Nonito Donaire

Nonito Donaire, the Filipino Flash, is a fighter who genuinely stirs me. Born in Talibon in 1982, he claimed titles across four divisions and, astonishingly, won a bantamweight world crown at 38, the oldest in history to do so. Most boxers cannot trade punches at the top into their late thirties. What grips me is the coexistence of that fight-ending left hook and a fire that simply refuses to fade with age. I have a weakness for the enduring veteran over the fresh prodigy; the act of fighting on for so long is its own kind of drama. A true pride of the Philippines.

Name (English)

Nonito Donaire

Name (Japanese)

ノニト・ドネア

Reading

のにと・どねあ

Born

November 16, 1982 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dog

Origin

Philippines

Height

168 cm

Occupation

boxer

High school

San Lorenzo High School

Awards & achievements

• WBO World Junior Featherweight Champion
• WBO World Bantamweight Champion
• WBC World Bantamweight Champion
• IBF World Junior Featherweight Champion
• IBF World Flyweight Champion
• WBA World Bantamweight Champion

• Official sitehttp://www.filipinoflash.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nonitodonaire/
• Xhttps://x.com/filipinoflash
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonito%20Donaire
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8E%E3%83%8B%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%8D%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731759

Tags

• boxer

Last updated

2026-06-19

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.