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A re-match made in heaven?

Deposed champion Nonito Donaire Jr. wants a rematch against Guillermo  Rigondeaux and has called out the Cuban World Boxing Association and  World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight titlist to fight at 126  pounds or even at a catch weight that both sides agree on. Donaire (31-2 with 20 knockouts) suffered a unanimous decision loss  against Rigondeaux (12-0 with eight knockouts) two weeks ago costing  the Filipino Flash his WBO and The Ring title belts. Top Rank chairman Bob Arum, Donaire's promoter, however, is also  thinking of pitting the 30-year-old Talibon, Bohol-born fighter  against World Boxing Council titleholder Victor Terrazas (37-2-1 with  21 knockouts) of Mexico. Donaire no longer wants to continue fighting at 122 lbs. after encountering weight problems before his 12-round unification bout against Rigondeaux  and now wants to  climb up to the featherweight (126 lbs.) division. "Going down to 122 would be a ...