay area, where he spent his best years as a teenager.

This was revealed by Donaire's manager, Cameron Dunkin who told ESPN.com the match will be a unification fight against the Panamanian southpaw.

"Bob said Moreno would be the opponent and I'm fine with it. Bob said he can get Moreno, that that is not an issue," Dunkin said.

"Moreno is a really good boxer, a good fighter, but I like Nonito."

Dunkin said he and Arum still need to work out the specific financial terms, but that Donaire (26-1, 18 KOs) is excited to return to action so quickly after knocking out Montiel to win his two belts last month at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

It was a star-making victory that propelled Donaire, a former flyweight titleholder, into the top five on most pound-for-pound lists.

"When I talked to Nonito about what Bob said he had a big smile on his face and said, 'Let's go.' He just really wants to fight. He really does."

Moreno, who is four years younger than Donaire, is on a 24-fight winning streak with his latest fight against Nehomar Cermeno of Venezuela          

The Panamanian boxer fought Ukrainian slugger Wladimir Sidorenko in May 2008 and won via split decision; Donaire, likewise, fought Sidorenko last year and won via a fourth round KO.

Donaire is fresh from his victory over Mexican Fernando Montiel via second round TKO, in a fight held at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada two weeks ago.

Anselmo Moreno, who is a 25 year old southpaw, has only lost once in his professional boxing career, which happened almost 10 years ago against Ricardo Molina, a fellow Panamanian.

Meanwhile, Donaire's manager, Cameron Dunkin said he is not quite familiar with Moreno's fighting style and will asked trainer Robert Garcia to watch Moreno's tapes.

“I haven’t seen Moreno yet,” Dunkin said.

“I will try to watch him and I will have (trainer) Robert (Garcia) watch him and see what he thinks. But Arum is already saying this guy is perfect for the fight he wants to do. It’s another belt that Nonito can win, but it’s not just a belt. Moreno is a credible guy and it would be another appearance on HBO. So it would be a great opportunity.”

Donaire is expected in Manila in the next few days to celebrate his victory with his millions of Filipino fans.