{"id":12983,"date":"2014-06-01T15:32:49","date_gmt":"2014-06-01T07:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=12983"},"modified":"2014-06-01T15:37:55","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T07:37:55","slug":"donaire-wins-wba-featherweight-title-in-headbutt-marred-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/06\/01\/donaire-wins-wba-featherweight-title-in-headbutt-marred-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Donaire wins WBA featherweight title in headbutt-marred fight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire. Photo by Chris Farina \/ Donaire’s official Facebook page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 Nonito \u2018The Filipino Flash\u2019 Donaire survived an accidental headbutt to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title against South African Simpiwe Vetyeka via a fifth-round technical decision at the Venetian Resort in Macau Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The two fighters accidentally butted heads toward the end of the first round, causing a nasty cut in the left eye of Donaire.<\/p>\n

In the second round, the South African fighter targeted the wound and Donaire grimaced in pain but the referee couldn\u2019t stop the fight due to accidental cut until the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Despite the cut and the bleeding, Donaire was able to land a left hook that sent Vetyeka to the canvass in the fourth round.<\/p>\n

Two seconds into the fifth round, the referee stopped the fight due to Donaire\u2019s cut and the Filipino fighter was apologetic to the fans.<\/p>\n

Donaire was leading the score card, 49-46, when the fight was stopped by the referee.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry that I was unable to give you guys a proper fight,\u201d Donaire said in a post-fight interview as quoted by www.abs-cbnnews.com.<\/p>\n

Donaire, now with 33 wins with 21 knockouts and two defeats, promised to give Vetyeka (26-2) a rematch.<\/p>\n

It was Donaire\u2019s second straight win after losing his WBO super bantamweight title to undefeated Guillermo Regondeaux of Cuba in April last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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