Not 100 percent
Nonito Donaire Jr. admitted that a lot of things were going through his mind during his 12-round title bout opposite Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux that resulted in a unanimous decision loss last April 13 in New York City. That loss cost Donaire his World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association super bantamweight titles, despite knocking down Rigondeaux (12-0 with eight knockouts), the two-time Olympic champion in the 10th round. Donaire (31-2 with 20 KOs), in an interview by RingTV, said his wife Rachelle, who was then six months pregnant with their first child, and retirement were the things that bothered him before and during the fight. “I’m not taking away anything from Rigondeaux. But my mind wasn’t really 100 percent on the fight. I honestly didn’t care about it that much. Most of the time, I was thinking about my kid,” said the Talibon, Bohol-born Filipino-American fighter. Donaire’s wife gave birth to their first child, a boy, on July 16. He said that ...