Donaire hahamunin si Ancajas?

MANILA, Philippines — Kung mananalo si Filipino world four-division champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. kay world bantamweight titlist Nordine Oubaali ay may posibilidad na hamunin niya ang kababayang si Jerwin Ancajas.

Nakatakdang sagupain ni Donaire si Oubaali, may suot ng World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight crown, sa Disyembre 12 sa main event ng isang Showtime-televised Premier Boxing Champions card sa Mohegan Sun sa Uncasville, Connecticut.

Sakaling talunin si Oubaali (17-0-0, 12 KOs) ay balak ni Donaire (40-6-0, 26 KOs) na bumaba sa super flyweight (115 pounds) division para kumuha ng korona bago muling umakyat sa super featherweight (130 pounds).

“I still want to go back down to 115 and get a title there and then go up to 130. I can do that,” sabi ni Donaire sa BoxingScene.com. “When I was weighing in at the last fight with Inoue I was 117.5 but I had to drink a little bit of water because I was 116. So I don’t have a problem making that (115-pound) weight.”

Kasalukuyang hawak ni Ancajas (32-1-1, 22 KOs) ang International Boxing Federation (IBF) super flyweight belt na maaaring targetin ni Donaire, ipagdiriwang ang kanyang ika-38 kaarawan sa Nobyembre.

Huling lumaban si Donaire noong Nobyembre kung saan natalo siya kay Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue via unanimous decision sa World Boxing Super Series bantamweight finals sa Saitama, Japan.

Lumaban din sa nasabing boxing card si Oubaali, isang two-time Olympian at umiskor ng 12-round unanimous decision win laban kay Takuma Inoue.

Bukod kay Ancajas, naghahari rin sa super flyweight class sina Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez ng Nicaragua, Juan Francisco Estrada ng Mexico at Kazuto Ioka ng Japan.

“I think that would be a great fight with Roman,” ani Donaire kay Gonzalez. “And you have a lot of guys there that are incredible. I’ve seen them fight. I do look at those fights and I enjoy those fights.