Nonito Donaire, proper, embraces Alexandro Santiago after their combat throughout their bantamweight title boxing match, Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Picture/David Becker)
MANILA, Philippines—Nonito Donaire Jr. expressed his dismay over his estranged father’s prediction that he would get knocked out by Alexandro Santiago of their bantamweight world title combat final Sunday.
A video of the elder Donaire’s remark has made rounds on social media. The video was taken by Filipino prospect Mike Plania, who requested his coach Donaire Sr. about his prediction on his son’s combat towards Santiago.
“Knockout siya (Donaire Jr.),” Donaire Sr. mentioned.
(He’ll get knocked out.)
The response didn’t sit nicely with the four-division champion.
“Wow. Simply discovered that my DAD was predicting I’d get KOed by Santiago. That stings in a different way,” he tweeted on Wednesday.
Wow. Simply discovered that my DAD was predicting I might get koed by Santiago. That stings in a different way.
— Nonito Donaire – filipinoflash.eth (@filipinoflash) August 1, 2023
“I AM breaking generational trauma. [And] if this course of has to harm, I’ll take it to make sure my children by no means must really feel what I’ve felt. Listening to my dad say he’s coaching guys to beat me [and] train me a lesson [and] predict I’m going to get KOed simply so he can level and giggle is painful.”
I AM breaking generational trauma. N if this course of has to harm, I am going to take it to make sure my children by no means must really feel what I’ve felt. Listening to my dad say he is coaching guys to beat me n train me a lesson n predict I’ll get koed simply so he can level n giggle is painful. BUT
— Nonito Donaire – filipinoflash.eth (@filipinoflash) August 1, 2023
Donaire Jr. misplaced to Santiago by unanimous resolution in what might be his final crack at a world title.
“However I’ll lead with my coronary heart open and weak and maintain a secure area of development love and understanding so my children and their children will NEVER must really feel what I’m feeling. Once more Dad, I want u nothing however happiness. I hope [you] discover that so [your] coronary heart will likely be at peace.”
“The Filipino Flash” was as soon as skilled by his father, who was in his nook when he knocked out Vic Darchinyan to turn out to be a world champion for the primary time in his profession again in 2007, earlier than the 2 had a falling out.
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