Right straight ni Nishioka iilagan ni Donaire

MANILA, Philippines - Kung may dapat pag-ingatan si unified world super ban­tamweight champion Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Do­naire, Jr. kay Toshiaki ‘Speed King’ Nishioka, ito ay ang right straight ng Japanese challenger.

Ngunit kumpiyansa ang tubong Talibon, Bohol na hin­di siya tatamaan nito.

“One thing he will try to do is land the straight that is difficult to do against me,” wika ni Donaire kay Nishioka. “Aside from that, I haven’t seen any tape that he can do damage with.”

Ayon kay Donaire, hindi siya naniniwalang mapupu­ru­han ng naturang right straight ni Nishioka.

“He did great against Márquez, but Márquez is a lot slo­wer than me. A lot of those punches won’t land with me with power. But we are very worried and very mindful of that advantage he has,” ani Donaire.

Sasagupain ng 29-anyos na si Donaire ang 36-anyos na si Nishioka, ang WBC Emeritus super bantamweight titlist, sa Oktubre 14 (Manila time) sa Home Depot Center sa California, USA.

Idedepensa ni Donaire (29-2-0, 18 KOs) ang kanyang mga hawak na WBO at IBF super bantamweight titles laban kay Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KOs).

Pag-aagawan din nila ang WBC Diamond super ban­­­tamweight crown at ang Ring Magazine belt.

Hindi pa napapabagsak si Nishioka matapos mapatumba ng kanyang kababayang si Masahiko Nakamura sa isang four-round bout noong Pebrero 4, 1995.

“When it comes it comes but the proper game plan will show my power which is what I was known for – lightning fast counters that were knocking people out be­cause they never saw it coming,” ani Donaire. “No mat­ter how tough you are, if you don’t see where it’s co­ming from, you don’t expect it and it will knock you down.”

Hindi napabagsak ni Donaire ang kanyang mga hu­ling nakatapat na sina Omar Narvaez, Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. at Jeffrey Mathebula.

Huling nagtala ng isang KO win si Donaire noong Peb­rero ng 2011 nang pahigain niya si dating world cham­pion Fernando Montiel sa second round para aga­win sa Mexican ang WBO at WBC bantamweight titles.